The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-27
Notes of the Day.

ers goes merrily on in other states as well
as in oregon. Wyoming and Utah sheep
breeders seem determined to push their
fiocks over into Western Colorado. he
cattiemen now have possession of the
ranges in that section. An endeavor Is
being made TO get few fiocks into houtt
county. Colorado. to be fed during the
winter and thus open the way for nun
dreds of thousands of grazing sheep next
spring. Cattlemen intimates that this VIII
not be permitted and that force will be
employed II persuasion does not prevail
Minnesota has a law to encourage tree
planting. A bounty of ESQ per acre is Of
fered, and at least one acre must be
planted, while no one person can col ect
for more than 10 acres in a year or for
more than six years. Any tree but the
black locust may be planted. Last year
bounties were paid to rs counties for
planting 1924 acres. The law has been n
operation IS years. In that time more
than 100000 acres have been planted in
trees.
A wonderful fan is now being made in
Paris in view of the exhibition of 1st0. 1t
is to be composed of leaves of ivory, all
of which are to be painted by the most
celebrated modern artists. Gerome, Gala,
Carolus-Duran, Jules Breton and Jules
Lefevre are contributing already. Tne
round center is to be signed by Maurice
Leloir. This extremely novel idea is be-
ing elaborated for America.
Not the least interesting feature of Ger
manys seizure of Kiao-Chou is that that
spot had been selected by the Chinese
eminent for its own use as a fortified
port and naval station. That was the first
recommendation made by Lii Hung Chang
on his return home, and 1t is by no me ans
improbable that it was this fact that
prompted Germany to seize the place.
The last of the late Hyman Montagu's
coins have just been sold in London, the
whole collection bringing in over $40, 90,
considerably more than was paid for the
coins by Mr.. Montagu, though he began
to collect only 10 years ago. The sal
were spread over two years, ard It took
the auctioneers 81 working days to dis
pose of the coins.
The board of managers of the Central
Presbyterian church at Hamilton, Gnt.,
has just passed resolution indorslng
Sunday street cars, declaring, among 9TH
er things, that they are "A great conven-
fence to church-goers, and that the
evils so extravagantly predicted by The
opponents of Sunday cars are conspicu-
Gus in Hamilton only by their absence"
The Duchess of Northumberland owns
shawl which formerly belong TO
Charles Y. of France, and was manufac-
tured from the fur of Persian cats Many
thousands of cats skins were untitled,
and the weaving occupied some years.
The shawl measures eight yards square,
but is so fine that 1t can be compres sed
into the space of a large coffee cup.
Boston is to have vegetarian restau-
rant The Procopeia club held a meeting
the other night to favor the project, ard
sat down to a banquet consisting of corn
soup with crackers, escalloped Eggs, rice
croquettes and green peas, apple and cell
cry salad with mayonnaise dressing,
cheese waters, ice cream 0nd cake, coffee
and fruit.
Stealing telephone service is a new form
of misdemeanor in London, classed by the
Croydon police magistrate as petty lar
ceny, and punished by him with fine
of shillings. An ingenious young man
had made false key admitting him to
the public telephones of the National
which he used without laying.
A. +. Howes of Weymouth, Mass, has
secured patents on a portable minimum
house, which, when packed for tran Mr.
tation. is in three bundles. weighing only
1870 pounds. including stove and oooki g
utensils. 1t will house four perso.s, is
fire proof. and, of course, is called the
ISlondike home"
In home in Warrenton, VT, is hung
the large mirror before which Geor
Washington made his daily toilet. The
mirror was bought at the sale of the
personal effects of Laurence Washington,
a great nephew of the first president, and
has hung in its present place for 80 years.
Dealers in human hair recall the in
structive fact that the panic of 1884
stimulated the trade among the
French Canadians The hardships OF tn t
period drove the women to selling their
hair and considerable quantities were
sent to the United States.
An American negro recently died in an
Australian mining settlement. He was a
man much esteemed by his mates. who
recorded their feelings in these wor s:
I'm memory of Black Sam. name un-
known. "A white man all over"
The highest wheat yield per acre for
Iowa during the year was 20 bushels, in
Black Hawk, Clinton, Bremen. Fremont,
Monona and Polk counties. The highest
corn yield was 80 bushels. In Benton,
Black Hawk. Cedar, Clayton and Clinton
....-
In recent test of floor material the
most durable turned out to be a ii e
made of rubber. An English earthern, tile
comes next, Vermont marble, fiagstone,
granite, marble mosaic, yellow pine,
oak. Oregon pine and teak came in the
order named.
The following is a recent state paper
from the Brierwell, Ky. justice court:
This here decision handed down by his
honor. Justice Green witnessed by his
Bailft. Thommas jenkins, and attor-
MES, and may God have Mercy on our
Solesv'
Raphael Tuck, the well-known Christ
mas card man. says some of the design
ers receive very large sums of money
for their work. He says the earnings of
one lady is 5000, another $500, white the
copyists receive at least SIS per week.
Honey dripping down a lightning rod
is the latest novelty reported from Inde-
pendence, Mo. The rod is on the spire CT
the court house and passes through a big
brass ball. into which the bees have made
their way and where they have hived.
A young Maryland widow set a bear
tran in front of her smoke house door