The Worthington advance., 1882-10-12
Miscellaneous Matters.


in Alsace, where the authorities have re-
Gently published q careful and true list
Of all the drunkards who live therein.
The list embraces thirty.one persons.
and all lnnkeepers are forbidden to sell
Intoxicating drinks to all persons whose
names appear on the roll of dishonor.
: At the last session of congress. an ap-
preparation of &, 500 was passed for the
establishment Of y museum of hygiene.
The law contemplates the preparation of
models and drawings to be used in the IL
: iustratlon of sanitary science. The mu-
scum comes under the direct superyi
sion OF Surveyor General Watts. The
plan, briefly described, comprehends q
collection that shall be illustrative O.,
the entire range Of sanitary science, the
establishment of . course Of lectures by
autnorltlve sanitarians from all sections
OF the country and library of sanitary
science accessible, under proper restric-
5uons and guarantees, to all who are en-
gagged in the study of this branch OF
knowledge.
An English north county paper frowns
upon the known ambition Of the mayor
Of its town to be made knight for his
distinguished services in receiving row
atty, and narrates for the benefit Of the
aspirant this anectlote: When Mr.
Adam Black, the Edinburgh publisher.
was sounded on the subject of receiving
ma dee. You see," he added, "ifa boy
cam into ma shop and said "a ha' peth q
weel.'
Georgia Is prosperous State. The
State tax returns for the present year
show an increase of SIG, ,255,5l5 over the
total value Of last year. The value OF
farming lands has inc creased $4,OOO,O 600
while there is IN increase Of S., ,OOO, 600 IT,
town and city property. In cotton man
nlactor'es there is an increase Of over
N,UU,OOO, but this does not fairly show
the boom in this line, as there are in
course of erection cotton factories which
vii! cost several millions of dollars,
which were not subject to assessment
this year.
A number Of Paris newspapers were
represented by special correspondents
at the recent military parade OH the
Tempelhofer field near Berlin. The cor.
respondent Of France frankly admitted
the amazing perfection OF the evolutions
and wrote to his paper as follows:
Truth compels the declaration that the
marching of the. Prussian Guard was
altogether astonishing. There was not
a particle Of dust to hinder observation,
and, whether it was infantry or cavalry
which moved forward to dctile past the
emperor, one saw only single even
line advance across the plain. Even the
artillery and train wagons drawn ut a
half-gallop formed masses which seemed
A6inc<nl hN, linn and laval l.
splendid spectacle and one well calcu-
lated to give the aged emperor JOY"
1t is wittily reported by the Boston
Saturday Evening Gazette to the dcciar-
;ation of Mr.. Matthew Arnold concern.
ing America; "Not one man in 100, 600
has either the manners or the cult va
ton Of a gentleman, or changes his shirt
more than once Il week, or eats with Il
fork" as it is generally understood here
large part Of the population of Great
Britain have no shifts to wear, and are
glad enough to get food of any kind to
fork or with their fingers The serious
truth probably is that the average Of in-
telligence is greater in the United States
than in England, and the average "t
manners ut least as good. AS to both
there is need enough Of improvement in
both countries.
Never since the discovery of gold in
Australia, writes Melbourne corre-
spondent to the London Times, has
there been a greater demand for all
classes of labor, skilled and unskilled,
than that which prevails at the present
time. From the building trades and the
goldfields, from the farms and from the
squatters' runs, from factories, warehouses
and the e%s. for fresh hsnds
poured into the colony from England
and Scotland at the present time would
be instantly absorbed by town and coun-
try at wages which would astonish them
selves and the friends they would leave