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 When the Emperor of China tele- graphed his condolence to the Emperor of Japan on the death of Prince Ko- matsu he used the English language. The reply was also in English.
 The Maryland school for the blind has issued the first general dictionary ever published for the use of the blind. The work comprises eighteen volumes and contains definitions of 10000 words.
 see by your paper, wrote a Boone county (MissourD farmer to a Columbia editor, ''that onyx can be found in eight of the counties of Missouri. Why don't the farmers in these counties organize and exterminate them?'
 Occasionally punishment IS prompt ana adequate. In Stararosta. Galicta' peasant, thinking it contained money stole box of dynamite, which exploded at the first blow of hammer, blew the man and his wife to atoms and wrecked their house.
 It is saddening to read that very lit- tie hope is held out by his physicians that Ira D. Sankey will ever recover his sight. Some weeks ago an operation was performed on MT. Sankey's eyes and afterwards he improved in health. It is probable, however, that he will never see again.
 There are many ''cures" for the grip but the New York State board of health in it's bulletin for March says that the annual recurring epidemic of griI caused 2,OOO deaths throughout the State during that month. There wa: a decrease during April but the figures are not yet all in.
 They do some business in food animals in Chicago. During the four months O this year there were received in tn stock yards there 1,057. 7.O55 cattle, 2,555, 053 hogs, 1,24O,S41 sheep and 50,22 horses. These were brought in 10000 cars and were either slaughtered or solt on the lloof in that market.
 The time has come, in my opinion : says Bishop Burgess of Long Island t'when the church should be particular what money it receives. Money ob. tained by fostering the gambling in stinct in young parishioners is some ! thing which every rector should refuse and, while at first the church may sui fer in it's funds, it will in the end gair in spiritual strength
 The town of White Pigeon, Michigan claims to be run as cheaply as any tow in this country. Last year it cost tn | eight hundred inhabitants $1,S21 for eZ penses. The Health department spen S2,25 in addition to the health officer salary of $20; the Police department ap 4 propriation was 50 cents: the Fire de partment $60. Two of the big items C expense were $145 for ground mol bounties and $126 for woodchuck scalp
 A correspondent of the London Mai at Dresden writes that the German are far in advance of some other peopl i'll caring for the wild birds in thei towns. During the winter shelters iron the snow are erected in public park and private gardens for them, and plen tifully supplied with food of variou kinds, including mountain ash berrie flor thrushes and blackbirds and othe