Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-01-04
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.


The number of marriages In Man
haitian and Bronx this year will be
greater than ever in their history.
The Ancient Mechanical Society OF
Baltimore celebrated its 10th anniver-
sary recently.
An attack Of melancholia caused Mrs.
Samuel Miller, of Portchester, n. T.,
TO cut her tongue with pair OF scis-
sors.
The Oldest existing church in New
Hampshire is the Congregational at
Hampton, which was organized In
August, 1888.
The state prison building at Sing
Sing, N. Y, has been condemned by q
committee of the New York State Pris-
on Association.
The best maple syrup comes from
the north side Of the tree, but the flow
is not SO large as when the tree is
tapped on the south side.
At recent auction sale at Zurich
more than 1000 gold and silver Swiss
coins of the 18th to the 10th centuries
were disposed of.
On the big steamer Oceanic there is
no seat at the table marked IL, nor q
cabin bearing that number. This is a
concession to superstition.
In Connecticut the percentage OF
criminal population to the 1000 inhab-
itants has fallen steadily from 2.4S In
1896 to 2.33 in the present year.
The Noah Webster Association,
which has just been organized at Hart
ford, Conn, will procure funds for the
erection of library building In mem
ory of the photographer.
The vegetable ivory of Ecuador is tbs
nut of q native palm. The exports
amount to 1880 tons per annum, o
which two-thirds 60 to Germany ant
one-sixth to the United States.
New York wants museum Of Lily
ing History and Court of all Nations,
to cost several millions, exhibiting con
temporaneous art and manufactur
from every country in the world.
Thunder storms are more frequent II
Iowa than in any other part OF thu
world. The average is one about ever.
fourth day. Sumatra has SO in year
and Rio Janiero 81.
That the spores of mildew are dis
turbed by snails and worms has bee
proven by Mr.. F. L. Stevens, OF tn
University of Chicago. The mildew ap
peared In the path these creatures ha
taken over fresh leaves.
Funds are being collected in Der
mark for the purpose OF bringing
their native land the remains of tw
famous Danes who were buried abroad
Tycho Brahe in Prague, and the poe
Jens Baggensen in Kiel.
The German firm of Krupp are sal
to be making trial Of some light fvt
centifneter field pieces which are COZ
structed of compressed paper. In
good service of paper In car wheels SUI
gested the experiment.
A Chicago workingman has disco'
cred process by which plate glal
can be made from Stag, the waste mi
terial In iron and steel manufactur
and the Federal steel trust proposes
build 9 plant to turn out the ne
product.
The whole of the dry land on tn
planet scarcely exceeds $4,000, 900
square miles. Forty millions are NJ
der caucasic sway, leaving, as Profe
sor Keane says, not more than $4,000
600 for the now reduced domain OF Il
other divisions.
The life-Ezed bronze equestrii
statue of Frederick the Great, by ].
Gerome, the French sculptor, which
will exhibit at the Paris exposition
has been purchased by Peter Gibson.
Cincinnati, and Immediately after Il
exposition it will be shipped to th
country.
James 8. Galloway, OF Hillsdal
Mich, has Just pur ehased the whole
Morgan county, Ontario, S9H squa
miles, for the white pine timber up'
e.. He could cut nearly il not qui
100. 900, 900 feet, but intends to no
most of 1t, awaiting developments.
Mrs. Marie Melms, widow Of Charl
Melms, the poineer Milwaukee brewt
died In Germany recently and was CT
mated there. Her remains have ju
arrived at Milwaukee through the N
dunn of the United States mails. tt
Is said to be first use OF the mails
such purpose.
Scion Borgium, Partisan sculpt'
has been In South Dakota for the Il
three months making models in clay
Indians for the Pairs exposition.
found some fine specimens OF the Am
ican aboriginies among the Sioux
the Crow Creek agency, South Dako
and succeeded In working up a h
dozen models.
It is said that Admiral Dewey's 4
receives sample every time an arti
named for Dewey is put on the mark
whether IL be cravat, collar,
hat, cigar, brand Of whisky or al
thing else. He has adorned his ro
with these samples, and It is proba
the most remarkably decorated 70
Ia America.
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