Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-03-20

Inc average LIE or dog 10 from ten
to twelve years.
Tho United States ranks third In the
production of barley.
OF the 147.0O0,O00 of Russia's popu-
lation 100,000,0O0 are peasants.
Out Of every million letters that pass
through the postofflce it is calculated
that only one goes astray.
The book having the largest circula,
ton Is the telephone directory Of the
city Of New York An edition Of 1,OOO,-
600 copies Is printed twice every yeax
100000 telephones which are in use In
that city and its suburbs.
In nine months of the current year
10000 aliens came to this country and
$4,000 forelgn-born people went back
to Europe During the similar period
of last year there arrived in America
1,135.000 aliens, while those who de-
parted from these shores numbered
only 10000.
A curious insect has arrived from
Brazil at the South Kensington Mu-
scum, In London. 1t Is q beetle. At
Its head CLEANS red ruby lamp, and
eleven green lights glow forth from
each side Of the little creature. These
peculiarities have earned 1t the name
Of the railway beetle"
Last year New York City spent $780,
100000 on its public schools; Chicago,
$23.0OO0OO; Boston more than $10,-
100000; Philadelphia little more
than S6,0O0,000. Though Philadelphia
is the third city in population in the
United States, 1t stood thirty-fourth in
per capita expenditure on schools
OF the total oil production of the
world In 1907, the United States is cred
tied with over 63 per cent Russia pro-
duced 1914 per cent and all countries
combined outside of these about 81 per
cent The total production of the world
was estimated at 262,212,300 barrels
In 1907. The production Of the United
States was 166,095,335 and of Russia
61,S50,734 barrels.
The Indian population Of New York
State is as follows, the figures being
for the year 1905, the latest obtainable,
taken by the several reservations: AL
legheny, 1866; Cattaraugus, 1,472; Onei-
da, 104 Onondaga, $50; st. Regis,
1906; Tonawanda, SOB Tuscarora, 8S4
The total of 5000 is but four less than
was shown by the Indian census OF
1892.
During the last season the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad Company set out 303,-
030 trees, including pines, larches
spruce and hardwoods. In Its nursery
1t set out $4,000 forest seedlings for
future transplanting and planted 22l
bushels of red oak acorns, from which
100000 seedlings are now growing. II
also planted large quantity Of blach
walnut, chestnut and hickory, prac
tically all Of which have given com
plete termination.
The pear is really more hardy thai
the apple, and needs less cosseting
There are trees still standing neal
Monroe, In the State OF Michigan
which were planted by the French set
tiers before Penn founded Philadelphia
Pear trees can be kept In good and
bearing condition for 300 years, anC
apples for at least $50 years. l have
one apple tree 115 years old, and 1T
annual fruitage is as perfect as 1t wal
sixty years ago.-E. 2. Powell, in Out
ing.
Represented graphically, the United
States now consumes yearly a roll o.
white paper $50 feet high and S77 fee
In diameter. From the top of such
roll of paper one can peer down in liz,
agination on the tower of the new
Singer building in New York. 1t woul'
weigh, all told, about 100000 tons
and to produce it would have requires
some $S,SO0.0O0 worth of rags, som
$7,4O0,OO0 worth of old or waste pape
and some S20.sO0.0O0 worth Of WOO
: pulp, to say nothing of other essentials
, Boston Transcript
Collins said that after the publica
q ton of 1.-The Woman in White" lad
n came to him and said: "The grea
| failure of your book is your villaiI
d Excuse me If l say you do not reall
9 know villain. Your Count Fosco
: a very poor one, and when next 20
4 want a character of that description
n trust that you will not disdain to com
, to me. | know villain; the man
q alive and constantly under my gaz'
@ In fact, he is my own husband" Th
4 lady was the wife Of Edward Bulwe
Lytton.-From Hall Gaines m
q Story"
: According to Messrs. Henriet an
8 Bonyssy ozone is produced by the ultri
Q violet rays Of the sun In the uppe
2 atmosphere and the amount containe
. In the air near the ground increase
= when air currents descend from tn
q upper regions Sometimes, also, 1t Il
, creases during rains. 1t has been oil
q served that there Is reduction of III
q proportion OF carbonic acid in the a