The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

The Bible is being translated into the
Philippine dialects.
Missouri has suffered sl5OooOOO loss by
tornadoes since 1890
In 1880 the United states did "a per
cent. of the worlds commerce IN l>)S
1t did 80.
In the battles OF the Franco-German
war the proportion of killed to wounded
was generally to Az.
Temperance advocates will he pleased
to learn that one man in six of the Brit
ish navy is a teetotuler.
OF 7,100 mon who entered one of the
state prisons in given time. 5000 ad-
mitted that they were drunkards.
A St. Louis woman was asked how she
me naged her husband. Feed him well
and trust to fuck," was the answer.
II our Southern states alone were as
denscly settled as Germany they would
have a population Of over 1!O,000,000.
There are in Havana more beautiful
horses and elegant carriages than in any
city of equal size in the United States,
In 1859 there were 1000 tons OF steel
made in the whole world. In 1898 the
United states alone made 9,0,5, 900 tons.
OF the food plants now in use only
pumpkins and few grapes, plums and
berries We're originally found in the soil.
The nut trees alone II the world could
at a pinch feed n population three times
as great as the present number OF inhabi-
tants.
1t is estimated that the various thea
ters and opera houses in Germany receive
subventiors to the amount of about $780,
O00 a year.
Oats. barley and rye originated in the
wild forms along the Mediterranean. The
| first noted species of wheat were brought
! from Persia.
China's new railroad from Canton to
| Hankow. which, with its branches. will
| he Ion miles long, is to be built entirely
! by American capital.
! About so per cent more business is be-
ing done in the United States, as meas
| ured by that reliable test the volume OF
| bank clearings. than was done in 1892.
| On the express trains running between
Vienna and Constantinople the use of d
! sleeping berth costs GO cents first class
| and 40 cents second class for every 12
hours.
| 1t Is announced that the French gov
| eminent, looking out for new source Of
| revenue. has determined to plant fruit
trees all along the public high roads of
| France.
| A birds eye view OF the sanitary situa-
| tion of Europe shows that 1t Is the damp
u
the dry, warm sunny South which is un-
healthy.
| The lie Conte pear. which has revolu-
t!onizcd pear growing in Southern CALI
| fornia, was originally the Chinese sand
pear, grown solely for ornamental pur-
| poses.
In the days of Queen Elizabeth the floor
| of the retiring room Of actors was al
ways covered with green PUSHES. and it
sol ;,l, /,
use Of the ''green room"
The cost of the railways Of the United
States up to 1897 was sll.T75. .O00,oO That
Of the world was s3552o, 100000. This coun-
| try stood at the head of the list, then
came Great Britain, then France.
| New Orleans has secured the largest
floating dry dock in the world. The dock
| is being constructed by the government.
1t will he 525 feet long. 100 feet wide and
2S feet In draught, and Is capable of lift
ing any ship ever built 1t will cost ST.
10000, and Is to be completed in the fail.
"Auspinarious' Is a word recently add
ed to some of the dictionaries. 1t orgi-
mated in Oklahoma at the time of the
opening OF the lands to the public. and
came from the same source as the word
SOONER" which was coined into the lam
guage about the same time. "Auspinari-
ous' means fresh, rather impudent.
| Inc orient IuTniSncu us WIN nleloIS
cucumbers and onions. Egg plants and
tomatoes were discovered In Peru
| Ounces. pears, currants and large white
| grapes In Europe, while the most com
mon Of our vegetables, celery. lettuce
cabbage and spinach, We're transplanted
from the shores Of the Mediterranean.
In 1856 astrologers said the world would
| be destroyed by the conjunction of the
planets. A few years later another alarm
was raised. and In 1882 Simon Goular'
claimed a mountain had opened In AS
, syria and a scroll had been shown hin
, | on which was written the prediction the
world was coming to an x2d. He fright
ened everybody,
; Baron Tolls expedition organized fol
the exploration of the New Siberia Is
lands and Sannikoff land will set out mex
June from a Norwegian port, whence 1
/ will proceed to the mouth of the Lena, oi
! the banks of which. at a point above th'
: town OF Yakutsk, II will pass the winter
? During the summer of 1901: the expedition
> will begin it's exploration toward tn
north.