Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-05-14

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girls between twelve and fourteen
years of age
All che trees Of the tropics except
those imported from colder cGmes are
eyergreeus.
OF the total working expenses Of the
railways over 90 per cent goes in yari-
Gus ways TO the wage earuerS.
Two dogs were recently arrested in
New York for following people in the
street and two more for lighting
In 1900 Philadelphia had nearly TO-
ono more population than New York
The figures were 10, 22S and 61,4Sg
The Russian navy of the present
time consists of 1872 vessels, OF which
thirty-six are tirst-class ships of war.
In almost every school of the mika-
dos empire it is the custom one day In
the autumn TO take the pupils out rab-
bit hunting.
A tricycle. TO be propelled by cleo
tricity and toruu at the average speed
OF Ten miles an hour has been patented
at Washington.
Automatic boot-blacks win be put
on the market soon by Nurnherg
firm. They will be run on the nickel
in-the-slot plan
Ii ia computed that SO, 600, 600 babies
are born into the world every year
This is at the rate of seventy a minute,
or more than one every second.
1t is unusual for persons eyes to
be equally strong. In only three eases
out Of ten does it happen that the eye
sight is equally good in each eye.
GrasshOppers attain their greatest
size in South America. where they
grow to a length Of five inches and
their wings spread out ten inches,
Lettia Cox. who died at Bybrook,
Jamaica, in 1888, claimed and brought
evidence TO prove that she was lGO
years old at the time of her death
Three-quarters of the entire manu-
featuring capital of the United States,
or six thousand million of dollars, is
directly or indirectly based upon pat
ents.
A woman who lives at Concord, n.
c., dreamed thst she saw her husband
cut in two by a circular saw. the
next day, IL is related her dream came
true.
In the days when wings and powder
were fashionable, ladies are said to
have paid as much as ZOO for having
their hair dressed for special or state
occasions.
A scientist has discovered that near
sightedne,s prevails TO a larger extent
among blondes than brunettes. This
accounts then, for Germany being the
nation of spoctaclos.
The natives OF Vera Cruz do large
trade in liretlies, which they catch by
waving "a blazing coal ut the end of a
stick The insects fly toward the
light, and are captured in nets.
Steel casksts for the bodies of those
who die suddenly on shipboard are be
ing carried on many of the trausatlad.
tic liners. The remains are placed IN
them and Theoretically scaled,
HOLSTERS often travel in regiments.
seeking new feeding grounds Their
nliEl NtiliG Al ItlAN al u dFN ave ittll NV
the biggest aud strongest ones, while
the manned and weakly struggle along
behind,
A Presbyterian church in Lancaster,
Pa, gives a medal 10 every person who
does not MISS u church or q Sunday
school service during the year Last
year the sexton carried on all the
honors
A new series OF postage stamps has
been ISSUED by the republic Of san Sal
yador All stamps previous 10 1899
have been called in, and only tho new
stamps viii be accepted IN payment Of
postage hereafter
It is said that If the earth's atmos.
phere extended TO a height ~ 700 miles
the SUMS heat and rays could never
penetrate IL, and we would freeze TO
death while wrapped in darkness
biacker than the blacklist midnight.
Judging from the plumber Of char
ters taken out IN the different states
for the construction Of railroads, il is
estimated that upward ot 1900 miles
OF new track win be added TO she total
mileage Of the country this year.
Snuff has been made from a very
early period, first aud most largely by
the Spanish. who prepared it with care
and scented it with various materials.
Next the Low Countries, Scotland and
England extended and popularized the
use Of snuT
The population Of Bogota, the capi-
tai Of the United States of Colombia,
decreased s54 during 1891. There
were 2,30j births and 3,15g deaths In
the city during the year Emigration
and Immigration arc not factors in the
city's economy.
No people in the world are more de-
pendent upon boats than are the ma
tiges Of southeast Alaska. They live
ia a region where the coast line is
broken iuto many channels, straits
and harbors by the numerous islands
Of the Sitkau Archipelago.
IN northern Africa date stones are
roasted and used as substitute for
coffee. All kinds Of basket and wicker
work are made from the leaf stalks,
while the leaves Themselves are made
into mats, bags etc. The wood is used