The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-03-01

which is generally believed by ex
perts to be at least 5000 years old.
The Siamese government has ask
ed for American bids for the con
struction of a plant for the manu-
facture of ammunition in that coun
try.
In Winona, Mimi, there has been
900 cases of smallpox, and some Of
the surrounding cities and towns
have quarantined against the infect
ed city.
British Columbia has renewed its
quarantine against the state OF
Washington. Passengers are to be
examined at Northport and vaccina-
ton compelled.
The natural park Of 1897 square
miles proposed at the headwaters of
the Mississippi, will, if it is establish
ed, be the first in the central region
of the country.
1t looks very much as though the
South African war had about run its
length. Gen. Botha has seen the
handwriting and has opened negoti-
ations for peace.
There are no less than $4,000 lap
dogs in Paris, and the owners pay 10
francs a year license and when they
die they are as well taken care Of as
most human beings.
The American people spend $112,-
100000 annually for theater going.
In Sweden it has been decreed
that a separate car must be provided
on suburban night trains for intoxi-
Gated persons.
Rare Egyptian papyri are to be
distributed among American univer-
stiles and museums. Antiquities col
lected by the Egyptian exploration
fund are distributed pro rata accord
ing to their subscriptions.
Pliny says the liquor of the cuttle-
fish was often used by the Romans
for an ink. 1t was considered supe-
rior to the lampblack preparation,
but it was not used so freely on ac-
count of its much greater cost.
All over the country there is an
oil boom in progress. Companies
are being formed and experts are be-
ing sent out to keep track of the
progress of the work. Most Of the
companies will bear close watching.
The brother of Andree, the miss
ing aeronaut, has opened his
brothers will, as he has long since
given up the idea of hearing from
him, and the tenor of it shows that
the explorer hardly expected to re-
turn.
Only fifty years ago but one wo-
man worked to every fifty men. At
present the rate is one to four. Thir-
| ty years ago two-thirds of all the
lself-supporting women were domes-
tic servants. Today only one-third
are so employed.
The largest uncut diamond in the
world was the Bonanza, owned by
the king of Portugal, 1850 carats.
Its cutting reduced it to 367 carats.
but even thus it retains its suprem-
acy, and the next largest is the Star
of the South, 254 carats.
Frau Rosa Won Rosthorn, wife OF
the acting Austrian minister at Pc
king, has been given by the Austrian
emperor war medal hitherto only
awarded to men. Her valor and SER
vices during the seige also won her
the French Legion of Honor.
Sixty per cent. Of the voters of
Jackson county, Miss, are delin-
quent on poll tax and nearly 5000
in Hinds county. The great major
lty are property owners and whites.
IThis shows that disfranchisement
cuts in more ways than one.
| Hartford's new steam patrol
wagon, which cost $2,5O5. weighs
5000 pounds and is operated at q
cost of 2 1-2 cents a mile. 1t is OF
twelve horse power and runs from
Is to 20 miles an hour. In five
minutes steam pressure Of 200
pounds can be generated from cold
water.
| The japanese have started move
ment to mark the place Of Commo.
dore Perry's landing at Yokohama
with a suitable memorial. It i;
lprobable that it will take the form oil
a lighthouse on the dangerous Ply.
mouth rocks at the entrance to Um.
va bav. the beacon to hn c1,rno,In+oc