Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1909 — Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

**Bunny” Plentiful in Australia. To keep the plague of rabbits from destroying the pastoral industries of Australia 16,152 miles of public and private rabbit-netted fences have been erected at a cost of $4,000,000. Queensland alone spends $400,000 a year in erecting and maintaining fences to keep out “bunny.’* Human Hair Crop Profitable. The human hair crop is a profitable and expensive industry. Five tons of It are annually Imported by the merchants of London. The center of the trade Is Paris, where 200,000 pounds are harvested annually, with a valuation of $4,000,000. Ribbon Manufacture Increasing. The production of ribbons at St. Etienne amounted In 1906 to $19,000,000, being an increase of $3,000,000 over the previous year. Exportation waa somewhat over $6,000,0dd, or an increase of $2,000,000 as compared with 1905. Children Praying About Dying. A British scientist lias spoken against children praying about dying while they are asleep. It is a great mistake, he said, to let children think of sudden death. • Chicagoans Spend $300,000 for Bhlnes. It Is estimated that people In Chicago spend $300;00Q a .year in keeping their shoes polished. Of this amount profits are said to be SIOO,OOO. Kipling's Bchool. Rudy aid Kipling said to me once In conversing on the subject of an exchange of ideas, “Why, all I ever knew somebody told me.’’ Osar Nleheltt -visit London In IM4. Of this $60,000 was spent in redecorating Buckingham palace.