In consequence of a death from hydrophobia in Pisek, Bohemia, the local authorities ordered every dog in the town to be killed. The two biggest fire-engines in the world are in Liverpool. They can throw 1800 gallons of water a minute, and a jet 140 feet high. The latest returns show a decrease in the pauperism of England and "Wales. It was at the rate of 22 per 1000 of the ordinary population. The latest institution in New York is a dog restaurant, where people can take their caninepets for meals. About 100 dogs are fed there daily. The first printers -used to print only on one side of the page, and then pasted together the two blank pages to give the impression of one leaf. There are at present 10,000 convicts in New Caledonia. This coiony has costthePrenchGovernmentLs,ooo,ooo since 1863. Quicksilver has been discovered at Swan wick, Hants.
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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 9977, 13 May 1898, Page 4
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