Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-13
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establish chair of Journalism.
A flock Of ostriches at Phoenix,
Ariz., now numbers more than 1000
birds.
The United States has $4,000 post
oofiices. Germany is next with 49,
623, and Great Britain third with a.
400. tyI. -Nl. ..tt
Golden eagles are increasing In the
Scottish highlands, owing to the eff
forts made by large landowners for
their preservation.
Flower growers in the South of
France and other favored chimes fnd
it profitable to send the products of
their skill to British markets.
The navy, which gives England the
supremacy Of the seas costs $780,,
| 00O,000 a year, or little more than
the United States pays in pensions.
Berlin has now a bachelors club"
| divided into small flats, with smok
ing and dining-rooms In common.
where single men can live at moderate
rates. ~. 't...., OF. -.t.. .u,,I f4u.
The number Of theological students
in Germany has diminished gradually
from 4,267 in 1880, to 2,149, or less
than half. although the population has
doubled since 1880. f'.....
Oregon spends for the education Of
| children $12 year per capita; Col
orado, Sill; Illinois, Sill; California,
$40; while Kentucky expends only
1892; South Carolina, $1.39; Missis-
sippi, S2.06
The Patron-Your picture isn't bad,
but the drawings bit off, isn't it?
The Artist-How's that? The Patron
Why, the clock says ten past ten.
and the right time now is quarter
to four.--Pick-M Me UP. 49, -I
The United States is almost goat
less country compared with others,
and the importations Of goatskins,
young and old, aggregate S350O,OO0 a
yesr-which represents the slaughter
Of 100000 goats and kids.
Until lately children under fourteen
used to pay half fare on the Vienna
tramways, but the rule has been alter
ed so that any child above three feet
and one, and one-half inches In height
will In future have to pay the full
J fare.
King Leopold Of Belgium never
wears gloves. He Is very proud Of
his hands, which are perfect in shape
ana appearance. and on which he
spends a great deal Of time. His
beard also comes in for large share
of attention. Flo. 4aaut.t
That low lying territory Of the Mis-
sissippi should at times be overflow
ed is not surprising If one considers
that the Fathers OF Waters" draws
supplies from twenty-eight States,
draining one-third Of the area Of the
United States
| The Brooklyn bridge has lost place
az one Of the wonders Of the world
since the building Of the williamsburg
steel bridge, a mile farther up the
Bast river, and the bridge now build
ing to Blackweil's island will be more
| wonderful than either. L
Captivity changes animals nature.
A lion captured when 1t Is full grown
will always be treacherous, but lions,
tigers, leopards or other oarnivorous
animals that have been born in cap
ttvity can be tanned till they are as
gentle and affectionate and safe as
poodle dogs.
There are in New York City to-day
| 1920 millionaires, as against 294
twenty years ago and twenty five in
1853. There were no millionaires in
the city 100 years ago The first per.
son to reach that distinction was John
Jacob Astor, who became million
aire about the year 1920.
Breaking away from wagon al
Rheims, France, a horse dashed In :.
a passing motor car, and leaped into
the back seats. The chauffeur was
struck by It's forelegs and thrown
into the road. Passers-by were treat
ed to the novel spectacle of a horse
\ driving alone in an automobile.
The Berlin newspapers tell of 6
wonderful baby giant which was re
Gently brought by his parents before
the medical faculty of that city fol
examination. He Is the son of 9
baker at Drievers, and, although only
eighteen months Old stands three anC
half feet high. He measures thirty
six Inches round the chest.
The difficulty in damaging a wa
balloon in midair was recently shown
, by tests made In Austria. The expert
mentors anchored a balloon at
height of 1000 feet and had gunners
who had, not been given the. distance
to try to disable 1t. 1t required
twenty-five shots to find the range
even approximately, and not until tn
sixty fourth round was the balloon hit
! That each ring on rattlesnake
rattle represents a year Of the snake
life is popular but an erroneous be