The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-11-02
CURRENT TOPICS.
There are over 20 miles Of tunnels
builteinl the solid rock of Gibraltar.


builtsinl the solid rock of Gibraltar
In Germany clock has been made
that is warranted to go for 5000
years. H' h' :
In 1898 the tobacco monopoly yield
ed France an income of 329, OOO, 900
francs. HafEE8 Z
The island of Guam is $500 miles
from Honolulu and 1000 miles from
Manila. rsenFT
There are now 5o,712 Christian En-
deavor societies in the world, with
3,50O,000 members.
In India spoon is always used for
eating curry, fashion only lately
understood here.
The advocates of cremation in Ger
many have their own periodical, CALI
ed Flamme (tiame).
Lymph taken from the Emphatic
glands of goats is now being tried
in cases of apopleXy.
1t has been observed in the hos
pitfalls that nails on amputated fin
gers continue to grow.
London economist calculates that
the Transvaal war will increase the
English debt $5o,OoO,OOO.
The Hamburg line has
announced reduction in second
cabin rates of from SIS to $40.
American exports to Germany dur
ing the past ten years have increased
more than $1o,000,OO0 in value.
Meat has been preserved in a frozen
state for 80 years, and found perfectly
eatable at the end of that time.
There are in the United States 80
Berlins, 81 Hamburgs, % towns bear
ing the name of Paris and IS London.
1t is said that no fewer than 255,0OO
books for the blind are borrowed an
nually from the free libraries. in this
country. .EE*s Ek6##s%& &
Each year about $4,000 IS expended
in sprinklingsthe streets of London
with sand to prevent the horses from
Slipping. .-.s.., ..,.....9, 3D.. ,.......
The state of Colorado and the cat
tie barons, wdrking' together, are Of
fering $50 pr every coyote scalp
presented. " ." VS. %.''" f4..
The most magnificent tomb in the
world is deemed to be the Palace
Temple of Karnal1, occupying an area
of nine acres. H Ha
1t is imprudent to keep an oil or
gas stove burning in sleeping room.
They consume the oxygen and thus
vitfate the air. ''5 -
A child was seriously poisoned. in
Mfddletown, Ct, recently by eating
sample pills left on doorsteps by a
distributing agent. :
British army officers report that
they successfully used the tMarconi
system of wireless telegraphy in the
South African war. ..Ega'
Excepting grape wine, the oldest
alcoholic beverage known to man is
sake, rice wine. 1t has beenaused by
the japanese for over 1000 years.
Golden and diamond weddings were
celebrated by GA couples in Prussia
last year, and the state distributed
medals to each husband and wife. a
The largest cotton ginning plant in
the world is now under construction
at .Corsicana, Tex, and the next
largest is being constructed at Bry-
an, Tex. The third is being put in at
MeXia, Tex. essrga-s ...ls ... .Es ..e 80.
A French statistician has calculated
that the human eye travels over 1000
yards in reading an ordinary-sized
novel. The average human being is
calculated to get through $500 miles
of reading in lifetime.
The German schooner "Kate" took
four months in crossing from Olden-
berg, Germany, to Granton, England.
She ran out of food, and for 20 days
her crew subsisted by chewing straw
used to pack bottles, which formed
the cargo. q "a
The mercury of Cape Nome, Alaska,
from January Is to January IS
ranged from 16. degrees below zero
to 80 degrees below. January &c it
rose to degrees above, and till Feb
ruary it continued above, reaching
20 degrees. '--
= In the agricultural portions of Bel
GUM the work performed by women
includes going to the fields to help
the horses pull the plow, of aiding
the dogs in hauling carts. In the
mines they work as hard and receive
the same wages as the men.
Seeking the Details-"He died of heart
failure" said the doctor. "Of course, of
course" returned the perverse man; every
body does that, but what made his heart