The Sauk Centre herald., 1902-06-12
FACTS IN FEW LINES

The exports of India eXceR its I'M
ports.
In Welsh pingpong is known as ping
pongyddiaeth and the devotees as ping
pongwr.
The Geological society estimates that
Belgium has coal deposits worth fS,-
OO,OOO,OOO.
Trolley cars and motor buses are
driving the familiar London omnibus
off the streets.
The national forests reserved in the
United States aggregate in area nearly
100000 acres.
The ratio in Great Britain of children
per marriage has fallen from 4.36 in
1884 to 1868 in 1900.
Most of the abestus used in the
United States comes from the mines
near Quebec, Canada.
The elephant beetle of Venezuela is
the largest insect known. One has been
found to weigh seven ounces
During the decade ending in 1900 the
lumber products of Michigan fell from
$S3,OOO,OOO per annum to $54,0OO,0OO.
Hard times in Germany are said to
have caused a large diminution in the
consumption Of wine and spirituous
liquors.
By order of the czar, the Popof sys-
tenn of wireless telegraphy is to be in
troduced into the whole Russian army
and navy.
Vesuvius has taken to emitting vapor
saturated with hydrochloric acid,
which, falling as 'rain," has done
grave damage to vegetation.
The largest parliament in point of
numbers is the Hungarian house of
magnates, which has 751 members.
England comes second with go.
Selling elevated railroad tickets for
so cents apiece is the latest ruse adopt
ed by swindlers who prey upon newly
landed immigrants at the Battery in
New York.
Cinnamon are the merchant seamen
of the future, says a consular report
from Shanghai. Over 1900 British
vessels entered the port last year man.
ned by Chinese crews.
Dickens Great White Horse inn at
Ipswich, whose winding corridors led
to Mr.. Pickwick's embarrassing ad
venture with the middle aged lady in
yellow curl papers, has been sold at
auction for $4,000.
Etikabo Ekyokusaba Kwabantu Bona
is the way the title of the book of COM
mon prayer reads in the language of
Uganda. The Society For the Promo
ton of Christian knowledge has just
printed the translation.
1t is said that the Georgia peach
growers consider the full of the moon
in April the date on which the fate of
the seasons crop has been decided. If
there has been no bud killing frost by
that time they feel safe.
The attendance at the larger univer-
sites of the United States is: Harvard
5,576, Columbia 4,422, Michigan 3,S12,
Chicago 1927, California 3,540, Mime
sofa 1856, Cornell 3,216. Wisconsin
2,S12, Yale $3.50, Pennsylvania $500.
An arithmetic man calculates the
newspaper and periodical output of the
United States at 1855, 100000 dailies,
1,2OS, 100000 weeklies and 263, 452, 900
monthlies; total, 1887, 1OS,O0O copies.
an amount of printed matter equal to
1000, 100000 average novels.
Germany and the Netherlands con-
template providing a joint subsidy
for cables to the Dutch islands in the
East Indies to connect with the pro-
jected American-Philippine cable. This
will make connection between Eu-
rope and Asia by way of America.
INVERSION, England, has a '"Two
Glasses a Night club" with about 200
members, each of which is pledged to
drink no more than a couple of glasses
Of beer during any evening. No limit
is placed, however, on the quantity of
nonintoxicants which may be con-
sumed.
The sheriff at Bridgeton, N. j., re-
gently sold the whole village of Hal
berton for $1,000. 1t was started in
1893 as colony for Russian Hebrews
from New York, but proved failure.
The property consisted Of nearly 5000
acres of land, 200 houses and large
factory building.
A New Yorker who carried matches
which ignite "only when struck on the
box" added some chlorate of potash
lozenges to his match pocket contents.
The fire resulting from the union of
the chlorate with the phosphorus on
the box ruined his clothing and emp
tied the street car in which he was rid.
ing.
French has been made the official
language Of the Quebec legislature
city council and board Of trade. Eng
lish speaking members will be allowed
to use their own language, of course,
but all the records are to be kept in
French. The change is due to the
growth Of the French element in the
three bodies named.
American ribbon looms are being inn
ported by Swiss manufacturers. These
looms are much more expensive than
those made in Switzerland, even leav-
ing freight and duties out Of account,
but the manufacturers find it profta-
BILE to use them because Of their great
solidity Of construction and the much
larger amount OF work they do.
Pencils are very skillfully construct