The Tomahawk., 1903-09-24
CURRENT TOPICS.

ices cost $4,5OO,OO0 a year.
The United States now takes half
the worlds crop of rubber.
In 1902 the Berlin banks paid an
average dividend Of per cent.
OF the children OF school age in Rus
sia, 100000 are receiving no instruc-
ton.
The wine supplied to the pope Is said
to be ESQ years old and practically
priceless. $50 49,
There are 800 Chinese students in the
colleges of Japan, and 500 more are
to be sent.
Nearly per cent. Of Norway's pop
ulation has emigrated during the last
II months.
have AZ different kinds of punishment
for naughty boys. ~,
I The tRhodesian gold output for July
amountedeto 23,570 ounces, which con.
stitutes record.
For ten years the average yield OF
corn in Iowa has been, approximately,
35 bushels to the acre.
The 22d child was born to the fam
lily Of John Rudney, of West MARI
borough, N. Y, recently.
Two hundred tons weights OF bag.
gage accompanied the king and queen
on their visit to Ireland.
The Scandinavians now have an
enormous fleet of big steel tramp ships
in serious rivalry with the British, v
The French ministry OF marine has
issued an order suppressing In future
the christening of ships of war.
Diamonds have been discovered in
Liberia, and several tested in London
were found to be stones of good color.
81 From parliamentary paper it ap
pears that four churches in the city o1
London have been pulled down since
1894.
At the last sitting Of the Italian par
lament 80 bills were approved In five
hours. They were voted eight at
time.
The government mint report puts
the gold production of the world since
the discovery of America at $9,811,
100000.
One of the most prominent oil mag
mates in Los Angeles is a woman, who
is said to control about half OF the
whole product. -
During stormy weather at Berne
Switzerland, flash of lightning strucG
flock of sheep, killing 4s. The shep
herd was badly injured.
| irT1,o Co,,1o;. fhot NJ T11pe
Verne, the celebrated author, has be
come almost blind, and an operation
for cataract is necessary. ,s,
70 The knights of Labor are aiding the
employers of New York in the fight
against the unions which have not vel
signed the arbitration plan.
In Greater New York the average
number Of children in Protestant fam
lilies is 1S5, in Catholic families 2.03.
and in Hebrew families 2.54.
The largest and best stocked marine
aquarium in the world is Oh the old
moat Of the abandoned Ft. Jefferson
on Gordon Key, Dry Tortugas.
Persistent insomnia, unwonted irri
liability and dread of graphing with
business problems are danger signals
Of general nervous breakdown.
An attempt by Spanish anarchists to
derail a train in Andalusia by means
of a telegraph post and a steel rail
placed across the line has failed.
Three German carpenters arriving al
Sydney under contract have been for
hidden to land pending an inquiry
whether they are skilled laborers.
A girl child was born recently at the
"Egyptian Village in the fire exhibit
ton. earl's court. She is named Alex
andra Ibrahim, in honor Of the queen
Three Photographic records, of the
voice Of the emperor of Austria have
been taken for preservation by the
Imperial Academy Of Sciences OF
Austria.
Forty-eight persons have been found
frozen to death as a result Of the re
cent severe snowstorm which passed
over Germany, and many are still
missing.
A communication from the South
African Colonization society states
that out of all the girls sent by it ia
the cape only per cent. have turned
out badly.
The Yellowstone park proper is one
third larger than Delaware, and the
adjoining government forest reserves
make an area nearly equal to that OF
New Jersey. -~''
| Tho worlds record for fast type
writing is now held by Miss Pretty,
of the United States patent office, who
wrote 0,400 words in six hours with
less than one error to the page.
Owing to the prevalence of rabies
among the cats Of Ambsrg, Bavaria,
the authorities gave orders for a mas
sacre, and not a single cat has sur
Sived. --szs---ss.s-.
Exports Of butter from the United
States for the fiscal year ended June
90. 1903, amounted to only S,l97,s54
pounds against 15,os1, ,4s0 pounds the
year previous.