The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-20
Notes of the Day.

According to a recent London estimate |
only about 5000 American tourists visited
the English capital in the course of the |
past season. and this is regarded as a |
very poor catch. The average tourist
from 1.-The states we are told, scatters
about $1,000 while making three-months
trip in Europe. This multiplied by 1910
makes S23.000,O00, and of that amount IL
is believed London receives at least two
fifths. Paris gets more Amer can money
than London dos-, nc: $1,000 $1,000 .
Americans go there. but hrasnse tfs
French capital wins the trade of all yhs
women, and this is both larger and r~ors
profitable than that of the men, to whose
needs and tastes the London shops more
especially cater.
The old sewer commission of London
was abolished with the beginning of u .,
after independent existence of 2So
years. This body really had control of a
large part of the municipal work. Organ
ICED in 1861, after the great fire to desig-
nate where sewers, drains, etc., should
be placed in the section to be rebuiit,
the commissions powers were from time
to time extended until it had charge of
fixing the tax rates, caring for the streets
and experimenting the water supply. All
these great powers now revert directly 10
the municipal corporation of London
Manchester has strange subject of in
terest at present. The spike-studded BAH
which surmounts the town hall is said
to be the third fourth highest archi-
tectural point in England, and a Keen
sighted person recently noticed that q
large bird hanging from 1t, pierced
through the body by one OF the northern
spikes The bird, which some say is
heron, others an eagle, must have been
flying southwark over the city at ire
mendous rate of speed. ana, NOT Sc. ing
the ball, owing perhaps to misty weather.
have come into terrific collision with IL.
Brooklyn can boast of female BARRIERS.
n
three female dry goods merchants doz-
en- skirted restaurant keepers, a peVy Oh
pretty football players. a feminine sold
curist and several feminine real estate
pungers. TO these have just been added
a dozen blacksmiths in petticoats. These
fair disciples of Vulcan can make the
sparks fly high in the high school Tor
manual training. They work in boomers
and a long leather apron and are turn
ing out some dainty forgings.
Among the novelties in the way of
mems clothing that will be exhibited at
the convention of the National Ia lors
exchange, to be held at Richmond, Va,
next month, will be a dress suit for sum-
mer wear, designed particularly Tor sea-
side balls. The coat will be of black al
paca with MORE silk facing. The vest
will be white cashmere and the trousers
of archaeological lavender coierSu
French cashmere Patent leather pumps
and plain black silk stockings will CONF
piete the attire.
The Italian government has resolved TO
found at Florence at public expense IL
brary of all the books which have M
Cured the censure of the sacred consre-
CATION of the index. The vatican mas pro
tested against the measure on the ground
that the majority of the books IN ques-
ton are improper to the last degree, ana
that the establishment of coliectlon Oh
such nature is an affront rather against
public morality than against the olscl-
pine of the church.
The uncertainty of sails for commerce
was Illustrated in the ship Natuna, from
London to San Francisco, in 225 days.
She tried for more than month to doa-
BILE Cape Horn, and then, discouraged,
turned eastward and crossed by the cape
of Good Hope and the Pacific ocean. she
had been given up as lost and her re-
/ insurance while in doubt cost 40 per
cent.
Veterans who suffered at Andersonville
will be interested in hearing of the dis
posal at a recent relic sale in New YORK
of French revolver of nine barIels'
eight short and one long double-actlon
hammer the whole Is inches in length
| This was once the property of Wirz the
! commandant of the AndersonVille prison.
| In New Zealand two persons working
! together constitute factory nouts OF
| labor for females are restricted TO 10 par
! week: overtime has to be paid Tor at the
! rate of time and a half but in no case
! must any employee receive less than u
| cents per hour for overtime, as well as IL
/ cents tea money.
The following correspondence passed be-
tween the managers of the Winfield ana
wellington Kan, football clubs WIN
! field. I'VE challenge you to game at any
! place you will name" Wellington: Won t
| meet you unless it be in he'll. Nlnileld.
| Your selection of your home grounds IS
| satisfactory to us.
/ William Thorpe has presented 10 the
! British museum the shell of a giant tor
toise which lived for upward of 200 years
in the grounds of Plantation house, IN
the island of st. Helena. 1t was frequently
the object of much curiosity on the part
| of the great Napoleon during ms en-
forced stay on the island.
The Japanese have secured the services
of a trained British ship builder, and.
| under his direction. and with plans sup
| piled by Clyde firm of shipbuiiders, ihey
are building for themselves 62oJ-ton
steamer which is expected to be ready
for launching from the shipyard at Maya
saki some time this month.
It is generally assumed that California
| Is the greatest fruit state in the union,
but the official figures show that the
Missouri fruit crop exceeds that oil Can
! fornia in value by 81 100000. The apple
crop of Missouri alone is valued at $l2.-
600 900. The value of the states total fruit
| crop is s19, 5oo,0 00
1t is said that a flower has been fount
in South America which is visible only
when the wind is blowing. The shrub be-
longs to the cactus family and is about
three feet high. with a crook at the top
When the wind blows number OF beauu'
FIJI flowers protrude from little Jumps on
the stalk
The amount of capital invested in the
manufacture of bicycle tires in the United
States is estimated at sS.000.e0o. the mum
Der of persons employed at 5000 and the
number of tires produced annually al