Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-12


Ziddah. In graveyard surrounde
by high white walls. The cemeter
nas remained unopened for over LOO
years.
toulouse. France. has a canal whicl
was built entirely at the expense O
one man. Its name Is the Canal d,
Midi; 1t was built In l666.sI, and cos
NJ. Paul Riquet 63o.O00.OOO francs.
In Scandinavia Christmas is cele
brated In Its literal sense OF peace OF
earth. good will toward men," tn,
courts are closed. quarrels are adjust
ed. and old feuds are forgotten. /,
Is the home of the famous Yule log
The custom of lifting the hat dates
back to the age when knighthood was
IN hower, Knights never appeared In
public except In full armor. but In
the company of friends they removed
the helmet, signifying, Il am safe
among friends"
me hrst verse OF the Fifty-frst
Psalm Is called the neck verse" for
the reason that In former times a man
was sometimes given a chance to save
MS life by proving that he could read
and this verse was used as n test.
Alfred Bernard Nobel. inventor of
dynamite. left fortune of SO, 900. 900
FOR the foundation of Ave annual
prizes each for the most important
discovery In physics. chemistry. phys
iology and medicine.
AT Aquilla. In the kingdom of Ma
pies. In 1910. some Frenchmen, In the
course OF excavating that ancient city
discovered an antique vase contain
ing document written In the He.
brew language which is claimed to
be the death warrant OF Jesus.
Algeria possesses "A true phenom.
enon OF nature. n river of genuine ink,
caused by the Joining of two streams,
one OF which comes from an iron re-
gion. while the second stream flows
from peat swamp. On meeting, the
acid OF one stream blends with the
Iron solution of the other, and ink
Is the result.
Generals In the army rank with ad. |
mirals In the navy; lieutenant gen
erals with vice admirals: major gen.
erals with frst nine rear admirals:
)rigadier generals with rear admirals |
lfter hrst nine and commodoreB;
,olonels In the army rank with cap
aims In the navy; lieutenant coloneis
With commanders, majors with lieu.
enant commanders; captains In the
'rmy with lieutenants in the navy; |
irst lieutenants In the army with /
laval lieutenants. junior grade; sec
md lieutenants In the army with ma.
,al ensigns.
'qe.- --'oans han an area of 1876 l-2 |
.ry city In the United States avrsprt
New York. The latter has an area OF
1875 3-4 square miles.
A private In the United States army |
8 paid Sl3 month. The lieutenant
General Of the army receives sal.
ry Of $1,000 year. No officer has
Ield the rank Of general since Philip
!. Sheridan.
The symbol OF the cross Is used in
he religions Of the aborigines of
Iorth and South America. and by the |
most ancient nations of Europe. as
veil as by Christians.
Railroad property In the United /
States has a commercial value OF S11.-
44,852.000. Pennsylvania is at the |
read Of the list with a railroad valua-
ion of 31,42O, ,608.OOO. Alaskan rail-
'oads have a valuation of only 500.
100.
A yNtt tn ,tat1
green forest, may be formed In TWEEN |
y years Of valuable timber, attaining
great height
The Argentine republics foreign
for 1904 reached the enor-
nous figure OF 3451. .463. 900 in gold. or
nearly $50 per head. No other coun-
try In the world has so large a per
capita foreign trade.
AT Maarakesn, in Morocco. Is al
great slave market The proceedings
are opened with fervid prayer to
Allah for prosperous sale, and then
tricked out in gorgeous array, round
and round the slave yard. while the
purchasers feel their mus
cles and observe their condition and
bid accordingly.
The United States army now com
prises 10 regiments of cavalry 750
officers and 1890 enlisted men; 80
batteries Of field artillery and 1876
companies OF coast artillery. 651 Off
GERS and l7,742 enlisted men; 30 regi-
ments Of infantry. 1.5OO officers and
25,345 enlisted men: 3 battalions OF
engineers, l,2S3 elisted men. com
manded by officers from the corps OF
engineers; stan corps, Indian scouts.
etc, 2.s77 enlisted men: Porto
Rican regiment. 81 officers and 554
enlisted men; so companies of Fill
pino scouts, 100 officers and 5000
men. The full strength OF the entire
establishment Is about 1881 officers
md 1886 enlisted men.