The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-25
FACTS IN FEW LINES

1hDf, the hummer OF SACKS being t.pO.
The Deficiency In the area under
wheat this season IN India Is 3a.4 per
crnt according TO tho government fore
cast
When uInn with a peg leg and one
7, arm In a sling was arrested In Nc
Pherson. Kan. for vagrancy he pulled
out a wallet containing $500.
The Great Eastern. which made her
maiden trip half century ago. was
not financial success until she be-
came a cable repair vessel several
years after.
Detective Charles X. Adams Of Pitts
burg In a III during his sleep bit his
tongue, and the blood. running down
his throat and filing the stomach.
caused his death.
Large beds of oysters have been dis
covered in the Uhmlatusi lagoon. on
burg syndicate has been formed 10 de-
velop the industry. II is proposed 20
export the oysters 10 London.
One fashionable woman In Paris who
has set up millinery shop started a
fad for pertaining the blossoms of the
new flower toques with the scent OF
the natural flowers. She Is selling a
bottle OF perfume with each hat.
G.. l.. Fowler OF Lowell. Mass. while
tearing down an old mill has removed
several timbers sixty feet In length
and II by Ia In size. They are OF north
ern hard pine. were hewn by hand and
were found In perfectly sound condi-
ton.
A maddened bull startled the people
In Camden. N. j., by buttlng a pole 20
which was attached a United States
mail box. The box was caught on the
animals horns, and II ran several
blocks with Il. letters falling In the
street.
An ancient volume. entitled "Life of
Martin Van Buren," was recently pre-
scented 20 President Roosevelt by Rep
resentative Gardner OF Massachusetts,.
The book was written by David Crock
EFT during the bitter political campaign
OF 1896
Lloyd's Register In its statistical tn
bles for 1907 shows that the total addi-
ton OF steam tonnage during the year
was 1.249y515 tons and OF sailing ton
mage 2S500 tons, a total OF 1878. ia
tons. Over % per cent consisted OF
vessels built In the United Kingdom.
Thomas Garrison, farmer near Pen
sauken. N. j.. has a turtle that has
been in the family eighty-six years. It
was captured by his grandfather when
boy and the date OF the capture cary
cd on its back. II Is Mr.. Garrison's In
tention 20 send the turtle down TO pos
terity.
A letter CARRIER who delivered a let
ter addressed In a masculine hand 20 a
young woman in the upper section OF
New York city recently happened to
notice an inscription on the dap OF the
envelope which read. "Postman, post
man. do your duty; take this TO my
black eyed beauty"
The marble statue OF "Hlawatha" by
Augustus ST. Gaudens, the first figure
executed by the sculptor, which disap-
peared fifteen years ago. has been
found. 1t il at present ornamenting
the grounds OF man az Saratoga,
who bought II from the estate of ex-
Governor H. d. Morgan.
Production of gold In the United
States fell of S4.753,401 in 1907 as
against 1906. whereas the amount of
silver produced was increased by over
100000 ine ounces. Alaska's gold
production fell Off little more than
100000, according TO the report OF
the director OF the mint
Three Chinese navy officers are now
ahoat I'm British cruisers 20 improve
their professional training and II IL
stated that the number Will shortly be
increased. japanese. Chinese. Slamese
and other foreign officers have from
time TO time been received on British
ships for the same purpose.
The municipality OF Bologna pro.
poses 10 celebrate the first centenary
OF the birth OF Garibaldi by Offering a
prize for the bces historical account OF
THE Expedition of the Thousand"
The manuscripts may be In Italian.
French. English or German. and they
must be received by June 30. 1910
The city OF Easton. Mass. has adopt.
cd a municipal flag. said 20 be a copy
Of the flag which waved over that
town during the Revolutionary war
The flag has thirteen red and white
stripes IN the upper corner, and the re-
mnlnder OF the dag Is blue with cir
Gle OF eight white stars ip the. center
II is pleasing custom In the French
senate 10 have the oldegt member pre-
side NJ the opening or the annual SEES
sion. The senator now entitled TO that
honor Is NJ. Porriquet. ninety-two years
old and faralyzed. lie Wis recently
equal TO the occasion. for he had him
self carried In chair 60 the senate and
TO the platform. where he presided nc
ceptably.
The reconstruction OF the bridge Of
"Notre Dame" at Paris has been com.
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