The Elbert County tribune., 1899-11-02
ODD AND QUEER.


Weary Willie and his friend rrowsy.
stroiling along the seashore. stop be-
lore sign read: Notice, Bathing Is
dangerous. Qulcksands." Weary
Wiille-Dere, Frowsy: dere's true pub
lie spirit for yer. Dat mans a truo
public educator. don't know who
dat feller Quicksands is. but he's got
de right idea Nv tings an amt afraid
to say so. an II he wuz here I'd take
on me hat TO ."-Leslie's Weekly.
sydney ranks as the third city In the
empire, estimated on the basis OF an
nual rating value. 1t possesses a popu-
lation OF sbout 400 900. the capitalized
value OF the rateable property being
nearly G90,000,000. There are about
10000 houses and business premises,
covering an area OF nearly 81. 900 acres
The annual rating value OF the whole
of the metropolitan property is nearly
45,oOO.0o0, a sum considerably in ex-
cess of that of the largest British cities
and towns, with the solitary exception
OF the British metropolis.
The King OF the Belgians recently
paid visit to his unfortunate sister,
the Empress Charlotte OF Mexico at the
Chateau de Bonchote. II was her six
tieth birthday. She does not sook her
age, but her mind remains irreparabiy
Impaired. She Is able TO amuse her
self by playing on the plano and by
copying miniatures. but the least noise
alarms her. and she is frequently
seized with fits OF terror, In which sne
is under the impression that she sees
enacted before her the dreadful death
of her husband. the Emperor Maxi
milan.
The Russian government has, after
many years discussion, determined to
abandon the old-style or Julian Greek
calendar. which is twelve days behind
the now universal system of the
Gregorian cycle. and which has been a
source OF annoyance to Russians doing
business with other countries, who
were compelled TO use both dates, as
well as to foreigners trading with Rus
sia. The st. Petersburg Astronomical
Society has taken the matter In hand,
and with the cooperation of the min
listers will appoint commission to be
composed OF sixteen persons. nine oi
whom are to be members OF the AS
Economical Society. who will arrange
all the details. 1t Is expected that the
new-style calendar will go into effect
In 1901.
The romance OF Australian gold min
ing is not inaptly illustrated by the
history of the Wyalong gold field. In
New South Wales. Less than seven
years ago It was simply grazing dis
trict. consisting largely Of crown lands.
At the end of 1894 the settled popula-
tion In the wyalong and Barmedman
districts was between 1000 and 5000,
the number OF claims worked being
about 300 In 1896 the quantity OF
gold obtained was 25,497 ounces; In
1896 1t was 1896 ounces. and in 1891,
34,370 ounces, being the largest auriIer-
GUS output of any gold field In the
colony, the next richest being Hill
grove. with 31,ss6 ounces. The total
yield from the Wyalong gold field from
Its discovery at the end Of 1898 up tc
the present, has been estimated at $780,.
900 ounces.
A company has been formed In
Telemarken, eastern Norway. Ioi
breeding and raising reindeer on 0
large scale. The company has already
bought 2.4o0 deer for 2s.O00 kroner
($7,5O4), and by degrees 1t will in.
crease the herd to between 5000 and
1000 deer. When this number has
been reached, the company will be en-
abled to kill 1000 deer year without
diminishing the herd. When slaugh-
tered. deer is worth about 20 kroner
(s736), and there are good markets for
this meat, especially in France and
Belgium. The company also hopes
to induce England to purchase II. In
order to prevent the Cutting of the
market during the winter season. q
canning plant will be attached to the
farm for the purpose of preserving ths
meat.
German capital in United States rail-
roads liz put down at $3.50. 900. 600. In
America, Germans have undertaken
manufacturing. They have used Ger
man money to put up breweries, hat
factories, spinning. weaving and paper
mills, tanneries, soap boiling establish
ments. candle mills, Lighthouses. miner
al water works. iron founderies. ma
chine shops. dynamite mills, etc. Many
Of these mills use German machinery.
and not few German help. The Lie
big company. the Chilean saltpeter
mines. the Chilean and Peruvian metal
mines, many of the mines OF South
Africa, etc, are in large part controlled
by German money and German forces.
Two hundred different kinds OF foreign
bonds or papers are on the Berlin
Hamburg and Frankfort exchanges.
Castelar, Newspaper Man.
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