| Show EDITORIAL NOTES of the male adults in III illi noi nol drink beer wine and whisky of the last lot mentioned drink to excess the remaining being moderate drinkers the chicago tribune which gives the figures thinks there are total abstinence men in the state thirty millions were expended by b y england on the afghan war seven millions nat nav nave e already been spent on south african troubles and large amounts are now being appropriated to place the army and navy in a acon condition to resist the impending trou brou bles ca ut I 1 name nome the british taxpayer r cannot be blamed for growling J li york the lecturer writing from california to the new york truth seeker on the subject of the decline of religion says I 1 think with talmage that the vital power of bo so called religion is dead and that only the fashionable formality of modem remains which can hardly be stirred into life by the craft of moody and sankey agents are canvassing the country inducing people to subscribe in advance for copies of the revised new testament at a volume As it will be but a few days after the arrival of the book in the united states before it will be peddled at two bits and in a short time at ten cents a copy people should not be in a hurry to play into the hands of scripture speculators we are in fix receipt of a copy of resources Be sources of california which has now reached its seventh edition it Is written by john S hittell esq and publish published A by A L bancroft co san ban francisco it 13 a comprehensive work of page with a map and embraces the subjects subject of the topography society scenery commerce manufactures agriculture mining i i geology botany zoology law etc etc of the golden state its information is as valuable as it is varied the style is interesting and the estimate placed upon it by californians ia is evidenced by the number of editions through which it has passed in the latest issue additions nave have been made bringing cringing it up to the requirements of the times Sali sall salicylic cylle acid has been improperly recommended for the preservation conf of fruits etc the committee of public teet hygiene in prance france h has as been testing its effect and after a profound study of this question ana and and haying analyzed in the municipal laboratory of paris several products contain containing irla 1110 salicylic acid the committee has decided that this substance is danger dauger ous not only by the direct effects which it produces upon the organism but indirectly 3 by permitting the fraudulent introduction of other sub stances noxious or at least unhealthy into alimentary articles particularly ticul arly dry wines and beer the committee concludes that every article of food or drink which contains any quantity of salicylic acid or any of its derivatives is to be considered as suspicious and that it would be advisable to forbid their sale it will be remembered thab that all sil those connected with the assassination of the czar except one woman who is ermi erwi enle were hanged and that her execution was only postponed for a time whatever may be thought of the judgment of the court which sentenced these prisoners not a single advocate will be found we hope for the barbarous treatment inflicted upon the remaining poor wretch the dispatches say that she was left without ou t food for two whole days in order to cause her to make a confession she would not do it and after fainting seven ti times mes food lood was brought before her which from exhaustion ha she was unable to touch the russian bussian government has the sympathy of all lovers lovera of peace and order 0 in the loss of its emperor but it may expect to be execrated and despised by the whole world if it authorizes aut hor hof ike ize or permits such dastardly treatment of even the worst of its criminals the british navy amounts in the aggregate to tons of armored ships which cost the 00 england possesses 55 iron built and building buil bull dingy exclusive of 10 vessels condemned france comes next with 63 53 effective vessels having an aggregate tonnage of including those now building russia is possessed of 29 ships shi S turkey can show a fleet of 24 fighting vessels as good as any afloat italy can muster 16 ironclads iron and when the duello and dandono dandolo are swill will possess the two mo most s it I 1 powerful fighting ships in the continental waters of europe the german empire has 12 vessels 8 of them efficient seagoing sea going ironclads iron holland possesses 17 ships austria 14 7 Denmark 36 sweden and norway 8 greece 3 portugal gais gals 1 this side the water brazil owns 17 peru 4 monitors having lost her seagoing sea going ironclads iron chill chili 3 the argentine republic 2 while in asia japan musters a fleet of 4 iron and china has 4 armed gun boats |
