Telegram-herald., 1890-04-02
oolnos IN DISTANT LANDS,

DolNoS IN DISTANT LANDS.
A rAsHIoSABIK hotel has been opened
a. the foot OF the Great Pyramid IN
Egypt
THE seven hundredth female physt-
elan Ia Russia lately passed her exam
inztion.
THE English government proposes 70
make seven hours the legal day for
clerks in the departments
OYSTER suppers after the thesser have
Just been introduced as a feature of
French social life and are said 70 be
popular.
TIE English criminal authorities are
seriously discussing the adyisability OF
adopting tho French system OF identify
ing criminals by anthropometricsl meas
prements-
The ROYAL Niger Company has been
so successful in suppressing the liquor
traffic in its territory in Africa that
very little liquor is sold in the interior.
Cannibalism is also declining.
STEAM surface cars, or dummies, are
used by the street railroad companies
Of Birmingham, Eng, and last year they
carried 1900, 900 passengers with only
two fatal and iorty-one minor accidents.
THE Panama Canal Is reported COM
pletely finished and navigable between
the Atlantic and Bohio-Soldaho, distance
OF twenty-eight French kilometers.
The average depth is twenty-seVen
feet
A SECOND consignment of nine tons OF
mummifed cats from the great Egyp-
tion cat cemetery, was recently sold at
auction at Liverpool. The bulk OF it
brought s5 It's ca per ton, but some
single pieces went for fancy prices, such
as 40s Cd for head and IS Cd for per-
feet body without the head.
ENGLISH stoats and weasels are being
exported TO New Zealand from England
in large numbers to kill OF the rabbits,
and the rats, which have been food for
the stoats and weasels in England, are
increasing enormously in some districts.
There is talk OF movement TO prevent
the expectation Of any more rat de-
EtroyerS.
IT Is reported from Con stantinople
that the Sultan has finally prohibited
the sale of black slaves within his
dominions. This will be a serious blow
to the slavers OF the African east coast,
and Is probably one of the results of
Cardinal Lavigerie's efforts. But the
Sultan has not yet made up his mind to
abolish the sale of the white Circassian
beauties.
WHEN the new Forth bridge was
tested the load put upon the structure
was moro than double what will ever
be upon it at any one time when in
practical use. In q heavy gale recently
the wind gauges pressure of thirty
seven pounds TO the square foot, but the
maximum lateral movement Of the CEN
tral cantilever was less than one inch
under this pressure
IN Western Turkestan, where there
are no schools, the Russian Government
has fitted up some railway carriages, to
which teachers have been appointed.
These carriages make brief sojourns at
at various stations. The children axe
gathered and gigen lessons in reading,
writing and grammar, after which
school-house and teacher are conveyed
to the next station.
A NEW swindle has appeared in Eu-
rope. Prominent persons receive let
:ers dated at the military prison in
Madrid, purporting to come from
the late secretary of the Egyptian
Mahdi, who knows where 100000 OF
francs are concealed. He asks a small
sum with which 20 satisfy the creditors
who keep him in prison, IN return for
which he viii tell where the treasure is.
The Lily Of the Valley
What is it makes young ladies bright
/ That tuu 5 their lca = With pa e deNght!
The only tlins for which they IL nght-
Lily White.
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! LIy White.
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AND papa ready 10 race!
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us Lily White.
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7 Win 90 4 AZ silver On ckly Ell.
Bee -u>a the Ye 9ple must and viii
Have Ii " ite.
/ VIA. IS this famous Llly Waite.
IN 6 q. is all classes IS Ia delight.
Aad MAKES On .tn happy, gay ana bright?
lisnour Lily NAitci.
/ Who is it mag : This famous brand.
( SO y 81 bo oT "a through out the land.
: constantly Ia great demand?
+ -Ts Messrs. ewensherz. Crosby Rowe.
/ The Valley tlly AilInE Co.
WAC maSe the LILY thrive ard grow
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