The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-18

ates the "Tennessee-T Texas" and the
Washington" regiments as
illustrations.
Next to the seamen OF the United
States British seamen get higher wages
and better fare and more comfortable
conditions of employment than DO sea.
Ten of any other country. 1t naturally
follows that alien seamen, as rule
have liking for service on British
ships.
The total mercantile-marine snip.
building output of 1898 for the whole
world is estimated at 1,S93,OoO tons,
and I4loyd's returns show that of this
total output 1,367,57O tons gross We're
launched in the United Kingdom, the
number of vessels being 761, Of which
only seventeen We're sailing vessels.
III Minnesota law authorizes park
boards in cities to plant trees when pc
titioned by property owners concerned
and to assess the cost, not to exceed
1913 cents front foot, on the property
improved, this to include the expense
of maintaining the trees for three years
and replacing any that may die.
Oassell & Co. have been publishers
for school dictionaries in many Ian
guages for years. They have green
covers with red backs Recently an
other firm has commenced to publish
school dictionaries similarly bound,
and Cassell & Go. have secured an Or
der from the court forbidding such in
fringement
Peter Pixley in tearing down his old
house at the foot of Three Mile hill,
near Great Darlington. Mass, which
is said to be one of the Oldest found
| under the floor several old coins. one
of which is an old Franklin cent dated
1857. One side bears the date and the
inscription, mind your own business" J"
ard the Latin word ''Fugio."
In 1898, Liverpool led all other for
eign ports in the world in clearances
for the United States, the number be-
ing 1,009. In addition there Were four
teen clearances for ports that had re-
Gently been transferred from the iuris-
dlction of Spain to that of the United
States. Of all these 1,O23 clearances,
only three of the ships carried the
American flag.
A large new clothing store in New
York is equipped with lockers, dressing
rooms, baths, barber and bootblack for
the convenience of business men who
desire to attend some gathering in
evening dress, and do not wish to 20
home or to their club to dress, thus
placing some of the facilities of club
life at the command of the downtown
community at nominal expense.
A remarkable electric light column is
being erected in front of the new South
station in Boston. 1t is of polished
granite. and when finished it will be
forty feet in height. TIE stone at the
base weighs fourteen tons, is nine feet
in diameter and rests upon a stone
foundation fifteen feet deep, under
which are twelve piles. Ornamental
work will be carved upon the column,
and half way up there are to be four
bronze lamps with powerful lights. At
the top one light will be placed.
b. G. Larrabee of Salem, Mass, has
completed a picture of President Nc
Kinley which is composed of twenty
! different kinds of wood skillfully in
laid, the woods used coming from
Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines, the
Hawaiian Islands and other places
with which the administration is iden-
tilted. The portrait is to be presented
to the President by it's maker through
Congressman Moody. 1t is good like
ness, and the work is very cleyerly
done. No less than ten pieces of wood
are inlaid in the button on the coat
alone.