The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-06-21


Business Man Things in q
Nutshell as You Like Them
Realm of Religion.
New Zealand has sent more SOL
diers in proportion to its population
to fight in South Africa than any
of the British colonies. Canada has
sent 1928, Australia $50, New Zea-
land 335, which, in proportion to the
entire population, gives New Zealand
the largest number.
The Hatien government is gradu-
ally reducing its nationa debt, which
atl present is $27,OO0,0OO. During
the past year its imports increased
$2,24O,OOO.
Mary Maddocks, a Negress near
Opelika, Ala, gave birth May "a to
a child with four legs. The infant is
robust and strong, and if it lives
will be a museum curiosity.
In Washington, D. c., Edward de
Duphane, giving his age as 35 years,
died in the police cell from intoxica-
ton. His true name was Edward D.
Chamboard, who was the son of the
late Count Charles d. Chamboard,
of France. Having been exiled from
France on account Of his imperial
istic views, he came to this country,
took to drink and died a pauper in
prison cell.
Nebraska is said to have the largest
and most valuable mint farms in the
United States. Many farmers have
realized fortunes out Of small forty
and eighty-acre mint farms within
the past two decades.
From the lands that are to be
opened for settlement August 1st
near Oklahoma ity 1000 Indians
will each have the right to select 100
acres of land before any American
citizen can enter the reservation.
Should the present king of Aus
tria-Hungary die, the citizenship of
that entire country will doubtless
stand for the dismemberment of the
national combine.
It is claimed by oyster culturists
that the star fish is threatening the
total destruction of the oysters Of the
entire Pacific coast. The star fish is
the scavenger Of the sea, like unto
the buzzard Of the land, and it is
argued by scientists that it is better
for the oysters to 60 than for the star
fish.
The United States officials now
stationed in Cuba deny the fact that
the Cubans are dirty race of people
IN their persons, but, on the other
hand, they are the most cleanly and
painstaking people found on the
earth as to their persons, bathing for
the most part being one Of their
daily duties.
Four-fifths Of all the immigrants
who come to New York City settle
in the North Atlantic states. Forty
two per cent. settle in New York, 19
per cent. in Pennsylvania, 6 per
cent. in Massachusetts,, the same
number go to New Jersey, while
Connecticut gets but 3 per cent;
but few of them seek homes in the
far West. Of the $4,000 migrants
who came to this country last year,
about 300 went to Iowa, 900 to Min
nesota and a smaller number each to
Kansas, Colorado and Idaho and the
| oL1er racine states.
The clannishness Of the foreigners
who come to this country is seen in
the way they settle in the various
towns Of the states Of the Union; for
an example, Buffalo, n Y, has a
Polish colony Of 10000; Rochester
has a Russian colony of equally as
many; Albany has an English popu-
lation equally as large; Troy has a
large Irish-born citizenship; Osewe-
| go has large French Canadian col
ony; Syracuse has 10000 German
born residents, and Jamestown has
the largest Swedish population of
any city in the state.
Alcohol motors for automobiles
are being built in preference to elec-
trio motors in many Of the establish
ments that are turning out automo-