Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1907 — Short News Notes. [ARTICLE]

Short News Notes.

Gen. Funston used to collect botanical specimens for the Department of Agriculture. Leopold, King of the Belgians, is said to be the richest monarch in Europe, next to the Czar of Russia. The Duke of Orleans contemplates an expedition to explore the northeast coast of Greenland this spring. The Sultan of Turkey eats sparingly, eats meat seldom, and water is his principal beverage, supplies of which are conveyed to his palace in sealed barrels.