The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-06

whiskey already manufactured in this country to-day to last the consumers for twelve years to come.
 It costs money to be flrst-class nation. Japan has spent so much money for her army, her navy and for railroads, telegraph lines and other great enterprises that she is threatened with serious financial embarrassment.
 Five stories, including cellar and at tic, is the limit allowed for house in Vienna, and the total height must not exceed 82 feet. The law also prescribes that the floor of the last story must not be more than 651a feet above the level of the street, and If the street Is sloping the measurement must be taken from the highest point.
 Boston firemen are to receive instruc- tion in the nature and use of electrical appliances The idea is that at fires it may be very important for them to un- derstand transformers, switches, fuse boxes. and so on, and specimens of them and other forms of apparatus are to be placed at the fire department Headquarters, where regular instruc- tion will be given to the men.
 The Court of Pope Leo XIII. com- prises 1000 persons. There are twenty yalets, 120 house prelates, ITO privy chamberlains, six chamberlains 300 extra-honorary chamberlains, 130 su pernumerary chamberlains, thirty off, cers of the noble guard and sixty guardsmen, fourteen officers of the Swiss guard and palace guard, seven honorary chaplains, twenty private secretaries, ten stewards and masters of the horse, and sixty doorkeepers.
 Many have wondered how people could be suddenly chloroformed by bur- glars and other wicked gentlemen. The British Medical Journal is expressing skepticism in regard to the supposed dangers of chloroform. One cannot &C., cording to this authority, be chloro- formed against ones will, any more than one can be hypnotized. It is also very difficult to chloroform a sleeping subject. The tales of sleepers being robbed after having a handkerchief soaked in chloroform thrown over their faces are mere fiummery.
 The United States army has now nearly its full enlisted strength, and this happens for the first time in number of years. The war department seems satisfied that recruiting stations are not at present necessary, so off, cers assigned to recruiting duty are to return to their regiments. Recently particular efforts have been made to secure native Americans for recruits, and as a result of these the army has now an unsual number of country boys in it's ranks, and the service is much benefited by their presence.
 In the kingdom of Poland there was formerly a law that a person convicted of islander must walk on all fours through the streets of the town, accom- panied by the beadle, as a sign he was disgraced At the next public festival the delinquent had to crawl on hands bark like a dog. Each guest was at liberty to give him as many kicks as he chose. and he who had been slandered must at the end of the banquet throw picked bone at the culprit, who, picking 1t up in his mouth, would leave the room on all fours. Not bad law.
 In one of the worst slums of Lon don Baron Rothschild supports the largest charity school in the world There are in it $500 children, coming from the families of the poorest for eign Hebrews, and there are a hun dred teachers. It is owing to the barons generosity that free break lasts are given every morning to all children who wish to take them. Again, he presents every boy with suit of clothes and a pair of boots in the month of April, near the Jewish pas eover. An idea of the poverty of the children may be had from the fact that not more than 2 per cent decline to avail themselves of this charity. A second pair of boots is offered in the month of October to every child whose boots are not likely to last during the approaching winter. It is scarcely necessary to state that few do not get them. A very popular feature in the school Is the savings bank department instituted by the president. In order to encourage habits of thrift, he allows an interest of 10 per cent per annum on all savings. The teachers are also permitted to avail themselves of the benefits of this bank.