The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-11-22
FACTS IN FEW LINES

There are 10000 costermongers I'm
London.
There are 1,GOO shoe factories W the
United States.
A petroleum ollheld has been dlscov-
cred In Trinidad.
Canadian trade with Great Britain
has increased over six millions the past
year
In the United States more than S6O.-
100000 is invested in the making OF
fertilizer.
In the eleven states interested I'm the
industry 100000 acres are sown in
sugar bects.
The total capital invested in rail.
ways and canals In Tue Dominion OF
Canada is Si,10O.00O,0O0.
There are but 100000 donkeys in the
British isles. Spain and Portugal have
between them over 2,5OO,OO0.
In spite of hard times the value OF
farm animals in Germany Is increasing
at the rate Of four millions year.
The Moorish government has granted
to France Il contract for the coming OF
$3,000000 worth OF Moorish money.
An annual cyelopeda for 1901 places
the total gifts and bequests In the
United States last year at S107, ,360,000
1t Is seventy-thfee years since the
first omnibus started running I'm Lon
don. Few of the original vehicles re-
main.
One Of the new bridges to be thrown
over the Seine Is to be built In two stO-
ries, with one set Of cfches resting on
another.
One result Of the Anglo-Japanese al
lance will be the prevention of prohi-
bitlon of Japanese I'm Australia, once
suggested.
"Snuff' Is the local name Of a mystic
rious malady which has already caused
the deaths of many sheep I'm Cardigan
shire, Wales.
Russia Is founding an independent
blshopric In China, and the bishop
elect Of Charbln and Picking will be at
the head of Il.
a silver cup, or argyl-"Robert Burns
from Marry hall mark, 17S4-brought
fl0 los. at Stevens auction rooms I'm
London recently.
The biggest meteorlte ever seen has
been found at Ponte Allegro, IN Brazil
lt Is an Immense rock mass SO feet
long and 80 feet thick.
The British Llfeboat association IA
considering the establishment OF
wireless service around the coast, in-
cluding the lighthouses
London Is introducing water troughs
for thirsty horses, at which the water
can be run Off By touching a push but.
ton and fresh water run In.
The territorial board OF health OF
Hawaii Is TO begin series OF expert
ments TO determine the value of X
rays In the treatment of leprosy.
For giving a Sunday performance at
Kalgoorlie of play entitled "Barab-
bas' theatrical manager has been
fined $500 by the supreme court OF
Western Australia.
The lower class of the Japanese en-.
ploy hardly any other material than
paper for their clothing Where wages
are exceedingly low cloth is an impos-
slble extravaganza.
Georgia Is the peach state OF the
Union, having 100000 peach bearing
trees. Next is Maryland, with 4.O1b,-
900; then New Jersey. with 100000,
aud Delaware, with 100000
The Japanese eat more fish than any
other people IN the world. With them
meat eating Is foreign Innovation,
confined TO the rich or. rather, 60 those
'ich people who prefer II TO the nation
Il diet.
II all the land planted In corn In the
United States this year were massed.
he area would exceed the British
sles, Holland and Belgium combined
II four-hfths OF the area OF France or
iermany.
The old grlst mill at Port Jefferson.
' ". which was built before the Rev.
lutlon by Richard Mott and IN said 10
70 the oldest structure on the island, n
icing torn down because II Is unsafe.
The building was erected In lT7l.
Sidney Smith described the Ornl.
horhynchus paradoxus as quadru-
ed as large as a cat, with the eyes,
olor ana skin OF n mole aud the bin
nd feet OF duck. an eccentric Kind
''AN NAAA'N WIN Aht uNlDAAON OF De
X quadruped.
There were 1,07l strikes during 1901
J Germany, involving ~ ,220 persons,
3 against l.462 strikes OF 20s,Si0 per,
1ns IN 1900. In 200 cases IN 1901 the
Irikes We're successful. In 2S5 cases
icy were partially successful aud Ia
n cases they failed
The numerous islands or the Pata-
mia archipelago are covered with ev-
green forests capable OF supplying
lmense quantities. OF yaluable tim
'r while the mountain ranges. being
the same geological formation az
ose Of Chile and Peru. are probably
rh In mineral resources.
The exporting Of American shoes Is
comparatively recent growth In
% this country exported only ST.
O'OOO worth OF boots nnd shoes. but
r the fiscal year 1901 II sent abroad
100000 worth OF boots and shoes,
ID England and her colonies took
100000 worth Of this total.
An effort Il being made Ia Sweden 10