The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-08-08
ROUND The GLOBE

England Is over fl4.b00O00.
London's Ore brigade Is using forty
motor vehicles. and more have been
ordered
A London stationer has offered 70
the British museum 4 collection Of
10000 valentines
A market demand for California
seeds. especially lettuce seed. has de-
yeloped In England
A bequest OF 100000 rubles has
been made BY a wealthy St. Peters
burg widow for the benefit OF bank
rupts
Il h estimated that material capable
OF yielding products valued AZ $50. 000.-
900 goes 10 waste annually IN this
country.
Cement COINS for dogs are the latest
innovation IN the use OF cement"
They were shown AZ the cement ex-
hibit IN Chicago
Al Frankfurt Germany. there IA q
concern which obtains ib0O00.O00
pounds OF Ice In the winter By Alling
bellows IN the fall with spring water.
There are stin a. many AZ 1900
horses IN New York. and below Four
teenth street the trafie is made up
very largely OF horse drawn vehicles
Mexieans set most OF their tomato
seed from the United States. but they
also have = small round native 20
mato which Is said 20 b very sweet
British seamen 70 the Number Of
2.20s lost their lives By accident o.
disease IN the year ending June 30 last.
Or one for every t0o 10 the total Of
23f.ifa
The greatest problem connected with
the conservation Of the counfry's nat
urai resources Il the caFe and protsc
ton Of the woodlands IN charge o. the |
forest services.
In Germany the death rate among |
children under one year e i7.0 per 100. /
the highest Of all the countries Of
Europe and much higher than that OF
the United States
An ingenious Pennsylvania has pat /
ented q hat trimming machine which
unreels ribbon. sews Il IN place and
cuts Il on automatically when a hat
has been trimmed
A man named Rossi. who has Just
died az Turin. provided IN bis VIII that
two cigars and . glass OF wine should
b. offered 70 any man who followed
the funeral procession.
Plans hare Just been accepted for the
construction Of q subway IN Naples.
Tho subway. which yin Be the frst IN
Italy. VIII b. about eleren miles long
and win cost S5.7D000o
shlps' medicine chests for the Brit.
iah merchant service have undergone
regulation. the new requirements Of
the board 81 trade abolishing many Oh.
soiefe drugs and substituting modern
medicines 10 tablet form.
In mining and similar operations IN
the Transrnai o. south Africa great
quantities. Of high explosives are used.
Il 10 estimated that 100000 is n.
vested In such explosives every year.
The number Of persons OF European
o. American birth or descent IN India
b now 10000 a. against 10000 IN
1901 The total includes the British
troops. with an established strength
n 7f.fsl
Grape stones yield an Oh similar %
hose OF the olive They are used IN
taiy IN the manufacture Of soap and
'or intoxicating and lighting. France
Iionc. Il h estimated. could yield from
.ight to ten million gallons OF this Oh
,cr aunum.
What f. said 20 be the finest light {
louise In the world. located az Rich
nond. staten Island. n. r.. has been
omplefcd. II Il to light the new Am
rose channel ana win be visible for
weny-one miles. The light 4 Of 500.
% candle power.
A curious theft has taken pace az !
lisbon. Portugal The left hand Of the
latue St Therese. belonging to the 4
convent az 0llvaea. has been
Iolcn. The hand was covered with
swels the intrinsic value Of which is
Itlmatcd at $4,000
Boise City. Ida. q said to be the
niy city In the world where arteslan \
OF water u used for heating the n
ouses The water. which comes from 1
DO feet underground. l. boiling hot ).
nd Of a very curative quality. IL Il =
Ipcd 20 the different dwellings =
A number OF people IN skegnosa. 4
ngland. are keeping AZ mementos p
4 the letters that they received Feb. p
}. The postal authorities az that place q
led to 90 leap year one better on that K
y BY postmarking letters passing Ii
trough the once -Feb. 30. 1912" :,
Professor o. 8. Morgan OF Columbia !,
diversity h going % undertake a sys- :,
matte Investigation into market con Z
lions with the view Of determining ~
st where the consumer Il to Ok the
for what lt costs him to
{ butter. eggs and poultry and other
lngs that be thinks be needs. b
Among recent patents which attract p
tention BY reason Of their novelty are Il
e for making sausaRes without hi
sings "a soaring processl and one M
! an Illuminated iatiron. The latter !,
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