Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17
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They are grumbling in Paris that b.
cycling spells the shape Of the ballet
dancers.
According to a recent government re.
port there are In the United states
122OOO male teachers and 100000 fe-
male teachers.
At one Of the university unions an
orator declared that 1.-THE British lion.
whether It Is roaming the deserts OF
India or climbing the forests Of Can.
ada, will not draw In Its horns or re-
tire into its she'll"
Some farmers in New South Wales
are taking up the cultivation Of tObac.
60. and the government Of the colony Is
considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of engag.
ing an expert from the United States to
give them instruction.
1t Is a curious and bewi1dcring cir
ciimstance that In a world and In an
age where progress Is one OF the laws
Of existence the violin should be to-day
as to form and all essential details ex.
actly what It was some 300 years ago.
A museum in Berlin has secured pos
session of 1.utlier's bible, which he
used In his study. Its margins are
covered with notes In the refOrmcr's
handwriting. 1t was printed IN Basic
in 1900. and Is In an excellent state Of
preservation.
The Law Times OF London calls at.
tentiOn to the fact that the prlvy cO,in-
ell, Of which the cabinet IL merely a
committee unknown to the law. has
entirely ceased to hold meetings for the
purpose of deliberatiOn, and has be-
come a body OF merely ceremonial ma
ture.
The annual value Of timber imports
into Great Britain and ireland Is near
~ $!W.OOO.OOO sterling. besides a fur
ther $4O.OOOUOO year for 'minor for.
est produce" In addition to these
amounts. the import Of wood pulp for
the manufacture Of paper represents
an annual value Of nearly S1,5OO,OOO.
An enterpris!ng Frenchman has
duped many Of his countrymen by
means Of the report that X rays pro.
duced badness. He advertised to re-
move superfluOus hairs from the upper
lips OF those Of the fair sex who were
70 afflicted. and his laboratory was
crowded until the fraud was exposed.
An improved diving bell has been in
vented by J. Vernon Israel. OF New
South Wales. in which It Is claimed
the divers can sleep. eat, smoke and
work Mt 5000 feet below the surface
II desired. There are good many mil
lions Of sunkcn gold and silver that
has been waiting for just such dis
cOvery rs this.
The longest bridge In the world Il
the Lion bridge. near Sangang. China.
1t extends five and a quarter miles
over an area Of the Yellow sea and IL
supported by 200 huge arches. The
roadway Is seventy feet above the wa
ter ana Is incl0scd In an iron network.
A marble lion. twcnty-one feet long,
rests on the crown on each pillar.
The musical world Of Dublin has
been having merry war not unlike
that between Mr.. Damrosch and his
men. over the question OF employing
foreigners In the orchestra. Professor
Villicrs Stanford was obliged to resign
his appointment as director Of the Dub
lin festival because Of the objection to
the engagement Of players from Man.
chester.
That birds do not mind a noise 80
long as they feel safe from enemies
II shown by a pair Of pewees. who
built nest this spring and Matched
out brood In North NmlngtOn. Me-.
sawmill. The nest IL on a horizontal
tOist. within six feet Of the end Of the
carriage where the logs are rolled. At
The time Of the building. laying and
Matching three saws were running and
i've men ut work In the mill.
II the people ON the star Sirius have
telescopes powerful enough to distin.
guish objects on this planet. and are
looking ut II now. they are witnessing
the destruction OF Jerusalem. which
took place over 1890 years ago. OF
course, the reason Of this Is that the
light which the world reflects. travel.
Ing rs 1t does. at the rate Of $4,000
miles a second. would take eighteen
centuries to reach the nearest fixed
star.
Nearly S4OO,OOOOOO II the total of
British capital which was invested In
various enterprises hOated on the Lon.
don stock market during the first six
months of 1896. according to the Lon.
don Economist, the actual figures b..
Ing f78.40i,OOO. OF this sum 11.OOO,.
wv was invested In loans OF foreign
governments, and about IN equal sum.
81 Is amusing to note. In companies
formed to manufacture cycles and cy-
cling appliances.
by far the most remarkable imita.
ton Of our method OF digesting food
II furnished by the sundew aud Venus
fly trap. When a fly or other insect
alights upon the leaf Of either of these
plants 1t II seized by the curving over
OF hairs. or the sudden closing OF the
two halves OF the leaf. Then gll.
tinOus fluid Ii poured out. which dis
solves all the soft Tissues OF the In.
sect, leaving only the wings aud hard
integuments.
The finest wire In the country IL made
at Taunton. Mass. This metal cObweh
Of binute diameter Is exactly the one
dve-th0usandth part OF an inch In thick
ness-much finer than human hair
Ordinary wire. even though Of small
diameter. II drawn through holes In
steel plates, but on account OF the wear