The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-24

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The 100000 telephones in the United
States are used 100000 times daily.
A horse car line to the Pyramids has
been authorized at Cairo. Ali aboard
for Cheops.
In Illinois there are 10000 miles of
railroad, over which were carried last
year 63,4s5413 passengers, with the loss
of only twelve lives.
The Grand Duke Constantinovitch
has made a new translation of Ham
let into Russian, to be acted by his
Imperial Highness in the title role.
The trollocipede is new bicycle
Which runs on a trolley wire and has
the chain geared to a wheel running or
the wire, the wire supporting the whole
device, the person sitting in a frame
work below the wire
Sir Henry irving Is remembered ir
London thirty seven years ago as g
young elocutionist of considerable pow.
er. He read scenes from "Virginius'
and "The Lady of Lyons to appre.
ciative audiences in 1860.
A new bicycle lock is made of a hook
ed lever fastened to the rear hub tc
permit it's being dropped down on the
chain, the hook projecting into one O.
the links, where it is locked fast tt
prevent the chain from moving.
Professional strong men have equals
in various particulars in private life. l
is asserted that Alonzo Lowe of Green
field, Ind, that he has lifted one of hi
horses clear of the ground and that h,
can shoulder alone and carry a barre
of sugar.
The hypothetical question which DR.
Smyth propounded Monday evening
concerning a supposed political situa
tion in some state, is one which tn,
people would be interested in hearins
the political experts in Connection
answer.
Daubigny's Banks of the Oise' wa
sold to an American for $4,000 franc
at the recent Veval sale in Paris Thi
is the highest price yet obtained for
Daubigny at auction. Three Corot
sold for $4,000, 10000 and %, 700 francs
and little Meissonier 81 by AZ inche
brought $4,000 francs.
President Tucker of Dartmouth Col
1ege, has just returned to Hanover, N
H., after having visited the variou
Dartmouth alumni associations H
reports that the proposed alumni hal
will soon be built as the alumni hav
taken kindly to the project, and hav
already subscribed $4,000 of the neces
sary 100000.
Henry S. Ranney will be elected tow
clerk Of Ashfield, Mass, for the fiftiet
time next month His long term O
service" says the Springfield Republi
can, was brought into special promi
nence three years ago when ex-Senato
and Mrs. Fl. l.. Dawes celebrated thei
golden wedding, one of the features O