Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-21

A homicide occurs every two hours
In Italy. This was one of the many
startling statements made by Baron
Garofalo. a distinguished Italian GRIM
inologist, In q lecture delivered on
"Criminality In Relation to the Educa-
tbon Of the People" In the Roman Col
lege. His audience included Queen
Margherita.
Next to Monaco, the smallest country
in Europe, is Liechtenstein, in Ger
many, the ruler of which il Prince
Liechtenstein. For some time he has
been living In Vienna, leaving a man
ager to rule In his place. This manager
has become unpopular, and the people
are 90 dissatisfied that there is some
talk of mobilizing the standing army Of
seven and half men.
According to Mr.. Peterson, an expert
dog-trainer In London, the life Of per-
forming dog extends to about eight or
ten years. The education Of a dog for
the stage, according to Mr.. Petersen's
ideas, should not commence before the
animal is year old, and generally lasts
for year. Some animals, however.
are quicker than others, and dog found
In the streets repaid his rescuers from
the lethal chamber by picking up all
that was taught him and going on the
stage in three months.
According to recent bulletin of the
Bureau Of Labor the gross average pro-
duct Of every employee engaged in
manufacturing or mechanical indus
tries is $2204 year. OF this, the en-
ployee gets $444.S3 as wages; $1213
goes for raw material, and $547 for sal
aries, rent, etc., and profits. The ave.
rage annual wages are increasing with
every census, having been $247 in 1850,
$3.50 in 1860, 1902 in 1870, $346 in 1880,
and $444.S3 in 1890.
Japan's hope Of becoming great iron
and steel manufacturing country has
been clinched by the discovery Of iron
deposits of vast extent and high grade.
At Iwate mines have been opened
which will produce 3O,OOOOOO tons. Mr..
Wada, ex-chief Of the Mining Bureau
OF Japan, is authority for the statement
that the product is equal in quality to
that imported and makes as good steel.
AS coal retails at So gold per ton in
Japan, the prospect that the country
will soon cease to import manufactured
iron and steel goods is practically as
sured.
Accidents will happen, says the pro-
verb According to table published
In the Pittsburg Chronicle Dispatch
from an analysis of 2OOO accident cases,
there were 531 persons injured by falls,
or missteps on pavements, 243 by car
riages or wagons, IS by horse kicks or
bites, and Al by horseback riding, III
were cut by edge tools or glass, SO were
hurt by having weights fall on them,
and 06 were hurt by bicycle accidents,
while 73 were hurt by falling down
stairs. Yes, accidents will happen, and
here's little study of chances. But
what lot of trouble a little caution
will sometimes avert.
Biblical scholars throughout the
world will await with intense interest
further particulars concerning the
manuscript Gospel which was recently
discovered in village church near
Caesarea, In Asia Minor, and which the
Gar Of Russia Is said to have pur-
chased. All that is known Of it now is
that it is very old and beautiful being
written upon the finest and thinnest
vellum, which has been dyed a deep red
purple. The letters are in silver, and
are square, upright uncials; the abbre-
viations of the sacred names are in
gold. The pages are 80 centimetres by
2G, and the writing on each page is In
two columns
Boston has at last acknowledged the
unwisdom of having COW for city sur
veyor. IL one may SO express the fact
that some of the streets there are laid
out so as to follow the cow-paths Of the
original hamlet. The Inconvenience of
the streets and their narrowness have
led to a most expensive congestion Of
traffic. The daily amount Of freight
carried through the city Is estimated at
100000 tons. The unreasonable delay
for each team under present circum-
stances Is one hour out of the ten,
which constitutes working day, or n
loss of 10000 tons daily. At cost of
sixty cents ton, there is a loss of $4,000
a day, or $1,SOO,OOO per annum.
The Worlds Proctor Memorial Asso-
citation has announced that 1t will erect
the largest observatory in the world
on the summit of Mount San Miguel,
near San Diego, CAL, as a memorial to
the celebrated astronomer and au-
thor, Richard A. Proctor. The associa-
ton was organized some years ago in
California. but 1t is proposed to make
the observatory Of an international
character, and secure, If possible, the
cooperation Of the leading Govern
ments of the world The intention is
to equip the institution with the larg-
est telescopes ever constructed, the first
one to have lenses five times the size
O the Lick and four times that Of the
Yerkes telescope; If 1t proves success,
still more powerful instruments will
be constructed on the sectional-lens
principle invented by Astronomer
Gathman, of Chicago. Mount San
Miguel comprises about 1900 acres
and has an elevation Of 5000 feet.
An American engineer named Hob
son has contributed to the Revue Bleue
an article on the Eastern situation, in
which he plainly expresses his doubts
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