Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-04-03
FACTS IN FEW, LINES


has Increased. SE%
Culture Of Il new fruit, the lignon
berry. is to be introduced into this
country from its Swedish home r.;
The new management Of the Metro
politan Opera House, New York city
is talking of Introducing grand opera
in English.
treasury of New York city due to
former employees of the city, but
which has never been called for.
Two gothic figures torn from French
cathedrals by the mob in the French
revolution have found their way to the
New York metropolitan Museum Of
Art
The Carpenters union of Winnipcg.
| Man. boasts Of three men who have
been continuous members of the or
ganization for more than thirty six
| years.
Consul John H. Snodgrass Of Pre-
| toria reports that mica is found in
many places in the Transvaal, Orange
River Colony and Rhodesia in paying
quantities.
Another attempt has failed to wrest
from the sands Of the Mexican shore
line the treasure supposed to be lying
with the bones of the steamer Golden
In 1862
The custom of using convicts in
treadmils is still practiced In some
English prisons The speed Is about
thirty steps minute. and II man
misses u step crossbar strikes the
calves Of his legs
Luther Burbank now promises a
hardy banana that will grow In the
north and thus enable the thrifty house
holder to step into his dooryard and
gather sufficient fruit to make a de-
liclous appetizer for the more serious
things Of the breakfast.
While repairing the road between
Talous-les-V ignes and Conde-sur- Marine,
France, workmen found two horse
skulls of unusually large dimensions
The skulls were still very hard, and
from all indications the horses were
buried there hundreds Of years ago.
A caravan Of gypsies which has been
resting on the Franco Belgian frontier
since October Is unable to retreat or
advance, as the French gendarmes re-
fuse to allow 1t to 60 forward, "while
the Belgian gendarmes are equally arm
in their refusal to permit 1t to return.
Waycross. Ga, with population of
5000, has no poerhouse, nine out Of
ten Of the white population own their
homes and 90 per cent of the children
attend school. The saloon license has
annually for the last sixteen years been
fixed at $4,000, and no enc has offered
to pay the amount for the privilege OF
opening saloon.
The municipality Of Valparaiso Is
about to erect theater building with
a seating capacity Of 1,6o5 on The site
Of the one destroyed by the grea
earthquake Of August, 1906 Itzis tt
be up to date and as nearly earth
quake and fire proof as can be built
Large quantities Of steel will be used
in its construction.
In connection with the aaath ct tn.
king and crown prince OF Portugal 4
Is noted that the members Of the hozss.
Of Braganza have died two at q uma
since 1910, when tho Braganzas came
to the throne Of Portugal 1t Is a mat
ter Of history that Whenever death ha!
entered the family two have bee,
taken within few hours or days.
Mrs. Caroline c. Furbush Of Yves
Newton. Mass. has presented to tn
navy department for the Naval acad
envy at Annapolis a valuable historical
painting by Thomas Birch Of the Bat
i, tie Between the Constitution and tn
Guerrero" Birch was an artist Of =,
-. century ago and was one of the frs
designers of United States coins at tn
t Philadelphia mint. He painted his ma
4 val battle picture in 1928.
3 Emperor William, who Is no meal
Judge Of works Of art, has pronounce
a painting owned by J. PieTpont Mol
3 gan now on exhibition at Berlin til
t finest among forty masterpieces o
I English artists. The picture. which i
;. a portrait of Miss Elizabeth Farrer
who was the Countess Of Derby man
years ago and Is by Sir Thomas Law
renee, was among the great painting
in the collection of Mr.. Morgan a
London. '54
D A plan IS on foot to conserve the wa
ters that supply the Yosemite an
g :" Bridal Veil falls so that each VII
/ flow three months more year than a
present These falls usually go5%3dr
, about August. By building reservoir
a in the headwaters of Bridal Veil an
: Yosemite creeks 1t is believed that sui
fictent water can be stored to maintai
the dow over the falls until late /
= October. A preliminary survey ind
. Gates that the project is feasible. $:J.. !,
There is a persistent rumor of an :e1
gagement between the Princess RI
tricia of Connaught and the Count$c
, Turin. The Princess Patricia Is It'd
= daughter Of King Edwards only iiyin
/ brother, and 1t Is said that she mIgt
have been queen Of Spain had she d.
sired so doubtful an honor The COur
Of Turin is the son Of the Duke d
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