The herald., 1895-03-13
OUT OF THE WAY FACTS

Telescopes are now so perfect that 50.
900, 900 stars are visible.
The cost of liquor consumed throughout
the United last year was 1898, $50, lao, or
S17. II per head Of population.
The new conservatory Of music in Mos
COW will be opened shortly. Its construo
ton has cost about $3,OOO,OOO.
Aunt Eunice Conrad, the oldest womae
in West Virginia and probably the oidese
MANY newspaper articles, died March 6ths
in her 10th year.
A dispatch from Berlin says Emperor
William has given 1000 marks ($250 ITO the
fund for the monument to Prince BIS.
marck that students intend to erect at
Kudelsburg.
Only one passenger among %, 000, 600 IS
annually killed in England. In F!anceIt Is
one in Is, 900, 900. In Italy one in 5000,
600, America one in 1000, 600 to $780,
900 and Russia one in 1,00O.OOO.
The Rev. Edward Davis Of Oakland.
CAL, is said to be an actor preacher,
word painter, patron of the waltz,
sponsor for bean poker and the most
popular preacher in the city.
The economic crisis in Sicily is increas-
ing in gravity and its effects are daily
sulphur mines have now been closed,
throwing fully $1,000 men out OF employ
ment. The scarcity of work is causing
great deal Of ominous agitation and out
breaks OF serious disorders are feared.
One of the most curious accidents ever
known recently happened at Dieppe,
France. A Canadian bark loaded with
flint stones pounded against the quay,
the flint struck fire and the vessel was ig-
nited. 1t had been used for carrying pc,
troleum and was full of intiammable va
pors. The bark was entirely destroyed.
The Empress Dowager of Russia has q
jointure OF $500,00 annually and palace
in St. Petersburg, country place and the
villa Lividia, where the car died, for life,
the state, quite independent OF her in
come. The young daughters get $500, 900
year when they come OF age.
\ Sister Agnes, the superioress of nurs-
ing institution at Brest has received the
order of the Legion OF Honor. This makes
the twenty-ninth nun that has received
the honor. The first was Nine. Biget,
known as Sister Martha, who was deco
rated by Napoleon in 1915. Apart from
sisters nineteen women have been SO
decorated.
The largest publishing business in this
country is carried OH by the Government
itself. About 10 Q. 600 books are turned
out annually and also, for the most Of tn g
year, the largest and stupidest daily paper
Record. Some of the books are creditable
specimns, but as rule the need Of COM
petent editor is their leading character
istic.
The report of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fee Railway for the seven months
ending January 81, 1895. shows the gross
earnings to be $24, 115, 1903. The previous
year the earnings were $26, S14, 1873 q de-
crease of 2,69s, 600 in round numbers.
The operating expenses in 1895 were
$644 243 less than in the preceding year,
or $17, 447,9 54.
1t has long been the policy of the Pen
| sylvania Railroad Company to preserve
| the Indian names along its lines, and in
, creating new stations to give them names
| of historic interest and local significance.
| The company has done the geographical
nomenclature another good turn in drop
ping the sign of the possessive case from
| the names of stations that honor local
magnates.
In Prussia the Roman Catholic church
seems to retain its validity. In 1872 there
were in the kingdom 914 conventual es.
| adjustments, with 1896 members; three
| years later. in consequence of the repres-
| sive legislation of the May laws" over q
| third OF the institutions were dissolved,
| but in 1893 we find 1915 establishments,
| with H. 0A monks and nuns.
| The effort OF George Peabody to pro-
vide better dwellings for the poor of Lon
don has met with more success than was
| thought possible in his day. The fund
he gave now amounts to IS, 500 900. Twenty
thousand persons live in the II, 300 rooms
that are built according to his plans, and
the average rental of room is fifty-fouI
cents week That Mr.. Peabody had q
| singularly practical mind is proved by
| the result OF all his benefactions.