The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20
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midas gold output In 1908 wa
, worth ~s12.O00.OO0. OF about an eight
of that In the United States.
, Gas motors for pumping water arr
gradually putting the old fashIones
!, Dutch windmills out OF business Ia Hol
land.
Pekin has had British. French. Ger
man and Japanese banks since 1902
and Is now likely TO have an American
bank. also.
The British Protectorate Of northern
Nigeria. Africa. has an area OF 10000
square miles. and a population Of AZ
least 100000 Railways are being
built there.
Consul Charles N. Freeman Of Du-
range City. Mexico. writes that nearly
all OF the engineers. conductors. master
mechanics. station agents and chief
officers OF Mexican railroads are Amer.
leans. Few openings exist. though. for
Americans IN the mercantile line.
Trade Of the United States with the
Republic Of Panama In the last i've
years amounted 70 about S6kOoo.0oO
or this total sGOOO.OOO. speaking IN
round terms. represented the value o.
the Imports from Panama. and s0o.Ooo.-
900. stii speaking In round terms. vas
the value OF merchandise exported 70
Panama.
The District Of Columbia eomprises
an area o. Go.2f5 square miles The
government consists 81 two civilian
commissioners appointed b. the Prssi.
dent and connrmed b. the senate. and
one army engineer onicer. detailed b.
the secretary o. var. the thFee consti.
tuting the board Of commissioners for
three years.
Turkey l. 20 have a new nauona
bank on The credit f0neier system. with
headquarters al constantlnopie. fts
starting capital Il 20 b. si5O00ooo.
with the right 10 increase 20 g50oo0.-
COO The capital. si5.Oo00o0 % the
present Credit Foncier. may h. Ia.
creased 20 SloOOO0c00 The CONGESTION
Tor the ben hank T. for ninety. nine
years. and Il will have branches IN ali
the large ciiies o. the empire-con-
sulaF Reports
Some queer advertisements appear 10
the Australian papeFs. iIere IL one
from q reernt issue u the Sydney
Morning Herald. -wanfed-some
Kind person 10 adopt young gentleman
absolutely homeless n deserted: prrx-
cnt boarding house Just sold out: guar.
antecd harmless Please b. quick- II
reads like a joke. but people a. a ruse.
90 not pay advertisement rates Zoe the
publication % their plcaAanfria-Loa-
ion chronicir.
Brazil grows several kinda Of Enx.
potatoes ~ ucli ns the swres po-
Our English potatoes are % va.
fous colora RID. white. Violet and
The violet coiored potato -
he most nutritious. but the white ro-
alto. which contains a large quantity
4 starchy matter. Il best for the man
OF starch and Tor the fatfrr-
M % pigs When the raising Of pig
; more Developed the cultivation q me
weet potato will also b greatly In
reased-L'Etolie du sud. Rio Janciro.
The necessity Of the rotation OF esors
} well recognized among modern farm.
~, and nov u appears that IN India
allure II seen prncticinx the sane
hing IN the forests. The coll bccom.
q exhausted after a long period o.
he Kind Of forest. seedlings n another
gradually replace the Old trees
. they die outs on thc Indian nofi.
ie deodar tree has bccn observed tat.
e the place Of the blue pine. pine and
slowly exchange places and spruce
silver dr have bern noted grad.
lily extending into a forest Of falling
ks
South Boston boasts the most modern
Pc Of portable schoolhouse. which has
~ been put into commission. The
may be taken apart and set
} with less difficulty and ut less Of
nse than the Older types. because Il r.
Inter and because Of the use Of bolts
stead OF screws end nails In It's con
The material II California
dwood and the building. which Is
cniy by forty.two feet. Il designed
accommodate forty.hyc pupils. The
hting. heating and ventilating sys.
MS are excellent The cost was
200.
rhe Bureau Of Statistics
It In 1878 the number or pairs OF
'ts and shoes exported from the
tied States was but $4,000: In 1855.
1000; In 1905. 10000. and In 1905.
1900. The value OF these exports.
rs in 1878 was slos.0Oo; IN isss.
in 1893. si.s1T.oOo. n In
s.. s1i.470O00. The United King.
q sends abroad more shoes than the
tied States, the number OF pairs has.
reached o.442.20G during the last
year; but they had a value OF
= ~so.o30.356. or sf.05 per pair. while
sc exported from this country aver.
d si.S per pair.
Vhen knights were clad In complete
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