Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-01-13
THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW.
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II any port in the world.
Arranged in a straight line, the
ALWAYS Of the world would reach
20 the moon and back again.
New York has followed the example
VI Philadelphia and established a free
permanent exhibition of building ma
!erials.
Ten years ago the Standard OIL
Company refined 80 per cent Of the
,il produced; now 1t refines only 50
per cent.
, Forty thousand yards of bunting
we're used recently on the Madison
Square garden during the annual cleo
.rical show.
In 1850 we stood at the bottom of
:he list of the four great manufacture
ing nations, namely: The United
Kingdom, France, Germany and the
United States. Forty-nine years later
We stand at the head of the list, our
manufactured product equaling that
If the other great nations combined.
American Industries.
Last years American cotton crop
was valued at $3.50, 100000, and If the
value of the seed be added, the aggre-
gate revenue from the crop was very
close up to $SOO,OO0,OOO If the pres
snt prices for the staple hold. the
value Of this years cotton crop in
sluding the seed will mount up very
near to $1,OOO,OOO,OOO, at any rate to
more than 100000, O,OOO-New York
Commercial
Supers are very particular about the
Of parts. In fairy piece
| set of dominos was represented by
men wearing on their backs boards
marked with the different numbers.
A discontented super gave in his res
gnation. why, what's the matter?"
asked the astonished director; don't
you get your Is sous night like the
)thers?" 1T isn't about the sous at
all. l am one Of the oldest artists
belonging to the theater and they
'ught to have made me the double
iix; instead of that am the lowest
double blank"
The hilly territory of Trieste, 1t is
stated in a consular report on that
district, is covered by pointed stones
which prevent any cultivation, and
ome years ago the Societa Agraria
'ffered prizes for those who would
emove them and thus change the
waste ground to meadows. The work
las now been going on for some years,
nd every autumn a commission as
ertains the area of the proposed re-
Iemption and the difficulties to be en-
ountered, and fixes the prize to be
.iven. In spring 1t again visits the
grounds and pays the prizes
deserved. This year sixty-six peas
nts improved forty-four acres, and
$1,040
Raising Japanese spaniels is the
ray one Connecticut farmers daugh-
er has solved the problem of earning
honey while remaining at home and
elping with the housework. She
leared $500 the first year and almost
ouble that amount the second and
be looks forward to doing still bet
sr in 1910. She learned that the best
ay to get the dogs was to buy them
ON sailors, who picked them up in
apan and brought them to America
II the sake of making money. The
Ighest price she has received so far
as been 500 for pups about as per-
ct as the most fastidious exhibitor
,uld demand. The lowest price was
Il for a female of no striking excel
nee, though she was unmistakably |
Ire bred-Omaha Bee.
During a period of political agita-
on a stranger arrived in Magdeburg,
here, on applying to the authorities,
} obtained a permit or ticket of resi-
,nce TIe had not been long in the
wn before he became aware that his
cps were being dogged by a man in
ue uniform. He bore it for days,
it at last said to the spy: why do
III pursue me in this way?" I'm a
tective and my instructions are not
lose sight of you," was the quiet
swer. why, what fault have the
lice to find with me?" shouted the
ranger. my passport is in order,
re is my ticket of residence; I am
citizen of Berlin; why do you fol-
" me about?" 1T states in your
ssport." was the reply, that you
re going to reside here for pleas
e; that looked suspicious, as it was
e first time any enc came to reside
Magdeburg for pleasure"
It is not generally known that oil
tn an asphaltum base (fuel oiD is
silly different from the parafine
oduct. The former is heavy and
i'd and contains no explosive gases,
lie parafine oils are highly gaseous
d explosive. 1t is from the latter
It the by-2roducts gasoline, naph-
/, benzine, etc, are obtained. Fuel
is also used on roads to a great ex-
It in the West, and mixed with other
,redients makes a good street pave
mt In fact, fuel oil has only re-
lily been appreciated. Three bar
S of it will supply more heat units
IN ton of coal, and can be han
d by one-fourth the men and with