The leader., 1902-02-19
FACTS IN FEW LINES

.'''S F'V'VoO'UpD OF taXohlo
property, and its public institutions ,'' .u
valued at $12,OOO,00O. "fe
The mortality from cancer ar
sailors is very high, AS Der loo 0oe
while that of miners is only 100 WV
Ohio manufacturers paid in wa
last year $o4,061, 314, an increase -
$10,414,943 over the previous year "
T. T. Johnson of Los Anreles r.,
has one of the finest pigeon farms -
the United States. He has 15,ooo adm,
birds.
The largest bird of prey in the ri,
world Is the lammergeier. or boors~,
vulture, which has a wing exnonso
nine to ten feet.
In the west the rural delivery mil
box is fast coming to rival the roilroos
switch target as mark for eyerv TO-,
ish owner Of firearm to shoot AZ
Botanists Of the New York don,r.
ment of agriculture have found seven
ty new varieties of flora in one NOM
tain in st. Christopher, West Indies
In spite Of reports to the contrary :,
appears that the British admiralty hos
no intention of abandoning the turbine
engine as means of propulsion for
warships.
American furniture is being introduo
ed in Constantinople, being better and
cheaper than that from Italy and
France, but 1t does not meet the tosto
of the Turks.
Within the past twenty-five years the
fire loss in the United States has e,.
ceeded S2,S0O,OOO,00O To this total tbo
year 1901 has contributed losses acprp.
eating over $170OO0OOO.
China imported last year more bot.
ties Of beer from Germany than anv
other country in the world. The pres.
ence of the German army is held in
part responsible for this.
Over 5000 persons have petitioned
the French chamber Of deputies ganst
the order of NJ. de Lanessan, the minis
ter of marine, abolishing the Good Fri
day ceremonies in the navy.
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gines which measure 6 to 10 feet, weigh
21a tons, or, when fully equipped. G3SO
pounds. They start to work instantly.
The pump delivers twenty gallons
minute.
Christians in India are increasing In
numbers rapidly, according to the re.
cent census in south India, where the
Christians now number over 100000
The increase during the decade was
IS per cent.
AS q result Of the recent French ex.
periments with balloons DR.. Robin and
his colleagues now declare that they
can decide exactly what constitutions
ought and what ought not be sent to
mountain health resorts.
The governor of Timor has taken
| measures to prevent the obstruction Of
sandal trees that the natives, attracted
by the profit they obtained, cut and
spoiled. Licenses must be obtained,
and the forests where there are sandal
trees are not to be set on fire.
Overland telegraphic communication
across Africa is almost attained. The
Cape to Cairo wires have reached Uji'
il, on Lake Tanganyika. They have
only to extend to the north end Of the
lake and then to Albert Nyanza, which
is connected with the Sudanese and
Egyptian lines.
Savings bank deposits in this coun.
try are now the largest in the world,
reaching $2,310, 100000. These depos.
its have doubled in about fifteen years.
Germany is the next largest $780,.
100000; Austria Hungary, $1,201, 30
600; France, 1854. 900, 900, and the Unit
ed Kingdom, $S29, 100000.
The new Spanish income tax sched'
ule is based on the idea of taxing bust
ness profits wherever found. Banks
must pay Is per cent of their income
to the government, besides per cent
more on all dividends paid, while or
binary corporations must pay l. pei
cent on income and per cent on divi
dends.
Statistics of the 155 medical schools
in the United States show that in al
but two q four years course Is com
pulsory. There We're 26,147 students
enrolled and 5,05S teachers in thes'
colleges last July. The degree of NJ. d
was conferred ON 5,444 students durlnt
the past year. Canada has only !.
medical colleges.
The British government has resol'el
to dispense with khaki in the Briusi
army at the close of the campaign Il
South Africa. 1t was Originally III
tended to supply each man with
khaki working dress in addition to III
regimental uniform, but it has nov
been decided to adopt drab mixtur
for the working costume of the soiuiei
Thirty-six instruments known Il
"Greener's killer" have been ordere
by the British war office for the PAN
less and noiseless killing of lncapac
tated horses. The Church Society ~
the Promotion of Kindness to Amman
in England a year ago petitioned u
authorities to make use Of these IL
struments on the battlefield and elst
where.
These figures have been gathered
show the expense Of some large rune
ais of the past: Queen Victoria's' $40
600; Lord Nelson's, 100000; Duke
Wellington's, $35O,OOO; Grand DUE
Nicholas of Russia. 100000; Emper'
Williams of Germany, $4,000. I'M
ty thousand dollars was spent on nov
ers alone at the funeral of the mu
dered President Carnot Of France.
There is no hydrophobia In ofe'
Britain, the authorities say. because
the stringent rules Of the board OF az
riculture, chiefly as regards muzziin
The muzzling ordinances have peeh i
pealed, but importers Of dogs ana ira
elers with dogs will still have MAJ
time of it for awhile. A six montn
quarantine of animals will be denan
ed after March Is, 1902, In order u
sure that the disease is not Drous'