The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-01-17
NEWS NOTES.

Eleven Indian languages are still
spoken i'll Mexico.
Out in New Mexico a woman is a
trainmaster on the Southern Pacific
The salmon output in the Northwest
exceeds that of all former years.
In Prussia an income tax is levied on
all whose income exceeds 1925 year.
In New York Mr.. Wickes is deal
Ell in lamps, while Mr.. Lampe is deal
Ell in lamp Wicks.
Photographing objects solely by the
light from the planet Venus has been
successfully accomplished.
There is about twice as much money
in the world as there was in 1878, when
silver was demonetiZed.
According to statistics, the United
States began the new century first in
commerce, industry and wealth.
Silkworm authorities estimate that
the larvae from 1 ounce OF eggs will eat
1900 pounds Of mulberry leaves and pro-
duce 100 pounds of cocoons.
1t is estimated that the number of
Americans in Paris is not less than 49,
600, of which $4,000 are living in apart
ments and 10000 are transients.
Houses which are damp because of
proximity to undrained land may be
| rendered more habitable by planting
/ the laurel and the sunt1ower near them
! Massachusetts has been called the
bay State from the great inlet on it's
eastern shore. 1t has been designated
the "Old Colony" from the antiquity
of it's foundation.
In the organization of the police de-
partment at Johannesburg, the system
of Identification by finger marks is be-
| ing introduced and in this way every
native is to be registered.
! A Judge at NorristoWn, Pa, has de-
cided that while a pupil is i'll school he
or she is in the teachers care and may
| be punished, within reason, in such
manner as the latter may see fit.
According to the best authorities,
there are 3434 known languages and
leading dialects, while local dialects
not worthy to be classed as languages
bring up the number to nearly 5000.
| w lCll pOUdUOtS Wtlt ulSl DIOuSlU llluO
! Russia the people rejected them. They
| introduction caused riots in several
Des MONIES has more horses in pro-
portion to her population than any
! other city OF town in the United States,
the census showing total of 6O31, or
one horse for every ten of the popula-
ton.
New Orleans wants Congress to APP
propriate money to deepen the pass at
the mouth of the Mississippi River,
10 miles below the city, so that larger
! vessels OF commerce may land at that
port.
During the year 1899 no less than
1907 vessels, with 22l,00O passengers,
passed through the Suez Canal. OF
| these 2726 were merchant ships, 1876
mail steamers and 145 war-ships land
transports.
Ina recent lecture a scientist claimed
that the age Of fishes can be told by
their scales. These show under the
microscope stripes similar to the bands
in the crosscut of tree, which indicate
the age of the fish.
Miss Permeal French has been re-
elected State Superintendent of Public
Instruction in Idaho. In recent arti-
Gle in a magazine, Gov. Steunenberg
stated that Miss French is the best
, superintendent the State ever had.
Joseph Jefferson, the actor, has pur-
chased real estate in Chicago, valued at
$4,000, Mr. Jefferson paid that amount
for it, giving SAT, 900 in cash and assum-
ing mortgage of 100000. The proper
ty consists of a three-story brick apart
ment building OH Forty-seventh street.
The Washington correspondent of the
Brooklyn Eagle, says that practically
every one of the thousand and more
new positions in the army that will be
created be the Senate bill will be filled
by men who are now in the service or
who have held volunteer commissions.
iHFha civilian without q 1Oilitarv rooord