Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-26

-vr'sfn a few of his utterances.
In the town of Irkutsk, on the Siber-
ian railway, there is at present only one
mana Frenchman--who speaks any
other language than Russian. A hotel
y-f+, u0lvglot servants is much needed
there.
Prof william Willoughby, Of the de-
pert,aent of labor at Washington, will
rr.tablv have charge of the st. Louis
worlds fair department of social econ
on.v Mr. Willoughby had immediate
charge of the work in social economy
fgv the United States at the Paris ex-
position.
Maine has had more summer visitors
this year than ever before, and rail-
raal officials regarded as competent to
fna.e estimate that these visitors, with
those to come later in the season, will
leave Sl5,0O0,O00 in the state as COM
ra1-a.ion for their care, comfort and
pleasures.
The statistics of the strikes in
France for June have just been publish
ed In all the month gave birth to
81 while the total for the first six
months of this year was 500. The same
period in 1900 yielded AIS, which shows
an agreeable falling off in the discon-
tent of the working classes.
The Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada
IS devoting a good deal Of attention
To the restocking of the many lakes
of ganada with fish, which, to large
extent, have been greatly Reduced in
number by injudicious SEEMING. For
this purpose a special car has been built
for the transportation of live fish.
II has been reported that a camera.
has been placed so as to take each day
one picture of the new building of the
dcnartment of physics of the Cornell
university. now being constructed, with
the object OF producing hereafter a
moving picture of the building from its
lfzinning TO its completion.
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An English Tommy" captured by
General Dewet complained of the food
which consisted chiefly of mealies. De-
wet told him he had nothing better
But" said the Boer leader, "Tll cap
tura a convoy in a few days and ther
Yen shall have better food" Dewet die
cantare a convoy and the complaining
Tommy" received full rations. accord
Ing to promise.
Italian art has suffered a sad loss
a4vs the London Pail Mall Gazettel
by he burning of the Marquis Gagliar
dis mansion at Monteleone, Calabria
The place contained beautiful collec
ton Of paintings, antique jewelry ant
G01elins tapestry. The whole of thes'
have been destroyed. The damage from
this cause alone, apart from the build
Ing is estimated at more than 100000
The naturalist, NJ. Perrier, has asked
the French government for the sum o
s. 100000 He is director of the zoolog
i.2l department. of the Jardin res Plan
t5s n Paris. and declares that nothing
less than that sum will suffice to bring
the collection and buildings up to date
Le avs that among his ninety mon
KEYS there is so much consumption
that lt constitutes a real danger to Wis
itgrs
Prof William Willoughby, of the de
ra"tment of labor, at Washington, vii
ably have charge of the st. Loui
worlds fair department of social econ
mn the appointment having bee
made by the committee on education
ct to the approval of the execu
'a -ommittee Mr. Willoughby ha
immediate charge of the work in so
..onOmy for the United States a
IN|is exposition
..ml Alexander Meikeljohn has bee
red Dean Of Brown university. t
raea-er caused by the resiZna
'. n Prof Winslow Upton DR.. Mel
t1an graduated from Brown in 1879;
|'. a.s1 received the degree Of Phi. 7
. Brown after a few years post
re work, and has since been ider
with the department OF philosc
|." Hrst as instructor. and finally a
slant professor In the department
b f. Jonas, who has bee
Fed with the German departmer
undue university, Indiana, sine
hos been chosen as the successo