The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-27
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

More than half of the phosphate in
the world is now supplied by the United
States.
Over 100000 worth of cocoanuts were
imported into the United States last
year.
Cotton manufacturing in Mexico con-
tinueS to increase. Each year finds
more looms in operation.
Washington firemen are provided
with portable telephones, which may
be connected with any fire alarm box.
The whole of the trade in cheap hos
iery in Cuba is in the hands of the Ger
man and Catalan manufacturers.
The Philippine islands now produce
considerable quantities of indigo. The
exports for 1897 were 446,S00 pounds.
r 1t is well known fact that no sooner
docs mouse trap or a cat enter
house than il is followed by a troop of
mice.
A 100000 gold brick, the largest ever
melted in a Canadian mint, is to be
sent down from the Kootenai district
shortly.
A natural soap mine and a paint
mine are two of the latest curiosities
which, have been discovered in British
Columbia.
American condensed milk is gaining a
footllold in the Asiatic markets. 1t is
rapidly supplanting the German prod
net in Japan.
Burning soft coal without smoke is
said to be an easy chemical problem,
but manufacturers have not yet salts
factorily solved it.
J. a recent Investigate ton las shown that
more than half the families of Stuff
CART have only one or Two rooms that
can be heated.
Bottles of perfume, still fresh. jars
of pomade that had not lost its fra
GRANGE, have been recovered from Her.
culaneum and Pompeii.
Theatre omnibuses have been started
in Paris which leave the chief theatres
after the performance and go out to six
residence quarters.
One of the earliest coins known is q
didrachm of Aegina, coined in 200 3. c.
II is worth in money value so cents, but
sells to collectors for 81.
There are altogether 3S4 parks well
stocked with deer in the different coun-
ties of England, and red deer are found
in about thirty-one-
The vast forests of valuable timber
which cover large tracts of the interior
of Cuba await only the construction of
railways TO render their working profit
able.
In Texas some nine years ago silver
shekel was found dating back to 142
b. c. Intrinsically ii is worth about
half dollar. but collectors put price
of $1,000 on it.
"A Calcutta paper contains an account
of the workhouse or asylum for iafirm
beasts and birds that was established
some thirteen years ago by a society
Of influential Hindus.
The imports of American tobacco
into Japan in 1898 amounted to $751;
115 pounds, and were valued at nearly
SsS5,00e. 1t was used chiefly in the
manufacture of cigarettes.
It is d well known fact that. but for
tho pride entertained by most English
noblemen for their deer parks, many
estates would of late have found their
way into the market.
In the reign of James l. water was
supplied by two or three conduits in the
principal streets of London, and the
river and suburban springs were the
sources OF supply.
All telephones and telegraph lines in
France are operated by the govern
ment There are I12 towns outside of
Paris supplied with telephones with an
aggregate population of 100000
The most curious palace in the world
is the Alhambra. in Spain 1t was
originally a fortress, so great in extent
as TO be capable of holding 10000 men.
1t was begun in 1913 and finished in
1914