The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-16
NuBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

Carp are supposed to live for 200 years
at least.
The largest glass bottle plant in the
world is located at Alton, Ill.
Eggs of the trout may be kept for six
days and then successfully fertllized.
Lumber exports from the United states
will amount this year to nearly $4,000, 900.
The original cost of caviar has risen
from 80 keg in 1890 to 500 a keg this
year
The supreme court Of the state of Mich
igan has decided that women cannot hold
elective offices.
Instances are known where the pollen
of one tree have fertilized the flowers Of
another five miles away.
The United States is now producing
more than a third of all the iron and
steel made in the world.
Jacksonville, Fla, has a successful os-
trich farm, the only one in the United
States outside of California.
The London Chronicle estimates that
5000 of the Ia, 900 parish churches in Eng
land are inclined toward ritualsm.
Missouri chickens to the number or
amount of 365,000 pounds have been or
| dered by the British war department.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paurs
| annual statement shows that $62,lS2 was
expended In internal revenue stamp taxes
| during the year.
Belgium has the largest amount of rail-
| road in comparison with It's total area,
| the amount being 32.2 miles to each
| square mile of area.
In the first seven months Of 1899, Eng
| land imported from the United States
s2,397653 more silver than in 1898, and
| France $6S6,436 more.
| Austrian returns indicate that there are
in that country 1,101 persons whose in
| come exceeds 10000 forms a year, and
| who are, therefore, rated as millionaires
Canada's exports of butter to England
| are rapidly increasing. This year, to
| Aug. 10, 2l5, All boxes have been shipped
as compared with q total of 15,O11 ir
| 1896.
Fewer deaths are caused by mining
accidents now than in 1855, although al
| the present time there are two and q
half times as many people employed un
derground.
Preparations are soon to be made fol
the removal to Arlington cemetery OF thu
dead from the battleship Maine, whC
were buried in Cristobal Colon cemetery
in Havana.
The Osages are probably the riches
people per capita in the world. Each on
Of them, man, woman and child has 80
acres of good land and receives $50 from
the government four times a year
Ladysmth the town upon which tn
eyes of the world are now turned get
its pretty name from Lady Smith, tn
wife of Sir Harry Smith, who years ag
was a prominent British officer In Soutl
Africa.
In some towns of Germany the tele
phone is introduced by tobacconists as al
additional attraction to customers. An
one who buys a cigar may, If he d.
desires, speak over the tobacconists In
trumont.
1t will require $4,000 onumerators t
take the census of the United States i
June next, for it must be completed b
the first week of July That means tha
about 75,OOO,OO0 people must be recOrde
in thirty days, or at the rate of 2,j000C
day.
In Germany, as in many other Euro
pean countries. there is a rule that n
more people shall ride on street car
than can find seats. Consequently. if
car is full If a woman gets on and
man gives the woman his seat, tn
man IS elected.
Already arrangements are being mad
by the English tourist agents 10 conduC
parties to OberammerCau next year, th
famous Passion Play having been flXe
to commence on April q. 1t will last, a
usual, till tho end of September. Sine
1885, with only slight remodcling, th
mystery or miracle performance has bee
performed by village peasants in th
Bavarian highlands every ten years.