The sun., 1897-12-05
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

The Prince CT Wales is quite favor
able to the establishment of royal res
idence in Ireland.
The compulsory education law in In
diana is believed to have added 20, 900
pupils to the schools.
During last year over 23, 500 tons Of
butter were exported from Sweden,
nearly all of which went to Britain.
During British rule of Egypt the cot
ton crop has doubled, and now amounts
to over 500, 900, 600 pounds year.
The Toronto assessors give the pop.
ulation of the city at 1873, l72. Hamil-
tons population is so, O3S and Ottawa $
$1,000.
Some one makes the appalling an
nouncement that every week 8, 600, 900
oysters are swallowed by the people Of
London
Many English accident insurance
companies charge an extra premium
when their policy holders travel in Can
ada or the United States.
According to Lord Tweedmouth, the
area of the herring nets used i'll Scot
land one year was no less than
164, 900, 600 square yards.
Ten packages Of cigarettes a day ap-
pears to be the insanity limit. Charles
Scheucr Of New York smoked that num-
ber for two weeks and then became a
raving maniac.
The chat1inch is favorite bird in
Germany. 1t is beautiful and a fine
singer. Its various colors are gray or
deep blue on the neck, a reddish brown
an the breast, white on the wing coverts
and blush black on the tail.
Naturalists have ascertained that scor-
pions and certain kinds Of spiders are
able to make peculiar noises for the
same reason that rattlesnakes use their
rattles-to warn an enemy that an at
tack is attended by danger.
Reports from the New Zealand de-
partmenu Of mines show that the min.
ing industry is steadily progressing.
Last years output of the precious met
ais was So, $50, 600, of which the Wal.
hal mine furnished nearly $1,000, 900.
The amount of capital invested in the
manufacture Of bicycle tires in the
United States is estimated by an eX-
change at $S,0o0,O00, the number Of
persons employed at 3, 600 and the num-
ber Of tires produced annually at 4, OOO,-
900.
Connecticut produces but fraction OF
the mutton consumed in the state. The
number of sheep kept declined from
4O3, 4G2 in 1910 to 4G, 759 in 1890, &c.
cording to the census, but the average
weight Of tleeces has increased from 2. q
to 1.GS pounds.
Some time ago the experiment wa
made Of letting loose at Compiegne {
swallow belonging to Antwerp in com
pany with number Of pigeons. Tit
swallow immediately made bee lint
for home and arrived there III one hour
while the pigeons required three hours
Sandycombo lodge, at Twiclcnham
where Turner, the painter, lived, &C
cerdipg to Mr.. kuskin, from 1908 tt
1927, ard where he painted many G.
his views Of the Thames, is offered fol
sale. The house is said to have beel
constructed after Turner's own designs
a pious Long Island editor father
the story Of Il horse owned by Samuc
Webb Of Grecnpurt, which, after, being
hitchCd up each morning. goes alone t
the masters store. But one day WhCl
it's shoe was loose it went instead to tn
blacksmith shop, where Nj. Webb fOunt
it.
Cork now possesses the remains 0
blrSsc.. YAadUcus Mccarthy, recent.
beatiAyI by Iorc Loo. They were con
veyud III a golden box from Iyrea, il
nortA.rn Italy, whore the bishop dic'
800 years ago On his return from Il pil
grima"r to l.ymc and lH'C been dclOs
itGd in LyTn cathedral,
Six volumes Of hl.Lrtp ulDubljshc
works If i.ougct de j'lsIenro soon to So
the -ht IL PuIia. The DgDts dcplore
this altrmlt to feat yalut less produc
tiona OH tho Marauiiiuiac, " saying tha
but i4r that one I.yulutimEIy son
EouAnt do l'lalc's writings are OF 9TH
mo aiIntiug mCdlnuiJy. -
Mhcn Il Manchester timber l.crchan
wa saving q sycaMmc into lougths, h
came jlr,-r q lark tr4t III the wcod E
inch ,mduh.lf in diameter When tAI
wa rI' through, il a...lNycd tI,u clual
" l.u'D4 crIl4nct e b..t, WAich IL
mur,a.t d. ,nvd c.ims culu-h +
huyn l.ap,H@.h,d ali s.Lt to II.
Strand .o.i @I.uo
G1 I.raIIa c.rA.@uI, t-,w Yorl
ha- l"J I@.'Ua On it, l"T wH I'LL
mr.v",s III. ~a.jr aIt.r Dosa, .s>to
anl,. tar.. uIDr5 aud l.M.rs. FL
archbishop aud eight priests ",toud
thc spiritual N3Gts Of Jh.-.lh, NhiC
cmDm..a i.UyO A.,D'evs. From Dot'
hcr u IlGr rt1,t,,...gr s&"2.y artII
ancy Is ll,gUD tU 1Iis.ulas a.l l.UatD
thura arc usually 10000 w,IsA.pcrs.
The jayaGcse apply one ii thoirmaD
pretty ways to the luA"HiLG Of ship
They use no wine, but hang over Il
ships Prov It large Iastclord cage IL
OF lirds, and the moment the ship
ancat nan pulls Il string, when Il
cage opens and tho birds nyaway, MAJ
ing the air alive with music and Il
wlir Of wines. Tho idea il that Il