The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-19
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poisoned by London smoke fog
The amount of French capital invest.
ed in China exceeds si0o.o00.ooe.
Jamaica hopes 10 export over 1900
oo punches Of bananas this rear
In some New Zealand towns there
ara nore women voters than men
Fer erey 100 deaths n rural dis
rfcts in England there are lis in town
districts
Agrarfan crimes Of violence are few
e in ireland now than at any time
since 1879.
The growth Of girls ts greatest in
TIER fifteenth rear, Of boTs in theD
seventeenth
Orders have been issued in India for
the return TO tore OF al ammunition
containing dundun bullets.
The LapIanders are the shortest
people In Europe. men averaging 4
feet Ii inches, women 4 feet 9 inches.
Coli has been played for the first
time On the historic battlefield of Blu
saeo. the players being some English
visitors
The highest Of all navigabie rivers
is the Tsangpo, which flows for nearly
1000 miles ct an elevation of from
1000 10 1000 feet
There are altogether thirty miles Of
bridges on the Siberian railway. The
longest Is that ver the Yenisei, at
hrasnoyassk, just half q mile.
Since the Introduction OF penny In
the slot meters the total consumption
sf gas in certain districts IN Berlin has
Increased by nearly 100 per cent,
In nearly every street. in japanese
cities IS 4 public oven where for q
email fee housewives may have their
dinners and suppers cooked for them.
Any one attending 4 spfrltultst seance
III Bohemia IS liaaLe 70 2 fine OF so. ac-
cording 10 & decres which has been is
sued By the governor OF the province.
Arabic is the sacred language OF 20O.-
ooa.0c9 people who dwell in all quar-
ters Of the globe. and az least 1000. 600
are now under the care of the United
States in the Philippine Islands.
1t is reckoneo that the United States
government OWES enough arid land
west OF the Rocky mountains, ii irri-
gated. to provide homes o the total
present population of the country.
Excavations now being made in the
Forum at Rome resulted in the discoy-
cry Of a tomb supposed to date from
n nrarh anfor;nr r. {L1 @~o 1900,
" assigned for the foundation Of the
city.
The oldest steam engine at work Il
believed 10 be a Newcomer winding ea-
CINE at Farme colliery. Rutherglen,
lear Glasgow. 1t was built in 1863
and has worked continuously to the
present time.
1t is proposed to extend the basement
galleries under the large courtyard at
the British museum and to transform
two large wings now used for resi-
Dental and official purposes into exhi.
bition galleries.
The steamer Mure recently made the
trip from Singapore to London, 1880
miles, using only petroleum for fuel
1t required about eighteen tons per
day. 1t would have taken twenty-four
to twenty-five tons of the best coal.
Ashington, in the center Of the North |
Gngland) colliery district, !
aas accommodation in its clubs for one-
sixth Of its Inhabitants. 1t also boasts
he largest public house bar, which will
accommodate 5000 thirsty miners at a |
lime.
Many relics of pre-Hellenic ciyiliza.
lion have just been unearthed near
Among other things discov. !
cred were several articles Of gold and
silver and a quantity of feminine jew
all Of the greatest archaeological
The $500 inmates of the New York
last year were fed at a per
:apita of about 10 cents a day. These
persons lived on bread and coffee for
breakfast, bread and stew for dinner
bread and tea for supper, without
sugar, butter or vegetables.
"No darkened house, no durable cor.
In, no special mourning attire, no
grave, no unnecessary SLOW, no
lvoidable expense and no unusual eat
ng and drinking" Such are a few Of
he advantages offered to members of |
he British Funeral Reformers' asso-
Within a few years the accuracy in
he production Of both fat and round
;urfaces has been so increased that the
speed of engines has been multiplied
" three. With the accurate bearings
# the present the tripled speed gives
ess trouble from heating and cutting
han did sthe slow speed of former
ears.
For a consideration a company has
ust been formed in France to relieve
candidates of all the
Of a general election. Posters, I
orators, a~udiences-all are
ound. Voters, however, are not sup
lied, but if the candidate is not elect.
d the company guarantees to refund
third of whatever he may have paid
o secure his return.
The German Imperial council Of
lealth has issued tabIes raferrino RI