The herald., 1898-05-08
NOTES OF THE DAY

After having been robbed a dozen tims1
In three months Huntington (Ind.) gro>
Ger has sold out In disgust. His successou
announces his readiness to greet the rob-
bers, IL they come again, with warmth
that will make them remember him a.
well as they have remembered the store
Nickel Is modern metal It was net
in use nor known till IT'S. It has now
largely taken the place Of silver in plated
ware, and as an alloy with steel It II SUE
perior to any other metal, for It u not
only non-corrodible itself, but It trans-
fers the same quality to the steel: even
when combined as low as per cent it
prevents oxidation.
The Democrats Of Georgia are to hold
two state conventions this year: one in
June to nominate candidates for the state
offices and one in July to select three
candidates for justices Of the supreme
court. The separation Of the judicial
convention from the other was made ~
the urgent request Of many lawyers a.
the state.
Samuel W. Weinberg Of Baltimore h
the chairman Of committee to raise
funds among school boys to build great
battleship, to be called the American
Boy. This movement has stirred up the
patriotic school girls Of that place, and
they propose to- put on. foot AZ scheme to
raise enough money to build a companion
ship to the Boy, to be known ~ the
Sister.
The introduction Of a bill In the Ohiu
legislature. designed to compel persons
who are able to support their indissnt
parents, has brought out the statement
that the desertion Of aged and iuflrn pa
rents by children who are abundantly
able to care for them has become com.
mon evil In Ohio. County infirmaries, Il
is claimed, are overburdened with the
care Of such persons.
The Fifth-avenue Presbyterian church
Rev. DR.. Hall-heads the list Of Pres
byterian bodies in New York in the mat
ter of receipts. Last year, in spite ok
rumblings and mutterings, the cash re-
ceived amounted to $106,000. The next on
the list in the amount OF it, receipts was
the Brick Presbyterian, Rev. DR.. Van
Dyke, $4,000; the Madison square. Rev.
DR.. Parkhurst, coming next, with 5000.
The government statist Of the colony Of
estimates the population Of the
Australian colonies at the end Of 1897 at
4, 4,410,124. When the census Of 1881 was
taken the number was given at 3,S0S, ,sSe,
so that there has been an increase since
then Of 1915 per cent. The increase per
cent in Victoria was 3.14, In New South
Wales 1889, in South Australia 1880 and
in Western Australia 22623.
Dizziness in the printing trade has led q
number Of compositors to determine to
try their hands at truck farming for .
change. The land committee Of Typo
graphical union No. 6 announced recentlN
that about one hundred members had
signified their intention to take up plots
on the tract in Pelham Bay Park, tho use
of which has been donated by the city for
printers. The land IL being
plowed and will be ready for seeding il
a few days.
The Baltimore and Ohio road has eight.
cen women in it's employ a. station agents
and the superintendents are very much
pleased with the way in which they per-
form their duties. These women act -
both freight and ticket agents, and II IL
said in their favor by the travelling audit.
ors that their accounts are always Der.
fsctly straight. Another prominent tea
ture Of their employment 10 the fact that
their stations are kept neater and oleaneP
than those presided over by men. OF the
eighteen now in service six are unmars
ried, and Of the other twelve large ma
jority are widows Of former employees Of
the road.