News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-07-12
WORTH KNOWING.

CINCINNATI has the largest tannery
Anthracite coal costs 50 a ton al
Winnipeg,
About $10O,000,00O is invested in the
candy business in the United States.
The idea of making starch from
sweet potatoes is being discussed in
the South.
The Alpine air in Switzerland is free
from microbes at an elevation Of 1900
feet.
The Wisconsin Legislature has for
hidden the use of living rooms for
manufacturing purposes.
A man walking day and night with
out resting would take 42S days to
journey round the world.
Production of pig iron in Russia is
estimated to have increased from 60G,
600 tons in 1887 to 2,194,000 in 1898.
There is great indignation among the
Christian people of London over the
introduction of Sunday editions Of the
Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail.
Collins in Russia are never covered
with black. If the deceased is a child,
pink is used; if a woman, crimson,
though for widow they use brown.
A cotton mill company, with a capt.
tai of 100000, has been organized in
Shreveport, La. Mississippi negroes
are also organizing company to build
mill.
By order of the Emperor of Korea
the members Of the Korean legation in
Washington must hereafter wear cloth
ing required by the custom of this
country, Hitherto they have appeared
in Oriental garb.
Gottinggen University has estab-
lished a seminary for THE Science of
Insurance" with two sections, enc
mathematical, the other legal and adj
ministrative. There are over sixty in
surance students already.
Years ago George w. Steele, Of IN
diana, organized a law firm which be-
came more widely known than any
other in the Hoosier state. His part
ner was Charles w. Robb and the firm
name read, "Robb & Steele"
The Pan-Presbyterian council meets
in Washington, d. c., on September 27,
seven days after the converting of Con-
gregationalists in Boston. and will
have delegates present from Calvanis-
tic bodies the world over
With a population of 100000, Lon
don harbors every day 10000 strang-
ers. Some may remain a week. some a
month, but all the year around there
is an average of 100000 visitors who
are within tn metropolitan boun-
diaries.
The Walnut Street Baptist church,
of Louisville. KY, has adopted res0lu-
tions practically dismisslng from the
congregation all members who haYeany
connection whatever with the manu-
facture or sale of intoxicating liquors.
1t is alleged that the death penalty
is rarely enforced in Germany, Aus
tria, Denmark or Sweden. In New
York eleven out of twelve murderers
escape without any punishment, and
in the United States only one murders
er in fifty suffers capital punishment
The Jahrbuch of the Prussian Kunst-
samlungen (XX, y contains extracts
from the Milan "CodeX Atlanticus."
which indicate that the famous painteS
Leonardo da Vinci limited plainly at
the possibility of propelling vessels en-
the water by means of steam.
1t is probable that the French gov
eminent will purchase the home of the
late Baroness Hirsch. in the Rue de
TElysee, Paris, to use as residence
for the guests of the nation during the
Exposition. The house, with S2,OOO,OO0,
was reft to the elder of her adopted
sons.
The statistics of the Evangelical
Free Church Federation in England
show that in comparison with the es-
tabNshed church they provide 100000
sittings against 100000. The number
of communicates reported by each is
little less than 100000, the free
churches being slightly in advance.
Six of the thirty-four State Senators
of Missouri are over six feet tall. "The
big four" as they are known, are
Charles Schweichardt, 6 feet IL
inches, 21O pounds; Buell. L. Matthews
feet inches. 210 pounds; E. B.
Fields, 6 feet 2 inches, 225 pounds, and
]. M. Rollins. feet IA inches, 245
pounds.
The me st profitable investment is printer,