The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-01
Instead of paying taxes as ordinaI

Instead Of paying taxes as ordinary mortals, the citizens of Klingenberg-on- tfe-Main, Germany. received each 300 marks from the Income of several fac tories owned by the town. The divi- sion was made after the expenses of ad- ministration had been paid by money from the same source. That's one place where the politicians don't get 1t all.
 The Egyptians had four separate and distinct styles or forms of writing-the hieroglyphic, the hieratic. the enchorial and the Coptic. The hieroglyphic was probably in use as early as the year 4oOO R. c. and at first was made up en- tirely of pictures. About the year 2OoO B. c. the hieratic form or style was in troduced. In this the picture the hier- pglyphics were greatly simpliiied, final ly developing into forms purely linear. One of our postofTice officials has de- cided that the hieroglyphic style is still quite prevalent.
 According to some recent statistics Of the cost of living an Englishman spends on an average s4s a year for food, a Frenchman SAT, a German SAP, Span- lard s33, an Italian $24 and a Russian E23. Of meat the Englishman eats 1O9 pounds a year, the Frenchman S7, the German 64, the Italian 26 and the Rus sian 51. Of bread the Englishman con- sumes 3S0 pounds, the Frenchman $40, the German 56O, the Spaniard 4S0, the Italian 400 and the Russian 635. These estimates, it is believed, do not include the average picnic season figures.
 The railroads certering in Chicago have begun to put in their claims for pronerty destroyed and damaged by the strikers. The total bill promises to be n big one The Pittsburg, Cincinnati md St. Louis railroad alone estimates it's losses at $449,s91, including s401, ,691 for freight cars burned and injured. The responsibility of the city for the destructive work of the mob is scarcely open to question, and important prece- dents established elsewhere justify the payment of these claims. The Pennsyl- yania road for instance obtained big sum for damages done it's property in the Pittsburg riots.
 Yyette Gilbert, the Partisan song stress, has a double who is so like her that they are mistaken for each other in the street. The double dresses exact ly like her prototype and frequents the wilest restaurants and lowest haunts. Hvette is quite beside herself with the intelligence. She is suffering in health from the knowledge that the escapades Of her irresponsible double may be as- cribed to her. In her agony she has written to the papers. Is it after all only 0 bogus case got up for advertis- ing purposes? Perhaps Yvette's popu- aarity is on the vane in Paris, hence her visit to London to get fresh lease of life.
 M. and Mime. Adolphe d'Ennery have presented to the French government a very complete collection of Chinese and Uapanse art treasures. They are To- pated in the handsome home of the don ors on the Avenue du Bois de Cologne, where they will remain, for the donors have included their residence in the gift. ni. and Mime. Emery have already va oated their house and are having it transformed into a museum. The collec- ton Is the result of years of patient labor, and is exquisitely arranged. It Includes jewels glass, carvings, statu- ASy. and is a perfectly complete histo- fical collection of the art of China and Dapan.
 Besides the golden eagle, the great auk, the dodo, the white whale, and other items of creation which have yan- ished or are threatening to vanish From the world it is encouraging to hear Of the gradual extinction of one really noxious inhabitant-the alligator, Flor ida hunters claim to have accounted for over 2,boo,ooo of these pests, and when 1t ts considered how slowly they grow there sems a reasonable chance of their sxtermination, at any rate in the haunts of men. At one year old the infant alli- gator is twelve inches long. He is fifteen before he doubles that length, and he does not attain his maximum develop ment until the age of fifty. His period of life Is not fixed. but it is certainly greater than that of man.
 Among the Arabs & curious custom prevails at all weddings. After various ceremonies the bridegroom is led in the evening into . large. dimly lighted