Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-04-01
LINES

RVe TONS OF uuIndk 1faM are annually
Supported BY London merchants. M Il
Sewing on buttons is not q wifely
anty in Japan. There are no buttons.
EIectric engines will haul the, ships
through the Panama canal when the
{ big ditch Is completed. .S s3s=
The hull OBJECTION is used IN China
Cor fertilizing purposes, farmers pay
ting about So q ton for 1t, Z IS ~ y. T.,
There is revival in Cuba Of the ef-
3 Fort to encourage by government sub
aidy the immigration of farmers. -: d,
There are three times as many, Bud
+ Ghtsts, Brahmans, .Mohammedans and
N lpagans In the world as there are Chris
i ,aans. - r.. y
Italy levies graduated income tax
as well assa direct tax on land and
houses. Smaller incomes are exempt
from taxation. .,ss sfssBs$s ?s,s$;t S $$FS
The lighthouse of5 Helgoland has d
! Hight Of s30.OOOO00 candlepoWer. At
Nurembergfa lamp ten times as power
9ul has been made. ''<'>f
OF the $780, 900 population Of the
United States, one-third, speaking In
round numbers, are found in the thir-
teen original states.
!! Cutting off the pigtail and q radical
change In costumes are strongly urged
20 the present Chinese regent by his
brother. Prince Tsai Tao.
The permanent International peace
bureau at recent session In Brussels
cook action in favor of the establish
ment Of an International relief fund.
"A Hungarian bookbinder named
Hirsch recently hanged himself at
Budapest because, as he explained in
o letter. he could not remember his
Gavorite tune.
Santo Domingo, according to; an Eng
Fish mineralogist who explored it, is a
geological curiosity shop, containing
\ gcattered samples Of nearly every
well known mineral.
The Institute of Marine Engineers In
London recently discussed the subject.
and q. A. Mayor Of Glasgow said that
the prospect for electric propulsion for
ships is very hopeful.
China buys in San Francisco $780,
900 of seaweed year. The claim for
SeaWeed is that when it is used in up.
holstering furniture 1t is kept free of
moths and other insects.
AS rival of the United States in
supplying the world with grain Argen-
tina has to overcome several impress
ave obstacles Among them are drought.
{ locusts, revolutions, labor troubles, ex-
cessive rains and frosts.
9. A famous wistaria in Japan is that
4 70 be found at, Kashukabe, northeast
OF Tokyo. The vine is 500 years old
and grows over trellises covering a
space Of 1900 feet. Its pendent cius-
/ tiers are more than fifty inches long.
81 The study of foreign languages is
making rapid progress In German
schools. Most Of the teachers are ma
tive born French and English. This
work is powerful factor in Germa-
ny's progress as power in interna-
xional commerce
To allow moving pictures to be seen
without darkening the room in which
they are shown French inventor
frames the screen with dark curtains,
hung short distance in front of it, to
cut off all light except that from the
projecting machine. e."
The beggars and street singers of
.Marseilles, France, met and formed an
organization for the protection of their
interests and to resist the encroach-
:ment Of pretenders. A constitution
was drawn up, bylaws made and linn
atat1on set upon membership. j. s%%i
Il The Brazilian curers Of meat claim
that Spanish salt Is best for making
4jerked beef, and they complain Of the
high import duty, on, salt. The native
salt producers assert that Brazilian
rtsalt is quite as good as the imported.
The present imports OF salt amount to
nearly $5OO.000 a year. - n.
4 The Paris Eclair announces that an
:absolutelys stable: smokeless powder
has been discovered and Is now at the
service Of the, French army and navy
Chemical agents. heat. excessive cold
humidity, light and Herzian waves
r have no effect upon this powder, which
q can only be fred BY Especial detona.
Il Tor. & & "a; q u. S #Sssss5 7 / ~
It Is unlawful in Canada for q
III salesman or agent TO allow secret com.
d missions, rebates or considerations Of
4 any kind for the purpose Of influencing
0r efecting sales Of merchandise un,
der q penalty, upon conviction, Of two
years. Imprisonment or the imposi.
4 tion of fine not to exceed $500 or
e both 4: ss !, t3=s, I. *s ;a;*:
Old tin cans which find their waySto
the domestic rubbish heap have been
Il turned TO- good account BY the Liver.
4 POOL corp oration. Last year from this
source the health committee realized
& 81 800. In future the revenue Is likely
DE increased, because the authori,
ties lare engaged m putting down q
aleWlNlflan 3Ss5s...5}
#s AtYl seventy years ago Benjamin
Afhefon of Houiton. Me-, received an
\ giish WI How walking stick from d
s$ raend who had walked from Wood.