The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-26

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lance work.
The number OF books exported iron
Germany By German publishers las
year exceeded 100000. weighed a.
10000 pounds and were valued at SIS.
10000.
Japan has shlrty-two tlmepIece fac
tories. which turn out annually rood,
valued AZ nearly $4,000; the latest az
ures being aoe.7se standing clocks. al.
soo hanging clocks and 25.seo watches
Belgium has a Sunday postage stamr
issued for those who do not wish II
have their mail delivered on sunday.
All mail bearing the sunday stamp Is
held over BY the carriers for delivery
Monday.
The Yellowstone National Park. CON.
prising eS.S12 square miles. was set
apart BY act Of Congress In 1872 as a
national park TO preserve from destruc-
tive molestation the most wonderful
group OF natural features and phenon,-
ena known within the boundaries q the
United States.
After nfteen years OF labor. Professor
Brown. Of Yale University. has com
pleted a series OF many thousands Of
minute observations by means OF which
ne hopes 10 determine the exact posi-
ton OF the moon. He Il about 10 re-
tire TO his house In Maine 10 begin the
work OF calculation. which he estimates
win occupy al least ten years.
The tAntalum lamp Is very desirable
fron the fact that II Il Of high enicien-
CT. but Il Is not adapted for many OF
the fixtures az present In use. for the
reason that Il must hang vertically,
whereas more often than not. the lamps
In the existing fixtures hang az an an
gle. An adapter has been recently
invented b. which this discrepancy Is
overcome.
Kipllng Is a town which has Just
blossomed out In Canada. where there
Is only one town Of Shakespeare. There
Is a Shakespeare In KosciuskO County, |
Indiana. However. the great English /
dramatist was never popular among the
manners IN North America. al
though there are In the United States
thirty Millions three Goldsmlths. four
Dickenses. thirty-odd SCOTS. twenty
Byrons. two Tennysons and one Thack-
ray. But there Is no Browning on the
American map
Every preeocious boy does not BE-
ONE brilliant man. but some brilliant
men have been prccOclous In childhood
Iohn Ruskln. the great English essayIst
nd critic on art. was such a child Al
he age OF he wrote verses IN rhyme
nd kept Journal or diary. This Jour
Al was really a record o. trips through
,ngiand that he took with his father.
lis interest In the old cafhedrals and
! tho bits Of scenery that be saw dur
q these Journeys betrayed the tastes
lat In later years decldsi his career.
we Two send the following 10 the
ondon Express: we are a young cou-
le and at the present rate OF salaries
T bank clerks Il will be eight. or even
n years before we can marry. As this
too far ahead 10 think OF. and we (
ave ECO $1,000 between Us. we are
stsrInined to strike out for ourselves,
ID at the thousands Of breakfast Ia .
es all over England where the Ex- ;
'ess Il daily read we woljd. With your
nd permission. appeal for SdsAs rs TO o
e best way Of making a good start"
With the recent return Of the yacht q
alice. At San Francisco. the ocean
4 ghetto survey work Is closed for the ?
esent, until the construction OF q YES 9
specially adapted for the work has
en- completed Plans for the new YES =
are now being prepared By Henry J. .
Glow. naval architect and engineer. z
le Galilee was chartered By the Car q
gle Institution. Of Washington. and y
der the command Of W. ]. Peters. she ,.
Is away nearly three years The to L
length Of the cruises traversed In
, Pacific ocean during this period 10 q
out e5.O00 miles. az
In the northern part Of India sheep o.
} put to q use unthoughf Of in Euro
IN or American countries They are IN
de to serve as beasts Of burden, BE- 60
Use they are more sure-footed than
ger beasts. and the mountain paths
ong the foothills Of the HImalayas
steep and dIfficult The load for ca
b sheep Is from sixteen TO twenty OF
Indz- The sheep are driven from VII ne
3 10 village, with the wool still grow WI
. and In each town the farmer shears an
much wool as he can cell there and OIL
DE- the sheep with the grain which he TO
sfvss IN exchange After his flock no
been sbeared be turns II homeward, SITS
b sheep having on its back a small IN
containing the purchased grain. 90
everzI anchors have recently been -
ie at the maynard az CharIestown. ~.
e., which are the largest ever made 49,
any purpose -Four anchors are used 80
bettieships generally. and the new =.
hors are being shipped in sets to the a..
lie coast One pair Of this set OF - -
: weigh 1900 pounds each. The =
est anchors ever forged prior to -,
q now being used weighed 1890 -
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