The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-08-04

railways Of Italy. Switzerland ans
DENMARK.
Since 1878 there have been 1874
eremafions IN Germany. 10 tie United
States in the last year alone there
were $500.
A Roman tomb Of the second cen
fury before Christ. containing a marble
sarcophagus Of exquisite worI1ma1shlo
FIVE feet long and admirably Dfeserg-
ed, has been discogered al Grosee;0.
Professor BerGman. leciurlnx at tho
British Royal Institution. and desefib-
ing how 70 tell the age Of a hsh. said
the lines on the scales Of the herr ing
are lines Of annual growth The num-
Der Of lines on the bones are another
indication.
When a widow in Oklahoma needs
the wages her son Of school age D. .ght
earn the state pays the mother the
amount and the boy continues Ia
school The women OF Oklahoma are
now trying TO have the same Law pass
ed for daughters.
Cape Ccd figures that she produced
last year about $4,000 barrels Of cram
berries out OF the $4,000 produced in
the whole country. Let Cape Cod fur
nish the cranberries 10 the people and
she cares not who provides the turkeys
70 60 with Boston Globe.
A ST. Louis woman Is advertising
for pure butiermilk The advertiser
recites that no dairyman need apply.
She says she has tried all the dairies
IN 81 Louis and has been half around
the world In a vain search for butter
milk Of the good old-fazhioned kind
chuTDed IN the good old-fashioned way,
with little pieces Of butter coating
around in IL
The Bulletin Of the Geographical so
ciety Of Italy announces another arc
tie expedition. The leader viii Be
Baldwin. the leader Of he arctic exDe-
dificn Of I9oI-1s02 He proposes an
exploration Of the polar regions and 70
reach the pole. He proposes to follow
the route taken BY Nansen IN the
Fran. II Is proposed 70 spend four
years altogether in the search
Dr. Sophie Herzog Of Brazoria. Tex,
IS said to be the only woman railroad
surgeon in the world She is a native
Of Austria, came 10 this country in
1886. studied medicine and surgery
and for nine years after graduation
practiced medicine In New York Soon
after moving 70 Texas her work as q
surgeon attracted the attention Of tho
ST. Louis. Brownsville & Mexican rail-
road. and she Was appointed surgeon
for the road.
Professor Arloing. director Of tbs
Veterinary school al Lyons. France,
maintains he has perfected method
Of successfully protecting cattle
against tuberculosis. He employs vac
cines obtained By special cultural pro-
cesses from certain kinds Of bovine
hacln- These yaccines are introduced
into the cattle either BY the mouth,
BY intrarenous injection or BY sub
cutaneous Injection Intravenous in
jections appear to be the most effective
AT a meeting Of the French Academy
Of Sciences. Professor Chaureau con-
frmed Professor Arloing's claims
Australia is looming as a wheat
producing and cattle-breeding country.
The 1909-191o season. 1t is estimated,
will eclipse all former records In
Victoria the output Of wheat Is esti-
mated at 25.oo0.010 bushels. while
South Australia win produce 20.o0os-
600 bushels. and New South Wales 26.-
oOo 600 Including miscellaneous
sources OF supply on the Australian
continent. the total harvest IS expected
10 yield 7S.0o0.ooo bushels. Of rhich
$1,000. 600 bushels viii be available for
export Prices OF cereals being high.
IN addition to record crop as to
weight. the growers will receive a
larger profit than usual
Much human hair is sent from
Prague TO America Il Is collected By
hair merchants, regularly licensed.
who make trips through the country.
going from house % house 70 induc8
peasant women and girls 70 part with
their tresscs The price paid depends
upon the length Of the hair and fhs
color. principally the latter. The entire
head Of hair is not sold a one time,
usually but one braid being disposed %
AZ once. leaving the other 70 be ens
on about four years later. The price
paid for braids varies from 50 to S11
each. Prices paid by the pound vary
nom sl1.60 to $50; the latter price b.
ng paid FOR blond or gray hair. rang
ne from "A to IS inches In length. All
,f the native hair Is shipped In It's
natural state. without being hleached
" dyed. The estimated annual exports
re $4,000 pounds Consular Reports.
Nusoat Is famed as the holbed OK
Imugglers IN the Persian gulf. the
learby desert tribes being regularly
applied with arms despite che edorts
4 the British patrol But to the writ
r. reared on a Missouri farm. the odd
mites Of tho cows OF Muscat seemed
iothing short OF freakish. They 40
uany eat fish No grass grows. 80 the
lily Arab teaches his family COW 70
nbslst on dates and dried nsh. Tho
nilk tastes queer to a foreigner. which
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