The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-04-24
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Gardenias are the fashionable flower
Of the season in New York.
The highest mountain peak in Colo
RADIO is Sierra Blanca, which is Il, 4S3
feet high.
The ivory market shows signs Of a
steady decrease, and the extinction of
the supply is feared.
France annually produces about 49,
100000 pounds Of chocolate and bon
bons in about equal quantities.
The picking of the raisin and straw
berry crops in California is almost en-
tirely in the hands of the Chinese.
Lawton, Okla, six months old, has
1000 inhabitants. 1873 lawyers, 45 sa-
looms, q gambling dens and 4 schools.
Mosquitoes are fond Of anything blue
That is a scientific discovery that is
furnishing an argument for changing
the color of the United States army
shirt
Farthing breakfasts, consisting Of
coffee, bread and butter and jam, are
now being provided by the Salvation
Army for poor children in Newcastle,
England.
T. L.. Carter, one of Mosby's men,
has his name on the monument in hon
or of dead Confederates at Front Roy
al. He is now postmaster at Orange
Court House, Va.
o;% irl, odn Inn 1r
idea of covering their crops with paper
sheets during the cold nights. A small
outlay in labor and paper results in
considerable saving in the long run.
In the work Of restoring the Ara
Coeli church at Rome the famous mu-
raj frescoes of Pinturicchio have been
completely ruined, several large nails
having been driven into them.
Before long it is probable that the
dogs as well as the daughters of rich
and fashionable folk may be sent tc
Paris to finish off their education. A
school for dogs has been established in
that city.
Systematic inquiries into the presen,
condition of bird life in Missouri bring
to light the surprising discovery that
within the last fifteen years insectivo-
rous birds have decreased 62 per cent
and game birds 80 per cent.
All British military convicts wht
have been sentenced to penal servitude
for sleeping at their posts have had
their sentences committed to lighter
ones. These military offenses are now
being met by lighter sentences.
The vegetarian novelties in hats anG
bonnets in London include the substi
tuition Of the rosy red tomato and tn.
flower Of the French bean for the wing
and other animal decorations now com
monty used on ladies' headgear.
An Essex Englan6 clergyman, ex
periencing a difficulty in obtaining tn,
services of bell ringer, has evolved a
device whereby, with the aid of the
electric current, he rings his own bells
by pressing buttons in the vestry.
Some of the out and out New York
chappies have taken to wearing the
monocle, which at present is in greater
favor than ever among London dandies.
Eastern opticians notice an apprecia.
BILE increase in the demand for single
glasses.
The Bank of Netherlands is now
lending $5.00O.0OO less than it did
year ago, the Bank of Italy $6,650,O00
less, the Austro- Hungarian bank ST..
100000 less, the Imperial German bank
SIG, 100000 less and the Bank of Spain
$25, 100000 less.
The Four Hours Sleep society is the
latest thing in associations, and it is
Chicago bred. The members argue that
more than four hours sleep is unnec
essary, and they pledge themselves not
to have more and to bring up their chill
dren on the same plan.
Chinese spades from British horse
shoes sounds like an absurd statement,
but the fact is that shiploads of old
leave London for China. All
these come back to London in the form
Of spades, having been SO transformed
by the ingenious natives.
DR.. V. G. Simkovitch, who has charge
of the literary treasures of Columbia
has purchased for the IL
brary an early Italian manuscript of
great value, containing the epistles of
st. Jerome, believed to have been made
during the ninth century.
An electric street car system has
been in operation in Liverpool for some
years. Now movement has been
started to do away with it. Petitions,
signed by nearly all the influential peo-
pie of the city. have been filed with
the municipal authorities asking that
the system be abolished.
The Gold Coast government is en-
deavoring to, win volunteers for it's
Maxim gun detachments. As a big in
ducement it has offered to give any
member military funeral, a distinc-
ton greatly coveted by the natives.
the offer is. "Join the de-
tachment and We'll bury YOU"
Krupp, the great manufacturer of
has lately completed a number
Of paper fieldpieces for the use of the
German infantry. Their caliber is lit
tie less than two inches, and the pieces
IL.