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Show IN THE WORLD ABOUT US John' Connors of Chicago was killed by a pigeon. While standing in fron: of a building he was struck on cop of the head by a brick. Passersby saw the brick dislodged from the coping by a pigeon, and rushed to n assistance, as-sistance, lie died in their arms. William II. Dunn says that oil keeps the macadam driveways and roads In good condition and lessens the wear, and that It is 34 per cent cheaper than water. The Santa Fe Railway company has bought 10,1'ion acres of land in San Diego coiintv. California, and is planting plant-ing it as fast as possible to young eucalyptus trees. These trees grow-to grow-to be of great size; some hove been known to attain a height of 300 feet. At eighteen years of ano one tree will cut at least 200 railroad ties. In Paris peddlers go from house to houe carrying tubs and hot water for batli purposes. They carry the tub to the patron's room ami furnish two palls of hot water for 3j cents. Professor K. D. Fuller of the Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania station declares that as long as the farmer can raise plenty of corn, hay and oats he cannot afford to purchase pur-chase any material containing less than 14 per cent of protein Mrs, Wilcox, who lives in the suburbs sub-urbs of Lincoln, Neb , Is following the vocation of a blacksmith, after being a school teacher for five years. She does all kinds of work, forging iron, repairing wagons and shoeing horses. According to the last census Uncle Sam has In his domains 103 woman blacksmiths. While grading a street In Manassas, Va., the workmen discovered that their picks went to a depth that Indicated a subterranean cavity. Upon investigation inves-tigation they found a trench three feet deep had been dug and several barrels of flour put therein and concealed probably from the enemy on the evacuation evac-uation of Manassas by the confederate troops. |