Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-06-20
FACTS IN FEW LINES

L ne average lJIlCc ItCtlNtu " dll tll'
gas companies in Massachusetts is
S1.10 per 1000.
The German city Of Cassel will cele-
brate the thousandth anniversary of its
foundation in 1913.
Paraguay is to be added soon to the
list of coffee growing countries. There
are now about 100000 plants in the
nurseries.
Nearly all the kitchens of the better
class of restaurants in Sydney are on
the top floor, and the clothes are dried
on the roof.
An almanac 234 years old has just
been sold i'll Boston for $155. 1t was
printed for the year 1867 by Samuel
Green III Cambridge.
Nearly 1t per cent of the total num-
Der of wage earners in Minnesota are
women. according TO the report of the
state labor department.
Forty-four years ago the Kansas
Kaw river was navigated from its
mouth up as far as Lawrence. Now
railroads do the business.
Two hundred and thirty thousand
eight hundred and twenty-one women
are employed in English cotton facto
ries and only 1925 men.
The Actors club at Budapest has
held a demonstration in favor of pro-
hibiting plays being performed in Hun
gary in a foreign language.
a year ago there were 3,O25 public
schools in Cuba, with 125,00O children.
Now there are 10000 school children,
and new schools are being built.
A new census has just been made of
the American buffalo, which gives the
total number as 1,O24, of which 6St are
in captivity and $40 in wild state.
Japan has a cooks guild, and the ex-
acting housewife who discharges her
cook without reasons that satisfy that
guild will finally be effectually boy
cotted.
Considering what q wet place Eng
land is, the country is Singularly Ill
supplied with water powers. There is
water everywhere, but hardly a drop
for driving.
Cork intends to follow Glasgow with
an industrial exhibition in 1902. Lord
Cadogan has signifed his intention OF
subscribing 1850 toward the fund,
which has already reached 5000.
One of the smallest parishes in Wales
is the historic parish of Sher, in the
Bridgend Union. 1t has only n popu-
lation of eight or nine souls. Nash and
Stembridge, two other parishes, only
number II inhabitants between them. |
People give more time to recreation
than they did years ago, and the world
is the better for it. Occasional out
ings, railroad Journeys, visits to inter
esting points both at home and abroad,
have greatly swollen the tide of travel.
India and CeyIon have competed so
successfully with China in the produc
tion of tea that whereas in 1880 Zoo,
600 hundredweight of the leaf were
exported from China only 1G31,0
hundredweight left the country in 1899. |
At the Paris exposition the United |
States weather bureau was awarded a
grand prix Gold medals were also
awarded to Professor c. F. Marvin for
instruments, apparatus and appliances |
and to Professor A, j. Henry for cloud |
photographs.
The art gallery of Washington and |
Lee university, which was opened to
the public recently, contains 70 paint !
ings. all Of which were bequeathed to
the library by the late Vincent L. Brad |
ford. The collection contains many |
famous works Of art.
At least one cooperative colony, that |
located in Dickinson county, Kan, |
seems to be thriving. 1t was formed |
three years ago and has made money |
from the start, clearing $1,S42 last |
year. The colony has a ranch, gener- |
al store, a bank and an insurance fea |
ture.
A bill which has just become law |
of New York makes the funeral eX-
penses of a deceased person payable |
from his estate before any other debts. |
Besides being n boon to undertakers, |
this measure may have some effect in |
encouraging reasonable simplicity of |
funeral display.
An old horn snuffbox once belonging |
to Sir Francis Drake, possibly the one |
which he used at Plymouth Hoe during |
his famous game Of bowls, has just |
been sold for t3 los. in London. The |
snuffbox is a quaint old relic, bearing |
the coat Of arms Of Sir Francis, with |
his name on the lid.
The Indian Territory, which increas- |
"a in population from 10000 in 1890 to |
391 900 in 1900, is an aspirant for the |
same territorial representation in con-
gress as is now given to its neighbOr, |
Oklahoma, formerly a part of it. The |
white population Of the Indian Terri |
tory is largely increasing.
The largest tree In the state of New |
Jersey is a white oak situated three |
miles north of Mickelton, Gloucester |
county. It's dimensions are: Height, |
% feet; diameter Of trunk three feet |
above the ground, feet 10 inches; |
spread of branches, rs feet This /
tree antedates the settlement Of the |
colony.
The United States is now patrOniZing |
the banana plantations of the West !
Indies and of Central America to the |
amount of about $S,OOO,OOO a year |
That is the exporting, not the retail !
value. The island Of Jamaica alone is !
sending to this country over 100000 |
punches a year. which means 81, 800, |
900 to the producers and shippers OF |
the colony.
A new hotel which is to be built In |
New York will have many interesting |
electrical features, among which will |
be a system of electric service eleva- |
tors, or movable pantries, fitted with |
electric heating tables. They will be
run through every apartment, thereby !
insuring rapid service and hot food to |
guests taking their meals In their |
rooms.
Feeding Young Chicks.
Chicks will do without food for the |
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