The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-09
BRIEF GLEANINGS.
The Russian car rules o-er 1907
100000 persons.

The Russian cZar rules o-er 16O,.
100000 persons
One aeroplane factory of Paris
employs so persons.
1t is said that 22.OOO,OOo people
spoke Ell 5lish at the beginning of the
18th century and that now more than
!oo,O0O,OOO people use it,
A law has been put in force in
Prussia which makes it a crime pun
tshable Y fine and Imprisonment 10
keep children away from school.
The smallest tree that grows in
Great Britain may lie seen on the very
top OF Ben Lomond. 1t is the dwarf
"llio" which at maturity reaches a
height of only two inches.
Elizabeth NV appears to be the pop
ular name for royal princesses. Vic
toria having fallen back TO second
place There are Elizabeths in al
most every royal house in Europe
One Of the educational leaders in
England has made the rather startling
statement that there are only 50,OUu
IN Great Britain who can read and
understand the average LONDON news
paper.
The making, selling Or exporting Of
req ginseng is nuw prob lbtted in
Korea, except by firms authorized by
the government to carry on the bust
ness. The stuff is highly calued in
the East for medicinal purposes,
The new industrial census of Ger
many gives 4,025.59l industrial con-
Gems employing 1434S,389 people, OF
whom S,5lO,4GG are women These
figures do not include railroad, postal,
teleSraph and telephone employees.
Miss Ellen Day is said to be the
Oldest orgnist in London ard is now
81. She has been before the public
for 70 years. She was a friend of
Nendelssohn and List and gave mu-
sic lessons to the children OF Bale.
Miss A. Caroline Macdonald, nation
al secretary of the Young Women's
Christlon association in Japan, an
nounces the completion of a hotel
Tor girl students in Toxic. The no
tel was built and is to be managed
by the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION
Germany has a firm of match
manufacturers which has hit on
means whereby the public will pay
only half the present heavy stat
utory tax on matches. The method
is to nave the combustion proper
ties at each end of the match, by
which one box goes as far as two.
The German consul at Hardin Is
reported to have thrashed Russian
official who attempted to collect some
taxes from German merchant. The
average German appears to be look
Ing on the matter rs a joke. but the
foreign Office probably can't see it In
that Light.
The Argentine Republic has a great
Irrigation project on hand which will
cost about 100000. The plan is to
have the principle railroads do the
work and receive their pay from the
government in per cent bonds, with
water rentals to take care Of the
bonds.
There Is a woman in a. home near
Vienna who is now 40 years old and
well and happy. She was married
when 20, lived with her husband 70
years and watched 10 sons and daugh-
tiers grow UP. She says that her hus-
band earned "a cents q day and that
was quite enough to make her happy
and comfortable
People of Spain have not yet
waxed very enthusiastic over the
automobile. the general use Of the
car in that country being restricted
by the high price Of gasoline and
poor roads. according to Vice
Consul-General Dawson at Barcel.
ona. Not more than 5000 cars are
In use. The average price of the
cars bought is ABOUT $4,000.