The herald., 1898-07-12

A deaf and dumb corps of the Salvation
Army has been organized in Stockholm,
Sweden. The members meet four times
week.
The shoe factories use 10000 kangaroo
skins yearly. Australians have begun to
raise and breed kangarooa as they would
sheep.
The report Of the attorney general Of
North Carolina for the year ended June 30.
1897, says that there were no lynchines In
the state during that time.
The "curfew' idea is said to be getting
very popular in Kansas towns, and where
tried, to have been effective Of good results
in the control of the young.
Owing to the prejudice of the Chinese
against railroads. great difficulty has been
experienced in the laying out Of the line be-
tween Picking and Hankow.
Surveying by photography is gaining
ground. Over 81, 900 square miles have been
geographically pictured and surveyed by
the surveyor general Of Canada.
The cigarmakers at Tampa hire a man to
read to them while they work. This is a
revival of a New England shop custom
prior to the introduction Of machinery.
During the siege of Paris no fewer than
22 900 900 letters sailed out Of the city In the
fifty-four balloons dispatched between the
10Th of September 1870. and the 2Sth Of jan
uary, 1871.
A pair of scales much like those Of the
modern pharmacists ID among the objects
discovered this year in excavations about
thirty miles from Thebes and recently ex-
hdbited In London.
The term 'infatnry' soldiers originated
with the Spanish and was first applied to
the military force employed by an infante
or young prince Of Spain, to rescue his
father from the Moors.
Profanity is forbidden by both the army
and navy regulations. Any soldier or sailor
who does not like to be sworn at has right
to make complaint, and the offending Of
ficer Is subject to trial by courtmartial.
In Europe physicians no longer prescribe
medicines for their patients In the form OF
pills. All medicines which are not liquid
are compounded into tablets or caohsts
Capsules are also out Of date on the CONT.
nent
There is near BaIlinA. in ireland, little
stone on the brink of creek upon which
is carved this interesting inscription, In
tended as warning to travellers, when
this stone is out OF sight It u ont safe to
ford the river"
In Nagasaki, Japan, there ID Q fireworks
maker who manufactures pyrotechnic
birds Of great size, that, when exploded,
sail in a Mfelike manner through the air
and perform movements exactly like those
of living birds.
In New ORLEANS practically the whole of
the street car system has been converted
during the past three years from mule haul
age to electric traction. Out Of ITO miles Of
road 1853 miles are now operated electrically.
A fish in bottle WAS captured by Mary.
land oysterman and It seemed to b. content
with Its quarters. Apparently It had on.
tered the bottle under favorable cifcum.
stances and found itself unable 10 wriSs1e
out.
Although all the old British battleships
wore deliberately carved fgurehsads on theft
bows. modern vessels are not allowed any
such sort of decorations, by virtue OF m or
der of the admiralty issued about three
years ago.
In 1897 the regular Liverpool lines brought
into the Mersey over 2S1 900 head OF cattle
from the United States and Canada, and
the total loss was not more than "a head.
or about one-sixth of per cent. or the to.
tai number above mentioned the White star
line carried over one-sixth. or 42.27s head,
and only lost twenty -four head.
The municipal hospital Of Moscow, which
was founded in 17el, has Accommodations for
1000 persons, and IN the course Of year It
receives 5000 patients. The institution has
on its stan twenty-six physicians and over
800 nurses. In 1919. when Napoleon was re-
treating from Moscow. ne gave special or
ders that this hospital should b spared.