New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1901-02-20
CURRENT TOPICS.

England's king is first-class Judge
of horses and dogs.
In 20 years the output of beer in
Germany has doubled.
King Edward is said to be one OF
the best shots in England.
There are about 10000 Canton Chi
nese in Greater New York.
King of England was the first
Christian to dine with the Turkish
sultan
Mrs. S. M. Saunders, Mt. Vernon,
N. r., has piece of Victoria's we'd
ding cake.
Hens eggs run 2 to the pound in
Spain, in England, 9 in Poland and
10 in Germany.
There are 5000 words used alike in
French and English without varia-
ton in spelling.
If the whole water power of Nj
100000 day.
The builders of the Swiss village
at the Paris exposition lost 100000
by their enterprise.
Over $1:OOO,OOO worth of diamonds
are stolen every year from the South
African diamond mines.
Thirty thousand people in the
United States make their living from
the growing silk industry.
There is a land crab in Cuba that
can rival the ostrich in speed and go
much faster than horse.
Coal is worked so easily in China
that in Shansi it sells at less than "A
cents per ton at the mines.
In 1870 so words a minute was the
record over one telegraph wire. Six
hundred are easily sent to-day.
Four-fftas of all the garlic eaten
in Europe is raised on the two Afri-
can lslands, Zanzibar and Pemba.
Queen Wilhelmina is skillful
skater and may be seen every day
OH her private canal back of the pal
ace in the wood.
Grant, son of President Grant, was
one of the most numerically hazed
men that ever went through West
Point.
Representative r. z. Linney, of
North Carolina, is the only repub-
lican ever elected to congress who
served as a private in the confed-
crate army.
In ST. Petersburg late hours are
the rule. The principal streets are
generally crowded at o'clock in the
morning. Many of the theaters do
not open before midnight.
The total amount of money coined
by all of Queen Victoria's predeces,
sors on the throne was $1,025,0 100000.
During the present reign the mint
has turned out $3,25O,OOO,OOO.
South Georgia farmers are now
raising hogs of 500 and 900 pounds
weight. The razor-back, so long de-
rided by northern visitors, threatens
to become as extinct in the south as
the dodo.
In the early days of this century
many efforts were made to fasten
hard points to pens of softer mate.
rial Bits of metal were often fasten-
ed as points to pens of glass, tortoise
shell or horn.
DULL fights not only attract the
largest crowds in Mexico, but they
pay the most taxes. The four fights
given in the capital during last No
vember paid the municipality over
$4,000 for the privilege.
The total number of newspapers
of all kinds published in the world
is 42,s00. The United States comes
first, and far in advance of all coun-
tries. with 1890 papers, and Great
Britain next with $3.50.
Mr.. Towne's salary as senator
amounted to $712. His mileage from
Duluth TO Washington and return
amounted to 1888, SO that he will
draw about $1,000 for filling Cushman
K Davis shoes for Sc days.
DIR. G. E. Morrison, the famous
correspondent of the London Times,
who is now in China, is only thirty.
eight years old. He is described as
tall, muscular, of military bearing
and full of nervous energy.
The output of the United States
postage stamps at the bureau of en-
craving and printing during January
was the largest in the history of the
government, the total number being
5o4 ,676,615, of which 9,564,s40 were
put up in the little book form.
The habit of drinking petroleum is
spreading to an alarming extent in
many districts in France. It has ap.
parently been prevalent for some
considerable time without being rec.
ognized, and is quite as persistent a
habit as alcoholism. Though petro.
leunl does not make the drinker
brutal, but morose, there is no doubt
that, so far as the victim of the vice
himself is concerned, it is even more
deadly than ordinary drunkenness.
Hohkonigsburg in Alsace, the re-
mains of an early medieval castle