Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-12
CONCENTRATES.


found in Queensland, Australia, be
sides Sc other kinds of precious
stones
1t costs 500, ,000.O year to main
increase of $4O,00O,OO0 a year in 50
years.
The Austrian premers' conference
dlsapproved the proposed transfer of
the northern territory of South AIS
tralla to the commonwealth.
Japan is perhaps the only country in
the wrold where the fashions in wom-
ems dress have not changed material
~ in $500 years.
Gen. Homer A. Byington, the Ameri-
can consul to Naples, celebrated his
SD birthday on board the Cretc on
its late from from Genoa 10 New York.
The occasion was made a general fete
for all aboard.
The trade of France with her colon
les for 1906 aggregated over $500. .O0O.-
900, of which Sl29,9i7 500 consisted in
exports of manufactured products from.
France.
1t is estimated that 100000 900 bush
els of wheat will be available for ex-
port from the northwestern provinces
of Canada at the close of this years
harvest.
New York city is the second in the
union for size of per capita debt. it
being sl13.25. Newton. Mass, coming
first, with s125.5S.
The gypsies of Granada, Spain. are
unique among the race as cave dwell
ers, living in recesses followed out of
hillside not far from the city.
The highest elevator service in the
world Is that of Burgenstock, noun
tain near the Lake of Lucerne, where
tourists are raised 500 to the top OF
a vertical rock.
A disabled fireman of Constantinople
does not necessary leave the service
after his mishap. If his legs and voice
are still good he may aspire to the po
sition of fire crier.
Alabama Is the only state in the
union which holds n legislative session
only once in four years. Her lawmak-
ers and unmakers get "a day. and
the quadrennial session is limited to
so days.
According to Consul L. Edwin Dud-
ley, of Vancouver, British Columbia,
the first -four mill in that city commen
ced work on June 10, and turned out
$50 barrels a day during the first six
days.
The devotion OF n stork to its young
has been strikingly shown during
fire at Basel. The nest was set on
fire by spark from a chimney. but
the mother bird refused to leave the
fledgelings, and all were burned to
death.
Sivas. with n population of 1000 900,
is one of the largest provinces of Asia
Minor. The principal trade centers are
Sivas, Tokat and Amassia, which are
connected with Samsoun. the seaport
by good wagon road
While the average man is satisfied
with maximum of 32 teeth. a Turk
near Baiburt. in Asia Minor boasts of
f5, all perfect. He belongs to a we'll
toothed family. his mother and sister
each having the same number.
Wire ropes seem to belong to elevat-
ors and derrick rigging, and it is some
thing of n surprise, remarks the Amer
ican Machinist, to learn that of the
Gloucestr. cod-fshing schooners have
heen using them for rigging for over
Is years.
The amount of money which the
government is called upon to redeem
In the course of the year reaches an
almost fabulous amount. In 1904, for
instance, 1t totaled 1912, 100000. This
redemption is either for the purpose of
securing clean, fresh notes or to get
change of some other denomination.
Pausing to reflect makes many
man an also ran"
Many man would rather lie when
asked for information than say 81 don't
know"
When n married man doesn't find
fault with his breakfast it's sign
that his wife is away from home
Men may be as deceitful as women
In some things, but no man ever pre-
tends to be having good time when |
he isn't.
A woman's egotism has reached the