Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

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One pound of sleeps wool is capable
OF producing one yard of cloth.
| Forty per cent of the heat of an or
binary fire goes up the chimney.
Germany has 5, 1872 associations of
turner's, with 57S, l02 members
If kept continuously running, watch
will tick 100, IA, 900 times in year.
The American soft felt hat is all the
rage in the leading Australian colonies.
1t costs about 81, 900 to build an cleo
trio cab of the kind now in use in Paris.
Building still goes on merrily in Ber
lin, although there are 30, 900 vacant
houses.
In 1890 the United States had only
10 cement factories, while there are
now 30.
A shipyard at Ominato, Japan, still
In operation, was established over !, 800
years ago.
The most recent estimate of the wealth
of Great Britain and Ireland is g1l,
500, 900, 900.
Manufactures are taxed much higher
in Italy than in Germany, Belgium
and England
Mexico has an area of 751, 900 square
miles, or nearly one fourth that Of the
United States
More steel is used in the manufacture
Of pens than in all the sword and gun
factories in the world.
The public debt of France is the
largest i'll the world and amounts to
about 81 600, 900. 900.
The desert of Sahara is as large az all
that portion of the United States lying
west of the Mississippi.
In Maryland in 1920 women who
were property holders and had no hus-
bands were entitled to vote.
England has about $50 packs of fox
hounds, and about Is, 900 horses are
kept specially tor fox hunting.
OF the emperors and expresses of
Russia between Peter / and Alexander
III four have been assassinated.
Professor Proctor asserts that l0O,-
600, 600 people lived and died in Amer
lea before Columbus discovery
After 1899 it will be illegal to use
the state seal and coat of arms in Massa-
chusetts for advertising purposes.
Millions of pairs of dolls shoes are
sold i'll this country annually, the great
er part of which are imported from
Germany
1t is computed that when marching
soldiers take 10 steps per minute, in
quick marching los and in charging
100 steps.
The vine attains great age, continu-
ing fruitful for at least 400 years 1t is
supposed to be equal to the oak as re-
CARDS longevity.
"Fusil" was the old name for the
fiintlock, to distinguish it from the
matchbox and fusileers were those
who carried fusils.
In London each day 400 children are
born, go enter school for the first time,
200 begin their apprenticeship, $50 per-
sons enter married life and 200 persons
die.
A writer in The Arena declares that
500, 600 men now do the work, with |
the aid OF machinery, which needed |
49,, 900, 600 persons to do few years
ago.
About so miles from Stockholm there |
is large waterfall of 100, 900 horse
power. A project is on foot for using |
this to supply that city with electric |
power
Egypt is the only country in the |
world where there are more men than |
women. The male sex in the dominion
of the khedive exceeds the female by |
100, 900.
Two Swiss foresters killed two eagles |
a few weeks ago In and near their |
nests they found the remnants of cham.
OILS, marmot, rabbit, cat, weasel and |
even a mouse
Lava streams that have flowed out Of |
Vesuvius during the last three years
have deposited l05, 600, 600 cubic meters |
OF lava on the sides of the mountain. A |
cone Of lava $50 feet high has been
formed, out Of which fresh streams are
flowing. The valleys on either side Of
the observatory peak have been com
pletely filled up.
The Arabs attach great Importance to
the water supply of their communities,
and travellers say that where a rich |
American would bequeath money to
found hospital or decorate church a
rich Arab can think of no other channel
Tor his charity than the construction of
D fountain, which will assure him the
blessings of future generations.
Twenty eight motorcycles participant
ed in race recently between Etampes
and Charities, France. The distance,
going and returning, was about so
miles. The winning vehicle, driven by
IN eight horsepower motor, with two
cylinders, made the round trip in about
minutes and 10 seconds less than two
hours. The speed was 81 2-3 miles an
hour.
The Napoleonic campaigns lasted
ten years, the war of 1912 more than
three years, the war of Greek independ-
snce seven years. the Crimean war two
years, the Italian war more than one