The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-06
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Ireland produces 140,OoO0oO yards of
linen year to England's 45,000,000.
Gibbon says that sugar was first
brought from Asia to Europe A. D. 625.
All efforts to induce artificial humidi-
ty III cotton spinning factories have
failed.
The quill pens now used in England
come from Germany and the Neither
lands.
In Turkey when the present sultan
plays chess even business of state must
wait.
The Salvation Army is at work in Al
countries and has SO periodicals printed
in 81 languages.
About dozen hospitals in Massa
chusetts have both allopathic and
physicians on the staff.
The secretary of state for India has
sanctioned a scheme for five large cen
trail asylums for tile insane in India.
AT Wittkiel, near Kappeln, in Sles-
wick, there is successful installation
for generating electricity from wind
mill.
The growing demand for women in
the factories Of Germany is bringing
the servant girl problem more and
more to the front
1t has been calculated that the hair
of the beard grows at the rate of ~
lines week This will give length
of 81, inches in the course of year.
A now law requires that there be
kept constantly on hand at the bureau
of engraving and printing at Washing
ton 10O.OOO,oOO 2 and 2O,OOO,OOO i cent
stamps.
England imported last year nearly a
million pounds of calcium carbide,
about two-thirds of which came from
France and about one-fifth from the
United States.
A curious effort in behalf of temper
ance is noted on the part of the Belgian
government. A prize has been offered
for the best picture showing the evils
| of drunkenness.
| The total number of women over 1S
years old employed in the factories and
workshops of the British islands is
about 100000, of whom II per cent be.
long to trades unions.
The medals won by Canadians who
helped to sustain British military SUI.
premacy in South Africa are to be pre-.
scented by the Duke of Cornwall and
| York when he arrives in Canada.
Great Salt lake is beginning to show
the drain upon it due to irrigation anG
is receding. A canal to the lake from
the head waters of the Snake river has
been suggested as possible remedy.
Since William Tvs time the organ Of
Hampton Court House in London ha.
been blown by some member of til.
family named Nillest, but in future j
is to be blown by hydraulic pressure.
One Yarmouth mussel of deteriorat
ed character contained no fewer thai
100000 of harmful bacteria, whil
the water in the shell was certified t
contain S03,200 bacteria of the colol
bacilli type, the forerunner of typhoid
Visitors to the Pan American exposl
ton at Buffalo will have an opportuni
ty Of seeing a small building made O
aluminium. This lightest of metals
manufactured at Niagara Falls wit
the electricity which is generated Their
in large quantities.
The use of acetylene abroad is yer
much more general than it is in thi
country. AS an instance the Hollan
Railway company is erecting at An
sterdam a factory for the production {
carbide, their intention being to emplo
acetylene for car lighting.
Just as stone and bronze have give
!. place to iron, SO shall iron give plaC
to aluminium. The people may NJ
call it aluminium, but some shorte
name, and there is coming an age whe
the white metal will surpass all til
previous ages of mans development.
During the last national fete at Lin
the public square where the princip,
outdoor demonstrations took place We
lighted by 34S large acetylene burner
having total intensity of some 1890
candle power. In addition there wei
$500 gas flames and 1000 incandescel
lamps.
There are few Socialists in Iowa, bl
Eugene Debs polled 1,G43 votes in Il
Hawkeye State last year for presidel
OF these $40 were cast in Scott count
: which includes the city of Davenpol
= with considerable German popul
ton. The vote for Wooiley. prohil
zionist. in Scott county was only 66.
So far as the British regular arm
is concerned there are ten battalion