Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-04
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Fruit costs England $50 600, 900 annual
Dominican nuns shoe horses in So

Fruit costs England $50, 900, 900 annually.
Dominican nuns shoe horses in South
( Africa.
In northern China many Of the natives
are dressed in dogskin.
A ton of oil has been obtained from
the tongue Of a single whale.
About 1000, 900 bottles of pickles are
consumed weekly in the United States.
More newspapers are printed in the
United States than in England, France and
Germany combined.
Partisan BARRIERS are legally compelled to
wash their hands after attending a GUS
toner and before waiting on another. They
must use also only nickel plated combs.
More than 5000, 900 messages are sent
each year over the $50 separate submarine
cables which girdle the earth. The 1900
cables were laid at an estimated cost of
$3.50, 900, 900.
1t is Claimed that a hen In Bristol, R. l.,
recently Matched twenty-five chickens from
eighteen eggs. The Rhode Island indus
tries have to transact large business in
small space.
An English paper says the sword OF Sala-
din, the anniversary of Richard Occur de
Leon, is in the possession OF a native of the
town of Bayroot, Syria, who is willing to
sell it for $4,000.
Paris boasts of a woman who will not
part with her bat-eared bulldog for less
than 1000 francs, but most French women
would not part with 1900 francs for any
number of bat-eared bulldogs.
Boarding house keepers will be delighted
to learn OF the final success OF Henry
Dencklau of Plainield, N. j., who, after
considerable experimentation with double
yoked eggs, has finally succeeded in Matching
a healthy chicken with four we'll developed
legs.
Twenty-eight postofices in as many states
have been named Dewey after the hero of
Manila. This is only four less than those
named after Washington. over 300 other
applications are on the postal files. Seventy
new Tennessee Offices have asked for the
name.
At an auction sale OF the effects Of the
late Hermann, the magician, two pairs of
silk stockings, said to have belonged once
to the Empress Carlotta of Mexico, were
sold for 80. An expert who was present
at the sale said the stockings probably cost
$50 a pair.
The parlbearers at the funeral OF Miss
Mary Baterman, who died last week at the
age OF 20, were, in compliance with her
particular request, all young bachelors.
Miss Baterman was a resident for a long
time previous to her death OF the town of
Sparkill, n. Y.
John Poverty, a commercial traveller OF
Wichita, enjoys the unique distinction OF
being cousin to both Abraham Lincoln and
Jefferson Davis. Mr.. Peverly's grandfather
was first cousin TO Lincoln's father, and his
grandmother was first cousin TO Davis
father. Mr.. Poverty is as tafl and angular
as Lincoln.
Three game cocks were brought back from
Porto Rico by Admiral Sampson for his boys
and placed at the Sampson home at Glen
Ridge, N. ]. They had records as fighters
and some care was taken to keep them from
attacking and hurting a little American
bantam which strutted around the place.
These precautions failed, however, and the
bantam killed two OF the Spanish chickens
one after the other, and the third roasted SO
high that 1t tosk the admiral's sea glass to
find hiuL