Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
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The deaths from storms and floods in
1902 were 10000
England does $1,071,377 900 worth Of
business with its colonies, which coGt
about So 100000 a year.
One cannot survive in an atmosphere
containing more than one part of car
bonic acid gas to 233 of air.
New measurements confirm the re-
port that Mount Mckinley, in Alaska,
is the highest peak in North America.
Blankets were first made by Blanket
brothers, at Bristol, England, about the
middle of the thirteenth century.
The mechanical force of the sound
emitted from 100000 to 100000
comets would equal but one horse
power.
The United States and Great Britain
together handle more letters and peri
odicas than all the rest of the world
put together.
Personally fitted dog blankets of
sealskin can now be had for $50 each
kerchief pocket.
That the gas engine large or small
is developed to an efficiency at which
1t can rival the steam engine in relia-
bility is now admitted.
A pressure recorder attached to the
row lock of the racing shell will here
after hp used to determine the work
done by each oarsman.
Seventy poets of Germany have
agreed with one another to sell no
poems for less than II cents line
They might adopt union label.
Americans have the franchise for a
railway from Amsterdam twelve miles
to Haarlem. Even the Dutch encour-
age Yankee enterprise.
The Rev. Dr. w. S. Rainsford, of
New York, when asked how he regard
ed the action of Vermont in repudiat-
ing prohibition, said: II would rather
see a man free than sober"
Baron de Sibert has entered an ac-
tlon against the Paris metropolitan
railway for twopence, the price of
toy balloon which his child was not
allowed to take into one of the car
riages, and was obliged to leave be-
hind him.
A man has built up a big business at
Puget Sound, near Vancouver, as the
result of holiday excursion. Instead
of pafing aimlessly, he used his eyes,
and, noticing little fish, which he
took to be sardine, had some timed,
with the ultimate result that his estab-
hshment has this year sent out 10000
cases.
The 100000 inhabitants of eau
casia are made up of the remnants of
many ancient nomadic tribes. Accord
ing to Russian statistics, only 100000
arc Russians, 100000 are Armenians,
100000 Tartars and Georgians, while
the rest are principally Mohammedan
tribes. 1t is asserted that there are
thirty different languages and dialects
spoken in Caucasia.
When Mr.. Chamberlain was about to
commence the speech which he made
from the balcony of the Marine Hotel,
at Durham, he was startled by the sud-
den apparition of reporter, who slid
down a pillar from the roof, and ar
rived breathless and dusty, but note
book in hand. Mr.. Chamberlain was
astonished. Whom do you representa-?
he said The entire press of the en-
pire," was the reply.
Transcaucasia grows almost every
known grain in the world. The forests
pf the Caucasian mountain range pro-
duce saffron, madden, oak, walnut and
lockwood lumber while apples, pears
and grapes grow wild in these forests
to such an extent that they are ex-
ported in large quantities. The wine
of Caucasa is also exported, and the
cotton of the country is second only to
that of Egypt.
Senator Alger tells story of w. II.
Vanderbilt, who owned Maud S. He
had purchased horse from Mr.. Van
derbilt about the time the latter had
sold the famous mare, and asked the
millionaire: why did you part with
such a notable animal?" Mr.. Wander
bilt replied: when | drove her along
the street the people used to say:
'There goes Maud s. They never
thought of saying: There goes Van
derbilt.' l couldn't play second fiddle
to mare-even such mare"