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un be delivered at Rio Janelro al
l,.ss cost than English coal
One Western railroad, at least re-
fuses to permit stories of the llves Oh
the James and Dalton outlaws To DE
sold on Its lines.
The consumption of wine in Great
Britain is about half a gallon per heao
Of the population, while In France 1t Is
about thirty gallons.
Some Southern Baptist clergyineh
hive attempted to drive from their
churches members who take up the
teachings of Christian science.
Near the Caspian Sea there are sew
oral eternal fires so-called by the
natives. where natural gas issues from
the ground and has been on fire Tor
ages.
The Escurial palace in Spain contains
cathedral, a monastery with zoo
cells. two colleges, three chapter
houses. three libraries and nearly three
thousand other rooms.
No restaurant in st. Petersburg Will
be allowed hereafter to have It's Dill OF
fare exclusively in n foreign language.
BY a recent edict Russian version
must always be added.
No parcel containing coin. jewelry, or
ANYTHING made Of gold or silver will be
forwarded by the British postoffice
hereafter to foreign countries or Brit
ish colonies unless 1t Is Insured.
The total membership Of the mill
tary order for the Loyal Legion on Oct.
81 last was S,972, of which New York
contributes 1,267, Pennsylvania LILO,
Massachusetts 923 and Ohio 87S.
1t is proposed to remove Houdon's
famous marble statue Of Washington
from the corridor Of the old Virginia
capitol, in Richmand, to the library
building recently erected In that city.
One reason why female physicians
are so plentiful In Russia is that the
country includes among Its inhabitants
over Il, 600 Mohammedans, who do not
allow male physicians to treat women.
One of Harvard's athletes last sea-
son won in prizes nine medals, nine
watches, fifty -one diamonds, four silver
tea sets, silver water set, rifle and
no end of clothing, furniture and brio
a-brac.
A Maryland fruit grower has sue
ceeded In raising a crop of peaches with
skins as devoid of the annoying fuzz as
Is an apple Next year he proposes to
raise peaches with a skin that can be
removed like that of an orange.
The most fashionable street of Ber-
lin, the famous Inter den Linden, Is
said to be now the best lighted thor
oughfare In the world. 1t has three
lines of electric arc lamps, which are
separated by two rows Of lime trees.
Iowa could put 100000 soldiers in the
field in defense Of the nation, If they
we're required, and still have left
enough men, boys and robust women to
cultivate the fields, milk the cows,
make the butter and keep the agricul-
tural machine in full operation.
In Louisville, KY, recently a clergy
man who was called upon by friend
to perform the ceremony at his we'd
ding refused because he was In love
with the girl himself. The girl over
heard the statement, dismissed her be-
trothed and married the parson.
The unclaimed jewels and curlos to
the value of $3.50, 900, which were found
in the ruins after the fire at the charity
In Do, y.is hoy haap cold of a
ton. The money realized is to remain
bonded for thirty years, after which
all the money unclaimed goes to the
State.
The city of Nashville, Tenn, with a
population Of some $4,000 or more, has
not one hospital ambulance, and Is just
being awakened to a realizing sense
of its lack in this respect by the COM
plants of sufferers who are hurried off
to the city hospital In a jolting patrol
wagon.
The 1900 Irish donkeys" case. now
before the Queens bench court, Is like
ly to become famous. The donkeys
were sent to the Transvaal to take the
place of mules, and, not proving eff
ficent, the consignees refused to pay
on the ground that they were asses Of
inferior quality.
The report Of the asylums committee
Of the London county council shows
there has been an alarming increase In
lunacy during the last nine years, espe-
cially In London. While the population
of London Is 1850 Of the inhabitants Of
England, London's proportion of insane
persons Is 1887.
Judge Macdougall, of Toronto, Ont.
urges that the Dominion Of Canada
sould have a divorce court of its own,
to which the humblest citizen could
appeal and have his case heard with
out going, as now, to the Dominion
Parliament, where the great expense is
almost prohibitive to him.
There are 300 farmers clubs in Michi-
gan, with total membership of 10000,
and they arc he.inU ur0od ~ IooI, sbo,,,