Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-19
FACTS III FEW INES

birth. May "a. 1919. that the first trans
atlantic steamer started from Savan-
nah for Liverpool
i The lord mayor of Dublin has pTe-
scented a silver medal to ship appren-
tice who saved cat from drowning at
the risk of his own life.
The new salpbuildhng works of
Messrs. Yarrow & co. at Poplar. on the
| Thames, in England, cover IL acres.
and 1000 men are employed there.
| The highest vIaduct in the world has
| just been built across gorge in the
Shan hills, in upper Burma. II used up
| 5000 tons OF steel and cost 100000.
An official return states that the cut
| put of coal in the United Kingdom
| during the year 1900 amounted to . o.
10000 tons compared with 220, 0s5, 100
| in 1899
A French writer states that of every
100000 men of the army or naval pro-
fession 100 become hopeless lunatics.
Among mechanics the number Is only
G6 per 100000
1t Is the opinion of experts that the
opening of China and Siberia will dis
close large deposits of gold and that
Asia after awhile will furnish large
part of the worlds supply.
Within six years the New Zealand
government has bought back of the
original settlers 324. 1G1 acres of land
used for sheep runs. and l,630 families
have found homes ON them.
The statistical returns of New Yea
land for the past year show that the
no vol Of II
trade of the colony for the past five
years has been about 5000 900.
Engineers have taken a hint from the
beaver in building dam with an arch
facing the current. 1t is said that they
are indebted to the clam for the idea q
using water jet in sinking piles in
sand.
In the course of certain operations in
the Relvederc park in Tunis the work
men discovered a huge circle of enor-
nous stumps of trees ranged round an
immense square stone showing signs of
artistic chisel work
a Budapest professional beggar who |
died recently amassed the very com
Portable sum of fI2,CO0. This he be- |
queathed TO the University of Press
burg, where in days gone by he made |
much money by swindling.
The largest block of granite ever
quarried is being used in the construc-
ton. of the Beachy head lighthouse,
England. 1t comes from Cornwall
weighs HOO tons and is IS feet long. 20
feet wide and ii feet deep.
The Pc. In north Italy. is SEQ miles in
length. The deposits at its mouth have
caused the coast to gain upon the sea
so raridly that a point which in the
time of Augustus was n seaport town
is now Is miles from the Adriatic.
An acre of bananas will produce in
weight 1873 times as much as an acre of
wheat. Banana flour is coming into
use. Brewers are experimenting with
bananas as a substitute for barley
From the fiber of the plant rope canvas
and thin clothing are being made.
Manufacture of beer from beet roots
is being advocated in England. The
beet abounds in sugar juice. but 1t
Is stated that the cost of separating il
from the gums. acids and salts is
expensive and would result
In a higher price being charged for the
beer.
At the German lighthouse of Alien
bruch acetylene gas has been expert
mented with, rs the strongest petro- |
lcum light proved too weak for this
station. II Is stated in German papers
that the results were entirely satisfac-
tory, and it is expected that acetylene
gas will now be used extensively for
lighthouses.
The Casino at Monte Carlo, the most
gorgeous gambling establishment in
the world. was opened by NJ. Blanc, n
famous gambling resort organizer. in
1868. He offered the late Prince Flor
istan III of Monaco S2,40o,0oo and an
annual rent of $4,000 for the use of
the Casino for gambling purposes. and
il was accepted.
A novel method of boring holes in a
fiat bar Of iron was recently adopted
on n ship where n breakdown occurred. |
TO repair the breakage il was neces-
sary to make bolt holes in a square
bar. and. as the engineer was without
the appliances required for the pur-
pose. he marked the exact places in
chalk and then fired a so caliber bullet
through each from Il rifle.
A peculiar archaeological discovery
Is reported at Pleeuien, near St.
Brieuc. While working in his fields
4 farmer named Pierre Lefevre discov-
cred cavity in the clay in which
were $50 bronze axes of great antiqui-
ty. The field is close TO an old main
road. and antiquaries believe it was
part of the stock of a Celtic merchant,
as all the axes are the same size.
Russia has in recent years been Gre
ating a large export trade in butter.
In 1897 the export amounted to l9.oS1,-
$50 pounds. In the first ten months OF
1900 the export was double that quaint
ty. being 81 .329, 22o pounds. The prin
ripal increase of export is in the butter
product OF Siberia. Butter trains equip
ped with refrigeratiug apparatus con-
vey the goods TO the ports OF export.
Cleveland has home gardening as
ISOLATION which encourages children to
cultivate flowers at home. Last spring
the association distributed to children
50 600 penny printed instructions how
to prepare the soil. plant and water
The teachers supplemented these in
structions by talks. In the fall exhibit
tious were held in many schools, which
revealed the fact that about % per
cent o. the efforts Of the children were
successful.