The herald., 1897-09-24
NOTES OF THE DAY


Inmates on the cost of cable road from
the City Of Mexico to the sulphur de-
posits in the crater Of Popocatepetl
Some people ir the south are predict
ing that the current trend, in cotton
manufacture will flood the north with
negro operatives and the south with
Yankee white girls.
Several cases of bloomers were among
the booty taken by tramps from a
freight car at Chillicothe, Ohio. The
police are puzzled to know what the ma
rauders intend to do with the garments.
A Minnesota farmer insists that corn
makes better and cheaper fuel than
coal. He raised enough corn on ten
acres to heat his house and feed two
horses and COW through the winter.
The Norfolk. Va, Landmark prints
the following news item: "Mr. Quarts,
the Socialist candidate for governor,
was seen upon. the streets Of Richmond
on Wednesday last peddling suspend
ers."
The great bridge at Montreal, 1000 feet
in length, built to accommodate two
railroad tracks, two trolley lines and
two footpaths, is to be erected by Amer
ican contractors and made Of American
materials.
A woman who died in Paris five years
ago left her money to schools for the
poor, reserving $4,000 for the support of
her pet tabby. The cat has just died,
and the school has come into the rest OF
the inheritance.
According to the authority Of an Eng
twenty-one out Of every 100 square
miles Of the earth's surface and twenty
four out of every 100 square miles Of ter
ritory in North and South America.
Bicycles are used for smuggling on the
frontier of France and Belgium. The
customs officers at Tourcoing took to
pieces the machine ridden by man they
suspected and found all the hollow tub
ing filled with pepper.
The revised returns Of the Russian
census give the total population OF that
country as 100000 900. This makes Rus
sia third in rank among nations, China
coming first, with an estimated popu-
lation Of 400, 900, 900, and the British en-
pire next with 29S,O00,0O0
John w. Mackay, one of the California
"bonanza kings" means to build In
Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, su-
perb mortuary chapel, and he will have
to get a dispensation from the Vatican
before he can have it consecrated as a
Roman Catholic place Of sepulture
should be.
A little Klondyke has been discovered
on the farm Of Charles H. Emory, in
Hancock county, Maine. 1t is not gold
that has been found, but melybdeniter,
a mineral resembling graphite and used
for lubricating purposes. Three blasts
brought out 500 pounds, samples of
which have been assayed at Boston at 81
a pound.
A Maine man who recently sued his
neighbor for occupying three inches of
his land was not a little discomfitted
when a survey proved that he himself
was the trespasser to the extent of two
fet and eleven inches. His overthrow
was complete when his neighbor shook
hands with him and told him that the
fence needn't be moved.
That there Is possibility of Battle
Mountain, New, developing into great
copper producing locality was again
demonstrated last week, at which time
there was put on exhibition copper ore
of quality that is unsurpassed, even
by that of the famous Calumet and
Hecla, which has afforded dividends
amounting to over $40, 100000.
Bird in the bush" is new Wand on
American menus. A small hole 10 made
| in the end of a watermelon and the core
scooped out. The interior is filled with
breasts of chicken, leg meat Of squads.
Chinese mushrooms and sprouts. Then
the watermelon Is sealed up and boiled
for two hours. All the juices are re-
tanned, and when served the melon is
plugged in the top.