Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-07

rare honor of being one of the near
est living relatives to the Father of
His Country
The canaries of Germany excel all
other canaries as singers. One has
been recorded to continue a single
trill for nine and quarter minutes,
with 20 changes of note.
The collections made by the girl
pupils in the secondary schools in
Germany as gift. 10 the German
navy has reached total of e1,45o.
The fruit industry of Canada is ex-
panding much more rapidly tnan
home consumption. and the Toronto
Sun complains that outside markets
are not being sufficiently developed
to meet the requirements OF the case.
BY his will a pauper who recently
died at the Westbury worbhouse. in
England, left his cat TO the king of
Spain as wedding present.
Patent medicine manufacturers
flourish in South Africa, where a med
ical call in the city costs So, while
in the country the charges are almost
prohibitlve.
Roofing tiles in Australia are rapid
ly superceding those of slate or gal
vanized iron. The imports in 1904
were $4,000 nearly all from France.
The duty is Is per cent.
Turkey imported more iron and
steel in 1901 and the first half of 1905
than ever before. giving preference
to Belgian products as tae cheapest.
The demand is said to be increasing
A new party has been formed in
the house of commons. but its object
is not political. What it hopes to eff
feet is reduction in the parliament
airy barber shop Of the price of shay
ing from "a cents to 12 cents.
Camille Flammarion, the well
known French astronomer, has been
collecting data regarding the havoc
worked by lightning and is compiling
book of popular interest, which will
shortly be published in this country.
After five months steady work the
force that was counting the cash and
securities in the United States treas
ury at Washington, finished its work
1t was found that since the last
last count, seven years ago. the funds
have increased So per cent, and that
the entire amount in Uncle Sam s
purse is s1,259. 9S,27S.5S.
The hottest region on the earth's
surface is on the southwestern coast
OF Persia, on the border of the Pers.
ian gulf. For 40 consecutive DAYS in
the months of July and August the
mercury has been known 10 stand
| above. 100 degrees in the shade. night
and day, and to run as high as 1870
degrees in the afternoon
Coal costs II cents a ton more than
last year in Belgium.
large deposit of fossil walrus and
mammoth bones has been discovered
at Santa Cruz. Cal.
new director of the Vatican as
Economical observatory has just been
named by the pope in the person of
Father Hagen, OF the Jesuit order.
bushel of bituminous coal is diff.
ferent in different states. In Illi-
nois, Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky its
| weight is so pounds, in PENNSYLVANIA
40 pounds and in Indiana. 10 pounds.
Mrs, Richard H. Savage is the own
er OF the famous painting. "Sheri-
dams Ride and values it at $1,000.
a bill has been introduced in the sen
ate for its purchase, to be nung in
the corridor of the capitol.
Inv gross earnings of United
States railroads for the month of
January show an increase over Ian.
nary, 1905. of no less than s21sa4..
95S, or 20.44 per cent, and the gain
IN the net foots up s11,67S .4s7, or
1926 per cent.
Consul Metcalf OF Newcastle on
Tyne, reports that there were built
during the first six months of 1905
at the Sunderland ship yards AZ yes,
seis' aggregating 1889 tons. In
1904 there were 73 vessels built with
2i7,2l9 tons.
The first Japanese CONGREGATIONAL
church In America was Organized in
san Francisco recently. IargaIy
through the efforts of the Rev Mr.
kozald' Much is expected from this
pioneer congregation in advnncing
christian work among the .Japanese
on our Pacific coast.