Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-17
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Steps arr to be taken 10 form a COM
iuercial museum In Madrid.
rnoculation has lowered fatal cases
IN cholera from 10 TO 2 per cent.
OF the l9acO0. 900 Mohammssians II
vAs world only 100000 live In Tar-
key.
The United Kingdom has 0,Oo0 .000
sheep, France 20,oOolO0 aud Argentina
S4.0o0o00.
The largest inciosure for deer Is said
20 he the Royal park In Copenhagen,
400 acres.
AustraiIa's nrrt measured wool clip
was 10000 tons In 1921. This has now
risen to 2,7oO,0oo.
France pays for her panpers by
means OF q tax Of 10 pei cent on all
theater tickets sold.
II s- claimed that alcohol can be
made from sorghum pulp, the refuse
from the sorghum mill.
II IL estimated that for the next
Christmas market 100000 Canadian
turkeys will be shipped 10 England.
In Russian schools pupils are allowed
10 choose between learning French
and German. and 10 per cent choose
German.
A year ago nearly 1900 women vot-
ed nt Cleveland's election OF school al
rcctors. This year only 706 wen, 10
The polls.
On account OF stormy weather an
Italian vessel on the way 10 Fiume
was recently Obliged 10 throw over
board 400 boxes OF oranges and 40 bar
rels OF wine.
Denmark has "a tax for commercial
travellers Its rate Ia &42,ss for the
first firm and &ai4A for every add
tiona one where man represents
more than one, good for one year.
In Hart county. KY. several farm
ers are making good money on ginseng
acids. Las, year John Sears sold from
his farm $500 worth OF ginseng. be-
sides five pounds Of seed nj $50 .
pound.
The recent census OF India shows
that Bengal. which has an area OF 2nJ.-
<1y square miles. onc-lunrier less than
the area Of Texas. has = population Of
7s.1i3.O00. which is eq ,si 10 tina, OF the
United States.
The French minister OF waf las az.
dered the construction Of 20 subniafIpe
torpedo boats. The tonnage OF these
vessels will be about 20, aud they VIII
be built at the dockynrds nj Toulon.
Cherbourg and Rochefort
No., A., ,..l,, Isarua..r tl.tp. s.a a.. H..
east Of Dodge City, claims TO be the
champion trapper Of western Kansas.
During the winter he has killed 800
raceoons. coyotes and badgers. most OF
which he skinned and sold.
A large Chestnut factory at Lyons.
France. employs $50 women and girls.
Tho chestnuts are peeled and boiled
and placed for three days IN u vanilla
sirup; then they are drained. coated
nicely with vanilla and prepared for
shipment,
Tho moving sidewalk Of the Paris
exposition was \ great success. The
number Of persons paying for the
privilege OF using the platforms was
G0Ds sos. while only 2,635, SGT used the
railway that carried passengers In the
other direction.
About ~ miles from Dendwood. 4.
D.. is a mountain OF good size which
prospectors sny ls almost solid copper.
A company capitalized for So.0o0o0
has secured control OF the mountain.
THE men interested say II will he the
richest copper milne Ia the world.
The Swedish court Ia one OF the least
formal Ia Europe. aud Ia the beautiful
"NcnIce Of the North" as Stockholm
has been aptiy called, King Oscar and
his wife and family lead mn Ideally
domestic existence aud nrc accessible
10 even the poorest OF their subjects.
The reported ofrer Of an opal for the
English regalia by the commonwealth
OF Australia IL looked upon with dis,
favor by the supers,itious. as the stone
is said TO he unlueky except 10 those
born 10 the month OF October. None
Of the children Of the late queen or of
The present king were born In that
month.
The government finds II exceedingly
difficult 10 secure properly qualified
carpenters for tue navy. Out of 2l MP.
piicants recently examined NJ the
Washington navy yard only three were
able 10 pass Carpenters are paid from
l.coo TO 1880 a gear. according TO
length OF service, witt, added per cen.
tum for longevity and Communication
for quarters while on shore.
The slot machine hns been adapted In
England to the directory. This useful
volume Is held fast In closed position
by the arms OF the machine until you
drop a penny into the slot; then the
arms relax and you can consult the
directory. The book is kept open ms
long ns required by holding one cover.
but as soon Ms this resistance Is with.
drawn the directory closes automatic
nlly.
A German expert In the east points
out that as time goes on more and more
men are required to cocrcc China into
doing the Will Of another power. The
opium war required only 1000 Euro
penns. the Anglo. French war against
the Chinese 10000 aud $500 Indians.