The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-01-11

halfway dCIOSS the ClDefldn territory
to the ocean.
Prof. Young, an Englishman, es-
Inmates that a train to travel from
the earth to the sun at forty miles
an hour would take it about 265
years, and the fare would be $780,
600, or 81 100000.
The Duke of Arbuzzi, of italy. is
trying to form plans to explore the
South Pole. He proposes to start
from Buenos Ayres in a ship that
will be specially built in Italy after
his own plans He has already Sc
lected his crew.
DIR. Chas. F. H. Wilgohs, of Ak
ron, Ohio, has recently celebrated
his 9th birthday. He is still in
good health and attends to his pa
tients, often visiting them at night
when called upon to do so. He is
German by birth, and came to this
country in 1885,
Owing to the fact that blind babies
are not received in most of the nurs-
cries in Boston, it is proposed now to
establish nursery for blind children
only in that city. They require more
care than other children, and mat
rOns do not care to take them.
Macaroni, which is made chief
| ly in Italy, is no longer
made by hand, according to
the British consul, but by ma
chinery, and about 10000 cases of
macaroni are annually exported to
England and 100000 cases to the
United States.
Count Henry De La Vaulx, a
member Of the Aero Club, of
France, has beaten the worlds record
for long distance ballooning, he hav-
ing used balloon in travelling from
Vincennes to Kieu, Russia, 1900
kilometres (012 1-2 miles,, which he
made in twenty-four hours without
any mishap or accident.
A stingless bee is found in Sinaloa
and Topic, Mexico, whose honey is
in great demand, being of a dark
color, very liquid, and is said to
crystalize. The peculiarly Of the
honey is that it has decidedly soul
or tart taste, and on this account is
sought after as being a greater deli
cacy than the sweeter honey Of the
tame bee.
According to report from the
chief of police from New Orleans
the cocaine habit among the citizens
Of that city is being practised to an
alarming extent and is daily increas
ing to such an extent as to menace
the public health. 1t is hoped by the
chief to stamp out the evil the same
as the opium habit in this section il
) being stamped out.
A late dispatch from San Domin
go reports the following new cabinet
formed by the Haytien government
Minister of the interior, Senior Her
nandez; minister Of foreign affairs
Senior Henriquez; minister of war
Senior Cuello; minister of finance
Senior Brache; minister of agricul
ture, Senior Despradel; minister Of
poses, Senior Joubert.
The peanut crop of the United
States amounts to 100000 bushels
a year, allowing % pounds for g
bushel. About $1O,OOO,OOO worth Of
peanuts are consumed yearly, either
in the natural form or in candy. The
shucks from these are used for feed
for pigs, and the vine as fodder fol-
mules. Vast quantities of peanuts
are annually shipped to London and
other Europeon countries.
In Charles City, Iowa, recently, a
Mrs. Chas. Palmer, a mute, died at
the room Of her mother, from quick
consumption. This woman, who had
not spoken for fully thirty years,
summoned up all her strength and
articulated somewhat brokenly but
sufficiently plain to be understood by
her mother, who received from her
dying daughter the message that all
was well with her and she was ready
and willing to die.
The Washington City authorities
have received a report from the Phil
ippine Islands to the effect that
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