The Negro world., 1900-03-31
CURRENT TOPICS.

The latest hiding place for microbes
IL In mustaehea.
Those who live long are nearly al
ways small enters.
In Chile two-thirls of the public
school teachers are women.
stammering Is practically unknown
among the unciyilized people
Compressed air moters are Hupplant-
Ing mules Ia Michigan mines.
Georgia il experiencing the most
prosperous winter in score OF years.
Originally the common or domestic
goat was a native OF the highlands Of
Asia.
Dresden, Germany. publishes daily
paper, and all profits ARE spent on
public parks.
Compared TO tho waters Of the Dead
sea. those Of the Salt lake are COM
paratiyeiy fresh.
Seven counties In western New York
received nearly S5,0O0.OO0 for their
apple crop last year.
The ratio Of men 20 women among
the public school teachers In Massa-
ehuaetts is to i0.2.
No fewer than 10000 people are In.
jured In manufacturing industries Of
New York state yearly.
Trolley lines In Connecticut last
year carried b0,0sl, 7oe passengers. and
The steam lines sO,260.46
The ant hills Of South Africa are
sometlmes mounds 80 feet high and
100 feet In circumference.
senator Thomas u. Bard, OF Cali.
fornla, has one of the best collec.
tions Of modern French art In Amer.
lea.
Steps have aeen taken TO make Sc,
Louis the full and permanent head
quarters Of the Missifsippl River COM
mission.
Representative Mercer, OF Nebraska,
IL u devotee TO euchre and very seldom
misses playing game every evening
Of his life.
Representative Mitchell May. OF the
Sixth New \ iork district. has the rcpu.
tation OF being the best-dressed man
In congress.
There are but two confirmed snuff
takers In the United States senate ut
the present time. Senator Turner, OF
Washington. and senator Carter, OF
Montana. The old custom OF taking
snua has about died out.
Since vaccination was made compul.
sorry In German cities. In 1874, only a
few eases of smallpox have been OBJ
served, aud most OF those occurred IN
Foreigners coming from countries
without compulsory vaccination.
As fur back as l7To, ON royal visit
10 Noolwieh, a twelse-ponnder brnss
gun was allied twenty-three times Will
shot In "A minute, sponglng between
each fire and loading with great safe.
~. This surprised every spectator.
The british government keeps II
vessels at work sounding aud chartlne
the ocean beds. 10 iind out where dan
gers lufk. Last year 10000 sqnar,
miles were carefully charted in differ
cnt parts Of che world Asia, Africs
and the South Pacific.
Spinach Is now in high favor as M
article OF diet. Chemists affirm thai
II contains much iron. Spinach moi
only contains salts OF iron and potaS
sium, but other salts. which are goos
for the liver and the blood. II. there
fore, improves the complexion.
Oak Woods cemetery, in Chicago
contains the remains OF a.03e conied
crate soluiers The soldiers huries
there were those who aied at Cam
Douglas during tho war.
At Queen yictoriaa table an cd,
custom which originated az the tim
Of George H.. II preserved As eacl
dish Ii placed upon the table the nam
Of the cook who prepared II Is an
nounced
The death Of the marquis Of Lo
THAN removes q familiar and prom
inent figure from the house OF lords
He had sat ia IL for thirty years. AM
no man was better acquainted with nj
its forms and procedure.
The hungry mendicanf prefers the cold
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