Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-17
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

eight Of every 100 persons use bicycles.
The Mexico dog has no hair. The hot
climate makes such a covering superfiu-
Gus.
In Japan coins are generally of iron,
and in Siam they are chiefly of porce-
lain.
Some 1000, 600 tons of coal are an
nually used in the United Kingdom in
the manufacture of gas
London tends to become city of bach
eIors, while the country round becomes
a vast encampment of families
More cases of suicide in proportion to
population are reported in Russia than
in any other European country.
\ mixture of oil and graphite will
prevent screws from becoming fixed and
protect them for years against rust.
When the railroad across Siberia is
completed, it will be easy for person
to go from London to Japan in l3 days.
The manufacture of straw is one of
the most important industries of Ger
many, giving thousands means of sup
port
In olden times fancifuI idea was to
make the opening of the hall door help
TO wind the clock. Thus each arrival
helped to keep it going.
Sand registered the hours during the
middle ages. For this purpose black
marble dust, boiled nine times in wine.
was a favorite recipe with learned
monks.
Many acres of canary seed are annual
" grown in Kent, many persons there
being solely canary seed farmers. The
straw of the canary seed plant is highly
valued as fodder for horses.
In portion of Hanover, Germany, a
local decree requires each farmer to de-
liver TO the high authorities 2 sparrows
or sparrow heads between Oct. / and
Dec. or pay fine of marks.
The crown prince of Siam, who can
write fiuently in three European Ian
guages, is a boy author of some note.
He has written several stories for chill
dren' S magazines published in England.
An Edinburgh professor has made the
calculation that If men were really as
big as they sometimes feel there would
be room in Edinburgh for only one pro-
fessor, three lawyers, two doctors and .
reporter.
AT Pompeii a mosaic life size portrait
of woman, the first antique portrait
in mosaic ever discovered, has been
found. The workmanship is SO fine that
it is difficult to discern that it is not a
painting.
In Abyssinia it is the law that the
murderer be tursd over to the relatives
of the dead ssI&A they if they please,
to put him e sseath in the same man
ner III which the murdered person was
removed
Members of the Mexican board of
health have just imported from Europe
an Y ray apparatus. 1t is to be used for
inspecting cans of preserved meats and
fruits, Ito determine if they are fit for
consumption.
The new cigarette making machine is
raising the deuce in England. In Liver
pool / 800 girls will be thrown out of
work. and many more in other cities
The machine rolls from 500 to 500 Gig
aretteS minnie.
A rhinoceros bird about the size of q
turkey, which was recently shot on the
island of Java, had in its craw rim
from a small telescope and three brass
buttons evidently belonging to the uni
form of British soldier.
Glover sickness, common disease
that often ruins clover crops, has caused
German scientists to make experiments.
They now say that farmers will soon
be able to inoculate their lands just as
human beings may be treated.
Vauxhall bridge in London is disap-
pearing after an existence of little
over so years. The contractors have
been engaged upon it now for several
weeks. 1t is expected that the whole
structure will have vanished in a few
months.
When lead pencil is used in manu-
script or addresses, and it is best to set
the writing SO it will not rub. try hold
ing the writing over the spout of boil
ing teakettle for few moments. Then
let it become thoroughly dry before al
lowing it to be touched.
The present royal crown of Great
Britain was made especially for the
coronation of Queen Victoria. To man.
ufacture it a number of old crowns be-
longing to the preceding sovereigns were
broken up and the gems extracted for
use IN the queen crown
Italy has had 294 square miles of
land added TO its territory ia the last
20 years by the advance Of the delta of
the Pc into the ASriatie sea. The meas
urement has been made by Professor
MarinelIi. who carefully compared the
Austrian surveys to 1923 with the Ital-
ian surveys of 1898. The addition
amounts to one six-hundredth of the to-
tai area of Italy at the earlier date
The New York Times points out that,
while Indian names usually make adj
mirable designations for the mountains
and rivers Of this country. the appella-
ton bestowed upon the newly discover
ed mountain in Alaska that towers high
er than Mount ST. Elias is not euphoni
GUS "BalIshae. says The Times, is
not good name No peak. however
tall, could wear it and look dignifed- "
r. will iutareSr all readarS of DuYnas