The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-07-05
NOTES OF INTEREST.

The purity Of Japanese copper OBJ
Oil and natural gas discoveries are
creating great excitement now In Col
orado.
Several cab drivers have been fined
in johannesburg for driving coolies
as fares.
Thirty-four vessels, aggregating $1,000
tons, were launched on the Clyde,
Scotland. during May.
Because of a disagreement with his
congregation Denmark's chief has re-
signed his charge.
President Loubet has granted par
dons or reduced sentences to 220
French criminals in honor of his recent
visit to Russia.
Roquefort possesses 5000 sheep each
yielding sufficient milk to produce
between 80 and 40 pounds Of the GEL
ebrated cheese annually.
"Ghostly'' rappings near the beaver
pond in the New York ZOO lasted two
weeks and were finally laid to per-
sistent woodpecker. =. t.,
Mrs. Sarah E. Howell Of Atlanta
went crazy over religion, talked about
it almost necessarily for sixty-eight
hours on a stretch and then died Of
exhaustion.
One of the fire department horses
in Baltimore eats ~lfmburger cheese
with relish. The cheese alone Is almost
strong enough to pull . fire engine. =
A storm recently tore down the
breakwater at Civita Vecchia the sea-
port OF Rome, for q length OF 600 feet
and, completely blocked. The harbor.s -.
Nearly $1,000 yards aof ss1afsake were
devoured in the eleven days Of the
book beer season at the Hofbrauhaus
in Munich this spring. It made
162, 500 sausagee.: T. F-< @>~
A celebrated physician declares that
the increase in height and weight of
Britons and Americans during the last
half century are. chiefly due to the
increased consumption of sugar..
Great Britain's house Of commons is
turning more than ever into a club
house. It has already restaurants and
bars and an attempt is being made now
to introduce billiard tables.
On the summit Of Mount Lofty, near
Adelaide. south Africa, white mono
18th has been erected and named Film
ders column, in honor Of the intrepid
navigator who named the peak a Gen.
fury ago.
within the last two years two new
words, with many others, have been
introduced into the English language
communicating. a polite word for
theft. and "morganeeringy" the legal
acquisition Of the property of others.
While demolishing an ancient church
at Lalinde, near Perigueux, France,
some workmen> found an egg appar-
emily in a perfect state of preservation,
imbedded in the mortar Of wall that
had been standing for fully 300 years.
London's Honorable Artillery COM
pany is to take part in the coronation
ceremonies. It will help form the line
along the route Of the procession, and,
as the senior volunteer body Of the
United Kingdom, will be stationed near
the Guards.
The London Chronicle says that the
word "loafer" came from a Spanish
word and that we got it via Mexico,
as we did "galoot." but the Century
dictionary says it comes from the Ger
man and originally meant person
who wandered.
Cabbage is an old cure for drunken
ness. The Egyptians ate it boiled
before their other food If they intended
to drink wine after dinner, and some
Of the remedies sold as a preventive
Of intoxication on the continent are
said to contain cabbage seed.
Cats have been known to mother"
chickens, but it is somewhat rare to
find q dog displaying similar tenden-
cies. Fritz, an intelligent terrier in a
suburban family, was observed to
adopt grown brood Of chickens that
had been left to scratch for themselves
by the mother hen.
= Five. of the twenty fellowships REQ
emily awarded in the department, Of
philosophy, University OF Pennsylva-
mia, were given to women. Most Of
these fellowships, carry with them an
income during the academic year Of
$500 and free tuition. and an addition
al 500 for particular research work.
Germany. has the largest sailing YES
sci in the world, the Preuesen, of 5000
tons, just launched at 0eestemunde.
She is owned by 9 firm that owns the
former largest sailing vessel, the
Potosi, OF 5000: old tons, and will be
used in the trade with Pacific coast OF
America. The Pretssen is 437 feet
feet long and IS feet Wide. j She draws
ii feet ana has spread Of sail Of 5000
square feet. &a..g -. !. ~. .-e..EE
A Chicago furniture dealer who has
q nne. place at the seashore, has con-
ceived the novel idea. az a complete set
lof furniture in oak. lnishsd orepre-
sent the appearance 81 such articles
As have been colored BY long years~at
sea. The entire finishing OF q room til
intended e bea q cory g captain,s
cabin g alinK vessel even 10 the
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