The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

1t is a most easily propagated tree and grows very rapidly Tn Cey1on trees have been known to attain the height of 22 feet fin two years.
 over 2S.ooo 900 acres of land in the Ca- madam Northwest are now owned by citizens of the United statesj 5000, 900 of these have those 5000, 600 acres has been taken up by bona flde settlers from the United States. In Ireland there were 2l $50 marriages fast year, ioi,45o birth and S7,6o6 deaths. This shows q slight decline in the birth and mar riage rates and an increase in the death rate
 Prior to 1880 the nations of Western Europe, Great Britain. Germany and the Scandinavian countries furnished over 30 per cent. of all our immigrants. the highest class that we could hope for. Hungary, Italy. Poland and the other countries of Eastern Europe furnished less than 1 per cent. From 1881 to Ieeo the ratios changed slightly. but still Western Eu- ropeans were greatly in the majority. From Germany alone We drew 800 900 citizens in- side of ten years. Lately conditions have changed. Eastern Europeans and Asiaties send us 1S per cent. of our immigrants (so-called European). while Western Europe send us but 24 per cent. In 1901. for instance, Austro- | Hunsarians slOvsks Crotians. Poles and Mag vars to the number of 4o00 came in. while l 36. 900 Italians honored us with their trans fer of allegiance" In July of this year 6I- 53s people of all nations immigrated into this country.
 
 One hundred and seventy million dollars is the value of the property that was destroyed by fire last year in this country. And people SUI go on building of wood when absolutely ilreproof burnt clay tile products cost but a little if anything more than wood
 It Is estimated that our manufacturers turn about Sl94 900, GOO of what might be termed chemical productions'' in a years time.
 The Church of England enjoys an income of about si'oooooo per week
 There are nearly 500 Christian churches in Japan and over 1000 missionaries.
 The longest single span of telegraph Uir. in the world is over the River Rtstna In India. It is 6.32o feet long and is suspendsd over valley I,26o feet deep.
 Mt. Aetna has thrown out somsthinr i,ka ten times it's own bulk in einders and lava,
 The sun Is ss6.o 600 miles in diamstsr and it would take 300 900 worlds the Eize os o,,rs to equal it in bulk.
 The film of soap bubble is but the attv- millionth of an inch in thickness
 They make more quill tOOthpicks in Paris than anywhere else in the world; 20 0oo ooo Is about its annual production.
 
 our people. Russia seems to get along win one to 10000,
 A steel bar magnetized when cold ia mt magnetic when heated. and if rnaRnetized when hot 1t loses its magnetic power when cold.
 Paper was made from rags early in the Four teenth Century. The first known example of that paper was used in a letter from JoinyiIIe to Louis the Xth of France, dated Sept. a 1915.
 Experts in criminology aver that women of the criminal and immoral type invariably have larger hands and feet and smaller heads than the average women.
 There are over l3o. 900 pupils in the public schools of Germany who are the unfortunate victims of the suffering habit Can you blame them?
 There are as many newspapers In little Ice land as there are in all of the Chinese Empire The assets of the Fire and Marine Insurance Companies of this country and the foreign companleh doing business under United States branches aggregate S52l .o0o.oO and over with total capital of s54. .2o2, GOO Their total diSbursements were Sle4.4oo. 0oo and