The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-18
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sold In this country during the six
months ending with November last.
The treasury department estimates
that it will cost $685., $4,000 to run the
government for 1904 and 1924. $4,000
for 1905.
Recently in Dundee $4,000 a ton
was paid for whalebone. This is said
to be the highest price ever paid for
whalebone.
Last year the British mercantile ma
| rtne sustained 1,4S3 casualties. OF
which 34S We're complete wrecks. The
loss of life was 5.31S.
The hay crop, excepting corn alone,
Is the greatest In value, the grass reali-
zation during last year on 61.3O5,94O
tons being S55G,376,SSO.
The Stuttgarter Mit-und Ruckver-
Observation-Disclosures is an in
surance company. with a capital of ST.
100000, which insures machinery.
The patent Office Is proportionately
the most profitable Of our government
100000 lies to it's credit in the treasury.
Royal palaces in Russia are said to
be damp and unhealthy. Their insani-
tary condition is claimed by some to
be the cause of the czarinu'S recent
fitness.
A Jour inch strip Of land was sold in
New York city recently. The price
paid is said to have been $l.6G6. The
strip separates two properties on Sew
enth emu
The largest steamship in the world Is
the Baltic. launched Nov. 21 at Belfast.
1t is 1853 feet in length, 10 feet il
depth and T5.6 feet In breadth. Its tom
mage is > 1900.
The Simplon tunnel. the longest in
the world, is to be completed in 1905.
The event will be celebrated ut Milan.
the nearest important Italian city, by
an international exposition.
The tip problem has beer solved by
a Partisan restaurant, SO the %restaura-
teur thinks. His custom is to assess
his patrons > per cen of their bills and
to divide the money thus raised among
his walters.
The tobacco crop of Sl5.972,425
pounds. at an average price of IS cents
a pound, produced u revenue Of 500
Ola 2 last year. The average yield
to the acre from 1.037,735 acres was
1868 pounds.
In order to suppress the practice of
doping the French Jockey club pro-
poses to authorize the stewards to ex-
anime three hours before or after a
race any horse suspected of having
had a stimulant administered to it.
A club Of young lady students in the
Chicago university recently engaged in
a very interesting debate. They de-
ctded by a large majority that beauty
Is better for a woman thar intellect.
This means that her proper sphere is
the home.
In the District Of Columbia. with
189,457 white people and SS,325 col
ored. there we're 29,S39 arrests last
year-15. 727 whites, 1912 colored. The
great bulk of these arrests were for
disorderly conduct and simple assault.
The District is comparatively free Of
grave crimes.
In 1903 we imported 2,6s7yOOO tons Of
Goals, in 1902 1.532,OOO and in 1901
1,456,OOO. The great increase in 1903
(the figures are for the first nine
months of the year in each case) was
due of course to the coal strike, for
since that has been settled the import
has gone back to normal again.
The United States today. while pro
ducing normous amounts of tobacco.
OF various kinds and used for different
purposes. imports from Cuba filler to-
bacco for which we pay the Cuban az
riculturist about $S.OO0.OOO a year, the
import duty on this tobacco being So.
100000 or $6,OOO.OOO. making a total
of about $l4, 100000 for filler tobacco.
Hash will probably be honored by
governmental recognition. Commissary
officers in different parts Of the coun-
try, under orders to make experiments
In the use of hash, have issued canned
hash to some of he troops with most
satisfactory results. II future expert
ments are satisfactory hash will prob
ably be introduced as a part of the ra-
don of the army.
A geographical magazine makes the
statement that the Philippine Islands
have a coas line double that Of the
main part Of the United States. The
measurement given is 11.444 statute
miles. while the total area is stated as
115,026 square miles. In the Philip
pines there is one mile Of coast line to
every ten miles of area. In the United
States the proportion is one to 555. 1t
Is said that 5000 islands and islets can
be counted on the charts.
In the photographic museum of Rot
terdam mas now be seen a beautiful
carpet which the shah of Persia re-
Gently presented to Queen Wilhelmina
as n souvenir of his visit to Holland
some time e Woven into the car.
pet is the following inscription in Per-
sian: "Presented by His Majesty Hoz-
zaffer ed Din. Shah, Emperor Of Persia.
to Her Majesty Wilhelmina. Queen of
Holland. In the Year of the Hedjira
1890" The carpet measures thirty-six
square yards. and in each square yard
there are 800. 00U stitches.
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whole time To hiS worl. nc cocrotarv oP