Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

FACTS IN FEW LINES

Ireland produces 140,0000uD yards of
linen year To England's 45.001o00.
Gibboh says that sugar was FIRST
brought from Asia to Europe A. d 625.
All efforts to induce artificial humidt
ty in cotton spinning factories have
failed
The Quill pens now used In England
come from Germany and the Neither
lands.
In TuRSey when the present sultan
plays chess even business of state must
wait.
The salvation Army is at work In Al
countries and has 50 periodicals printed
in 81 languages,
Abettt a dozen hospitals In Massa-
cMisetts Nave. both allopathic and
homeopathic physicians on the stnff.
The sedrotsry of state for India has
sanctioned scheme for five large cen
tral asE iasssx,f FOR the Insane In India
At wittl&iel near Kappeln, In Sles-
wick, tlpsre is successful installation
for generating electricity from wind
min.
The ssybNs demand for women in
the ta-stsRiiss: of Germany is bringing
the seCre~t fsArl problem more and
more ~ DO, front
1t ,hax ssea calculated that the hair
of sae sssss grows at the rate of ~
lines a wnsS This will give length
of Ga. Nsises IN the course of year
A Resy. law requires that there be
kept e~Ssasslay on hand at the bureau
of eaLss;s satS aud printing at Washing
ton roo, sss,sD 2 and 2O,oOO,0O0 cent
staIHBs
England asported Inst yenr nearly a
million pet&lds OF calcium carbide,
about TIVE tlsiyds Of which came from
France ana about one-iffth from the
United states.
A curious effort IN behalf of temper
anee h soteA on the part Of the Belgian
government A prize has been offered
for tbs b~st rIcture showing the evils
of dfTBske,ssess.
The tota} Rumber Of women over 1S
years old employed In the factories and
workshops of the British islands Is
about 506aSye, of whom II per cent be-
long to tEadeS unions.
Ths~ ~ssedals won by Canadians who
helped to sustain British military su-
prenacy In South Africa are to be pre-
sented by the Duke OF Cornwall and
York whon he arrives In Canada.
Great SAX lake Is beginning to show
the drain upon 1t due to irrigation and
is recedlRg A canal to the luke from
the head waters of the Snake river has
been suggested as a possible remedy.
Since walnem Tvs time the organ of
Hampton Gourt House IN London has
been biaT4nhy some member of the
fafnsF Mns9d Millest, but in; future it
is to ss biewf by hydraulic pressure.
One Yaraneuth mussel of deteriorat-
ed character contained no fewer than
800O,00e Of harmful bacteria, while
the. water. in the shell was certified to
contain S03200 bacteria of the colon
baci1l type, the forerunner of typhoid.
Visitors to the Pan-American eXposi-
tion at Buffalo will have an opportuni-
ty OF seeing a small building made of
aluminium. This llghtest of metals Is
n6Dula1tuTeU' NJ NlHSu1h L ullS "llu
the electricity which is generated there
III large quantities.
The use Of acetylene abroad Is very
much more general than it is in this
country AS an instance the Holland
Rartwny company is erecting at Am
stegsar- a factory for the production of
carbide, their intention being to employ
aoetylene for car lighting.
lust as stone and bronze have given
place to ron, so shall iron give place
to aunfnlun;, The people may not
call it ,alunfnium, but some shorter
nams, a9d. .Saere is coming an age when
the wh'an petal will surpass all the
previous RSsx of mans development
Durhg ssie. last national fete at Lima
the r1sGc sfrnare where the principal
outassF.dag spstrations took place was
lig4ssS SS large acetylene burners
has yssg q sstal intensity of some $4,000
casfsS5nssSfs In addition there were
3ssss4 Kft.es and 1,2oo incandescent
lamps"
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