Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-04-25
CURRENT TOPICS.

Gold has been discovered in Nor
way.
Aguinaldo is five feet four inches
in height.
The age of Aguinaldo is uncertain.
He does not know it himself.
\ human hand can he dipped in lead
at white heat without danger.
Eyeglasses are made from Brazilian
pebble, which is a very transparent
rock crystal.
The dil,es of Japan, cost in the ag-
gregate, more money than those .t
the Netherlands.
The output of the Beaumont CTeX)
oil field, it is believed, will soon be
an important factor in the market.
On some of the Japanese railways
terra Gotta sleepers are used. They
are far more durable than those of
wood.
Lately two large firms in Constanti-
nople have for the first time received
extensive shipments of American
shoes.
There are $50 square miles of
streets in London. Each square mile
averages 12O streets and each street
100 houses.
The crop report for March shows
The condition of wheat throughout
the country to be better than at any
time since 1891.
The queen of Greece is the only
woman admiral, the honor having
been conferred upon her by the late
Gar Alexander III.
In a state of nature, tea trees grow
to n height of forty feet; in cultiva-
tion they are dwarfed by pruning
10 not more than three feet.
1t has been practically settled that
Alabama will be represented at the
Buffalo exposition. The legislature
will appropriate at least $1,000.
There is a well at Carisbrooke Cas-
tie. Isle of Wight, in which the wa
ter stands 10 feet below ground lev
el Yet drop "A pin into it and you
will distinctly hear it strike the wa
ter.
There are at a low estimate TO-
100000 human beings who are in
servitudc in the Celestial kingdom.
China has sO.OOO,OOO families, and this
makes one slave to every eight fam
lies.
Lake Morat, in Switzerland has the
curious property of turning red cv-
cry ten years, owing to the presence
of certain aquatic plants which are
not known in any other lake in the
world.
OF the 6.153 Firms who came to this
country. only seventeen were sent
back: only siXty-two were unable TO
read and write and only fourteen were
said to be likely to become public
charges.
Lord Salisbury, addressing the
English chamber of commerce, ad-
vised all youth who were to enter the
pursuits of commerce TO know
French. German and Spanish before
Greek or Latin.
About the villa Friedrichshof.
where the Empress Frederick lies
dying, the beautiful gardens are full
of nightingalcs. 500 of the birds hav-
ing been loosed there by the late
duke of Nassau
Miss Jennie Benedict is the first
woman to he elected member of the
Louisville board of trade. Miss Bene-
dict is a confcctioner, and was quick
to see the advantages afforded by this
business institution.
William Gwin, the cOlored meSsen-
ger who has served thirteen secre-
taries of state during the last thirty
years, carries a gold watch inscrbed:
From William NJ Evarts to William
Gwin, February. 1S93.'
Rees are known to be excellent
weather prophets. There is com
ron country saying that " a bee was
never caught in shower When
rain is coming bees do not go far
afcId, but buzz about close to their
hives.
William Davenport Adams, the Eng
lish literary and theatrical critic, is
also the author of dictionaries OF
English literature and the English
drama. Among his other works are
book on theatrical burlesque and
several works of essays.
William Abraham, member of par
lament from Pentre, Pontyfridd
Wales, began his career as a work
ing miner. Later he was a miners
agent and president of the SoutI
Wales miners federation. lie is call
ed "MaliOn" in his home district.
An elaborate organ is now being
built in London for Yorkminstcr. BN
an ingenious arrangement the winC
for the instrument will be supplied by
means Of power obtained by a fall ot
water from one of the towers of the
cathedral, the water being pumped VI
the tower by a gas engine.