Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-23
Gleaninss and Gossip.

Norway exported about 6S, 1000, 900
mounds Of fresh cod and more than
| half that amount Of salt cod last
year.
The hest tobacco in Macedonia,
| which IL a notable country for tne
| CROWNS Of that crop, Is In and
| around Drama,
/. A company has been formed in
| Greece for buying up unsoid cur
rants and converting them into al.
cohol for fuel.
In some German cities the hands
| Of criminals are photographed as well
as their heads for the purpose OF
Identification.
The R~usso-Chinese bank at Yoke.
hama IL r~eopening In order to defray
the travelling expenses OF the Rus
sian prisoners returning home.
The bakers OF Pompeii made their
bread iAto forms that were circular
az rs, ~ eepears from loaves found
80 ~ OF a bake-oyen OF the
A...
rne government maintains S92 egg
distributing stations In Ireland to
better the poultry OF that island.
Over 5000 meetings have been held
this year to promote Irish poultry in
terests.
This country ranks first In the
paper-making industry. Germany IL
second, and Great Britain comes
third. The production in America Is
two or three times greater than In
Great britain.
whiting the last few months Ger
man capitalists have started banks
for the promotion Of German trade In
East Africa, West Africa, Asia Minor.
Argentina, Bulgaria and Central
America.
Just after he had discovered the
| richest vein of tungsten ore ever
found in this country, George Sprat-
ley, a veteran prospector, was killed
by an explosion Of dynamite In his
claim is Boulder county, Col.
An man at Eldorardo.a Kan, comes
/ out with the statement that after
the maple sirqps has all been exhaust,
| ed from the Kansas corn cobs, the
| pulp ia made into a breakfast food
which sells at 10 cents a pound.
The average number Of residents to
the acre hi Paris Is no less than 1928.
| There : nearly 100000 apartments
or lodgings in the French metropolis
| which rent for less than 500 a year.
About 1900 bring $500 or more.
Redding, Cal. the other day noti'
| fed all Chinese there to leave town.
They obeyed. Redding expelled all
its Chinese about Is years ago and
had had none till recently, when the
Southern Pacific company imported
some to lay railroad tracks.
"why do you avoid the man to
whom l introduced you?" He IL
very agreeable and interesting" =
avoid meeting agreeable and inter
esting people," answered the nissan
thophe. "That was how ! came e
get my life insured in a bad com
-pany.'-Washfngton Star.
The German government has oRer
ed three prizes for the best fiek
kitchens available for army uses ant
it Is stipulated that every such out
1T must be OF . size making It posi-
bic to carry 1t onta' horse. with space
left for the drivers luggage and for
age for the horse.
A correspondent says thit II he eat
eggs in any form he has ell the symp
toms, more or Tess pronounced OF u
ritant poisoning. Many persons ar
affected in like name by article
OF food. Some persons cannot ca
III strawberries, to Others mutton
ss.poison, and many persons dare nc
eat crab.-London Lancet.
"A silver SLAYER was recently presen'
cd to the dean OF one sof the smalle
colleges at Cambridge. The inscril
. ton ram: "viro egregio hujusce co
! legiae decano ID. d.. 1ano patellam a
umni." A student ut the college
responsible for this translation: ~
the .egregious gentleman, dean Of u
huge college, this id aluminium
plate" !.
Senator Perkins Of California Is u
only whaler in congress: Represent
tive washington Gardner Of Michiga
the only clergyman: Representativ
Anthony Michalek Of Chicago the on
grocer; Delegate Kalianaole OF ~
wall the only prince. RepresentatiN
John Thomas Hunt Of Missouri u
only stonecutter, Representative =
ward l.. Minor Of Wisconsin the o
" licensed master Of steam vessel
and Representative 8. w. Robertst
Of Louisiana the only college pTOfe