The herald., 1897-03-07
NOTES OF INTEREST

The tuberculosis law has been suspended
IN Connecticut.
Camels enjoy thistles. and menageris
came:s, when on tour, will eat every one
they can pick up by the roadside
A steel "chest protector" against oul.
lets and knife thrusts in the form OF vest
has been patented by Texan
Astronomers say that 100000 "shoot-
ing stars" fall into the sun for every one
that comes into our atmosphere.
There are nearly 100000 more men than
women In Australia, and In New zealand
also women are In a minority.
An acre of good flshing ground In the
sea will yield more food In week tnan
an acre of the best land will 90 in year.
To prevent corrosion of collar buttons
by contact with the neck recently pat
ented button has the back made OF cork.
Nearly $1,000 was appropriated In the
Prussian budget for the development OF
the practical uses of the Roentgen rays.
Quoits as a game are said to have orig
mated with the Greeks. and to have been
first played at the Olympic games 100 Is. Z.
In Brussels the height of house frontage
in public streets is determined by the
width of the street. The maximum height
is sixty feet.
The town of Venosa, the ancient Venu-
stun, which was the birthplace of Horace.
the Roman poet. has decioeu 10 erect
monument to him.
Fred +. Hassam, Boston antiquarian,
has in his posses sion bottle OF the yea
which was emptied from the britisn Vessei
by the Boston tea party.
In the street cars of Holyoke. Mass, Is
large card, conspcuously displayed. on
which is printed. when II comes to spit
ting on the car floor don't!.'
According to a report just published.
England has in her service in India 7316S
men. Besides this there Is an army of 153,-
9o5 men in England and the colonies.
A highland claymore that was once the
property of Rob Roy was sold at auction
In, I ba of her In 1;
the handiwork of Andrea FerrarL
James Singleton, a colored boy years
old, has been placed in the Kentucky peni-
tentiary. to serve one year for burglary;
He is the youngest convict ever received
there.
Spains wretched showing In agricultural
pursuits is said by the British consul at
Cadiz to be due TO the use OF primitive
implements of the time of Julius Caesar.
Al Coggin's mill, near Sisson, Cal. the
lcggers cut a tree a short time ago which
was Just i0i years old. 1t was eight feet
In diameter and produced 1900 feet of lum-
Der.
Mioroscopical investigation is said to
prove that the pores of wood invite the
passage of moisture in the direction OF the
tmbers growth, but repel 1t In the oppo-
site direction.
Fees are unheard of In Austrian theaters
and managers never make use OF the
"claquer." Kissing and hooting are un-
known and a spirit of good-natured toler-
ance prevails.
An estimate has been made from pub
lished yearly statistics showing that OF
$500 Go spent In twenty of the leading IL
braries of this country, little over $ll0,-
600 was devoted to books while the other
expenses consumed sS5S000.
The closest contest in any OF the states at
the recent election is believed to have been
that for the state treasurership in South
Dakota, where the Republican candidate
won by a majority of two votes In a total
of more than $1,000.
Boston has a society OF direct descend
ants of passengers on the memorable trip
of the Mayfiower to Plymouth. 1t has al
ready l1s members and nearly 100 other per-
sons have been authorized to file their
proofs of eligibility to membership.
A depot has been established In London
where motor vehicles may be repaired and
stored. Skilled mechanics, thoroughly
posted In motor vehicle work, will be kept
in readiness to answer calls from disabled
vehicles in any part of the city.
A project is on foot for the construction
of a new railway across the Alps. 1t Is an
nounced that group of capitalists in Pied
mont have memoralized the Italian gov
ernment for permission to construct a rail-
way crossing the Great st. Bernard.