The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-06
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London consumes eleven tons of salt
day.
Russia now possesses a school OF
military ballooning.
Germany at the end of 1902 will have
a standing army of 495, 500 men.
Five presidents of the United States
have been of Scotch-Irish descent.
France will spend $56, 900 on repairs
at the palace of Versailles during this
year.
Thomas A. Edison has taken out
, nearly 500 patents on his various in
yentions.
A motor car race in which the cars
are to run backward is being organized
in Belgium.
Two hundred and fifty Trappist
monks are now working at twenty-five
stations in South Africa.
Tacoma, Wash, is 5000 miles from
New York by the shortest route, and it
takes 127 hours to get there.
The population of Germany increased
by rs per cent in the years 1895 to
1900 the highest rate on record in that
country.
Phenomenally mild winter is being
experienced in Russia. AT Kiev the
trees are budding, the river Dnieper is
clear of ice, while at Warsaw yiolets
are Towering.
Only five sailing ships of over 100
tons We're built in the United Kingdom
last year. All the vessels were con.
structed on the Clyde and were regis.
tered In London.
An Austrian scientist has discovered
that a cold in the head is due to the
presence in, the membrane of special
bacillus, which he has called the Mico-
coccus catarrhalis.
In Alabama, Nebraska and Washing.
ton the present governors were elected
as lieutenant governors and are filling
vacancies caused by the death or resig.
nation of the governors.
In view of the arduous duties de-
manded of naval officers in the ener.
waiting Philippine climate two years on
the station will hereafter be considered
as a three years cruise and entitle the
officer to shore duty.
An aerolite fell near Chatillens th
other day. The stone was triangular
IN shape, of dark gray color and
about eleven ounces in weight. This is
only the second meteoric stone that isj
knoWn to have fallen in Switzerland.
Rodolfus Bingham of Merchantyille, |
N. j.. supports life at the age of seven. |
ty-fiye on food that costs ~ cents
day. He reports that he is healthy,
happy and spry and has helped to
bury acquaintance who ridiculed his
diet.
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Chicago has lost a street. 1t was
worth about $1,0O0.00O, and the city
would like to find it again. Gradual
.ncroachments were made on the street
until it was completely covered, and
he city will institute eviction proceed.
ngs.
DR.. David Panlsof, a Chicago nerve
1necialist, declares that much drunken.
less, especially In young men, is caus.
d by highly spiced food and the use
" cooks oflpepper. mustard and SINH.
ar relishes. To this also theldoctor at
the cigarette habit.
Two hundred old people whose ages
amounted to 1894 years
ave received half sovereign apiece
rom the magistrates poor box at
England. Charles Green, one
IL the recipients, is 107 years old and
,till retains all his faculties.
Women are more and more patron
zing life insurance, and many OF the
companies maintain a woman's depart
ment, presided over by a female super
lntendent. The statistics indicate that
business women and women OF great
wealth are the principal patrons.