Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-10-03

Just died in Madrid. y
About 100000 bushels Of beans are
annually consumed in Boston.
Australia has spent nearly s5s.ooo,.'
600 in promoting immigration.
Eleven presidents Of republics were
assassinated during the last century.
Duluth -four mills are preparing to
make 10000 barrels Of -four every "a
hours.
From $50: to 1919 many attempts
were made to fasten metal points to
quill pens.
The 10000 Indians In Ontario, Cam
ada, own $9,s40,000 worth Of proper
~, or s615 head.
The Japanese earthquake Of 1908
was the most destructive on record.
+ killed 10000 people.
Fl Some naturalists say that no in.
sect except the silk worm feed upon
the leaves Of the mulberry.
This years crop of oysters will
vest of several years past.
The 1000 or more Boer prisoners at
st. Helena have started the publica-
ton of q weekly newspaper.
A thousand railway cars are need
ed to handle the peach crop In one
country in southern Missouri.
Last year there were 192,7O5 miles
Of telegsnphic lines and 933, 1873 miles
Of wire in the United States.
Within . few weeks the Germans
Of Mexico City collected $4,000 for .
German schoolhouse to be built there.
According to statistics prepared for
the homA secretary 100 children are
burned to death yearly in the United
Kingdom.
h Al Englishman 30 years old may
expect 81 years 2 months more Of life;
q woman Of that age "a years /
month more.
After the confiscation of monastery
property in Spain by the state, much
Of the proceeds were devoted to the
Masking Of roads.
John w. Bowler, general superin-
tendent and director Of physical train
ing in the public gymnasium Of Bos-
ton, has accepted q fve-year contract
"a director of physical training at
Dartmouth college.
The oldest known weapon was the
club. The clubs of the lake dwellers
Of Switzerland, studded with stones
In default Of nails, and thus making
formidable weapons. have been recov-
cred from their habitations.
In New Jersey there are two match
factories with q capacity together of
q, 0oQ. 600 matches g: day. The largest
factory in the country, at Barber
ton, O., can turn out 100, 000, 900 match
es . day, probably 4one-seventh Of the
entire consumption.
&. A strange sight was witnessed at
Bologna recently. A bellringer at =
church was struck by great bell and
thrown violently through the window
soffs the tower on to the roof. some
soafeet below. He escaped with moth
ing more than a4shock.
The total product Of wool is /, 000,-
ooo,0 900 dlos annually. Australia is
credited with 3of, 0o0. 600 kilos. Ar
gcntdna 172, 600. 900, the United States
l3e, 100000, Russia 11e, Oo0, 900. England
III, 100000, France *, 000,0 600, etc. Dnr-:
ing the past tenSSyears the product.
A recent invention by an Italian ID
receiving notice from those who go.
to sea. It is a net made of.hemp and
intended to- break the force of waves.
One recently tried with success lat
Hayre was 800 feet long by so feet
wide with meshes n inches apart
The nets win break the waves at sea.
and will also be q bulwark for ny.
drauiic works against heavy surf. 4
II r. took sixteen years to build The:
hrst Brooklyn bridge. but immensely
,l4sEssmsaa hsidgs seazasnow be
constructed in from four to five:
years.
d TWENTY additional. frutt-carrydng
We ssag;aainiships were char tered rteecently
to reinforce the feet now trading
between the West Indies and Phila-
-de1Pnia.
Sven Hedlin, che explorer, reached
tGhafkhilx liz the heart 81 China last
April, without healing Of the trou-
sbJds in tbs eastern part 81 lthessen,..
pire. He found the Chinese nolitx
and. obtging.. es.- III s.s T.. -
-. The United States has the hfythes1
proportion Of children at school; il
percent OF hel popuIation ans al
school, az Per cent of GeFmany'Ssand
Is per cent Of England's.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has added q
kjs- collection of arms, which isaonf
of the finest jpsthe country, sword]
W6fn w Simon Bolivar during ont
gohslill SoutAsAmerican campailfh +
or 1914 gasworks in the United
Kingdom, 1888 are fl England, - s.
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