The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-13

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Germany l. the land Of w.,
Sresent.
The water Of he ocean is Il
adium.
Africa leads in gold product
America next.
In ten years Cleveland will be t
Concrete City"
The Queen Of Roumania has writ,
thirty volumes.
The worlds yearly record of cart,
,uakes 10 10000.
Roller skates were invented in nc
py a Hollsnder.
The dress Of the japanese woma
shows her age.
1t 10 stated that the first bread W
made by q Chinaman.
Alaska has a tribe less than aot
miles Of railroad.
Some OF the cigars of the Philip
pines are two and one-half feet Iona
The microphone makes the footsteps
81 Q ny plainly audible.
Only 10 per cent of Japan.s popula
lion may DO classed a. illiterate.
The worlds Sunday schools total Z,
$4,000. with 2S.O0O,0o attendants.
The coal bill Of the United States
navy during 1908 amounted to $3.50,
700.
1t 10 estimated that there are 5 $1,000
ersweries In the world. and half Of
hem are In Germany.
One Of the latest curiositles In labor
circles 10 the formation of q pall.
bearers Union in Alexandria, Va.
Japan 10 selling coal to China to the
value of about $4,000. 900 a year. fully
t~hree-fourths of all the coal China inn.
ports.
II 10 likely that there will be laws
! New York and other States reouir
Ing that stock yards in the future b
constructed Of concrete.
An American syndicate is building =
large cement mill, and a vigorous cam.
paign Is being started to teach the
Jap how to make use of this mate.
rial.
The most powerful dredge in the
world Is claimed for Russia. 1t can
move 1000 cubic yards Of earth from
tae bottom OF Q river In the course of
an hour.
Elmore's island, between Hinsdals
~. H., and Vernon. VT. has been wash
cd away by q freshst. The island was
several acres In extent, and was heav.
ly wooded.
Two big vessels for use in the Pacific
trade are now building at the Mitsu.
oishi dock yards for the Oriental
Steamship Company. One is Of Ia 800
tons and two Of $3.50 tons each.
1t Is stated that the late Duke a
Pless left personal property to the
value OF f4.150. 900. In his will he left
oothing to his servants. with the single
exception OF his valet, In whose arms
he died.
Many accidents have happened from
the presence of too great q proportion
of carbon monoxide In the illuminat.
Ing gas at Washington, d. c., and now
1t Is proposed to restrict the amount
to 10 per cent OF the volume.
There r In France 1855 miles of
national routes. which cost 5000, s75 900
to build. There are also 316,89s miles
OF local highways, built at a total cost
of $S08. 800. 900, of which the State fur.
nlshed ISL. 060, 200 and the interested
localities 1927, TAO, ZOO.
Moving raj records in New York
show that new arrivals in the city
who come without advisers seek first
the lower stories Of apartment houses,
then keen going upward with each sue.
cessivs move. and frequently go from
the top floors into the suburbs.
A new Socialist paper Is about to be
started in Paris. with Paul Brousss
as the CHIEF editor. 1t will be called
The Proletaire." and will voice the
protests of q section Of the Socialist
party against the anti-patriotic doc
trines enunciated by M. Herve.