The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-28
GLEANiNGS AND GOSSIP.

1t has been estimated that rats In
England do damage to the extent OF
s15,000,000 annually.
French theaters receiving govern.
ment subsidy are obliged to give a free
performance every year.
Germany, Great Britain and the
United States produce four-fifths OF
the worlds supply Of pig-iron.
The figures of the London police
courts show very decided increase
during recent years in serious crime.
Cigar boxes of glass are coming
more and more into use. They are
cheaper than the wooden boxes and
keep the cigars fresh a longer time.
One of the Boston papers is taking
solid satisfaction over a story Of a
bunch Of ambergris found ia a sword
fish Popular opinion has ambergris
linked with whales
According to official figures, the
number Of merchant marin steamers
Of Japan at the end of last year was
1918. OF these. 101 were steamers OF
more than 5000 tons.
An old Scotchwoman was advised
by her minister to take SNUFF to keen
awake during his sermon She an
swered briskly: Why dinna We put
the snuff in the sermon, mon?"
Mrs. Lillian 0. Hoas, of Los Angeles,
Cal, is believed to hold the record
for fasting. She was i'll, and thought
that fasting would do her coed. She
is said to have gone without food for
40 days. She saEssthat the cure was
a complete success.
That the war on tuberculosis pays
immediate dividends in human life is
proved by a report Of DR. Bosley
health commissioner of Baltimore. In
the monthly health bulletin for July il
is shown that the number of deaths
from tuberculosis occurring n the city
was %, as compared with 123 for the
same month last year
1t is curious that the British naval
authorities should have abandoned oil
fuel at time when in foreign fleets it
has been decided o substitute oil for
coal The British empire has very him
tied resources of oil fuel, and at pres.
ent the navy's supplies have to be i'm.
ported These supplies might be cut
off in time of war, and it is pic bably
for this reason that oil fuel Is being
given up.
A woman who recently q Lied to
the Lambeth guardians for rc.ief said
that for the last three mont, she and
her five children had lived rent free
by 'squatting in the rooms Of empty
houses In Lambeth there are many
such houses which have reverted &c
the duchy Of Cornwall, and The people
are permitted to occupy the places IN
til the premises are demolished
There will shortly be opened in
Switzerland the Wiser viaduct. on the
route from Davos to Filsur IL is en-
tirely constructed of stone, at height
Of 80 metres, or 292H feet, and has
central arch of 50 metres and six
others each of 20 metres, the entire
length Of the bridge being 10 metres
1t is, according to Paris contempt
rary, the NEST beautiful bridge in the
world
The institute of marine engineers in
London recently discussed the subject,
and II. A Mayor, of Glasgow, said that
the prospects for electric propulsion
for ships is very hopeful. Leading
shipbuilders have been considering II
for some time. w. p. Durtnall said
that in the all-electric Paragon method
of driving vessels. the electric motors
are coupled direct to the propellers.
and run at equally high efficiency in
either direction. Since the setam tur-
bine can only run in one direction, the
new method saves the expense of re-
versible turbine.
young man Is bringing an action
against q graphologist In Paris Ter
substantial damages . A pretty heiress,
70 NlCm he was engage to be mar