Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-09
TIINEEL BBR|l E vITIEES.

The United States mint was 555eesstab-
lished lin 1892. VI
There are over 81 900 5agricu ltural as.
sociations in France and Algeria. 81 II
Il. Switzerland buys more than $12, O00,-5
600 worth Of eatables from Germany
annually. =sf IA n n
n Fresh beef is wholly supplied to the
Philippines by Australasia: lard and
bacon BY China. t$
Siam has exported an average or
million tons OF milled rice annually for
the last Eve years.
A trade Journal In the English Ian
guage is printed In Helsingf ors, the
capital of Finland. : nj 4 5vs
Bishop Bowman OF the Methodist
Episcopal church recently celebrated
his ninety birthday. ~ ~ .i.$5 s$Ss
The Romans. having conquered
Spain, introduced ssTarentine fine wool
sheep there. This was 200 B. @.
An Nnglishman# claims to have In
vented a. pune tnreless automobile tire
made SO BY protective inner lining. \
The workmen's insurance in Den
mark costs a laborer from SLOT year
to s21.44 in particularly hazardous
work. f<gs% "A MR. + - Ss E Ct /. I (,
A powerful microscope il recon.
mended by the department Of agricul-
ture as kitchen utensil to detect
adulterants. ..-. ~ p,
The new king Of England has be.
come ex of1cio an honorary canon Of
st. David's cathedral. with an annual
stipend of SIS. ~. 3f WI: !. - /
Several members of the royal family
Of Siam are expert amateur photogra-'
piers and haye done much to advance
the art in that land. r.
Sixty per cent Of the patents granted
yearly in this country are worthless.
Nearly 80 per cent of the electrical
patents are practical. '" @'+ =, :
A candidate for schoolteachershlp
in New York recently told an examiner.
that the alimentary canal was some
where out in Kansas. a., 90
The part of Formosa in possession Of
savage tribes Is said to contain forests
of fabulous wealth and probably also
rich mineral deposits.
The Thousand islands is the motor
boat metropolis of the world. Over
5000 were operated in the Thousand
islands region last year.
It will take 100 men two years to
break up the old British battleship
Thunderer, which has been condemned
for the metal she contains. -
A countrywide crusade against "the'
great white plague" tuberculosis, is
being waged in England along much
the same lines as in America.
Hawaiian capital to the extent of
$1.5OOOOO Is to be used in the develop
ment of 10000 acre sugar plantation
within thirty miles of Manila.
In Germany, where the consumption
of edible fats is large. there are now
seven companies crushing cocoanuts
and refining the oil for edible use.
The Brazilian government has decid-
ed to maintain in the famous botanical
gardens of Rio de Janeiro depart.
ment for the study of plants and trees
for commercial purposes.
Within short space of time Queens
land will, be as celebrated for its
sapphires as South Africa is for dia
monds. Many profitable 'diggings art
:. being opened up in the bush.
Consul Albert Halstead states thai
the electrical department of the Eng
lish city Of Birmingham is endeavorine
to increase the use Of electricity ir
every way, one Of which is the renting
of motors.f '.- :,
Suez canal. has proved to be one o:
the most profitable commercial under
takings in the history Of the world
and the Manchester ship canal is nov
accomplishing all and more than wa
!, promised at first. %lz3 -
i After a fierce seven hour. struggl
Seattle fishermen caught d: monste
. shark thirty-six feet long and weigh
7, ing over fifteen tons. Vi The. tail wa
) full Of splinters as a result Of strua
) gle on the part of the shark to destro
the boat from which, it was finall
; caught. .,.,ays. YEA - 4a.,, ~ u
q Cleaning buttons for service un
forms were abolished by Uncle sar
: years ago because they made the SO
diers fatally conspicuous on the field 9
d battle. h Instead OF hooks and eyes,! q
9 the worthy peace advocate suggestet
their garments are united by dull blac
!, buttons. ~. '-sss''' =" ., ,..,'' !.
{ In some parts of Germany mice, an
: rabbits do SO much harm in the field
a and gardens that the public authorize
Fl and special organizations of farme1
!. undertake, the work Of destruction
g The usual method is poisoning b
+ means Of bread containing the Loefnl
3 mouse bacillus. s2l ! !, ;{S a.
8 The Earl Of Crewe.. British secretar
!; Of state for the colonies, goes so far I
Il to admit that Canada's independents
e now extends to international negoti
d tons and treaties, and this is quote
"A approvingly in the Dominion as .a ce
n.