Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-13
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

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Alaskas copper output this year Will
exceed 100000 pounds.
Electricity is the only motor power
used in submarine boats.
In fifteen years a locomotive will
run 100000 miles and earn $500, 600
| The governors of Australia and Can
ada each receive salary of $4,000
yearly. aI.
An automatic coupler for air and
steam hose on railroad trains has been
| invented
A great electric power generating
station in Germany will make use of
peat fuel entirely.
An English physician has placed on
record a case of malaria which re-
manned latent for thirteen years.
The Honduras monetary commits
sion recommends the adoption of the
| gold standard. Practically no gold is
in circulation al present, but much Is
exported.
Hood-shaped headgear has been de-
vised for torpedo boat crews, afford
ing protection for the eyes and shield
ing the ears from the wind caused by
the high speed
| Homestead entries in Canada In Jan
uary, 1910, were 2,698, or twice those
of January, 1909. immigration from
the United States is expected to ex-
coed 100000 this year.
Roller skating has become popular
in the Alpine cities of Switzerland,
the streets being used. The same is
true of Mannheim, Germany. Ameri-
can skates are popular.
Fifteen American consulates in
France report $133, 100000 worth of
shipments to the United States in
1909. against SOL 100000 worth in
1908. Paris leads with $66,0O0,O00.
| 1t is now asserted that Leon Della
grange lost his life when his aero
plane shot to the ground because he
became confused and excited while he
] was flying low and about to turn.
Seventy-five per cent of the farmers
of the United States plant their crops
according to the moons phases, but
scientific investigation shows that po-
tatoes planted in the dark" of the
moon are no better than others.
| AS a means to reduce the smoke
evil the municipal authorities of Glas-
| gov will hold an exhibition of gas
heating, lighting and cooking appli-
ances and appliances for the use OF
various sorts of smokeless fuel
| For the imitation OF automobile tires
a Frenchman has invented tubes con-
tanning aluminium with small pro-
portion of mercury bichloride. The
admission Of wafer forms hydrogen
gas under pressure, which may easily
be turned into the tires.
The supply of foodstuffs In Ger
many has only been kept up to the
maximum figures by intensive agri-
culture, the employment of modern
machinery, scientific fertilization
and the employment OF millions OF
female hands
disc to the United States, as invoiced
through the American consulate gen
eral at Shanghai, which had dropped
off from s14,734,853 in value in 1907
to $9,321.646 in 1908, went up to $13-
S72,531 last year.
The work of building the great
docks is proceeding with energy. Over
$20,000,000 will be expended. Singa-
pore already ranks as the eighth
greatest port In the world, and the
new construction will give it as fine
docking facilities as any port in the
East.
| A writer in the Lancet mentions
| lurid incidents at a funeral A man
was supposed to have run danger OF
being buried alive; for when his cof-
fin was moved a knocking sound was
heard within. When it was opened
it was found that hammer had been
left in 1t, and had jolted about so as
to cause the noise.
| AS a result, it is said of the in
creased spirit duties under the British
budget the police have noticed in re-
mote districts of Ireland indications
of a revival of illicit distillation Of
liquor. There has also been a consid
cradle increase, it is reported, in the
use of spirits of ether as a beverage
since the price of whisky was raised
A Burlington passenger train COM
ing into st. Joseph had to stop and
remove sleeping man from the track
A brakeman was left to hold the man,
and when the train reached the sta
ton policeman was sent to arrest
the track sleeper. He was running
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