The herald., 1897-09-26
NOTES OF THE DAY

Al . run DetWeeu WeDDer anu IlIub VIAlS
New Jersey wheelman caught a whole
swarm Of bees on his back and carried
them number of miles.
| The Russian photographers have q
strange way Of Furnishing those who. hav-
Ing received their photos, do not pay their
bills They hang the pictures of the delin-
Quents upside down at the entrance Of their
studios.
The Phoenix, Ariz., fire department turns
out for parade and Qualifications whenever
one of its members becomes father. They
have had eleven such birthday parades"
this year, and expect several more. En-
couraging infant indsutries, the social
economist might call it.
King Leopold of Belgium offers prize
of 5000 for the best military history Of Bel
gium from the Roman invasion to the pres
ent day. 1t may be written in English,
French. German, Italian, Spanish or Flem-
ish, and manuscripts must reach Belgium
before Jan. l. 1901.
Ireland Is now being opened up more than
ever for visitors. Its attractions are being
more prominently placed before tourists,
and increased facilities have been provided
for viewing its many natural beauties. The
presence Of royalty cannot fail to give
stimulus to tourist traffic.
In the house of deaf mute brother and
sister, William. and Julia Barnes, who have
lived alone on a farm near Columbus, Mo-,
an investigation committee of neighbors
found. after the death of the brother at n
years, money to the amount Of $4,000 hidden
about In all sorts Of places.
Some Swiss convicts recently escaped
from prison and an advertisement an
nouncing the fact says that with the
close cropped hair. knickerbockers and
| striped Jackets, the fugitive murderers may
easily be mistaken for American or Eng
lish tourists excursioning in the valalsan
Alps"
After several unsuccessful attempts and
three years labor, the unparalleled feat
of cutting ring out of single diamond
has been accomplished by the patience
| and skill of Mr.. Antoine, one of the best
| known lapidaries of Antwerp. The ring
is about three-quarters of an inch in d.
| ameter.
| A plan for connecting South and West
Australia by railroad is under consdera-
| ton. The distance between the ends of
their railroad systems is only 553 miles,
but the country to be traversed is an arid
desert, and reservoirs must be built at
twenty-five mile intervals along the whole
| line. The cost will be about $4,000, 900.
| An oak tree was cut down at Baraboo,
Wis, recently, the trunk of which had
nearly 400 rings, which, according to the
generally accepted rule that a new ring Is
formed each year, would indicate that the
|
lumbus first sighted the new world The
tree was six feet in diameter at the base.
In Asia and Africa, besides America, the
pipe dates from prehistoric times, and in
Europe generally 1t has been in use since
and during the Roman period. If not be-
FORE One of the most learned antiquari-
ans, DR.. Petrie, says that smoking pipes
Of bronze are frequently found In Irish
| tumuli, or sepulchral mounds Of the most
remote antiquity.
A widower on Long Island has fitted up
like living room vault where the re-
mains Of his wife repose. 1t is furnished
with table and chairs, bric-a-brac is
given a place, clock ticks on shelf,
canary sings in its cage, and squirrel
spins around on Its Wheel An empty cof-
| fin is ready for its occupant in the course
of time. The widower spends several hours
there daily.
| When the little town Of Barkhamsted, in
Connecticut, decided to raise the monu-
| ment to the memory Of its dead soldiers,
the strange fact developed that the town
| furnished five more soldiers to the conti-
mental armies in the war of the revolution
than it did to the federal army in the war
! Of the rebellion. The number OF the latter
was 1875. which is 10 per cent Of its present
| total population.
| According to the foreign papers the sue
cess of the proposed university for women
in Toxic Japan, is now assured. The prin-
cipal officials and mobiles of the empire
are greatly interested in the project, and
the emperor and empress have not only
used their influence In it's favor, but have
! contributed considerable sum of money
toward its endowment. About 100000 yen
| (s75, ,0O0) will be needed to start the institu
| ton.
The following announcement is posted
in the Boston street cars: 1.-THE board of
health hereby adjudges that the deposit of
| sputum in street cars is public nuisance.
| a source of filth and cause of sickness, and
hereby orders that splitting on the floor
of any street car be, and hereby is, prohib-
| tied" The following sign appears In the
street cars of New York: Splitting on
the floor of this car is positively prohib-
| tied"