Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-10-31
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WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
CURRENT TOPICS
The Sonora Canovas del Castillo hos
Just died in Madrid.
About 100000 bushels of beans are
annually consumed in Boston.
Australia has spent nearly $55,ooo,'
900 in promoting immigration.
Eleven presidents Of republics were
assassinated during the last century.
Duluth flour mills are preparing to
make 10000 barrels of flour every "a
hours.
From 1903 to 1912 many attempt.
were made to fasten metal points to
quill pens.
The 10000 Indians in Ontario, Cam
ida, own $9,s40,000 worth of proper
ty, or $615 head.
The Japanese earthquake of 1903
was the most destructive on record.
It killed 100000 people.
Some naturalists say that no in.
sect except the silk worm feed upon
the leaves of the mulberry.
This years crop of oysters will
eclipse in number and flavor the har-
vest of several years past.
The 1000 or more Boer prisoners at
st. Helena have started the publica-
ton of a weekly newspaper.
A thousand railway cars are need
ed to handle the peach crop in one
country in southern Missouri,
Last year there were 1922 miles
of telegnphic lines and 933.153 miles
OF wire in the United States.
Within a few weeks the Germans
Of Mexico City collected $4,000 for q
German schoolhouse to be built there.
According to statistics prepared for
the home secretary 100 children are
burned to death yearly in the United
Kingdom.
An EngIshman 30 years old may
expect 80 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
making Of roads.
John W. Bowler, general superin.
tendent and director Of physical train
ing in the public gymnasium of Bos-
ton, has accepted a fve-year contract
"a director of physical training at
Dartmouth college.
The Oldest known weapon was tho
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 capacity together OF
81, 600, 900 matches day. The largest
factory in the country, at Barber
ton, o., can turn out $1,000, 900 match
es day, probably one-seventh of tho
entire consumption.
A strange sight was witnessed at
Bologna recently. A bellringer at a
church was struck by great bell and
thrown violently through the window
o. the tower OH to the roof, some
20 feet below. He escaped with moth
ing more than q shock.
The total product Of wool is 1000.
600, 900 kilos annually. Australia is
credited with 3o4,O0O,O0o kilos. Ar
gcnina 172 100000, the United States
132 ,00o, 900, Russia 119,000,000, England
6: ZOO, 900, France 46,00o,0o0, etc. Dur
ing the past ten years the product
A recent invention by an italian il
receiving notice from those who 60
to sea. It is net made of hemp and
intended to break the force of waves.
One recently tried with success at
Havre was 800 feet long by so feet
wide with neshes II inches apart.
The nets will break the waves at sea
and will also be a bulwark for by.
draulic works against heavy surf.
It took sixteen years to build the
first Brooklyn bridge. but immensely
larger suspension bridges can now be
constructed in from four to i've
years.
Twenty additional fruit-carrying
steamships were chartered recently
to reinforce the feet now trading
between the West Indies and Phila.
delphia.
Sven Hedlin, the explorer, reached
Charkhlk, in the heart of China, last
April, without hearing of the trou.
b]es in the eastern part of the en-
pire. He found the Chinese polite
und obliging.
The United States has the highest
proportion of children at school; IL
per cent of her population are at
school, II per cent of Germany's and
Il per cent of England's.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has added to
his collection of arms, which is one
of the finest in the country, a sword
worn by Simon Bolivar during one
of his South American campaigns.
Graduates of the Dwight grammar
school in Boston presented it's head
master, James Alfred Page, with q
silver loving cup containing $500 in
gold on the occasion of the gradua-
ton of his fiftieth class Of pupils.
Lord Breadalbane is said to be the
owner of the finest vine in Europe. It
was planted at Auchmore house in
Scotland more than fifty years ago,
and is double the size of its rival at
Hampton court. It produced 1000
punches Of grapes in one season Q
few years ago.
The report for the year ending
June 30 regarding the exports Of
boots and shoes from America to the
I.n;fAd kinrdoln nroyes most concIu.