Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-24
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

| Ru>sis 70. England
Hur.Getis of Americans are at work
/ In husslan factories
| Bees raised in Texas are shipped 10
/ all parts of the world.
| Electricity is suggested as a substi-
| tute for the guiilotine in France
| Prices in fashionable London res
taurants are increasing gradually.
| The average wages Of a domestic
servant in London is I-SS per week
Australia is TO have a naval reserve
! modelled on that OF the United States.
| Last year the income tax yielded
| Great Britain a revenue of S2s.5oo.ooo.
Meal made OF corncobs. ground. is
used 10 adulterate many food products.
Women employed on Japanese tea
| farms work II hours and are paid ID
| cents day.
The cable rates between South Afri-
ca and England are to be reduced to
| shillings a word.
Sebastian a big black cat owned by
Cumberland (AIdJ woman. wears a
diamond earring in each ear.
A Brooklyn man says every woman
says 1T seems TO me" at least six
times when she makes speech.
Japan will no: restore captured ships
to China. but will sell her new ally
100000 MauSer rides and 2i.ooo.o 900
rounds of ammunition at a low rate
There are no textile mills OF any inn
portance in the Transyaal. and as a
consequence large quantities of cot
tons and woolens have to be imported.
So many Chinese officials are resign
ing that the empress dowager has or
dered the punishment OF those who APP
ply for leave without pressing neces-
sity.
The cheapest postal service in the
world is that of Japan. where for tive
sen-about seven-tenths of a penny
letters are conveyed all over the en-
pire.
The government OF India is disposed
to employ electricity as its motive
power in the great central factories.
which ii intends to set up in Jubbul-
pore.
All street railway companies operat-
ing in the city OF New York are re-
quired by law to run at least one clos
ed car in every four at all seasons OF
the year.
In Germany. during the year ending
July. 1898. out of 3S7 ,99l persons look
ing for employment. 222.595 found &C.
cupation by means of free employ
ment agencies.
The japanese. prompted by naval ex-
igencies. are about to cut a sea to sea
canal. so that their smaller vessels can
pass quickly from the Pacific to the
sea or Japan. and vice versa.
The output Of sardnes on the Maine
coast is likely to be increased from
900 900 cans in 1898 to 1000. 900 cans
this year. in consequence of the intro
duction OF a new canning machine.
The Siamese are much impressed
with the powers of the sewing ma
chine. and to meet their demand for
these helps to busy women some Amer
lean firms lately sent a shipment to
Bangkok valued at SOB, $50.
The results of series of expert
ments made by German dairy experts
show that milk that has been heated
for ID minutes at 10 degrees c. scarce
ly loses any of its capacity of being
converted into cheese.
The new street cleaner is a combina
ton of the ordinary cleaner with re-
volving brush and the water cart
When the vehicle is set In motion. the
water sprinkles the ground and then
the brush sweeps aside the moistened
dust and rubbish.
The only place where ''black dia-
monds' are found is in the Brazilian
province of Bahia They are usually
found in river beds and brought up by
divers. Others are obtained by tunnel
ing mountains. The largest specimen
ever found was worth $4,000.
The beer which Is consumed through
out the world I'm single year would
make a lake 6 feet deep. 3ai miles long.
a mile wide. or 2.319 acres in area. In
this vast lake OF beer we could easily
drown all the English speaking people.
to the number of 12o.0O0.00O, through
out the entire world.
The notion that skyscrapers are of
modern American origin is controvert |
ed by Professor Lanciani. who notes
that in ancient Rome. In the time Of
Augustus. laws were passed, on the |
ground Of danger from fires. against |
the high buildings. some of which |
reached an altitude of 10 to II stories.
Canals. and particularly ship canals. |
are costly undertakings. The Suez |
canal cost 500. 600 900. the Manchester
ship canal $50. 00O. OOO the North sea !
canal S31.J00.OO0. the north Holland |
and the Corinth canals $15. OOO. 600 |
each. while the partly completed Pana- !
ma canal has swallowed up over $780, |
100000.
India has immense coal deposits, |
from which the output in 1896 was /
1857 $40 tons. In the Bengal district |
alone the Ranigurg and Baraker collier !
es are estimated to contain 14.OOO. 600 !
tons: the karampara collieries. $780,
1.50O, 900 900 tons. and the Djherria col |
ieries. 10000 tons.
Interest In the medical mission IN !
foreign lands is constantly increasing.
Natives in the north of Africa come
long distances for treatment. and wild
Bedouin characters. encouraged by the ,
sultan and living in lawless independ- /
ence. who treat their own women as
cattle. are singularly amenable to the
women missionaries
The cost of operating the great
steamship Oceanic is between $4,000
and $4,000 per month. The extreme
earning capacity of the Oceanic Is
about 100000 per month. When the
cost of repairs. insurance and the de-
teriorar ton in the value OF the ship IT.
self are taken into account the profit
remaining represents only a fair re
turn on the inves>Ient OF 100000.