ROUND THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1901, 29 January 1885, Page 2

ROUND THE WORLD.

The railroads of America, it. is said, are worth four times the amount; of tho national debt. '■■■■'•{. The National Library of ParJßj by a recently completed inventory contains 3,soo,ooovolumes. , v.;v - English noblemen, genuine and bogus, are now so common in New Y6rk ; as to be no longer a novelty. , '-J It is stated that the new owners of the American Line steamers ''contemplate sailing their vessels under tho'British flag, Of the 177 towns in Connecticut-76 are now under a.license voto and 101 Under no license, ' ■ ~?'." '.,.,,'

I A legacy of 6,000,000 roubles : hhs been bequeathed 60 the pianist MadameSTenter by the, Russion millionaire, Baron de Stieglitz.:. .:!/ V " In what condition was the patriarch \-.' Job at tho end of his lifo ?" asked'i, Sun- - ; day school.teacher of a quiet looking boy a at the foot of the class. " Dead," calmly(* replied the boy! ..-.,,, ";':■ The Boston Society of Natural-<'Hist4»L.' ; ' have adopted a policy with regardiotlMP . library which, if generally followed; would mako scientific libraries more, generally useful, The Society sends such.ljboks as can be replaced' to students in any part of tiro country. The receivers of course pay the carriage, and: in addition * required to deposit a sum equal to twice, the market value;of the books bo lent, as a guarantee against loss. .••-'•'- A National Scientific Society ia being formed, in England, its purpose being'to afford scientific gentlemen the advantage of corresponding and exchanging views on any scientific subject. ' A saloon steamer has been completed by the Vulcan Conipany, at Stettin, for tho Sultan of. Zanzibar, The various parts of the vessel- will bo packed in box.es and forwardedio'-their destiriattan'from Hamburg,:.- . ■■:... A 130-ton gun has been cast at the Kr.u'pp.works for the Italian Government, If the experiments with this monster gun are successful, others on the same model will be cast at the royal foundry near *K Spezzia for coast "defence. uA •' , Dr Franz Boaz, who has resided lft ; Cumberland Sound since 1833, is reported to have reached St. Johnson hoard, an American wlialer. Owing to the mortality among his dogs, his explorations have not been so extensive as he desired; but he has, nevertheless, mapped a considerable tract of: country, and collected much information mn the Eskimo.

' The remains of an English traveller had boon exhumed for interment in the family vault. When.tho coffin was opened, tho spectators started back in affright, " Why these appear to be .the remains of a lion." " Yes," replied.a nephew of the deceased with a sigh, •'that's tho lion that ato him up; uncle's inside,of him,"

An amusing incident occurred at the Los Angeles Threatre during the performance of "Two Orphans," Mother hard had secreted Louise, the blind girl, in the garrett because the poor orphan refused to beg. Her sister began to search for the girl in tho lower part of the house and was about to give up tho task in des- ' pair, when an honest miner from Calico in the audience, who had witnessed tho scene with breathless anxiety, aroso to his feet and cried, "Look up in the garrett, old gal, and you'll find His interruption brought down the hous'lP According to tho.'Railway Age,'the first railway line over built in America was that from the granite quarries at Quincy, Massachusetts, to the Noponset lliver, and was three miles in length. It was commenced in:.1826 and completed in

Tho Food Committee of tlio Society of Aits recommend the donkey as an article of food. " Everyone," says Mr Chester, " who haa eaten roast donkey has pronounced it excellent. In tlavorit resembles turkey. .' ( The telephone is mora employed in -Stockholm than in London. Shopkeepers place it at tlie convenience of 'cußtonieti. All business houses employ the telephone freely. Tho hotekcommunicate with ono another and with.tho houses of business, Americans are beginning to employ tha electric light in coal mines, It will supercede the'.dim and'dangerous safety lamp. It is expected that next year evory coalmine in Pennsylvania will be" illuminated with the noonday light of the electric arc." ' A Swiss raountaineor has made a bet. with a wealthy 'Englishman that h,e, can \ make tho tour of Europe on foot, visiting every separate country, inside of twelve, months, to start on Jan. 1,1885, l r iia wager is for a thousand pounds, with expenses., i