Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-05-02
CTS IN A FEW LINES

.coriing to the Zurich Post there
as many as oo.ooo Germans in
An.
he eyict.ons In Ireland of the past
lr We're only 454. the lowest in 81
IRIS
he water of the Modder river has
EN- analysed and pronounced TO be OF
cellent quality.
The Bank Of France last year dis
united in Paris 2.lol.S $50 separate bills
n less than leo francs each.
Roumania is TO have three new rail.
lay lines constructed at a cost of $l6,-
10000, exclusive of rolling stock
The British empire is 40 times larger
pan the German empire and 10 times
Prger than all the French dominions.
q The old time mitts are coming into
kfashlouable favor again abroad be
cause of the number of rings now
,1worn.
i The British war office declined the
lservices of General r. Garibaldi for
South Africa on the simple ground OF
his nationality.
Montana is said to have mined $40
pea.R3 worth of copper last year. This
beats the gold or silver record of any
state in the Union
The Paulist Fathers in New York
have opened a clubhouse for poor boys
Ii is furnished on a scale comparing
favora0ly with the best of clubs.
sandal society has been started In
-se'iin- anl on "a Sunday not long ago
10 men and women wearing sandals
marched through the muddy streets.
The English speaking people number
at the present time 10000. 600, while
those speaking French total 5000, 600,
OF exactly half the English speaking
people.
The amount of national bank stock
held by women in America is estimat-
ed at Sl30.OO0.o00. and the amount of
private and state bank stock at $137.-
600. 900
4 movement is on foot in Albany to
erect statue to General Philip Sheri-
dan. 1t is rather strange that this
done him that honor.
There are 800. 900 volumes in the H.
braries of the American colleges and
universities. Harvard has 100000 vol
umes. Chicago university 35o.000. Co
iumbia %. 900 and Cornell 225.OO0.
There are number of deep places in
the Hudson. as every one is aware. but
few know that spots ranging from a
depth of 30 TO "A fathoms are frequent
ly met with south of the highlands.
The German government Is making
yiUnrnItS off 70 hn Sta V i.
trade in the German African colony
and for this purpose the police force
there has been considerably augment
ed.
The coalfields in Pennsylvania are
nearly all taken up. Coal land in the
Connellsville district is selling FOL
about $1,000 an acre. The iron, stee
and coal men are turning to the Yves,
Virginia fields.
From 10000 to $4,000 young mel
from the rural districts annually drift
into New York alone. Ten thousand in
wade Philadelphia. Twenty Thousand
enter Chicago They flock into every
large city in the United States.
Patrons of theater can find use fol
| a new chair attachment comprising Q
| fat box secured to the back of the
chair, with pair of lazy tonss pivoted
be adjusted TO the right height for use.
The British government is making
strenuous efforts to prevent an IN
| crease In civilian occupation of Gibral
tar. 1t Is now difficult for civilians L
find houses. and owners of property
are not allowed to add to their tene
| ments.
Some of the London doctors are go
ing in strongly for new and fashion
able cure for their adult patients who
suffer from indigestion. etc. They pre-
scribe a quartereof an hours vigorous
exercise in the morning and skipping
ropes.
Because of the multiplication OF gov
ernments in Chicago due to the exist
ence of seven townships in Cook conn
ty the per cent cost of collecting take.
is 6.66 as compared with 81 in New
York proper. .96 in st. Paul and 1.12 IL
Boston.
To provide drinking water on loco
motives southern man has designed
| tank to fit in one side Of the large
water tank on the tender. the body o
the small tank being surrounded by thu
water in the large tank to keep tn,
drinking water cool
To accurately show the location of {
ship channel in harbor a new sigma
system has series of anchored sta
tons carrying audible signals which
are connected by cables with motor
on shore the latter pulling the cable.
at intervals to give positive signals.
In oIden days. when tea was a rare
and precious luxury. silver strainers
were used, into which the exhausted
leaves were put when they had beer
well watered and drained. They were
afterward eaten with sugar on bread
and butter. This fact is recorded by
Sir Walter Scott In st. Romans Well
Vienna has never had a cat show
and. in fact. such a thing has never
been known in the empire. The Aus
tria- H ungary Bird RaIsers' association
has now taken the matter up and l.
planning an exposition. Many look up
ON the undertaking as huge joke OF
rs strictly original idea
No greater mistake could be made
than TO suppose that. in matters OF
dress. Manila is a .'shoddy" place Or
the contrary the city is as gay as tbs
climate permits Every one likes tt
ate afternoon and evening The drive
llong the Luneta during the houl
around shutdown Is a scene kaieido
scopic 10 color. Circumstances permit
ting. there IL plenty of social life In thu