The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-06-13
William Clutches OF Long Prairie is

The rest room established by the
ladies of the Gradatim club is a
supreme success, and was feature OF
the encampment. 1t is nicely furnished,
and was patronized at all hours of the
day. 1t is to be permanent.
An official return states that the out
put of coal in the United Kingdom
during the year 1900 amounted to 225,-
10000 tons compared with 220,0S5.0O0
in 1890.
A French writer states that,of every
100000 men IF the army or naval pro-
fession 199 become hopeless lunatics.
Among mechanics the number is only
66 per 100000.
1t is the opinion Of experts that the
opening Of China and Siberia will dis
close large deposits of gold and that
Asia after awhile will furnish large
part of the worlds supply.
Within six years the New Zealand
government has bought back Of the
original settlers 324, 167 acres of land
used for sheep runs, and 1.630 families
have found homes on them.
The statistical returns of New Zea-
land for the past year show that the
increase in the annual value Of the
trade of the colozy for the past five
years has been about f5,O0O,O0O.
Engineers have taken hint from the
beaver in building dam with an arch
facing the current 1t is said that they
are indebted to the clam for the idea OF
using a water jet in sinking piles in
sand. .-.4
In the course of certain operations in
the Belvedere park in Tunis the work
men discovered huge circle Of enor-
nous stumps of trees ranged round an
immense square stone showing signs of
artistic chisel work.
A Budapest professional beggar who
died recently amassed the very COM
Portable sum Of f42.C00. This he be-
queathed to the University of Press
burg, where in days gone by hs made
much money by swindling.
The largest block of granite ever
quarried is being used in the construc-
ton of the Beachy head lighthouse,
England. 1t comes from Cornwall,
weighs 1,400 tons and is 6S feet long. 20
feet wide and II feet deep.
The Po, in north Italy, is $50 miles in
length. The deposits at it's mouth have
caused the coast to gain upon the sea
so rapidly that point which in the
time of Augustus was a seaport town
is now 1S miles from the Adriatic.
An acre of bananas will produce in
weight 1873 times as much as an acre Of
wheat. Banana -four is coming into
use. Brewers are experimenting with
bananas es a substitute for barley.
From the fiber Of the plant rope canvas
and thin clothing are being made.
Manufacture of beer from beet roots
is being advocated in England. The
beet abounds in sugar juice, but it
is stated that the cost Of separating it
from the gums, acids and salts is
somewhat expensive and would result
in a higher price being charged for the
beer.
At the German lighthouse Of Alien
bruch acetylene gas has been expert
leum light proved too weak for this
station. 1t is stated in German papers
that the results were entirely satisfac-
tory, and it is expected that acetylene
gas will now be used extensively for
lighthouses. s......
The Casino at Monte Carlo, the most
gorgeous gambling establishment in
the world, was opened by M. Blanc,
famous gambling resort organizer, in
1858. He offered the late Prince Flor
istan II of Monaco $2,4OO,OOO and an
annual rent of $4,000 for the use of
the Casino for gambling purposes, and
it was accepted.
A novel method of boring holes in a
fiat bar Of iron was recently adopted
on a ship where breakdown occurred.
To repair the breakage it was neces-
sary to make bolt holes in a square
bar. and. as the engineer was without
the appliances required for. the pur-
chalk and then fred a 80 caliber bullet
through each from rife.
A peculiar archaeological discovery
is reported at Pleguien, near st.
Brieuc. While working in his fields
farmer named Pierre Lefevre discov-
cred a cavity In the clay in which
were $50 bronze axes of great antiqui-
ty. The field is close to an old main
road, and antiquaries believe it was
part Of the stock of a Celtic merchant,
as all the axes are the same size. r.
Russia has in recent years been ere
ating, large export trade In butter.
In 1897 the export amounted to 19,O81,-
O30 pounds. In the first ten months Of
1900 the export was double that quanti-
ty, being 37.329,220 pounds. The prin.
cipal increase of export is in the butter
product of Siberia. Butter trains equip
ped with refrigerating apparatus con-
vey the goods to the ports Of export.
Cleveland has home gardening as
sociation which encourages children to
cultivate flowers at home. Last spring
the association distributed to children
$4,000 penny printed instructions how
to prepare the soil. plant and water.
The teachers supplemented these in
structions by talks. In the fall exhibi-
tions were held In many schools, which
revealed tho fart thar ahOrf TX nor