The Western news., 1903-04-22
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burger cheese, ana eats 1t Win eNlueAl
relish.
Connecticut pays a bounty of 81 for
each fox killed within it's borders. Last
year the payments on this account
amounted to $1,272.
A white badger which is almost as
great a rarity as a white blackbird,
was killed recently by the Axe Vale
England) badger hounds.
The total number Of farms In Ala
bama is given at 223,22O Of which 129,-
1877 are operated by white farmers and
04,OS3 by colored farmers.
In the $4,45S,OOO worth Of goods i'm
ported by the Congo Free State last
year, Belgium had the largest share,
and the United States none.
Sweden's last census records the
lowest death rate yet attained by civ
ilized nation. During the last ten years
1t only average 16.49 per 1000.
The Brazilian coast city of Bahia has
about 100000 inhabitants, who live in
1900 houses. For each house So a
month water rent must be paid.
A Roman bowl of Samian make, said
to be 1000 years old. has been brought
up from the sea bottom Off Beachy
Head by Brightlingsee oyster dredg-
er.
Nelson's walking cane, which was
picked up on the deck Of the Victory
after he was shot at Trafalgar, Is now
in the possession of resident Of New
port, Mont.
The soil Of the larger part Of Man.
churia and Mongolia is of sedimen-
tary formation. The winters are very
cold in Manchuria, the ground being
frozen to the depth of several feet.
Not until Henry Wis time were
either raspberries or strawberries or
cherries grown in England, and we do
not read of tulip, caulifower and ounce
being cultivated, or the carrot, before
the seventeenth century.
Sir A. L. Jones, of the Elder-Demp-
ster line, announces that he will give
free passages to and from England
once year to any Of the Rhodes schol-
ars sailing from the Canadian and ia
maican ports served by his firms
steamers.
Charles Dickens office table, chair
and looking glass and another high
back chair he used In the editors Of
fee of All the Year Round, were sold
at auction in London lately for $425.
They were given at Dickens death to
his housekeeper, and sold by her to a
collector.
Citizens of Charleston, S. c., are urg
Ing that the name of Meeting street
one of the widest and most important
streets In their city be changed to
Hampton avenue. in memory of the
late Gen Wade Hampton. In Colum-
bia, too, there is talk of having Il
Hampton street or avenue.
"A high polish on shoes is no longer
considered good FORM" says man of
fashion. 1T is going the way of the
high gloss on linen. The laundryman
has become convinced that the dull fin
ish is what we want. but it Is NOR,
mind Of the bootblaek."
The London Academy Is authority fol
the news that Rudyard Kipling nigh
have been knighted along with Gilber
Parker and Conan Doyle. but that h,
declined the offer. The Academy fur
ther states that Mr.. Lecky refused t
peerage, contenting himself with mem
bership In the new Order Of Merit.
There are in the Borough Of Brook
lyn 10000 apartment or tenemen
houses Qess than half the number o
New York;, 1l.0OO stores, 10000 sta
bles. 5000 factories, 54l hotels or no
tel-salOons, 3l5 schools, $40 churches
80 theaters. 81 lodging houses, 21
clubs, AZ station houses, 1875 engine
houses 1913 hospitals and asylums, an,
1900 warehouses.
Experiments have convinced Profes
sor Trowbrldge that lightning neve
strikes the surface of the ocean, au,
from this draws the interesting con
clusion that lightning discharges ca
hardly be supposed to pass throug
regions Of the air where there Is. a
the time, a heavy fall Of rain. Their
are as many as several people who di.
agree with the professor.
Charles H. Hull. of Marshalltowl
Ia. a grandson Of Commodore Isau
Hull, who commanded the frlgate Col
stitution In her memorable tigl
against the Guerrierre. visited II
Charlestown navy yard recently for IL
purpose of seeing the ship on whic
his grandfather fought. He made hin
self known to the officers. and ever
opportunity was given him to look ov,
"Old Ironsides."
1t Is not generally known that on a
cending the throne King Edward b
came guardian of his grandchildren
the parents rights being supersede,
This arrangement was established b
law nearly 200 years ago, and the rigl