Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-23
FACTS IN FEW LINES

The highest mountain peak in Colo
RADIO Is Sierra Blanca, which is IA, 4S3
feet high
The ivory market shows signs of
steady decrease, and the extinction of
the supply is feared.
France annually produces about 49,
100000 pounds of chocolate and bon
bons in about equal quantities.
| The picking of the raisin and straw
| berry crops in California is almost en-
tireIy in the hands of the Chinese.
Iawton, Okla. six months old, has
| 1000 inhabitants, 1SS lawyers, 40 sa-
looms. % gambling dens and schools.
Mosquitoes are fond of anything blue.
That is a scientific discovery that is
furnishing an argument for changing
the color of the United States army
shirt.
Farthing breakfasts, consisting of
coffee, bread and butter and jam, are
now being provided by the Salvation
Army for poor children in Newcastle,
England.
Il. L. Carter, one of Mosby's men,
has his name on the monument in hon
or of dead Confederates at Front Roy
al. He is now postmaster at Orange
Court House. Va.
British fruit growers are adopting the
idea of covering their crops with paper
sheets during the cold nights. y small
outlay in labor and paper results IN
considerable saving in the long run.
In the work of restoring the Ara
Coeli church at Rome the famous mu-
raj frescoes of PinturIcchio have been
completely ruined, several large nails
having been driven into them.
Before long 1t is probable that the
dogs as well as the daughters of rich
and fashionable folk may be sent to
Paris to finish off their education. A
school for dogs has been established in
that city.
Systematic inquiries into the present
condition of bird life in Missouri bring
to light the surprising discovery that
within the last fifteen years insectiyo-
rous birds have decreased GO per cent
and game birds so per cent.
All British military convicts who
have been sentenced to penal servitude
for sleeping at their posts have had
their sentences committed to lighter
ones. These military offenses are now
being met by lighter sentences.
The vegetarian novelties In hats and
bonnets in London include the substi-
tuition of the rosy red tomato and the
flower of the French bean for the wing
and other animal decorations now COM
monty used on ladies' headgear.
An Essex England clergyman, eX-
periencing a difficulty in obtaining the
services of n bell ringer, has evolved
electric current, he rings his own bells
by pressing buttons in the vestry.
Some of the out and out New York
chappies have taken to wearing the
monocle, which ut present is IN greater
favor than ever among London dandies.
Eastern opticians notice an apprecia-
BILE increase in the demand for single
glasses.
The Bank Of Netherlands is now
lending $5,0O0,O00 less than 1t did a
year ago, the Bank of Italy $G6J0.O00
less. the Austro Hungarian bank ST.
100000 less, the Imperial German bank
S10,450,O00 less and the Bank of Spain
So, 900, 900 less.
The Four Hours Sleep society is the
latest thing in associations, and it is
Chicago bred. The members argue that
more than four hours sleep is unnec-
essary, and they pledge themselves not
to have more and to bring up their chill
dren on the same plan.
Chinese spades from British horse
shoes sounds like an absurd statement,
but the fact is that shiploads of old
horseshoes leave London for China. All
these come back to London in the form
Of spades, having been so transformed
b. the ingenious natives.
DIR. V. G.. Simkovitch, who has charge
Of the literary treasures of Columbia
university, has purchased for the Ii
brary an early italian manuscript of
great value, containing the epistles of
St. Jerome, believed to have been made
during the ninth century.
An electric street car system has
been in operation in Liverpool for some
years. Now a movement has been
started to do away with It. Petitions,
signed by nearly all the influential peo-
pie of the city, have been filed with
the municipal authorities asking that
the system be abolished.
The Gold Coast government is en-
ieavoring to win volunteers for its
Maxim gun detachments. As a big in
ducement it has offered to give any
member a military funeral. distinc-
ton greatly coveted by the natives.
Practically the offer is, Join the de-
tachment and wen bury YOU"
Krupp, the great manufacturer of
cannon, has lately completed number
of paper fieldpieces for the use of the
German infantry. Their caliber is n lit
tie less than two inches, and the pieces
are so light that one soldier can easily
carry one, but the resistance is greater
than that of n fieldpiece of steel of
the same caiiber.
Professor Goldberg has discovered in
western Norway a viking tomb con-
tanning the remains of a woman. a