The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-21


TO be labeled as such in the State Of
Wisconsin
St Louis has 8 public library o. H.
Coo volumes and no place 10 put il ex-
cept in rented roous.
c. a. Barber OF Salem. Ohio. claims
TO have q violin that was made in l4li
and believes il 10 be the oldest in rhe
world.
An East Andover, y. H. young girl
was badly burned about the head and
face through q celluIoid comb taking
fire
Germany imported cotton last year
TO the value Of 21I.Gr9 marks. The To-
tai value Of rhe wool imports reached
2ss.0Q0 marks
The cinnamon tree has recently been
Introduced into the Biscayne bay re-
gion OF Florida. and is now being cul-
tivated extensively.
The city OF Liverpool IS about tc
copy Glasgow and take over the whole
OF the street railroads. The price TO
be paid is 81. Sj3. 500.
The Canadian Government has ar
ranged system of cold storage or
railways. al ports and on steamers. for
the preservation of perisha bic goods.
Forty-six counties bear the names
Of soldiers OF the late war Only two
OF them. however. bear the names Of
privates, Osborne and Rocks.
a new species Of rabbit has been
found in Mexico at an altitude OF 1900
feet. or the volcano Popocateptl. 1t is
very small, has short ears and no tail
One OF the oldest protests on record
is that Of the ladies residing upon a
street in Cleveland who petition
against naming the thoroughfare kis-
sam street
In North Dakota the killing OF quail
and English and Chinese pheasants is
prohibited until 1906. and beaver and
otter cannot be trapped and killed un
til 1903.
In Zululand, when the moon Is at the
full, objects are distinctly visible at as
great a distance as seven miles By
starlight one can see 10 read print with
ease.
Pension payments during the last ten
years We're 81 ,256. .63O.74 This colos-
sal amount was S719.64S.1 .167 in excess
Of the payments for the preceding ten
years, 1877 to 1856
The scientific academies of several
German universities are planning the
issue Of comprehensive Latin die
uonary of twelve Quarto volumes OF
about 1000 pages each.
1t is stated that the lighting of GER
tain Of the London prisons by electrici-
" is under consideration. and it is pro
posed to erect special description of
Teadmill TO supply the motive power.
Waterproof materials are likely to be
superseded by fabric of pleasing ap-
pearance. the surface of which has a
dressing Of powdered glass The re-
suit is to produce surface Of a soft.
silky and luminous description.
AT Independence. No, the other day
a young lady reciJed ':Cufew Shall |
Not Ring Tonight" Ever since she
has been sad because in the climax she
q couple Of words and said: |
= Go. your liver loves, said Crom-
we'll
Rev. DR.. Mayo, Of Massa chusetts. de-
clares that the sixteen Southern States |
are paying as much for public schools |
every year-S20, ,0OO. COO or $50. .Ot,O. 600 |
as the British Parliament votes for the |
public school system Of the British isl |
ands
= Londoner is now able to drop pen
ny IN the slot for six hours' supply |
,f an eight-candle power iucandescent |
tghr- and he can take the whole amount |
Al once or divide it into small daily in |
This is cheap enough. bu |
good penny newspaper provides far |
Iore for the money.
Governor Rogers of Washington has |
bill providing for tie erection |
IF a State capitol The bill contem. |
plated q cost Of 500. 900, and the Gov
-rnor intimated that q building erected |
.or that sum by modifying the original
clans, which were for 81 100000 out
ay, would be an eyesore and a dis |
grace.
= French philosopher has raised |
great disturbance by proposing to send |
Ill portionless girls 10 the colonies |
where there are better opportunities |
or their marriage. The girls remind |
1fm that this would be a sentence of
.xile, and they think he should be Wis |
ted with civil death and banished from !
Paris.
Pennsylvania is considering the ad |
disability Of extending it's system Of |
from collateral TO direct in. |
leritances, and a revenue Of $500 OCO |
S expected from this source if the bill |
before the House Of Representa- tiyes
becomes law. Pennsylvania. how.
yer. has not yet come to the idea o: |
a1ing such inheritances on the pro
,ressiye principle.
A member Of the Massachusetts |
House of Representative has made
mild sensation by offering an order |