Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-09-02

1t is said that 1000 Greeks arrive at
New York each month.
This year Tasmania will export
100000 bushel cases of apples. Most
Of them will go to England and Aus
tralia.
The exports Of Australia in 1904 were
$3.50, or, 05G an Increase of $3S, 195,U3G
over those Of 1901, the banner year pre-
viously.
Professor John G. Olsen Of the Brook
Ign Polytechnic institute reports 4,000,-
000 bacteria in one Sample of milk
bought in Brooklyn.
Japan has one of the largest steam
ship companies in the world, with serv-
ice TO the United States and to Eng
land by way of Suez.
The house OF the Capulets, where Ju-
liet lived in Verona, has been offered
for sale and the municipality intends to
buy it and convert it into Il museum.
The London Academy tells Of an old
woman who walked into shop and
asked to buy circulating library"
Inquiry revealed that she wanted Il re-
volving bookcase.
The first bullfight In Madrid after the
repeal OF the Sunday law was wit
messed by 10000 persons, and $4,000
moro waited outside the ring to get
prompt news of the result.
So fashionable is appendicitis In
British society circles that, says Lon
don Opinion, many women would rath-
er have it than three-quarter length
photograph in magazine"
An institute for the treatment OF suf-
ferers from chest complaints, neural
gia, catarrh and other maladies by
means of opium smoking has been
opened by London physicians.
The Hawaiian legislature has passed
over the governors veto law allow
ing baseball and similar amusements
on sunday and permitting cigar and
many other stores to remain open on
that day.
The superior board of health Of Mex
leo informs dealers IN food products,
especially milk dealers, that the use OF
PlCoNl 'iti - IA AOONi 10 DlOliib4btNl anu
punishable by the board as food adul-
teration.
A recently discovere! manuscript
written by Il schoolmate indicates that
Napoleon |. knew SO little of the
French language when he was sent to
the military school at Brienne that
private teacher was engag ed for him.
A psalter which belonged to Boswell
was sold at Sotheby's, in London, re-
Gently for ff5. 1t contained the in
scription James Boswell. 1853.
bought this for 81 at Greenwich. when
was working there with Mr.. Samuel
Johnson"
The value of shells tortoise and 9th
ers, gathered in Cuba last year amount
ed to about $4,000 and Of sponges
$500C00. or the latter the United
States received about 80 per cent and
Europe the remainder, France being
the principal buyer.
DR.. a. ID. Nash of Townshend, VT,
has pair of shears which were hand
ed down from his great-grandfather
They were made by blacksmith and
used in the war of 1879 to cut the hair
of soldiers. They are much larger and
heavier than those in use nowadays.
Captain Freeman r. Murray of Lynn
has an old cent which he found some
years ago while digging in his garden.
It is an Irish coin, dated 1923 On its
face it bears the likeness of King
George l., while on the reverse side Hi
hernia is seen with her harp and dis
taft.
Sam White OF Riverside, Cal, has a
boy born on Feb. 20, and in addition
has one who was born on Washngton's
birthday, one on Inauguration day and
two on All Fools day. April /; one on
Thanksgiving day and one on Feb. 2,
ground hog day; also three more boys
born OH other dates.
Golf is greatly INDUCED in by the
naval officers and European residents
In China. III consequence the Chinese
boys have gfasped some idea of the
game and they are frequently seen
themselves with an old stick
into a club and q real golf
ball which some golfer has lost.
a hotel which cost the builder $13,-
900 six years ago at Kettle Falls,
Wash, has been sold for 5000, and a
of town lots were sold at from
3 cents to 500 each The sale was
made by the county commissioners on
foreclosure for delinquent taxes and
marked the end Of a boom town.
Thomaston, Me-, is probably one of
the towns that will not be asking for
a new depot. The one there is the old
General Knox mansion, 112 years old,
and Is the only building left of the
once great Knox estate. For that rea.
son it Is memorial that the town viii
probably be glad to have preserved.
The most voluminous report ever
filed with the United States supreme |
court is that Of Frank S. Bright, COM
missioner appointed to take testimony |
in the suit instituted by Missouri to |