Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-05-23
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

Arrests in Cleveland last year mum
bered 1923 as compared with 15,G74
in 1899 and II, ,452 in 1898.
In southern France where beer costs
20 cents and milk l. cents quart,
new wine has been lately on sale in un-
limited quantities at cents a quart.
Arizona newspapers declare that deer,
antelope and mountain sheep will soon
be exterminated there unless immedi-
ste steps are taken for their preserva-
hon.
The legal rate of interest in Canada
is now per cent, the reduction from
per cent having been made by a stat
ute of the Dominion which went into
effect Jan. l.
California's presidential electors cast
their vote in the largest hall in Sac
ramento in the presence of an i'm
mense assemblage, including the pupils
Of the public schools.
Cotton has ranged in price from
$1.90 a pound during the war to less
than cents pound in 1898. In the
last two and a half years it has risen
rrom cents to 12.IJ cents.
In the present house of representa-
tives of the Japan diet there are 13O
farmers, % barristers u officials, 26
merchants, 6 newspaper editors, 3 doc
tors and 20 members without fixed pro-
fessions.
The average cost of land in southern
Germany suitable for tobacco culture is
$127.50 4 Hessian mOrgen, which is
equal to three-quarters of an American
acre The total cost of production is
$3.50 a morgen.
Coal is the latest discovery in Yukon.
1t has been found in unlimited quanti-
ties, and the great trading companies
are supplying 1t at reasonable rates.
The chief deposits are in Rock Creek,
only 20 miles from Dawson City.
The official report shows that during
1900 the number of pilgrims to Lourdes
was 6OS,OOO, among whom were
cardinals and 80 archbishops and bish-
ops. OF water from the grotto 105, 900
bottles were dispatched to all quarters
OF the globe.
The servants in some of the best
places In Shanghai club together and
pay a cook to provide and prepare their
food for them at n cost of $3.50 Mex
lean a month, or about 81 % a month
IN gold, or fraction over cents day
IN our money.
During 1899 the total value of mules
exported to all foreign countries was
$4,000, while during 1900 the figures
reached $3,919,O00. Memphis used to
be the great distributing point for
mules, but Louisville has recently TAX
en- precedence.
At a small village near Namur n
discovery has been made of $50 pieces
Of Roman money in a perfect state of
preservation belonging to the third and
fourth centuries and bearing effigies of
no fewer than 10 different emperors
and expresses.
Autograph letters of famous men will
be far rarer in the future than now.
Great men of today content themselves
with signing their names, often with
rubber stamps, to typewriter docu-
ments, and it will be hard to get much
sentiment from typewriter manu-
scripts.
The ancient Spanish mission of San
BQenaventura was established in Cali
fornia In 1882 The mission books
show that in 80 years the monks of
San Buenayentura had brought inside
the fold 1876 Indians. The fine stone
structure of the mission built in 1909
still stands.
In consequence of emigration there is
a greater preponderance Of women in
Norway than in almost any other coun-
try III Europe. The census of 1891
showed that there was an excess of
women over men Of almost 10000
while In 1876 this excess only amount
ed to 1900.
The government has created some
large forest reserves in northern Ari-
Zona and promulgated rules for their
regulation with n view to prevent their
spoliation and to preserve them from
fire. The principal lumber mills Of
Arizona are situated at Flagstaff and
Williams, in Coconino county.
Street trees, properly planted and
cared for, work n remarkable change in
the value Of residential properly. Any
one with doubts on this subject should
look into the history Of Washington
Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Buffalo and
other cities where a comprehensive
system Of street planting has been car
ried into effect
The bank notes issued by the YES
terbottens Enskilka bank of Sweden
and other private banks must be pre-
sented for payment within one year or
they will be forfeited Swedish banks
have hitherto issued bank notes as gen
eral currency, but now law has been
passed which gives the national or
state bank this privilege alone, as is
the case in Denmark.
The author Of book which has sold
well has adopted a novel scheme for
advertising it. He has had a large
quantity of excellent Egyptian ciga-
rettes made, and on the wrapper Of
each in gold letters is stamped the
name of his book. lie has sent pack |
ages of these cigarettes to his friends
with the request that they scatter
them where they VIII 90 the most |
good.
The official flag Of the Pan-Ameri- |
can exposition at Buffalo was selected
from 300 designs and is the production
OF Miss Adelaide J. Thorpe. In the
upper corner IS a single white star on
a blue field, typifying North America.
On a red field in the opposite corner |
are four stars, representing the South /
ern Cross constellation and South /
America. The center of the flag is a |
diagonal white bar bearing the golden !
eagle Of liberty, with a green scroll in |
Its talons, inscribed, PAX, 1901"