The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-15
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

Large quantities OF mineral water are imported
annually from Europe into this country
There are 1926 public carriages licenses in
London and 2o,726 drivers and conductors.
London's eight gas companies possess $500
miles Of mains, 0o,5i0 public lights and 6je,osl
consumers.
Human skeletons valued at 81. .20a. 81 we're i'm.
ported into this country from Australia In sin.
gle quarter last year.
OF the 500 students at the University oi Bet.
lin, 400 came from Prussia, 004 from other Ger.
man states and III from foreign countries.
Over million dollars worth OF Sumatra tobac.
co was imported from Holland into this country
during the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1000.
II Is the opinion OF experts that the opening
Of China and Siberia will disclose large deposits
of gold, and that Asia after a while will furnish
Il large part Of the worlds supply
The density OF population in Rhode Island is
3oi.0s inhabitants to the square mile, Which is
the greatest OF any state or territory in the
United States, except District OF Columbia.
Before the discovery Of gold in California anh
Australia the worlds supply OF the precious
metal was limited, production being restricted
practically to small operations in the ural noun.
tains and in our Appalachian chaiu.
Over 90 per cent. of the workinen employed
in the brewers department of the chemical fac
tories in East London are thrown out Of work
by the reduction in the number OF orders from
the North owing to the arsenic scare.
An effort is being made to establish in one Of
the Scotch universities chair for the study OF
the Scots language and literature The old
scottish tongue as written by James v. is al
most unintellisiblc to the modern Scotchnan.
While finding that the seed trade OF England,
generally speakinr. is well conducted the de-.
partmcntal committee appointed by the board Of
agriculture recommends the establishment OF a
central station tor the purpose Of testing seeds
sent 10 it for official examination.
Every conductor on the Brooklyn Rapid Tran.
sit railroad must now give bond. Each man
is backed by $500 by a surety company to guar
antee his honesty. 1t costs the men 81 year.
The railroad company has been forced to such
action Nv the wholesale knocking down Of fares.
The sea about Sable Island near the mouth
of the ST. Lawrence is called the "Graveyard
of the North Atlantic" because so many ships
have gone down there The waters are turbulent
and sometimes vessels are days and even weeks
in making landing on the coasts in that sec.
tiop
A bill is before the Minnesota legislature es.
tablisbing a new liouor.selling system, It's es.
sontia features are that liouor shall ue sold oplv
in packapes of not less than onehalf pint, can.
not be drunk upop the preuises and shall be sub
iect to in.pection by the state before sale, while
a. the profits mu,. 90 to the county treasury.
Thirty.nine Indian bows md girls have lust
received their graduating degrees at the Indian
schools in Carlisle, Pa Sixteen Of them are
Girls and in the entire class Of graduates nearly
every one OF the principal tribes is represented.
All of the bows have learned trades and the girls
lave served apprentceships in the sewing depart-
ment, laundry and kitchen
Nearly 100000 pairs Of American shoes are
now sold yearly Oh the British market. in spite
Of the tax on hides with which manufacturer:
on this side have to contend and from which