Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-27
FACTS IN FEW LINES

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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 II
/ countries and has - pcriocVcalS printed
in II languages
About dozen hospitals In Massa-
rhlSctts have both allopathic and
homeopathic physicians on The staff.
The secretary of state for inda has
sanctioned a scheme for five large cen
tlai asyums for the insane IN India.
At Wiukiel. near Kappcln, in Sles'
wick, there IL successful installation
for generating electricity from "A wind
! mill.
The growing demand for women IN
the factories OF Gcrmany is bringing
more io the front.
II has been calculated that the hair
OF the beard grows nj the rate of IL
lines a week This will give length
Of ~ inches IN the course OF year.
\ new law requires that there be
kept constantly on hanh az the bureau
Of engraving and printing at Washing
! ton 100 UptN.WH . and 2n.OOu,nu | cent
stamps.
England imported last year nearly a
million pounds Of calcium carbide,
about twothlrlS Of which came from
France and about one fifth from the
United States.
A curious effort In behalf Of temper
ance IL noted on the part of the belgian
government. y prize has been offered
for the best picture showing the evils
OF drunkenness
The total number OF women over IS
years old employed In the factories and
workshops OF the British islands Is
about 500 600, Of whom per cent be
long to trades unions.
The medals Won by Canadians who
helped to sustain British military su
premacy in South Africa are to be pre-
sented by the Duke OF Cornwall and
York when he arrives In Canada.
Great Salt lake Is beginning to show
tie drain np0u It due 10 irrigation and
Is receding \ canal to the lake from
the head waters Of the Snake river has
been suggested as possible remedy
Since William Tvs time the organ u
Hampton Court House In London has
been blown 10y some member of the
family named Millest hut IN future 1t
Is to be blown by hydraulic pressure.
on. Yarmouth musscl Of dctrrinrat
ed character contained no fewer than
G,p0HO of hR bactcria, While
The water IN was certified to
contain So3. ~ bacteria of the colon
hncilIl type, the forcrGnncr Of typhoid.
Visitors to the ran-American cxposl-
/ lIou mt Buffalo VIII have an opportuni-
/ ~ Of seeing n small building made of
| aluminium, This lightcst of metals is
manufactured at Niagara Fails with
/ the electricity which Is generated there
! IN large quantities.
/ The use OF acetylcne abroad IN very
much more general than ii is in this
/ y
Railway company Is erecting at Am
stcrdnm factory for the production Of
I carbide, their intention being to employ
acet yIcnc for car lighting
lust as stone and bronze have given
place to iron, 30 shall iron give place
10 alunluluW. The people may not
call II aluminium, but some shorter
name, aud there Is coming an age when
the white metal win surpass all the
previous ages of mans development.
During the last national fetc at Lima
the public square where the principal
outdoor demonstrations took place was
lighted by 3lS large acetylene burners
having q total intensity OF some 1900
candle power In addition there were
$500 gas flames aud loo incandescent
lamps
There are few Socialists In Iowa, but
Eugene Dcba pollc1 l,G43 votes In the
iIawkcyc State last year for president.
or these $40 were east In Scott county,
which Includes the city OF Davenport,
with considerable German popula-
ton. The vote for Woolley, Prohibit
ZIONIST, In Scott COUNTY was only G6.
So far ns the British regular army
Is concerned there are ten battallons
the men Of which wear kits In addi-
ton to these there are several volun-
teer bnttalions in Great Britain and
few others outside the United King
dom. such as the Cape highlanders and
the Forty.eighth highlanders OF Toron-
to, Canada.
The historic plains of Abraham near
Montreal, have been appraised by an
expert Ia the pay of the Dominion gov
rrnmcnt. He declares the land to be
worth $l37, 600 as real estate. The
Crsullne nuns, who own the land, offer
to sell for 100000 II the government
VIII give them another piece OF prop
frty worth $4,000.
Grape fruit is Vo longer q luxury for
the rich alone. The market for 1t has
widcned materially, and Its culture is
growing rapidly in Florida, particular
~ on the Indian river and along the
Florida East Coast railroad. The fruit
Is grown on the same kind OF land as
oranges and Is cared for, harvested
and packed in the same manner
Oue-siXth of the entire area OF Colo.
RADIO Is excluded from the application
VI The homestead law, according to at
lorncyS and land agents. Colorado Is
recognized hy many as one Of the most