The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22
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A new planet has been discovered by
astronomers and named Eros. 1t Is con-
sidered remarkable in that 1t approaches
the earth nearer than any OF the other
planets.
The Sultan of Turkey must be prepar-
ing for raid in some direction. He has
recently purchased $4,000 cavalry horses
from M. Boodarewsky, the great horse
breeder OF Russia.
In 1880 there were no electric street
cars and there were only 1000 miles OF
street car lines, employing about 10000
men Now there are over $4,000 miles OF
electric car lines, giving employment to
100000 men.
An English syndicate has recently pur-
chased in Kentucky 10000 acres OF timber
land for S61,50O. It is said to be one Of
the finest tracts Of timber land in that
State and has 10000 white oak and poplar
trees growing thereon.
An immense ship-building plant is tOI
be established in Baltimore, provided the
citizens subscribe $3,OOO 900 stock in the
concern. One-third of this amount has
already been obtained and 1t is thought
that the rest will be soon secured.
Recent Investigations OF the sweat
shops In New York city show that men,
women and children work eighteen hours
day in these unhealthy places, the men
working for 45 cents day and the
women and children for very much less.
Pensions for disabled soldiers are not
a modern innovation Solon, the great
ruler and law-giver of Athens, who -four
ished 800 years before Christ, decreed
that all persons manned in wars for their
country should be maintained at public
expense.
The harvest in South Australia has
been completed and the wheat crop is
large and the quality good. The surplus
will be 100000 tons Of wheat, which will
be a great relief to that country, which
has had a practical failure of crops for
the last three years.
A potato famine in. Eastern markets
seems to be imminent. Supplies are very
scarce and prices are bounding upward.
If the Kaw valley farmers had some sys
tenn Of cold storage where they could keep
the potatoes until spring they could make
fortunes out of them.
Edison, the electrical wizard, is con-
structing a machine by which photo
graphs can be sent by wire. It is some
thing like kodak, and by placing pic
ture in it and attaching the machine to
a wire the picture can be transmitted as
quickly as kilograms are now sent over
the country.
The railroad has been completed from
Skagway to the summit of White Pass |
in Alaska. 1t is built along the precip-
itous side Of the canon and reaches an |
elevation Of 1000 feet From the sum-
NIT to Lake Bennett the construction will |
be much easier and that portion Of the |
road will soon be completed.
1T is reported that most Of the peach
trees in Michigan have been killed by the
hard winter and that the fruit industry
in that State has been put back fifteen |
years. In Kansas the fruit buds are
probably all killed for this year, but the
trees are not injured and they will be
all right for large crop next year.
Just before Congress adjourned the
House Of Representatives, by vote of
nearly two to one refused to unseat
General Wheeler and several other men,
bers who were holding commissions as
officers in the army. But Speaker Reed,
who is bigger man seemingly than all
the rest of the House, now refuses to
certify to their pay as members of Con-
gress
Texas has adopted a law requiring the
Governor to Immediately appoint State
tax commissioner to revise the revenue
laws Of that State in order to improve
their efficiency and uniformity OF opera
tion. Every State ought to have a tax
commissioner, and they should all meet
and agree upon a more uniform system
o. assessment and taxation in all the
States.
A printers luck may not always be
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