The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-02-20
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WEDNESDAY. FEB. 90, 1901.
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

Russian gold mines average an an
nuaI yield of S6,GGS pounds.
out OF 10000 vessels entering Chi
nese ports every year 10000 are Brit
ish
Queen Victoria had 60 housemaids at
Windsor castle. This Is the regulation
number
There are about 3O,G00,O00 acres of
unoccupied public land yet remaining
IN Montana.
The unfurlng of the flag Is becoming
a feature In the history Of schools 10
New Zealand
In the south the Italians are found
to be good cotton plekers. They are
quick and have nlmble fingers.
The emigration-of IrIshmcn to Great
Britain for harvest has been steadily
increasing for the past three years.
The Chicago Journal says: when
Sheridan road Is completed. II VIII be
the only 81 mile driveway in the world
that does not cross railroad or a
bridge"
The United Kingdom of Great Brit
ain and Ireland started into existence
on Jan. |, 1901. with population of
Is, 100000. Its population now In round
numbers is IL 900, 900.
The brutal Spanish bullnghts are as
popular as ever In that land. The aver
age number of horses killed in Spain
every year exceeds 5000, while from
1000 to 200 bulls are sacrificed.
The annual loss to France caused by
the ravagcs Of hallstorms is said to
amount to about S3,000,000 francs.
From 1873 to 1895 the figures varied
from 10000 900 to 34,0000 900 francs.
Sing Sings name Is derived from
"Slnt Slcs," the title OF former branch
of the Mohegan Indians. The inhab-
itants Of The town want to call 1t Ossn-
ing, which Is the name of the town
ship.
Memberships In the New York Stock
Exchange are now held to be worth
So. 900, and one has been sold at these
figures In 1893 two memberships were
sold, one Mt $4,000 and the other ut
$17,50
Each year about A, 600, 900 bushels of
wheat are grown In Africa. Australia
stands at the foot of the great wheat
producing countries. being credited
with II product of about 35,O00,000
bushels year.
A young negro In Cincinnati sworc
falsely us 10 his age IN order to get
marriage license. His mother said that
he had sworn falsely, but that he
Should be excused on the ground that
he was I'm love and enchanted"
Ordinary tumbers viii hold water
because the globulcs of water are too
big to squeeze through glass, but glass
Is MS fun of holes AS IA sponge, and alt
blows right through 1t because the
speckS of air are smaller than the
holes.
The population OF the whole world is
about 300, 100000. OF this Great Brit
ain and her colonies has 25.9 per cent;
Russia, 500 per cent; France. G.3 per
cent, United States, 81 per cent; Ger
many, 40 per cent; Austria Hungary,
3. per cent; Italy, % per cent.
III INbV lit lIuldu tIlltt NuS iluttl-
cnlly the only floating vehicle on the
great lakes which hold one third Of all
the fresh water in the world Today
the lake fleet numbers several thou-
sand steel steamers, with 30 shipyards
on the shores Of the lakes to add con
stantly to the number.
The far northwest has entered into
competition with the Mississippi valley
for the wheat trade Of the world. \
British steamer has loaded wheat nj
Tacoma for Liverpool Via the Suez en-
nal. The Cape Horn route Is shorter,
but is less desirable because of the cost
of and difficulty of procuring coal.
Bamboo fiber makes absolutely the
best copying paper there Is, and the
bamboo paper Is made almost exclu-
sivcly In Japan. For that renson- sim
ply because they have the raw material
and we have motive buy n great deal
of copying paper in Japan, and the Jap
ancse on the other hand, buy large
quantities of different kinds OF paper
from us
By act of the Continental congress,
passed in l7S5, one-thirty-sixth part of
MI the public lands belonging to the
United States were set apart perpetual
ly as an endowment for the public
schools of the country. Under this and
succeeding acts 100000 acres have
been granted during the past century
for the support of public schools and
1,l65,00O acres TO universities and col
lcgcs.
One of the things that appear TO have
been sttlcd by the Boer war Is the dis
appearance from the British army of
the organization known as the army
corps. 1t is stated authoritatively that
the division IL the largest tactical unit
that can be conveniently employed in
the field. The army corps sent to South
Africa went TO pieces Immediately aft
or IL landed, and all subsequent re.en.
forcements went out as divisions
Three months ago Il party Of Nor
mon students began three years trip
into South America to search for traces
of the last survivors of the Nephites,
believed 10y the Mormons TO have been
the first people OF this country. Ben.
Jamin Gluf, president OF the Brigham
Young academy, in Provo, Utah, who
IL In charge of the expedition. says
that many prehistoric ruins have been
unearthed which tend to uphold the
Mormon traditions.
The royal game Of sofia claims the
many sided German emperor as a play
err 1t somewhat resembles the game
II checkers. Thirty pieces are used in
play, and there are 100 squares on the
table, There are nj present on View in
London the actual pieces and table
used by the kaiser. The exhibit, which
is valued at 10000 is of delcately en-.
ameled gold work and is incrusted with
hl1llinnts, while tiny gold suns, moons
and stars surmount the royal arms In
enamel.
sunny Rooms.
1t Is said TO be true that In all hosni.
tails those rooms facing the sun have
fewer deaths, other things being equal,