The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-02
Curious Conversations
A watch consists of 175 pieces.

A watch consists Of 175 pieces.
The hare runs sixty feet a second.
New York has thirteen Yiddisf
papers, three Of them dailies.
Surnames were introduced into
England by the Nornans.
Public stocks stood in the very
heart Of London as late as 1895.
The insurance companies Of the
United States in 1911 paid out $685..
$4,000.
The busiest time in all the year in
the telephone exchange is the tenth or
eleventh day before Christmas.
A new w~heelharro~ dumps its load
forward as its handles are pushed
down. saving its user the labor of lift
ing it.
For children an electric automobile
has been built with a half-horse pow
er motor and a speed limit Of four
miles an hour.
The whole trend in the British auto
mobile line is toward the development
Of cheap. efficient machines with good
wearing qualities.
German cities especially connected
Will, Luther are raising a fund for the
establishment Of the German Protest.
ant church in Rome.
The TWO newspapers having the
largest circulation in smyrna are both
Greek. The largest sale (eight thou
sand copies) is enjoyed by the Cop
amos. a satirical paper.
The new Lexington avenue subway
in New York city is to be ten miles
long. Eight Of the ten miles are now
under active construction: h total
cost of the work m these eight miles
alone will be $4,000. 00o.
From the time of Eden. SAYS Kerr
Hardie. men lave been hiding behind
woinen's skirts. Rut the man who is
able TO hide himself behind them
these days saws the Cleveland Leader.
perform a feat emitting him to adj
miration..
Mines Of the United States last
year Welded $1,000 worth of dia-
monds. $500 worth Of emeralds and
$2l5,3l3 worth Of saPphires.
S. G. Brinkley Of Magnetic City.
y. c.. claims Il have the longest
beard in the United States: it trails
on the ground whe rput on display.
1t is not known if the raison d'etre
was a lost election bet.
Ledando Alesandro Of Syracuse, n.
Y. thinks that he is the champion
spaghetti eater Of the world. Whether
or no h is entitled to that honor. he
ate two pounds If spaghetti in two
minutes the other day withou, taking
a drink OF water. After this achieve
ment it is no wonder that he won only
second place in the rie-eating contest
which he then entered.
When the. Olympian nj were
held in Athens in 1895 it is said that
no pickpockets operated in the crowds.
| VE6o, IL fncan,a evident ina me
games would draw large numbers OF
foreigners to Athens the p~ickpockets
held a meeting and pledged them
selves, one and all. to suspend business
as long as the games lasted. in order
to protect the reputation OF their
country. And they kept their word.
Football has always had its enemies.
In The .Anatomie Of Abuses" pub
lished in 1883. the game is rounaly
as "a bloodie and numbering prac-
time" For doth not every n I've
in wait for his adversaurie." he argues.
seeking to overthrow him or to pickle
him on his nose. though it be upon
! hard stoneso in ditch or dale. in wall
ley or hill. or what place oueve it be.
he careth not. so he have him DOWN."
Speaking Of the Jews in India. the
Hebrew Standard says: The mystery
Of the continued existence Of the Benz
Israel of India is as great as ever. IT
the house nj Israel preserving their
religious and racial identity among
the vas, multitudes belonging to alien
| ethnic faiths. These Indian Jews sur.
vive in an atmosphere which Is alto.
gether moved by caste. while they
themselves regard caste as unthink-
able for themselves. Like the Parsees.
the followers Of Zoroaster. their num-
bers are scanty: their economic i'm.
portance is considerable"
William E. Shaw Of Lynn. Mass.
is a deaf mute and an inventor. and
he has invented a number Of devices
to make the lot Of the deaf mute
more comfortable. Among the latest
devices Of this character is a telephone
system for deaf nautes. which. in a
few words, consists Of a number Of
lamps on a board. each n repre-
senting a letter or character. These
lamps are controlled by a keyboard.
which is identical with that Of the
typewriter. The device has been
found to be Of great value for the
special use for which 1t was designed.
A kindergarten association has been
organized in SochoW'. China. where
the natives are reported to be so much
i0SCl CStSV III SIS IlONc Aiicut tHdl TIE
local assembly has voted to pay the
way Of four Chinese girls through a
kindergarten training school. Upon
completing their normal course the
girls will return and open free kin.
dergartens in the municipality.
The relic hunter is still abroad in
the land and his desire for the unique
is fully met by several factories in
this and other countries whose bust.
ness is to supply the demand Of those
who will not be satisfied until they
get it," Tomahawks by the thousands
are turned out in Kansas City and
are sent to the Indian reservation in
the west. where they are sold to tour.
lists. especially to foreign tourists. The
manufactured article is said to look
more archaic than the tomahau.k
made by hand. There is a relic fac
tory at Valley Forge thai runs night
and day at this season turning out in
q continuous stream broken swords
and rusty gun stocks. pepperbox Dis.
tolls. corroded bullets. blood-stained
knee b%reeches. shot-rtddled haver-
sacks and other relics dear to the
Tourists heart.