The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-15
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 Only twenty lives stand between the emperor of Germany and the British throne, but the twenty are probably enough.
 The fact that the sale of postage stamps, postal cards, wrappers and stamped envelopes has been larger dur ing the first three months of this year than during any similar period is a good sign that business is picking up.
 The women of Baltimore have formed a good government club with seventy members. The purposes announced are to look after the economical and efti- rient management of city affairs, to promote cleanliness, health, and beauty, and to establish cool1ing-schools for the training of young women.
 Am attempt is to be made to restore The Puritan Sunday in Massachusetts The legislature of that State has pass ed a stringent bill to compel the rigid observance of what certain seetarians call the Sabbath. Anyone who attends a "garne, sport, play or public diver- sion" will be fined five dollars.
 It is a singular fact that American Farmers do not raise enough beans to supply the home market Last year there were entered at the ports of Bos- lon. New York and Philadelphia 244,- F76 sacks containing 200 pounds each, or 4S,955,2OO pounds, equivalent to nearly 4,5OO tons of an article that is easily cultivated and yields good aver age crops in this country.
 Benton Harbor, Michigan, claims to be the first city in the country to un- dertake the construction along one of its public streets of a track for the exclusive use of bicyclists It is pro- posed to build the track six feet wide between the carriage-way and the side walk One mile of track will be built now as an experiment., and if 1t proves satisfactory tracks on the principal streets will be constructed.
 Two sailing vessels left a Chinese port bn the same day, at almost the same hour, and, after voyaging considerably more than half way around the world, reached New York the other day, no Farther apart than when they started from Hongkong The Tam o'Shanter and the Wandering Jew, both of them American ships built and owned in the State of Maine, have just accomplished Rhis remarkable feat. The Tam O Shan Her is of 1,522 tons burden, halls from Portland, and has twenty-two years of service to her credit. The Wandering Hew is a Camden vessel, 12S tons heav- Her than her rival, and has not wander Ad about the seas so long by two years. During the long journey of ninety-eight flaws. there seemed to be a strange con- spiracy on the part of winds and waves and currents to keep the two ships in company. Even when one of the racers carried away some of her sails, the other was unable to take advantage of hhe accident and haul ahead, for the squall that did the damage was fol- lowed by calm. Before the breeze came again, new pinions had been spread by the temporarily disabled ves- sel and the contest of speed was re- stunned on equal terms.
 Anomalies in the corrosion of metals by water may be caused by the action of the nicro-organis present in par EicuIar harbors, but absent in the ocean, suggests M. Baucher in La Revue Mari time ct Colonaile. The fact that pure aluminium pldleS lILIIlGIS6u III 4NOILOlh Roads was badly corroded at the end of three months, while in France com merciaI aluminium subjected to the same test was practically untouched, and two plates attached to the bot tom of ship were uninjured after voyage round the world, led him to in- vestigate the sea water from different places. If introduced into boilers, the Mediterranean water, which contains more salt than the Atlantic water, causes more damage. So does the water taken from estuaries and near the shore, which contains a larger propor- Hion of nitrates from fermenting organic matter. The destructive power of the shore water is much reduced, however, If it be sterilized by boiling, which in- dicates that the increase in corrosive effect is due to secretions of bacteria. IA French torpedo boat anchored for