The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-04-08
THINGS YoU KAy NOT KNOW


o to twelve years
Ths United States ranks third In the
! production OF barley.
OF the 100000 of Russia's popu.
lation lOo,OO0,O00 are peasants.
Out Of every million letters that pass
through the postofice 1t Is calculated
that only one goes astray.
The book having the largest elrcula-
tion Is the telephone directory of the
city OF New York. An edition Of 1.OOO,-
600 copies Is printed twice every year
TO meet the demands of subscribers to
$4,000 telephones which are In use In
that city and its suburbs.
In nine months of the current year
$4,000 aliens came to this country and
$4,000 foreIgn-born people went back
10 Europe. During the similar period
OF last year there arrived In America
l,13o,0O0 aliens. while those who de-
parted from these shores numbered
only $4,000.
A curious insect has arrived from
Brazil at the South Kenslngton Mu-
scum, ny London. 1t Is a 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,
$23000,O00; Boston more than SlO,-
100000; Philadelphia a little more
than $6.OoO.000. Though Philadelphia
Is the third city in population in the
United States. it stood thlrty-fourth In
per capita expenditure ON schools.
or the total oil production OF the
world In 1907. the United States Is cred
TIED with over GO 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. 2l2-3OO barrels
In 1907. The production Of the United
States was 166.0o5. S35 and OF Russia
81. s50.734 barrels.
The Indian population OF New York
State Is as follows. the figures being
or the year 1905. the latest obtalnable,
AIKEN by the several reservations: Al
egheny. se6; Cattaraugus 1.472: Onei-
la. 104: 0nondaga. 525; st. Regis.
.2O6; Tonawanda. sos: Tusearora, 1884.
he total OF 5000 is but four less than
gas shown By the Indian census Of
500.
During the last season the Pennsyi- :
ania Railroad Company set out 3O3,- =
80 trees, including pines. larches,
bruce and hardwoods. In Its nursery III
set out $4,000 forest seedlings for IL
iture transpianting and planted 222 y
1shels OF red oak aeorns, from which
10000 seedlings are now growing. IL
so planted large quantity OF black
alnut. chestnut and hickory. prac~ su
cally all OF which have given COM w
etc termination. ga
The pear IS really more hardy thai -
g apple, and needs less coSsetinz.
here are trees still standing near We
onroe. In the State OF Michigan. ga
iich were planted by the French set III
RS before Penn founded Philadelphia. ING
ar trees can be kept in good and
airing condition for 800 years, and ella
pies for at least 100 years. I have ma
. apple tree 1l5 years old. and Its 81
nual fruitage is as perfect as IL was on
ty years ago.-E. 2. Powell. in Out. the
represented graphically, the United Ma
ties now consumes yearly a roll Of Org
lite paper $50 feet high and 81 feet Will
diameter. From the top OF such a the
OF paper one can peer down In i'm acrl
nation on the tower OF the new q
ger building in New York. II would due
gh, all told, about 100000 tons. nee,
to produce 1t would have required ersr
lie $S.S0O.OO0 worth Of rags, some n
10000 worth OF old or waste paper ten
some $20,s0O.OOO worth of wood r,
}, to say nothing Of other essentials.
ton Transcript. -
ollins said that after the publica. -
of 'The Woman In White" a lady 80 +,
e to him and said. "The great -
IRE Of your book Is your villain. s'S
use me IL say you do not really a
v vhIaIn- your Count Fosco 10 ~
Fry poor one. and when next you cotn
t character OF that description ou
/ that you will not dlsdaln to come sfops
he. / know a villain; the man IL giver
and constantly under my gaze. cd
act, he is my own husband" The 10
was the wife Of Edward Bulwer O00.0
Hall Gaines MY more
y" sumo
cording TO Messrs. Henriet and Score
ssy ozone is produced By the ultra draw
{ rays OF the sun In the upper urai
sphere and the amount contained To
le air near the ground increases pasae
air currents descend from the which
: regions Sometimes, also, It in vento
es during rains. 1t has been OBJ the q
d that there Is a reduction OF the which
'rtion OF carbonlc acid in the air the .,
the amount OF ozone increases. p~r
As regarded as an indirect effect au.ou,
to dilution Of the lower air by 1900
urer afr descending from abova.-- A..