The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02


the world lies under the province of
Gallicia, Hungary. 1t is known To be
$50 miles long, 20 broad and 25O i'm thick
ness.
Joaquin Miller lectured at Chicago the
other night, wearing the celebrated
klondike reindeer suit, the buttons of
which are nuggets OF solid gold, valued
at $500.
Hamburg inventor has devised a
penny in the-slot machine which sells
milk and keeps the glasses clean, clos
ing up when IL is empty. II is said to
be used especially for schools.
A medical paper says that in railway
collisions nearly all the passengers who
are asleep escape the bad effects of
shaking and concussion, natures own
anaesthetic preserving them.
Beef is never seen at Chinese table,
oxen and cows capable of working the
plow being accounted too valuable To
the farmer to be consigned TO the
butcher
The police force Of the state of Sac
Paulo. Brazil, is henceforth TO consist
OF $3.50 men. This is quite an army IN
view of the fact that the total popula-
tion Of the state is under 100000.
Il would be difficult TO imagine more
extraordinary digestive powers than
those Of the hyena. one Of these beasts
has been known To swallow six large
bones whole without crushing them.
George w. McNear. the San Francis
co millionaire. said the other day. Il
have been asked II IL rs true that ! had
no capital to start with. ! began with
a capital T. and have never lost It,
Iowa druggists are being assessed the
regular saloon license tax Of $50 per
month in some towns. Sioux city in
sists on this rule because the saloons
OF that place sell less whiskey than the
drug stores.
Upon his recent installation as abbot
OF the Trappist monastery at Geth-
semenae. Ky. Father Obrccht was pre-
scented with crozier made OF over 1000
pieces OF wood the ten years work of
one OF the monks.
Ancient history records that Zeno. the
famous learned philosopher. who wrote
no fewer than 200 treatises. died at the
age OF SO from immoderate laughter. ex-
cited In seeing an ass eat figs from a
silver dish.
Motor wagons for delivering mails are
the latest thing IVA England. and are
ment is TO be continued on large scale.
both i'm London and i'm the provincial
towns.
Cats can smell even during sleep.
When a piece OF meat is placed imme-
diately I'm front OF sleeping cats nose
the nostrils begin 20 work as the scent
is received and an instant later the cat
viii wake up.
4 medical writer In India declares
that segregation OF patients. the only
effective way I'm dealing with the
plague is SO repugnant 10 the Hindoos
that they prefer go die by the million
rather than submit 20 IL.
The consumption OF coal per head OF
population is lowest in Austria. where
ID is only ouc-sixth Of a ton per anuum.
md highest in Great Britain. whore
each person averages three and three
tenths tons per year.
\ Mrs Charlotte g.. Cray. now study
ing Arabic. Hebrew and Greek ~ toe
rhicagn University. is said to b. tho
only ,tnman IN the vorld VINO has re-
ceivcd IN degree or a. y. and u. b..
which she Is entitled to write after her
signature.
Judge John NJ Smith. who has Just
taken his seat on the circuit court
bench at Portland. Ind was at one
time 60 section hand on the Panhandle
railroad. ~ studied law while work.