Fergus County argus., 1901-05-01
NEMS OF THE WEEK.
Items of General Interest Condensed for
the Busy Readers.

tween the cup defense yachts Inde
pendence and Constitution on July 2
4th and 9th. The races will TAX,
place off Newport.
In an open International bicycle
race which lately took place at Rou
baix, In France, Major" Taylor, the
eolored champion short distance
rider Of America, won with ease.
The Filipino commission now al
Madrid has drawn up and adopted a
resolution calling upon the Philippine
insurgents to continue fighting and
to resist American sovereignty to tht
bitter end.
The total number of buffalo yet IN
existencein the United States, accord.
ing to late census Of these once in.
Vulnerable animals, Is 1,o24. Out ol
this number 6s4 are In captivity and
$40 are still in a wild state.
Mira. X. o. Raui, who lately died In
North Dakota, had family Of four
boys whose combined weight is ], 400
pounds. The heaviest one of this
remarkable family weighs G0Opouuds,
while theieatherweight tips the scales
ut 250.
A fabulonsly rich strike has been
made on Eldorado creek in the klon-
dixie country. which yields as much
as $50 In gold to the pan. Nuggets
are frequently found in the immensely
rich strike all the way from a aquarter
OF an ounce to an ounce in weight.
The Wisconsin building at the Bui-
falo exposition was opened last
Thursday. The date OF the formal
dedication will be announced when
the plans for the dedication Of the
other state buildings at the exposi-
tion have been fully determined upon.
A line OF transatlantic steamships
has been organized by Chicago firm
which will proceed direct from that
city through the Wellaud canal to
European ports, This will greatly
increase Chicago's export trade and
give it the Importance of seaboard
city.
Az a result of the Ohio flood over
three thousand families are homeless
in West Virginia, and suffering In
that district is intense. The waters
have receded to certain extent, but
the whole country traversed by the
flood is in acompletestate ofdevasta-
tion.
The deceased wife's sister" bill
was passed in the English house of
commons by large majority, on its
second reading last week. This bill
has been on the tapis for the last fiji
teen years and its passage will allow
man to marry his deceased wiie's
sister.
A colony of socialistic tendencies
will shortly be organized in New
Hampshire. Lawyers and religion
will he barred out and labor Is to be
remunerated by n uniform rate of
wages. Anybody who after trial is
found to have been born tired will be
expelled.
The largest vineyard In the world
is Sunny Slope, California. 1t Is
situated in the midst of beautiful
scenery. two miles from San Gabriel.
1t Is composed Of ], 900 acres, 735 OF
OF which are devoted to grape vines
and the remainder to orange, lemon
and olive trees.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton company will be incorporated
for S6,000,0 900. The first call OF 10 per
cent on the stock subscribed was
Overpaid to the extent of 100000.
Incorporation papers were filed with
the recorder of deeds last week and
the actual work on the great eyposi-
tion will be started at once.
A lady who dresses on nothing a
year Is somewhat of an anomaly, but
such u person exists in the city OF
Paris. The lady in question has an
extremely fine figure, aht Tie cre-
ations OF the eouturier who clothes
her are SO enhanced by the wearers
charms that she Is besieged by en-
quiries OF the name of her dressmaker,
who thus secures a greatly increased
CLIENTELE.
A new set of rules and regulations
relating to taxes on tobacco, cigars
and cigarettes has been issued. An
entirely different series OF Internal
revenue stamps will be prepared and
issued for the payment OF taxes on
cigars and small cigarettes at the
new rates. These stamps Will not
be sold or delivered to manufacture
ers or importers OF cigars prior to
July lst.
A new publication In Chicago,
which il known by the curious APP
pelation of Name on the Sky" has
just made its appearance in that go
ahead city. The paper is edited by
Charles Wesley Dean, who Is II prom
inent spiritulst, and Is ably assisted,
he claims, by large fire OF spiritual