Arizona republican., 1897-09-24
THIS BUSY WORLD.

It is said that the North German Lloyd Steamship company ccntem- plates raising the EJbe, which was sunk off Lowestoft, England two years ago with a loss of $50 lives. It is known that the Elbe carried a val uable freight of gold and silver, much of it in bullion, while she also had on board 1000 registered letters. The American Wrecking and Salvage com pany will make the attempt to raise the steamer, and although she lies in sixteen fathoms of water, there is little doubt but that these efforts will meet with success.
 Probably the oldest citizen of America engaged in daily toll for wages is Barney Morris, whose duty it is to keep paths and flower beds in Prospect park, Brooklyn, free from waste paper and rubbish. June 10 last Barney celebrated his 1O5th birth day. He was born in Temple Court parish, County Cavan, Ireland, and came to this country seventy five years ago. Aside from his wrinkled skin, the only sign of his great age is the absence cf teeth. His hair has been the same shade of iron gray for twenty years.
 The most striking trade effect of cheaper silver has been the astonish- ing increase in the variety of articles made of the metal. The making of plated ware, which in former years was such a fiourishing industry, has been greatly crippled. The genuine article has got within u1e reach of al- most every one. The stores carry immense stocks of silver articles of every description and sell them at ridiculously low prices.
 The Pullman sleeping car porters have now organized and the travelling public is likely to lose the few rights it had. In future the porters' syndi- cate will have scale of prices which the traveller will have to pay, nolens volens, and if he should have the te- merity to object his name will be blacklisted and every car porter in the United States will have his name and him spotted
 It is said that the baths just com pleted in Harrogate, Yorkshire, Eng land, are more nearly perfect than any others ill the world. In addition to the pump room, winter garden, Turkish and Russian baths, etc.. there are inhalation rooms with a sulphur water fountain and a pulveriZation room, where medicated waters may be applied to the nose, eyes, ears, etc. The cost of erection was $600,000.
 In India the carpenters have an al most universal objection to sharpenin g their tools. They never set their saws and when they get grindstone they cut it into pieces and use the frag- ments for anything except to put an edge on chisel or ax They rarely car ry rule, and they never try to make close fitting joints.
 In recent interview Jean de Reszke told funny story of how his brother Edouard, went to sleep during the "Meistersinger' at Bayreuth, and how he had to vigorously shake him tc make him stop the strange sounds which were scandalizing the audience The progress of evangelical Chris tianity cannot better be illustrated than in the announcement that Cos pei launch" has been put into service at New York. The boat is to be usei by a sailors missionary in visiting ships and seamen who ordinarily art cut off from religious opportunities.
 Taxidermy is one of the latest fad of New York women It is said tha
 Mrs. Jack Astor started the fashion
 by learning the art in order that sh, could preserve with her own hand the feathered trophies of her hunting expeditions.