Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-03
NOTES OF THE DAY,

London, in monetary value is worth
two and a half times rs much as Paris.
The London and Northwestern Rail-
way Company consumes $500 tons OF
coal n day,
The Indiana Railway Company has
arranged to supply trains which leave
on long Journey with aerated waters
and ice.
Now Workers are asking why they
have to pay 10 cents 100 pounds for
tee when the figure is only IS cents In
Savannah and 70 cents In Boston.
remarkable musket, said 10 have
belonged 10 Alexander Sclkirk the
prototype of Robinson Crusoc. has
been offered for sale In Edinburgh.
Some Of the great Indian princes, It
is stated. have promised to co operate
with General Rooth in carrying out HIS
peasant settlement scheme
Narthaginians are said to have been
the first who paved their towns with
stones. London was first paved about
the YEAR 1898, Wood pavement COM
menCed In lSb%
Extensive repairs will I've undertaken
in tho mosque OF Esk All pasha at
Stamboul whore ono Of the mantles OF
tho prophet is kept The expenses are
estimated at $4,000
Mining science Is now taught In the
Sthporo Engineering college In India
Tho colerics In tho country had hith-
crto to import men with competent
Knowledge OF mining from england
\ German stattstician makes tho
startling assertion that there are In
bulgaria S,SSS centenarians. or ono to
every 1000 Inhabitants, II those fig
urcs arc correct Bulgaria holds the rec
ord FOR long lived citizens.
philadelphia merchants propose to
send n steamer carrying samples Of tho
manufacturing products Of tho city to
certain foreign ports In order to sttmu-
late trade. after the manner OF tho
railroad exhibition ears known as
"Callfornia ON Wheels" etc
british trade statistics show that tea
IL driving coffee ont of the market
over there. In tho United States, on
INV N'llllhINt INV thH't lIi'li lS NpH~
stantly incrHasing and tea cuts \ COM
parntivcly small figure NJ u popular
beverage Germany Ia also coffoo
drinking country, aud SO il France to
II less extent but Russia gives prefer
rncc to tea
Reports received In Savannah on tho
watermelon acreage In Georgia this
year show n decrease IN most sections
of from 10 to 80 per cent, The chief
reason for the decrease Ia tho price Vt
cotton last fall. which was such that
fruit growers could make n handsome
profit by planting cotton on thclr acre
age. and cotton being n staple product,
they could obtain spot cash for tho
crop.
Robert Chute, q brakeman ON the
Central Vermont railroad. was shoy
cling coal ut Now London. Conn, tho
athor day, preparing for tho run to
llrattlchoro. when he found susplc-
ious looking box In the coal It was
taken out and opened. and WAS found
To contain twelve sticks Of dynamite,
and hnlf pound OF gun powder.
enough to have wrecked the engine and
most Of the train
An event In the railway world OF
England Is In the fact that the stock
of the Great Eastern railway liz now
above par. The Great Eastern only
dates back to 1869, but one of its con.
Btitucnt lines. the Eastern Counties, Is
now about RiXty years old, and years
ago the rolling stock of the Eastern
Counties line had TO be seized for debt.
It has been u struggle with the Great
Eastern, but the struggle has been
successful
In such OF the Hebrew synaRogucs in
New York city M employ paid choirs.
many Of the singers are Christians who
arc totally unacquainted with tho Iie-
brew tongue and alphabet by way
of aid 10 such members Of the choir,
hymbooks are printed In Roman let
ters. Tho language, however, is Ile-
brew. and the singers really sing what
to them IL nonsense verse. MuslCally,
however, the result ~ fine, and the
choirs of several synagogues are ia
nous and well worth listening to