Show scientific tm aaland of mauritius has been visited with an epidemic of smallpox while cholera has appeared in vessels lying in the port negotiations are in hand between the italian and swiss governments to establish telephonic communication between milan como and lugano and other towns in switzerland jonir MATTES of nebraska who is representing the agricultural department in europe reports to secretary morton that experiments made in germany and denmark in utilizing corn for brewing purposes have been satisfactory is A NEW enemy of tho vine in france is or pod Bian iulus guttu latus which has been observed by M fountains Foun taino to inva dethe buds in numbers ranging from five to ten on a bud forming balls of the size of a small pea SUCH has been the growth of popular opinion in favor of the sudden disposition of the dead by heat that there arc now in the country eighteen incorporated cremation societies and during the past ten years about three thor sand cremations havo taken place |