Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-10-23
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1884.
WIDE WIDE WORLD.

California produces figs which meas
ure over eight inches in circumference.
Paris has population of 2,239,928, Of
whom 1879 are English and 5,9S7
Americans.
DR.. G.. G. Graham, OF Louisville, who
celebrated his Tooth birthday Oct. 10,
was friend Of Daniel Boone.
About 10000 Jewish emigrants land at
our ports yearly, and they have been
coming at that rate for 10 years.
The coal combination in Pennsylva-
MIA has ordered a suspension OF mining
one week In November and two weeks In
ID ecember.
Lieutenant Schufeldt of the United
States Navy, who was the first foreigner
ever permitted to explore the island of
Madagascar Is now in Washington writ
ing his report.
An electric light has been introduced
into lighthouse at the entrance to the
outer harbOr of Rio de JaneriO. 1t is of
1000 candle power and is visible dis
lance of thirty-6vs miles.
volcanic tree is reported to exist in
the Japanese village of One. 1t is sixty
feet high with girth of ten feet and
said to be centuries old. Every day a
white smOke-like mist issues from the
top lasting from early afternoon till
evening.
The Savannah News says the outlook
for big orange crop is excellent. By
some it is placed as high as a million
boxes. 1t is probable that this estimate
is too large. The number OF boxes, how
ever Is certain TO be great deal beyond
the number of any previous year.
President Arthur, Tuesday of last
week appointed Frank HattOn POstmas-
ter General, the oath of office being ad-
ministered by James LawrensOn, who
has performed the same Office for twenty
two Postmaster Generals, beginning
with Postmaster General Wyckliffe, of
Kentucky, ia 1871.
Some very curiOus names appear in
the applicatins for pensions. Among
them is that of Pilgrim CraZylous, a
Pennsylvania pedagOgue; Charley Crow,
cOlOred preacher; Torment Twist,
Christian Bible. John Drinklager, Reas-
on Tuig, d. Slatecipher and Skye Leaf.
Some idea of the prevalence of opium
eating in this country may be gained
from the records of the San Francisco
custom house, When notice was given
that the duty on opium would be raised
from So to $40 pound the California
dealers imported several million dollars
worth. This has become recently ex-
hausted and the first shipment under
the new rate Melted the government
$4,000 in duties
Canada's revenue for the fiscal year
which closed June 80 last was $32,000.-
600. This is a tremendous amount to
raise from population not so large as
that Of the state of Pennsylvania by gen.
eral taxation. Allowing as much more
for local taxatiOn-which is low esti-
mate-we have about SIG per capita for
the whole population Of all ages. This
taxation is so excessive as to be hardly
compatible with prosperity. All Of the
$32,OOO,OO0 of the revenue was spent
except 100000.
More than 100000 tons of cottonseed
are annually shipped to Italy to be man
ufactured into pure olive Oil"
Professor Sayce has deciphsred an As
syrian tablet which describes transit
| of Venus that occurred 1900 B. G.
A farmer at Trenton N. j.. has expert
enced considerable trouble lately from
the fact that his best cow is MIXED by
snake.
German female telegraph operators
receive salary of $240 a year and get
no vacations.
In Holland the land is cultivated by
1864 persons, of whom 60 per cent are
property owners.
Water is so scarce in Texas that men
are trading it, barrel for barrel, for
whisky, The cattle down there won't
touch whisky.
The rice crop of this country amounts
this year to 100000 pounds, which
will not satisfy the home demand. But
the amount raised in Eastern countries
is enOrmOus-say 250OO0,OOO pounds.
Large areas of land in this country are
suitable for this crop and 1t is destined
to become one of our great staples.
Many trees one foot in diameter have
been successfully transplanted into the
capitol grounds at Washington. A year
before removal the large roots were cut
off about four feet from the stump
Within this circle many new feeding
roots were put out, so that the trees were
well provided with working rOOtlets,
ready to take hold of the soil in their
new location.
The bank of Montreal in Chicago paid
the United States Court over $50 900, the
amount being a judgment against them
for the one twenty-fOurth of l per cent
per month tax imposed on bank capital. |
The Canadian Bank of Commerce will |
follow suit and pay to the clerk OF the |
United States Court about $4,000 in a |
few days.
The Umbria, the new Cunarder, attain
ed amaximum speed Of twenty-fOur mil
es an hour during her trial trip on the |
Clyde which approaches the famous re-
cord of tho Mary powell on the Hudson |