The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-23
with Diamonds and pearls and val.
ued at 81, 500, 700.

ued at 81, 500, 700.
/ The most valuable bo0nd book in
the world is the Hebrew Bible, now
kept In the library of the vitican at
Rome. Within the last half dozen
years syndicate of rich Jews have
offered $1O3, 900 for it..
1 The most costly pipe in the
world is that used by the shsh Of
Persia when he smokes upon Ger.
tain state occasions. It ID in4
crusted from the top of the bowl to
the amber mouthpiece with dia-
monds, rubies and pearls, and is
valued at 1920, 600.
The ocean hydra swallows it's
prey alive and when the small In.
sect thus unceremoniously dealt
with tries to escape from it's living
tomb the hydra simply puts one Of
his arms down his throat and holds
the creature still Until IL is dead.
Three different nations-the
Euglish, German and FRENCH
claim the honor of inventing the
piano. The truth OF the matter is
believed to be this: It was invented
by Father Wood, an English monk
living at Rome, in the year of I'LL.
BY much diligence and hard labor
he succeeded in turning out an al
most perfect instrument, which he
sold to Samuel Crispi, the famed
author of Virginia Crispi sold
it to Faulke GreviIle Count Carli
says to Bartholomeo Christolori) OF
Padua during his stay in Florence,
some time about the year of l7l4.
The French claim the invention for
their eountryman, Marius of Paris
who, they declare, completed the
inven ton in 1716. The Germans
make their claim in the interest Of
one ]. G. Schroeder, who, they say,
inven ted the first perfect piano in
the year 17l7, when he was only
Is years old.
The Pail Mall Gazette says, the
pope has received from the presi-
dent of the Transvaal republic a
diamond Weighing 97l carats. The
stone was found by an African
chief in the mines at Jagersfontein
and is the largest known. 1t is of
a blue white cast and almost per-
feet, its only blemish being a tiny
spot which is invisible to the naked
eye.
No Italian girl can marry with
out a dowry. In the south they
we'd at IA or Is years of age.
An Indian named Goosta, tried
to commit suicide in the Kalispell
Jail, March 18th. He cut the wind
pipe nearly in two and most of the
superficial arteries were cut. Goo,-
to was in on a charge of horse
stealing.
The Rocky Noun tain tunnel on
the Colorado Midland railway goes
through two miles of granite, cost
| a million of dollars and shortens
the distance by eight miles, be-
sides doing away with what was
the most expensive railway climb
in the world.
The balloon recently sent up by
French scient fists with automatic
ally registered thermometers and
borometers, reached height of
ten miles, where the thermometer
registt red ITO degrees below zero.
There are 1868 desertions from
the United States army during the
year ending June 80 last, as CON-
pared with 1872 in the year ending
June 80, 1898. This Improvement
is attributable to better rations,
better barracks and better chances
for promotion.
The Adams, Mass, Congrega-
tional church has fitted up room
with bowling alley, gymnasium
and billiard table, for the use OF
the young converts.
An editor in Kansas died
natural death at the age Of 81. 1t
is seldom that an editor dies a
natural death. He either starvcs
or gets blown up.
Two men in Mississippi had q
fight 10 room. One threw the
other out of a window, and, think
ing he had killed him. jumped