The Kemper herald., 1908-01-30
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Of million girl babies born, SILL
266 are alive at twelve months. OF
the boys, 10000 fewer live through
the first year.
In the last 10 years the increase of
prices in Germany was per cent. for
cereals, 81 for animal products, SIS
for textiles 60 for mineral products.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth's
answer to the report that he has won
S3,000000 on Wall street is, in SUBJ
stance, that he'll divide with the man
who proves it.
Cleveland is not content with hav-
ing become the chief city in Ohio
by the census of 1900, but has just
voted to annex one of her flourish
ing suburbs.
At a sale of rare coins in Philadel-
phia $50 United States gold piece
of 1850 brought only $195, which was
considered very cheap.
The official register for 1907 will
show that the whole number of official
and all sorts of employees in the Gov
ernment sevices is 3O6,141.
The Mexican government is ex-
perimenting with various methods for
obtaining the best results from ir.
rigation. The dry-farming method is
also to be well tested.
Manufacture of rubber from the ma
tive guayule shrub has begun in Mara
thon. Texas. 1t is estimated that the
factory owners control rs per cent. of
the guayule land in Texas.
Grass widows have formed a club
in Chicago. To be named the Sun
shine Club? queries the New York
American.
Those knots in Saturn's rings may
merely have been placed there to
keep him from forgetting something,
suggests the Indianapolis News.
George Bernard Shaw declares that
he is opposed to war because he is
afraid, and that peace will come only
when every one has the courage to
confess himself coward.
HaDni1y work iS Dlonfiful and wapnc
good, rejoices the Meriden Journal,
for there never was time when
men had to hustle so lively to keep
abreast of the prices of living.
Hayseed and coal tar dye with other
ingredients are being put up and sold
as strawberry jam, by some eastern
dealers, says DR.. H. w. Wiley, u. S.
Chemist.
An eminent Frenchman, who lived
to be one hundred years old, gave
as his single rule of life: Some
thing of everything: not too much OF
anything"
A loan of $5,5O0,O0O at per cent
has been accepted by the Government
of Chile, the proceeds to be used
in improving the port of Valparaiso.
1t is supposed to double the capacity
of the docks and increase the facili-
ties of the custom house.
A New Jersey man did his banking
in pasteboard box in the attic and
red squirrels carried off the money
to make nests. Even squirrels know,
observes the New York American,
that money ought not to be boarded |
The mikado had assurances says
the Washington Star, that ought to
to scare him about the movements
of American warships.
Travellers who have passed through !
the unshorn Southwest report to the
Ricahmond Times-Dispatch that the |
unfortunate natives eat them whole. |
sale with a teaspoon.
The coal trust has 200 years to |
operate in, and then it must go into |
some other line of business, notes the |
Birmingham Age-Herald, for it has
been ascertained there will be no coal
in this country after the year 2107. |
Every maiden stands with reluct |
ant feet, exclaims the Atlanta Jour
nal, where the brook and river meet |
or anywhere else when she tries to
crowd a number five foot into mum
ber three shoe.
London chemists claim to have dis
covered that two-thirds of the weight |
of girl is composed of sugar. Which
makes it seem to the Washington T
Post all the more remarkable that |
there are no flies on the American
girl.
A Chicago woman thrashed her
husband when she heard that he had
filed an application for divorce. That |
will teach him thinks the Washington |
Post, never to take such a step again
without first obtaining permission.
Hoarding Is not only an economic |
mistake, but an economic crime as
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