Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-01-11
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Recently completed Improvements IN
the Canadian canal system make II pos
sibe for ship 30 feet long, drawing
fourteen feet of water anu carrying
$500 tons of freight to pass from Lake
Erie to the sea without breaking cargo.
A decision has been handed down by
the Minnesota Supreme Court. in which
a majority Of the court concur, holding
that state authorities have no right TO
enforce the game laws against the res
ervation Indians while hunting on their
own reservations.
Count Skorzewski, Il wealthy lana
owner in Posen, Germany, has recently.
astonished the natives by employing y
camel, instead of horses or oxen, to-
draw the pillow on his estate. The ex-
pertinent has proved most successful
and is likely to be copied in other agrl-
cultural districts.
Syracuse, n. v, has established a
municipal lodginghouse at which an
applicant is furnished with supper,
bath, lodging and breakfast on condl-
ton that he works at street cleaning
half day. \ meal is furnished for one
hours work. The system has put an
end to the tramp nuisance.
Gas and electric lights can be auto
matically extinguished at Il predeter-
mined time by Il new English device
having a disc revolved by clockwork
with adjustable hands on the face OF
the disc. which are set to come in con-
tact with the key at the desired time to
cut off the gas or electricity.
The finest gardens in the world are
the Royal gardens at Kew, England.
They cover an area of about go acres,
and are visited by about 100000 per-
sons a year. The gardens contain the
finest collection Of exotic plants in the
world, FARMHOUSE. a winter garden,
museum, an observatory and a school
for gardeners.
To be prepared for emergencies, many
of the European monarchs have large
amounts of money on deposit in the
Bank of England. Napoleon ILL.,, when
he saw that his star was on the wane,
contrived to send vast sum to En-
glands great bank This deposit has
enabled Empress Eugene to live in dig
nifty and luxury.
Natal. the name of the South African
colony. is pronounced Natal. with the
accent on the last syllable. the being
pronounced like a in far" The coast
of Natal was discovered on Christmas
Day, 1497. by the Portuguese. under
Vasco la Cana. who named it in honor
of the day-dies natals, in Latin; natal,
in Portuguese-Natal.
The following curious bit Of English
appeared the other day in the Nam
tuckct Inquirer and Mirror: "Stillman
c. Cash caught Il hook in his finger
Saturday while codtishing Off 'Sconset.
lie was unable to cXtricate it and had
to take his anchor and row ashore with
it probing the flesh all the time. DR..
II. Il. ptman removed It,"
The Kashmir railway Is to be con-
structed over 1856 miles In the most
mountainous part of India. 1t will be
operated by electricity. water power be-
ing used. This permits of much
lighter motor for drawing the same load
and also permits of grades which a
steam engine could not climb without
recourse TO the rack system.
A firm Of fish dealers in Mobile. Ala,
Is experimenting with railroad tank
car In which. II successful. they will
transport Spanish mackerel. pompano,
gulf bluriish and other southern fishes
alive to Northern cities. They believe
that necessary aeration and regulation
of temperature In u sufficient quantity
of sea water will be feasible.
Numerous fine specimens OF the kind
Of fine clay known rs kaolin having
been missed from the exhibits Of the
state geological department of Georgia.
detectives were put to work to investi-
gate. with the resulting discovery that
Annie Williams. u negro scrub woman
employed there. had eaten them. The
woman turns out to be II regular Geor-
gn clay eater.
TWO years ago Il Brown Count.
farmer gave his daughter two chickens
and promised 10 feed the Increase for
four years. provided she would take
care OF them. lie says she has %t;l IN
tho hnnk aud has 200 chickens that he
win have to feed this winter. He also
says that ut tho end OF four years she
win own Tho farm and will he charging
him rent for living on It.
After observing the antics OF some
folks the theory that man descended