Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-04-29

The dolcette, which is probably one
of the newest musical Instruments
placed on the market is a harp PLAYED
on a keyboard similar to that of a ri
ano. The lower half Of the instrument
somewhat resembles the piano, and the
upper portion is like an Italian harp.
At a display of porcelain in China
an exhibitor said that Chinese litera-
ture ascribes the invention of porce-
lain to period some twenty-five CEN
turtles before Christ. Foreign experts,
are by no means certain that the art
existed before the seventh century of
this era.
The largest tree cut from an Oregon
forest yielded $4,000 feet of lumber
and timber. which sold at an average
price of SIS per thousand feet Thus
this one tree brought the mill that
turned 1t into lumber approximately
$1,000, and there are many other such
trees in Oregon.
Bromine, useful in medicine, pho
Biography, the manufacture Of dyes
and in certain metallurgical opera
lions, Is produced commercially in
only four states of this country-Mich-
igan. Ohio, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia. Last years output was
1873, 1876 pounds.
1t is mainly from Africa, America
and Australia that the world draws
its supply Of gold, some $4OO,OOO,O 900
worth, won regularly every year. Al
RIGA leads with about $15O,OOO, 900;
next comes the United States with
about $95OO0,O0O. Australia ranks
third with nearly $S5,OOOOOO.
Daniel B. Banks, a member of the
Baltimore Yacht club, has had in use
for eleven years a yacht constructed
of concrete REINFORCED with steel rods.
The craft is slow sailer, but rides a
heavy sea easily. Several years ago
the yacht was driven on the rocks in
a storm, but was not injured.
The latest hobby of the kaiser is
Norwegian furniture and domestic dec
grafton. He has ordered furnishings
in this style for the hall of one of his
palaces and from a celebrated Nor
wegian artist has had plans for fur
nishing the new palace at Posen, which
Is nearing completion and is intended
as visible sign of German domination
In the eastern provinces Of Prussia.
The first international sportsmen's
show, which was to have been held
at Vienna in 1908, but was postponed |
because of the jubilee celebra ton, will |
take place in that city in 1910. Every |
country, according to the prospectus
which has just been published, has al
ready secured space, "and from the
interest which has been shown, not
only by people directly concerned, but
by the public generally, it may be as
sumed that the show will be a. great |
success"
The Coventry Englan6 city council
Is considering an offer. made by the
private owner to sell the two ancient
city gates in Hales street and Cook
street, being all that remains of the ex-
tensive ramparts that once surrounded
the city. These Notifications, which
were begun in 1866 and took forty
years to complete, consisted of wall
three miles in circumference. with
thirty-two towers and gates.
The Uncle Remus Memorial associa-
ton has been organized to erect a
suitable memorial to the late Joel
Chandler Harris. The proposed form
Is the purchase of Snap Bean farm, at
Atlanta, and the preservation of his
home, the Sign Of the Wren's Nest.
It is further planned to convert the
front yard into park and erect on
the lawn a memorial fountain with a
trieze containing all Of the Uncle Re-
mus animals and statue Of Mr.. Har-
IT'S.
The highest grade standard books
It the SHEAF stationery store. /