Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-10
NOTES OF THE DAY.


The fraternities of the United States
have 100000 members, the Masons
leading with 76S,500 members.
The doll is probably the most
antique of toys. 1t has been found in
side the graves of children of ancient
Rome.
There was falling off of nearly so
per cent. in the number of embezzle-
ments reported in this country last
year.
During the fiscal year of 1878 the
United States sold $4,000 worth of
typewriters in Mexico and $4,000
worth in Argentina.
There are sixty turquoise mines in
New Mexico, producing last year $685.
600. The famous mine at Carillos is
controlled by New York firm.
There are now over 100000 en-
balmed specimens of birds, mammals,
reptiles and fishes in this country, the
bulk of which were embalmed within
eight years.
The electric generators to be used
in the Brooklyn navy yard will be a
twenty-five pole two-phase alternat-
ing current machine, giving 1876 revo-
lutions with 5000 alterations per min
ute. Six large cranes will be used,
one 40, one 25 and Al tons.
New York capitalists are taking a
great interest in the coal possibilities
of New Brunswick An engineer
who has gone over the ground says
that 100000 tons of coal are in
sight. A company with capital of
81 100000 will soon be shipping 5000
tons per day.
Among a few recent export ship
ments may be mentioned eighteen
pound sledge hammer for Siberia, hay
rakes to Belgium, railroad supplies to
Copenhagen, six car loads of crane
material to Liege. soap to England
| incubators to Mexico and safes to West
| Indies.
Street cars are to be fitted with an
| annunciator to enable the motorman
to call out the names of the streets, a
mouthpiece being placed on the plat
form in position to receive the sounds
and transfer them through pipes to
| the interior of the car, where a bell
aids in their distribution.
| Either one or two persons can use a
new piano stool, the main seat being
provided with a back carried on a
curved arm, the latter being held in
| place by a screw clamp, to be released
for dropping the back into a horizon
tai position. when a hinged rod drops
down and forms an auxiliary leg.
Yale's recent reverses in athletics
and wide discussion .of some means
to regain her old-time prestige has re-
| vived the proposition to create a
chair of athletics in the Yale faculty,
and to have this chair filled by Walter
Camp, Yale, so. The idea is to have
Mr.. Camp become the head of all of
the universty's athletic interests. The
endowment of such chair would
mean the raising of from $4,000 to
| $1,000
The growth of the Christian En-
deavor societies is without precedent
in the history of church work. In
1882 the few societies then in ex-
istence had 4S1 members, and in 1883
the number enrolled had advanced to
$50 Then the membership increased
from S,905 in 1884 to II 900 in 1885, to
90 900 in 1856, to 100000 in 1887, to
100000 in 1883. to 100000 in 1889, to
| GOO 900 in 1890. until now 1t has 55,-
S13 societies and a total membership
of more than 100000.
Under the provisions of the Ahearn
law, which was railroaded through the
New York legislature during the clos
| ing hours of the last session, suits are
now brought for counsel fees and eX-
penses by New York city officials
| against whom charges were brought,
but not proved. President Clausen of
| the park board wants $4,000 Police
Captain Price $500 and Henry Schell,
the captains former ward man, $500.
This means of course that every time
the city accuses an official and fails to
prove its accusations it will have to
foot up the bills and, to Judge from the
result of such cases In the past, it will
probably cost the municipality mil
lions II prosecutions are continued.
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