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more than compensates the falling off in
the horse population of cities.

more than compensates the falling off in
the horse population Of cities.
Three ancient Roman weights were re-
Gently found al Rome. They were of green
marble, with bronze handles, and prove
that the Roman pound was equal TO three
quarters of pound avoirdupoiS.
Trained ants are the latest novelty in
Berlin. There is little circus In which
these performers appear daily. They dance,
turn somersaults, draw miniature wagons.
fight sham battles and perform other won
ders.
Smallpox. as officially reported in the
United States from Dec. g. 1901 to May 2,
1902. presents grand total of 30.S15 cases,
and 349 deaths in the corresponding period
of 1901.
The leading swine-raising States are. in
their order. Iowa. Illinois, Missouri Ne
braska, Indiana and Kansas. Iowa, with
9,723.791, has 1871 per cent. of all the hogs
in the United States, and they constitute
nearly one-fifth of the whole wealth of the
State.
Bullets made of precious stones are rari-
ties in warfare. But during the fighting on
the Eashmir frontier, when the British
troops defeated the rebellious Hunzas. the
natives used bullets of garnets encased IN
lead. The British preserved many as curl
osities.
After all the expenses were paid for the
great Columbian Exposition in Chicago In
1893 the sum OF $4,000 remained in the
Y.
among the stockholders. who will get a
dividend of As cents on each $40 share. The
city of Chicago will come in for S235, 900 of
the entire amount
4 Swiss lady from Chaux-de-Fonds re-
Gently went to live with her son at Nor
teau, across the French frontier, where
she died. When the coffin, covered with
artificial wreaths, was brought into Swift
zerland a customs house official claimed
duty on the wreathS, and after a deal or
controversy cents de-
manded and paid.
An interesting discovery has been made
at the Island of Capri, in the shape of an
underground vault in which the Emperor
TiberiuS used to confne the victims of his
displeasure prior to their being thrown into
the sea. The walls are covered with in
scripuons, some of which go to show that
among those immured subsequently in the
prison were the sister and wife of the En-
peror Commodus.
An American tourist in Scotland cites a
new example of the American invasion,
showing that what is usually considered
the most thoroughly Scottish of Scotch or
CARNATIONS, the famous BLACK Watch
Regiment, drills according to West Point
tactics, is armed with Springheld rifles and
its band wears uniforms cut in New York,
uses instruments made in Chicago and
plays SouSa s marches.
The height of Mount Etna. the famous
volcano of Sicily has long been fixed at 10.
$50 feet. Its height has recently been more
accurately measured by trigonometrical pro-
cesses and the exact elevation is found TO
be 1875 feet. The difference is not impor-
tant, but the more eXact.determination will.
of course. be given on the maps hereafter
published. The main crater has a width of
LIS feet and a depth of S26 feet.
Salt Lake City is about to lose one of its
landmarks. The old schoolhOuse where the
children of Brigham Young were educated
is 10 be torn down to moke room for some
modern structure. The schoolhouse was
built in 1860 and the pupils who attended
were exclusively the children of the Nor
mon prophet. Later the children of a few
of the leading MormonS were permitted to
attend also. but practically the school was
conducted for the instruction of the little
Youngs. There were about twenty-five of
them,