Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-27
BEYOND ouR BORDERS

The only railroad in China is daily crowd
dWith passengers.
The agriculture and trade Of the Bahams
Islands are both declining.
THE estimated CONSUMPTION of wheat il
Great Britain is five and half bushels pei
head.
AUSTRALIA is building fence of wire net
ting 5000 miles long to keep jack rabbits
out of Queensland.
THE last census of India indicates popu
lation Of 26S, 9S2, 600. There are 100000
more males ehan females.
ELECTRIC omnibuses now run in Paris
over a line two miles long, the velocity being
little greater than with horses.
A NOVEL experiment is to be made in
Paris in the establishment of cab company
with plant of 800 hansoms fitted with rub
Der tires, drawn by English horses.
ALL amusement resorts in Victoria, B. c.
are hereafter to remain closed from ter
O'Clock on Saturday evening until midnight
on Sunday, at least if An ordinance to thai
effect be strictly obeyed.
THE chief industry Of Brazil Is cattle
raising. About 200, 900 head are slaughtered
annually, the meat dried, consumed locally
and exported. All the hides are exported
except about 10000
A sARcoPHAGUs has been discovered q,
Saint Mandrico, near Toulon, which is be-
heved from the inscription and efRgy to b
that Of St Flavieu, who was murdered near
there by the Visigoths in Sig.
GREAT BRITAIN is worrying about the rap
idly increasing number of its lunatics II
appears that those supported by the Gov.
eminent alone have grown to 5000. 1t is
attributed to the hurry Of modern life
H0aprTAT for. alo 10 ora 7
new humane institutions, and the number
OF horses, dogs, cats and other animals
presented for medical and surgical treat
ment has already neceSsitated extension of
space.
Our Of thirty-fve sovereigns who have
assembled the English throne since William
the Conquercr, every month in the year has
been honored with coronation from ono 70
four or five times except May; that month
not one.
THE Common Council of Berlin has
adopted the motion to vote 10000 marks to
found benevolent institute in memory of
emperor Frederick, and also the motion to
open q public fund for the erection OF q
monument TO Frederick In Berlin.
SPANISH magistrate has issued proc
lamation to the effect that ssall wines.
groceries and provisions upon which analy-
sls are proved to be injurious to health win
be confiscated forthwith and distributed -
the different charitable Institutions IA
inmates Of the charitable institutions NAV
well exciaim: "Save US from our friend.
the Spanish magistrate"
THERE is probably no prospect that Ten
nyson will leave behind him any msauscrint
"reminiscences or autobiography. The
writing OF "reminiscences is q task Tor
which he has frequently expressed the
greatest repugnance; he hates the very
suggestion OF personal memoirs, and
forclbly hkens the process of such public
e3nioitlon to being ripped up like pig"
A MORNING LEAGUE has been founded by
some OF the more sensible of the LADIES' Of
Paris They are of the opinion, and very
rightly so, that the customs of society. "a
regards the hour Of social gatherings, are
opposed to the laws of health The MEM
Ders OF the league suggest that all balls
snail commence at nine and end at mid
night Dinner parties are to be discour-
aged, and luncheons to be given instead.
A CURIOUS museum has been opened at
Dresden. In it are collected boots, shoes
and slippers which Emperors, Kings,
Queens, Princes and other famous persons
have worn. Among them are a pair of
boots worn by Napoleon L at the battle of
Dresden on April q, 1913, and a pair of
white satin shoes, embroidered in gold.
winch the same great Emperor wore on the
Day OF his coronation; another pair of
strong leather boots, whiOh belonged to the
famous French Marshal, Murat, afterward
King of the two Sicilies; a pair of high
heeled boots of Maria Theresa; boots of the
philosopher Kant