The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-15
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
Massachusetts, has 1888 prisoner
per million population.
The southern states know but little
Of labor strikes IN any line.
Rich asbestos mines have been dis.
covered near Irkutsk. Siberia.
The ~ railway bridges on the Ugan.
d. (Africa) road are American.
Nearly 1000 tuberculosis patienta
are now in sanitoria in Germany.
There are nearly $4,000 womel
dressmakers in the United Kingdom.
An elephants Jaw has been un,
earthed in Halleck Canyon, Wyom.
ing.
Some first editions Of Dickens workl
were sold for cas- ct Messrs. Sother
by's recently.
F. The economic structure Of the King
dom Of Greece rests largely upon the
icurrant industry.
Within eight months we have re
ceived enough emisrants from Europe
to re.people Ireland.
Within the last ten years there has
been great decrease In tho number
Of divorces in Prussia.
The Association Of Master Plumber
win hold its 1904 convention 1t the
Worlds fair. st. Louis.
The most powerful automobile ever
built is the Gobron-B Brittle racing car
having 120 horsepower.
Pullman cars passing through Ken
lucky will be disinfected, by order d
the state board Of health.
f In Scotland in 1898 there were 10l
insane persons in each 100000 popu
lation; there are now $50.
Many makers are now. building gaa
engines Of $500 horsepower, and are
ready to double this efficiency.
Henry Horn, one Of the few sur
vivors of the charge of the last bri
gade, has just died in London.
The first life insurance society wal
started In London In 1898 and another
in 100. Neither was successful.
In the ten city churches admins
tered by the Glasgow corporation
1913 sittings out Of $3.50 are inlet.
/ Worlds fair clubs are organizing IN
various parts Of the country to pre-
pare for next years "trip to st. Louis
+ Permanent salvage corps 10 render
aid in cases Of accident are about t.
be. organized by the Swiss Alpine
clubs.
In the Indian territory no. 900 acrea
of coal lands are to be sold Ut auction
and the proceeds divided among. thu
Indians.
The amazing richness Of the Missis
sippi bottom lands is due largely to
the sediment. deposited ! in times Of
overflow.
The income Of the British post once
from money in envelopes having M
or insufficient address ID $4,000 Of
&35,O00 = day.
F The postal cable manager In New
York city expects. by July 1, to send
messages to himself around the world
in 40 minutes.s g
In one Of the: streets Of Vienna work
men haYe dug up part Of the. stone
flooring Of Q Roman house dating from
the third century. i
Shark fisheries on the Nicaragua
coast are contemplated by IN. Ameri
can company which will trade IN shark
oil. Jelly and skin.
! More vandalism has taken place ID
Lichterfelde, q suburb 40f Berlin, thu
colossal bust Of Emperor William /
being totally destroyed.
Northern Nigeria is to have new
police force. 1000 strong. recruited IN
the territory and on the lines Of the
royal Irish constabulary.
In Nuremberg, Germany, 800 work
men are employed making lead sol
diers and lead toys. They turn out
about 100 900 lead soldiers 9 day. .
Gen. M. ". Ransom, former Unit
ed States senstor from North Carolina.
ID devoting his time to farming. and
this year viii run about $50 plows: =.
Shipments Of wheat from Argentina
from January1 to June S. 1903, have
amounted to 40, 49, 900 bushels. Last
year for the same period shipments
were 5000, 900 bushels.
The British national pavilion 1T the
Worlds fair, IS. Louis, will be re-
production of the orangery or banquet
hall Of the Kensington palace. in Ken.
sington gardens, London.
The statement that the British navy
would protect British commerce in
time Of war seems absurd when taken
with the fact that there are $500
British merchantmen affoat.
The sultan Of Turkey has q curious
hobby in regard to carriages. He has
been steadily engaged in making . col.
lection Of such vehicles for the past y
years. and now has nearly 900 Of oil
makes and kinds.