Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-02-06
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The Mexican government is import
Ing from Bohemia motor tricycles, to
be used in the collection Of letters.
1t has been estimated that the eye
lids Of the average man open and close
no fewer than 100000 times each
year.
Electric railways of the United States
have attained a trackage of over 10000
miles, nearly one-fifth that of the steam
lines.
A company is being formed at Belle
fonte, Pa, to manufacture brick, the
chief ingredient of which will be fur
mace Stag.
Great Tom is the name of the bell,
weighing about 1900 pounds, In the
tower of the Tom gate Of Christ
Church, Oxford. 1t is tolled every
night at ten minutes past 9, closing
time.
A Turkish women's paper, with a
woman as editor and with women as
contributors, has been in existence for
several years 1t informs its readers
that "any contribution that is in &C
cordance with Mussulman faith and
with Ottoman morals will be grateful
ly received"
Mrs. w. w. Crannell is the editor Of
new quarterly, the organ of the New
York Association Opposed to the
Further Extension Of Suffrage to Wom-
en-. The new publication contains only
four small pages. Miss Harriet May
Mills edits the News Letter, the official
organ OF the New York Woman's
Suffrage Association. a magazine with
twenty-odd pages and a subscription
list said TO be larger than that Of many
daily papers.
It was telegraphed from Sydney that
the American sailors were much at
tracted by the novelty OF pretty bar
maids" The barmaids Of Sydney and
Melbourne are the prettiest in the
world They are mostly recruited from
Tasmania, the insular state OF the com
monwealth, which has been nicknamed
the "Circassia OF the Colonies" on ac-
count Of the SURPRISING loneliness Of It's
daughters. several OF whom have mar
ried titled Englishmen.
Miss Annie S. Peck, OF Providence,
r. l.. who has just succeeded in climb
ing Mount Huascan IN the Andes, Is a
graduate Of Michigan University, class
OF 1878; studied IN Germany and
Athens. and was for a time professor
OF Latin IN Smith College. She lie q
believer IN woman suffrage and declares
that n one woman has perseverance 10
climb 10 the top Of a 26.O00-foot noun
tain, the sex IN general ought 10 be
able TO get the right to vote.
A little book, called eThe Care for
the Coat" has recently attracted some
attention IN England. The writer urges
that great advantage would be found
By small propriet0rs, laborers and rural
residents IA keeping goats, ~the poor
mans COW" Goats milk he says, often
Possesses twice die richness OF cow
milk, IL very valuable Tor children, and
may b. practically guaranteed as free
from the bacillus OF tuberculosis Goats
are cheap and cheapiy kept since they
readily hno food, aud they demand az
ne room.
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American Museum ~ Natural History,
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