The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-11-25

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Germany is the land Of duels at
present.
The water Of the ocean is ricn II
ldlum.
Africa leads in gold production
merica next,
In ten years Cleveland will be the
Concrete City"
The Queen of Roumania has writer.
hirty volumes.
The worlds yearly record of earth.
luakes is 10000.
Roller skates were invented in 176S
~ a Hollander.
The dress of the Japanese woman
'hows her age.
1t Is stated that the first bread war
made by a Chinan.an.
Alaska has "a tribe less than 3o0
niles of railroad.
Some of the cigars of the Philip
pines are two and one-half feet Ions.
The microphone makes the footsteps
II a fly plainly audible.
Only 10 per CEN Of Japan's popula,
lion may be classed as illiterate.
The worlds Sunday schools total II
$4,000, with 26.O00,0 900 attendants.
The coal bill Of the United States
navy during 1908 amounted to $685..
300.
1t Is estimated that there are $1,000
oreweries in the world, and half Of
them are in Germany.
One Of the latest ~curiosities In labor
circles Is the formation of q Pail.
bearers Union In Alexandria, Va.
Japan is selling cal to China to the
value of about S.. 900. 900 a year, fully
~three-fourths Of all the coal China I'M
ports.
1t Is likely that there will be laws
n New York and other States requir
ing that stock yards In the future be
constructed Of concrete.
An American syndicate is building Z.
large cement mill. and a vigorous cam.
paign is being started to teach tho
Jap how to make use of this mate
rial.
The most powerful dredge in the
world Is claimed for Russia. It car
move 1000 cubic yards of earth from
the bottom Of q river in the course Of
an hour.
Elmore's island, between Hinsdala
N. H., and Vernon. VT. has been wash
ID away by a freshet. The island was
several acres in extent, and was heav.
lily wooded.
Two big vessels for use In the Pacific
trade are now building at the Mitsu
bishi dock yards for the Oriental
Steamship Company. One is of Is, 0
tons and two Of $3.50 IONS each.
1t is stated that the late Duke Of
Pless left personal property to the
value Of f~4,150,00 0 In his will he left
othing to his servants, with the single
exception of his valet, in whose arms
he died.
Many accidents have happened from
the presence of too great a proportion
Of carbon monoxide In the illuminat.
ing gas at Washington, D. c., and now
1t Is proposed to restrict the amount
to 10 per cent Of the volume.
There are in France 1856 miles Of
national routes, which cost 5000, 975 900
to build. There are also 316,89S miles
of local highways. built at a total cost
Of $308, 800, 900, of which the State fur.
nished $4,000, 900 and the interested
localities 1927, 100000
Moving van records in New York
show that new arrivals in the city
who come without advisers seek first
the lower stories of apartment houses,
then keep going upward with each u
cessive move, and frequently 60 from
the top floors into the suburbs.
A new Socialist paper is about to be
started In Paris, with Paul Brousse
as the chief editor. 1t will be called
THE Proletaire," and will voice the
protests of a section of the Socialist
party against the anti-patriotic doc.
trines enunciated by M. Herve.