Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-12-15

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him 2,0OO Swiss francs, about 1865,
the amount he had stuffed into the gun
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q Approximately $1,000, 900 has been
spent BY the United States Government
during the last year in developing poi.
Ssonous gases for military purposes.
Every pint Of brandy steady drink.
or takes shortens his life BY II hours,
and the average drink he consumes
curtails his early sojourn by 25 min.
utes, according to statistics compiled
by scientists of Denmark.
Beavers Of Alaska are telling tee
phone poles where the poles stand
near the waterways. Several poles
have been destroyed in this manner
and the linemen protect the remain.
ing poles by wrapping them with
wire to a height Of several feet.
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I !. The Chilean earthquake broke open
an ancient graveyard, within 10 miles
of Copiapo, which may reveal va!u'
able data. Y. =. .'-..
The German Government permits
certain firms to print their own money
in small denominations. During the
reign of George III of England, the
amount of. copper, coin in circulation
was totally inadequate, and trades.
men of Great Britain issued tokens of
their own. One manufacturer in Biz.
mingham issued more than 1900, ZOO
pennies and the amount of "tokens
in circulation in 1880 outnumbered the
genuine coinage.
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When an American offered the Pas,
sion players of Oberammergau a
million dollars for the privilege OF
filming the Passion Play without a
change in cast, the players sacrificed
their locks and saved their self-respect
and honor. Owing to the depreciation
of the mark, the temptation to violate
a sacred tradition was great. Anton
Lang's philosophy is that riches do not
bring contentment and happiness, two
assets the players now possess.
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Calvin Coolidge says: "In these
days, children get about what they
ask for, not what the wise judgment
of their parents should dictate. Their
pockets are filed with money and out
they 60 to purchase pleasure, all the
pleasure their easy money will buy.
The taste for pleasure is formed as
the taste for thrift and york is killed.
Later on, in natural development of
things, the taste for pleasure becomes
so strong that it must be satisfied at
any cost. If crime has to be resorted
to, that price is Pa % ~
A speed of 1900 miles an hour will
be entirely possible in aircraft within
the next 25 years, according to Pro-
fessor F. w. Pawlowski, Of the aero
nautical engineering department. of
the University of Michigan.
There are enough motor vehicles
in the United States to take the
entire population for ride at one
time. 80
A tourist in passing through four
states recently was required to pur-
chase four different sets of lenses that
his headlights would comply with
state laws. Uniformity in highway
regulation is needed.
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It is recorded that in the desert OF
Arabia north of Hail, in the foothills
of the Skammlar Mountains, in Feb
ruary, the thermometer fell from 'S
degrees little before sunset to IS de-
grees a quarter of an hour later. Var.
iations Of from 80 to 40 degrees-in an
hour are not unusual.
A solid train Of IA cars of silk, val
ued at $5,ooo,ooo recently made an
unbroken trip from Seattle to New
York.