The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-06
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India produces annually about $780,
100000 of gold.
Oklahoma has s5O,OO0,OO0 Of taxable
property. and it's public institutions are
valued at $12,OOO,OOO.
The mortality from lancer among
sailors is very high, AS per 100000,
while that Of miners is only 1872.
Ohio manufacturers paid in wages
last year $94, O61, 314, an increase Of
R1O,414.943 over the previous year.
7. T. johnson Of Los Angeles, Cal,
has n of the finest pigeon farms in
the United States. He has $1,000 adult
birds.
tThe largest bird of prey in the old
world is the lamlnergeier, or bearded
vulture, which has a wing expanse OF
nine to ten feet.
In the west the rural delivery mail
box is fast coming to rival the railroad
switch target as a mark for every fool
tsh owner Of a f1rearm to shoot at.
Botanists Of the New York depart
ment of agriculture have found seven
ty new varieties of fora in one noun
tain in st. Christopher. West Indies.
In spite of reports to the contrary, 1t
appears that the British admiralty has
no intention of abandoning the turbine
engine as a means Of propulsion for
warships.
American furniture is being introduc-
ed in Constantinople, being better and
cheaper than that from Italy and
France, but it does not meet the taste
Of the Turks. -
Within the past twenty-five years the
fire loss in the United States has ex-
ceeded $2,sOO,0OO,OOO. To this total the
year 1901 has contributed losses aggre-
eating over $170,000,OOO.
China imported last year more bot
ties of beer from Germany than any
other country in the world. The pres
ence of the German army is held in
part responsible for this.
Over 5000 persons have petitioned
the French chamberof deputies against
the order of NJ. de Lanessan, the minis
ter of marine, abolishing the Good FRI
day ceremonies in the navy.
Paris now has automobile fire en-
gines which measure 6 to 10 feet, weigh
2A tons. or. when fully equipped. 6,3SO
pounds. They start to work instantly.
The pump delivers twenty gallons a
minute.
Christians in India are increasing in
numbers rapidly, according to the re-
cent census in south India, where the
Christians now number over 100000.
The increase during the decade was
is per cent.
As a result Of the recent French ex-
periments with balloons DR.. Robin and
his colleagues nov declare that they
can decide exactly what constitutions
ought and what ought not be SEM to
mountain health resorts.
The governor Of Timor has taken
measures to prevent the obstruction of
sandal trees that the natives, attracted
by the profit they obtained, cut and
spoiled. Licenses must be obtained,
and the forests where there are sandal
trees are not to be set on fire.
Overland telegraphic communication
across Africa is almost attained. The
Cape to Cairo wires have reached Uji-
il, on Lake T~anganyika. They have
only to- extend to the north end Of the
lake and then to Albert Nyanza, which
is connected with the Sudanese and
Egyptian lines.
Savings bank deposits in this coun-
try n now the largest in the world,
reaching $2,31O,660,O0O These depos-
its have doubled in about fifteen years,
Germany is the next largest, $780,,
100000; Austria-H Hungary, $1,2O1,24O..
600; France. 1854. $1,000, and the Unit
ed Kingdom, 1923, 100000.
The new Spanish income tax sched-
ule is based or the idea of taxing bust
ness profits wherever found. Banks
must pay Is per cent Of their income
to the government, besides 5 per cent
more on all dividends paid. while or
binary corporations must pay II per
cent on income and 8 per cent on divi-
dends.
Statistics Of the 1856 medical schools
in the United States show that in all
but two a four years course is COM
pulsory. There were 26.147 students
enrolled and 5.95S teachers in these
colleges last July. The degree of M. D.
was conferred on 5,444 students during
the past year. Canada has only u
medical colleges.
The British government has resolved
to dispense with khaki in the. British
army at the close of the campaign in
South Africa. It was originally in
tended to supply, each man with a
khaki working dress in addition to his
regimental uniform, but it has now
been decided to adopt a drab mixture
for the working costume of the soldier.
Thirty-six instruments known as
"Greener's killer" have been ordered
by the British war Office for the pain
less and %noiseless killing of incapaci-
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