The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-08-23
CURRENT TOPICS.

hHONH
Belfast is Ireland's richest and most
populous city.
The feminine surplus in Massachu-
sets is 7O,39S.
Europe will have to borrow heav-
lily from the American granary.
The amount of money in this coun-
try last year was $30.66 per capita.
The carat is used in estima ting the
weight of gems is grain of Indian
wheat.
Only about 100000 people in this
country buy novels as they run from
the press.
Algeria has four zones in which pc
troleum occurs. One of them is 125
miles long.
Suckers in big steamships work in
an average temperature OF from leo
to $50 degrees.
1t is estimated that the cost of the
Sampson-Schley court of inquiry will
be about $4,000.
Only per cent Of the soldiers ac-
tualfy engaged in war are killed ON
the field of battle.
The graduating lists of the Amer
lean colleges this year show an in
crease of 25 per cent.
Austrian shoemakers talk of vio-
lence if American retail shoe stores
are opened in that country.
Eleven thousand people are en-
gagged in making lamp chilnncys
throughout the United States.
Owing the the scarcity of grain
cars in the west the Kansas farmers
are experiencing difficulty in moving
their wheat.
Exports of horses and mules in
Missouri last year brought return
of $9,000,000 and great deal of mon
ey came from foreign countries.
According to the London Telegrap phi
the first doctors degree ever bestow-
ca upon woman in Bohemia was OBJ
tanned by Fraulein DR.. Cabot, at the
Prague University.
The world-famed Prince Edward of
York diamond, one of the most pre-
cious stones ever found in the South
African diamond fields, will be
brought to America.
The famous eagles which used to
haunt the lakes of Killarney, making
their home in the Eagles Nest Noun
1ains, have been eXterminated with
in the last three years.
The statue of Frances E. Willard to
be presented by the state of Illinois
to the national capitol at Washing
Ton will be modelled by Helen F.
Near, of Oshkosh, Wis.
King Edward VII. has accepted
Scott Mantague, M. p. number of
American bronze turkeys taken to
England in wild state. They will
be housed at Sandringham.
The fortune of Krupp, the Ger
man ironmaster, is estimated at $780,
100000. His yearly income is s4,ooo,-
o00 and his various foundries and
steel works employ $4,000 men.
The Russian emperor does not be-
lieve in the eight-hour day, so far as
he is concerned. He works many
more hours and seldom retires be-
fore 1 or o'clock in the morning.
1t is stated, on the authority of n
Chinese tea merchant, that the glaze
OH the paper coverings of tea chests
is due to a preparation composed
principally of the refuse of sharks
fms, tails and skins.
Rev. John Sturgeon, the father OF
the famous Charles Sturgeon, now
dead, recently celebrated his ninety
first birthday by laying the founda-
ton stone of the South Norwood
Baptist Church, in England.
The most marvellous instance on
record of man supposed to be dead
who was brought back to life is the
recent case of John Schaefer, of
brooklyn, who was resuscitated aft
er being under water 40 minutes.
The British admiralty have just or
dered 81 sets of wireless telegraphy
gear, to be made according to their
own specifications and system. The
circle, which is perfectly round and
drawn with Il compass, exhibits this
popularity as soon as the square is
drawn inside of it.
One of the freaks of nature has
recently been discovered close to the
immense tunnel that is nearing COM
pletion on the line of the Southern
Pacific running along the boundary
line of Los Angeles and Ventura
counties. Some workmen employed
by the company discovered On i'm
mense rock that is perfect image
of mans head.
Curious markings are left upon The
victims of lightning. Often trees
and shrubs to the minutest twig are
outlined in purple upon the body.
Formerly it was believed that this
was due to some natural photograph
ic process. 1t is now known to be
the vivid outlining of veins under
meath the skin due to the instanua-
neous molecular charge in the blood.
The effect is indcscribably weird.
The latest feat of the giant
Deutschland in maintaining speed
of nearly rs knots, or 20 statute
miles, an hour for "a hours, is ex-
pected to set steamship designers
and builders to thinking as to steam
ships of the future.
A brand-new state, intended to be