Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-08
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

"THE Americans are the only peo.
pie who can speak English correctly"
observes General Booth, the head Of
the Salvation Army.
ENGLAND has the advantage OF us
In the safety of railroad travel. In
1893 not u single passenger Of the
40. 900, 600 conveyed during the first
six months Of the year was killed
while travelling on the : .ins.
The experiment OF enlisting In.
dams us soldiers appears to have been
unsuccessful. or tho fifteen Indian
troops and companies five have been
disbanded. The great obstacles to
the plan are the restlessness OF the
Indians under restraint and their In.
ability to understand and speak Eng
lish.
MORE than half the worlds supply
OF tin Is mined In the Straits Settle.
ment, at the tip of the Malay PENN.
sula. The output in 1891 was 81, O6l
tons out OF total OF 1851 tons;
IL. lO6 tons came from the Dutch
East Indies, chiefly from the island
of Banka, leaving only 1854 tons for
| the rest OF the world.
CAMELs IRE now In general use
throughout Australia. Within twen-
ty-fvc years, by scientific breeding,
u race has been produced larger In
frame, sounder in wind and limb,
and able to carry more weight than
the Indian camels originally import.
ed. 4 quarantine for imported
animals Is established at Port Au-
gusta, 2G0 miles northwest Of Ado
laide, where they are carefully
guarded for three months, during
which time they are subject to a
destructive mango. which carries OIL
most OF them, but to which they are
no longer liable when once acclimat.
lied. There are 10000 camels at
work, which not only transport loads
upon their backs, but are trained to
draw wagons, yoked In teams Of eight,
like oxen.
SOME OF the forty or fifty State
agricultural colleges make special
provision for students wishing ia
work their way through college.
Such students work daily on the OK
perimental college farm and receive
current wages. There are many free
scholarships in these colleges, and
board and lodging are cheap. SO that
a working student finds that his la
Dor goes far toward paying his way
Tutoring pays better, however, and
very clever men sometimes earn from
81 900 to II 800 per year in helping
through their duller fellows. Such
opportunities. however. are found
only in the great colleges, and are
few. At one of these institutions
one successful young lawyer, Of New
York City, Is said to have earned
~, 900 in single year tutoring while
yet an Undergraduate.
The bicycle for army purpose
finds enthusiastic recommendation IL
the annual report OF General Nc
Cook, commander OF the new depart
, ment OF Colorado, to Secretary o
, War Lamont. General McCook's
, chief signal corps officer Captain
{ Glassford, wants to have the signal
; sergeants provided with wheels. The
, report states that the use OF the bl.
cycle for military purposes has passed
the experimental stage; most, IL moi
: all, of the European armies hav,
7 adopted it for certain OF their forces
and, while the question seems unset
tied whether troops mounted on bi
! cycles can successfully take the place
OF mounted infantry or cavalry, tn,
! consensus Of authoritative opinion i
that, as u substitute for the horse, 70
the men engaged in signalling ant
, the allied duties Of reconnoiterinl
and keeping communication open
; the bicycle Is an eminent success
As mount it has the special advan
tage that 1t requires no feed or waite
|, and little or no care; it is noiseles
, in its movement; it Is no more, bu
0 rather less, likely than horse to &c
Y out OF order; it can average double
. the distance in day that hors'
;, can.
!. The monthly rate Of wages 10
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