The Seattle Republican., 1900-11-02

in 1900, as against 168, 8,493 in 1890.
This is an increase of 16,242, or 9.6
per cent. The population of the
District of Columbia is 27S,718, as
against 230,392 ten years ago, an in
crease of 1896, or 20.9 per cent.
The olive has been cultivated ir
the region of the Mediterranean
coast from time immemOrial. Div,
OIL there takes the place of butter
SPAN has about 100000 acres il
olives, Italy 2,5O0,0O0 and Franc,
about 100000 acres. There are
forty-five different varieties of the
fruit grown in Europe. The tree oc-
caslonally grows to be sixty feet high
and twelve feet in circumference of
trunk. The varieties differ in the
nature of the wood, the foliage and
the quality and shape of the fruit.
The final results of awards obtain
ed by the various countries at the
Paris exposition shows that the Uni
ted States received 2,415 awards.
Germany 1926, Great Britain 1,72t
and Russia 1913. The United
States leads not only in the grand to-
tai, but also in all grades of awards,
from grand prizes to merely honor
able mention.
Roumania would appear to be the
most illiterate country in Europe
The last census shows that in a pop
uIatlon of nearly 100000 nearly
100000 can neither read nor write.
and that only little over 100000
have any education at ALL
Florida, according to local papers.
is becoming one of the great tobacco
producing states, and the product
has been pronounced in some re-
spects equal to that of Cuba. Su-
matra wrapper tobacco raised in
Florida recently took the prize al
the Paris exposition over the world
Here is said to be an infallible test
as to the genuineness of a diamond:
Make small dot on a piece of paper
with lead pencil, and look at it
through the diamond. If it shows
but single dot the diamond is gen
uine. If it shows more than one, or
the mark appears scattered, it is
false, no matter what it cost.
During the last few days duels
have caused a regular slaughter in
Italy. As many as four duelists were
killed in different towns in one day.
During the last year 2,4O0 duels have
been fought in Italy and 48O deaths
have resulted. Most Of these COM
bats were between army officers, and
based on the most trivial preteXts.
Vhe nit comes to battle a horse
shfsws no fear Of death, no sign Of
beng overcome BY panic in All the
wild tumult of the battles roar. A
horse in one of our batteries in the
Murfreesboro fight was hit by a
piece Of shell, which split his skull |
80 that one side was loOsened. The
driver turned him loose, but when he
saw the team he had worked with be-
ing driven back for ammunition he
ran to his old place and gallOped |
back with the rest. When an officer
pushed him aside to have another
horse put in he gazed at the new one
with most sorrowful expression in
his eyes Then he seemed to realize
that the batte was no more for him.
and be walked away and lay down
and died. The officer declared that
it was broken heart that killed him.
Our Dumb Animals.
The bureau Of engraving and
printing is now employing the larg-
est working force in its history
1850 persons. 1t is also turning out
more work than ever before, the
present daily average being 2O0,OO0I
sheets of internal revenue stamps.
10000 sheets of postage stamps,
5000 sheets of national bank notes.
four on a sheet; $4,000 sheets of
silver certificates and 5000 sheets Of
miscellaneous work.
The population of the state of
California has been announced by
the census bureau. The population
of the state in 1900 is /, ,4S5,O53, as
against 1,208,130 in 1890, represent
ing an increase since 1890 of 276,-
923, or 22.9 per cent. A small por-
ton of this increase is due to the
fact that there were 5,107 Indians
and 161 other persons, or a total of
5,26S persons on Indian reservations.
ETC., in California, who were special
ly enumerated in 1890 under the
provisions Of the census act, but