The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-11

The Pyramids are to re electrically lighted by
a $4,000 electrical HORSEPOWER plant.
More than half of the phosphate in the world
is now supplied by the United States.
There are scores of places in this country
where only one mail comes every fourteen days.
Over half a million dollars worth OF cocoa
nuts were imported into the United States last
year.
London has 1861 policemen, or 10 to the
square mile. Sixty pes cent of them are on
night duty.
Every boy in Germany, from the Crown Prince
to the nearest subject, is obliged to learn some
useful trade.
Washington fremen are provided with portable
telephones, which may be connected with any
fire alatm box.
The Philippine Islands now produce consider
able quantities OF Indigo. The exports for 1897
were 4iG,sOO pounds
A natural soap mine and a paint mine are
two of the latest curosities which have been dis
covered in British Columbia.
American condensed milk is gaining a foot
hold in the Asiatic markets. 1t is rapidly sup
planting the German product in Japan.
The directors of the Brooklyn Public library
have started a movement for the establishment
of a central library to cost over Sl.5Oo,ooo.
The American Forestry association is making a
strong plea to state legislatures TO set aside for
ests at the headwaters of rivers in each state.
One OF the earliest COINS Known Is ulufdCnHl
Of Aegina, coined in 700 b. C., Ii is worth in
money value 30 cents, but sells to collectors
for ST.
In Texas some nine wears ago a silver shekel
was found dating back TO li2 h. c. lntrinsically
it is worth about half dollar, but collector;
put a price of S5s000 on it.
In the reign Of James |. water supplied
by two or three conduits in the principal streets
Of London, and the river and suburban sprng'
were the sources of supply
The imports of American tobacco into JapaT
| in lsOs an ounted TO s,59l,7l5 pounds, and wert
valued at nearly SiS5.000. II was used chiefly
| in the manufacture of cigarettes,
America sells nearly three times as much al
| she buys; Germany buys over e5O00O,000 wortf
| more very year than she sells; while Grea
Britain last year actually bought twice as mual
| as she sold.
Bradford England lady has hit upon
| new and wonderful machine for sheep shearing
| A kind of blade Is made red hot by electricity
and this being pushed along mows down tn
wool, the operation being so quick that neitle
| the wood nor skin is injured.
| The proposal to bring soa-water to London l
taking definite shape, The channel will /,
| tapped at Laucing, and the sea'water will b.
| pumped to a level Of 800 feet at the top O
Steyning Hill. 1t will then how by gravitatioi
| through a main aqueduot to London
Although in the United States no rank snpe
rior to major general exists, there is no deartl
Of lieutenant generals in the English army
There are so many of them in South Africa a
the present time that some are not command
| ing many more troops than in this country e
| at present 10 make up n brigade
The average Boer, 1t is asserted, does not nm
dress when he retires to rest; consequently hi
whole attire is Of the frowziest He is un
trimmed. uuwashed and unbrushed, and his ski
and clothes W, Of the same hue, one in clos
affinity ts ~ ground, and hence the apprc
! priateness artfs name, "Scn ~ Toll"