Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-01-22
OLIO OF EVENTS

The problem of the conveyance of
electrical power is no barrier to the
California electrician. San Jose has
just been equipped with a system OF
electric lighting the current for which is
carried for distance of 173 miles, from
point in the heart of the Sierra Ne
vada mountains.
Berlin has a child exchange The
poorer people Of the city who cannot
afford outings send their children to
country peasants and receive In return,
for an equal length of time, peasant
children who want to see the city. The
plan has worked so we'll that the char
liable German women who originated
it would like to extend 1t.
The congressional Library building
in Washington is a popular place for
visitors and readers, as shown by the
fact that 976,3S7 persons visited the
building in the year ending with No
vember. The daily average attendance
was 3,042. Since the building and the
library were opened on Sundays, begin
ming Sept. IA, the attendance has been
larger than before.
At the beginning of the nineteenth
century there were 16 cities in the
country which had a population of
more than 1000. Philadelphia was first
in the list, with $4,000, with New York
close second, while Baltimore had
taken third place from Boston by 10000
TO $4,000. At the same period the pop
ulation Of the country was 5,308. S43 of
which only per cent was urban.
The johannesburg Chamber of Mines
offers prizes for practical suggestions
and means for obviating miners con-
sumption, which is thought to result
from the fine dust made by the drilling
machines. The following awards are
offered for the three best practical sug-
gestions and devices on the subject:
First prize, $4,000 and a gold medal:
second prize, $1,25O; third prize, $500.
Some time after William Waldorf
Astor went to London certain journals
there began to speak of him as "the
honorable" and it was limited that this
was not displeasing to Mr., Aston. Now
that he has become a British subject,
however, he has made himself amen
able to British custom in such matters,
and it is said that Mr.. Aston has re-
ceived from the Lord Chamberlain's de-
partment semiofficial intimation that
it would be we'll for him to drop "the
honorable"
The men of science of the national
capital are in high feather over the
success Of Prof William H. Holmes in
securing the famous Lansing skull for
the National museum. The skull has
been set to Chicago to be mended, II
being in an exceedingly broken and
shattered condition. 1t will be returned
as soon as possible. It will be placed
on exhibition in the hall of prehistoric
anthropology Immediately upon It's ar
rival.
According to a special cable to the
New York World from Vienna, "Prlnce
Nicholas Esterhazy has Just had a rec
ord shoot at his estate, Esterholza.
When the tale of the days report was
told 1t was found that the party had
killed seven hares and wounded 43
heaters. Hundreds of heaters had been
employed and the prince has had to
compensate the injured. This achieve
ment is melting very much amuse-
ment in Vienna"
Director Merriam, Of the census Office,
is reducing his force as much as he can
in preparation for Jan. /, when all per-
sons then on the pay roll will become
eligible for transfer to any part of the
classified service. IL has been more
than intimated that Mr.. Merriam has
manifested fondness for dismissing
clerks whose congressional hackers
were defeated in the recent election.
Those who survive the final swing OF
his AK are assured of life positions in
The government service, depending upon
good behavior.
Twelve million bacteria inhabit the
skins of a half-pound Of cherries, ac-
COrding to DR.. Ehrlich. a German SCI
enlist, who has made extensive expert
ments in regard to the infection of
fruit with bacteria. Currants come
next, with 100000 to every half
pound, and grapes next, with $1,000 900.
An account of these experiments has
been transmitted to the state depart
ment by United States Consular Clerk
Murphy. at Frankfort. Dr. Ehrlich
Urges that all fruit be cleaned by either
peeling or washing before 1t is eaten.
Miss Louise w. Watkins, who has
recently added some 100000 to her pri-
vate fortune by the sale OF her Satsuma
mine, in Arizona, is probably the only
woman in the world who Is practical
gold miner. She is about "a, and has
been a prospector and miner for IL
years She has found. opened, develop
ed and sold five gold and two copper
mines in Arizona and Chihuahua, and
from three Of her gold properties she
has realized about $4,000.
A steam threshing machine from
Richmond, Ind, arrived in Coele, Syria,
the other day and created considerable
stir among the natives II was the first
time that such piece Of machinery
had been introduced into Syria, reports
Consul Ravndal. Its success was com
plete. even TO the bruising Of the straw
Furthermore for the first time in the
annals Of Syria an oil-motor -four mill
has been started there. II came from
indianapolis and Is now grinding wheat
at Lebanon.
The Federal Salt company has given
MP the fight and gone TO pieces. The
concern was organized under New Jer-
sey law. but confined its efforts 10 the
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