The herald., 1898-11-09
NOTES OF THE DAY

st. Johns Church, at Ellicottville, N. Y,
has bell that was made nearly two CEN
turies ago in Spain, and which for over 100
years sounded matin and vesper calls at a
monastery on the outskirts of Malaga. The
monastery was destroyed during civil war,
It was finally brought to this country by a
New England skipper and purchased for the
Ellicottville church in 1885, 1t is feet 2
| inches in circumference at the top and little
| over feet at the base.
Since the United States government was
formed $1,000 white men, women and chill
dren have been slain in Indian wars and af-
trays and about 10000 Indians, at an ex-
pense to our government of $780,, ,O73, 1858. To
this immense sum must be added the civil
expenditures of the government on behalf
OF the Indians, which, between 1776 and
1890, amounted to $259, ,944, ,O82, making
total of $l,O67, ,0l7, ,740 for civil and military
expenses in connection with the noble red
man.
The highest mountain railway in Europe,
leading to the top of the Corner Graf in
Switzerland, situated between the Matter
horn and Monte Rosa, is about completed.
1t was begun in 1896. A train can take iiO
passengers two miles above the sea level. The
power. is furnished by the water which
flows from glacier, and is, therefore, most
abundant in summer, when most needed.
In Rappahannock county, Virginia, they
lately had "spoonament" All the par
Elephants were ladies. They rode on horse
back as a fast gallop, each holding dinner
spoon with an egg in it. The one who rode
three times around the arena without drop
ping the egg was crowned queen of tie
spoonament A world of fun was had by
both participants and spectators.
In proportion to it's size Switzerland has
more inns than any other country in the
world. The entertainment of tourists has
become the chief industry of the land. No
less than 100 hostelries, stationed for the
most part on mountain tops or near gla-
hotel keepers amount to $25, ,OOO, 900 a year, SO
it cannot be such bad business.
Within the last twenty years the French
have annexed no fewer than 1900, 900 square
miles Of Africa. They own Alebira, Tunis,
"the light soip' of the Sahara, Senegal, the
Ivory coast, the western Soudan, Dahomey.
the French Congo and large tract on,the
Somali coast, while in Abyssinia they are
making steady way.
The longest plant in the world is the sea-
weed. One tropical and sub-tropical va
full development, is at least 800 feet in
length. Seaweed receives it's nourishment
from the air and mineral matter held in So
luton in the sea water.
The board of directors of the MARYLAND
state bureau of immigration has instructed
Cornelius w. Van der Hoogt, secretary Of
the board, to go to Holland for the purpose
of obtaining number of immigrants with
whom to settle colony in Maryland.
The historic house in City road, London.
in which John Wesley lived and died, is to
be formally opened early next month as a
museum for Wesley relics. For the greater
part of the present year this house has been
undergoing repairs.
The proprietor of the large metal works at
Berndorf, Austria, has had special theater
constructed for his workmen by the archi-
tects Helmer and Fellmer. A theatrical
company from Baden will give performance
twice a week.
The expenses of Great Britain are now
about $500, 900 yearly, or nearly $1,000 Der
minute, but every tick of the clock repre-
sents an inflow of little over $40 into the
treasury, thus leaving an annual surplus Of
about $20,0OO,0OO.
Mr.. Hooley's most gigantic speculation was
one that never reached the public ear at all.
This took the form of an enormous syndi-
cate fort the purchase of Cuba. The capital
of this syndicate was to be some f2O0, ,OO0, 900.
Emperor William has decided that the
city Of Berlin may accept the legacy of sew
eral million marks left by an unsavory and
disreputable usurer named Simon Bladt on
condition that a statue be erected to his
memory.
The shah has m It's palace at Teheran
the world are set out in Jewels Of various
colors- England with rubies, India with dia.
monds, the sea with emegaads, and 70 ON.