Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-06-18
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mains almost unexplored.
A monument to Bret Harte is to be
erected in San Francisco.
Volcanic disturbances have occurred
recently in Chile and Guatemala
Half the people living in New York
move one or more times a year.
A branch of the British Navy League
has been formed at Yokohama, Japan.
The proportion of Chinese to In
dians in the United States is as two to
three.
There are six canals connected with
the Thames, which extend altogether
334 miles
person can now go from New
in four days.
Ventnor has by far the most hours
of real sunshine of any town in the
British Isles.
A penny of Ethelred's reign, found
near Tetbury, Worcestershire, has
been sold for eel
1t has been decided that aliens in
British prisons are not to be taught
any trade in the future.
Tesla says that within another year
he will be able to send wireless mes
sages around the world.
Bedsteads with alarm clocks as part
of the headrail are being made for
South London early risers.
In the eastern athletic contests Yale
won over Harvard by half point, but
Harvard has entered a protest.
A count of the unoccupied houses
in London shows 40,690. That is one
house in Is of the whole city.
At New Romney, Kent, England,
set of ancient stocks has been discov-
cred in a cellar of the court house.
A pearl fisher of Western Australia
named Broome has found pearl
whose value is estimated at $4,000.
1t is stated by the LOS Won Rom"
society that 10000 Austrian Roman
Catholics have lately left their church.
Travelling baths on one of the Rus.
sian railways are the latest provision
for its employees comfort in the out
lying districts
During last year California produced
twice as much gold as Alaska, and
Colorado produced more than three
times as much.
A new rifle has been selected for
the United States army, the bullet
from which will penetrate "a one-inch
planks of pine.
Natalie Assopardi, a Maltese, who
celebrated his Tooth birthday recently
still rises at 4 o'clock and goes to
church every morning.
Northern Nigeria is to have a new
police force 1000 strong, recruited in
the territory and on the lines of the
royal Irish constabulary.
French cabinet makers have learned
a way of preparing sawdust and max.
ing it into articles of ornament that
resemble carved woodwork.
The Adirondack government reserve
contains 1,355,S51 acres and private
parks aggregate 100000 acres. The
Catskill reserve is 80 $3.50 acres.
In Chopins "Etude" in E-minor it
is necessary to read $3.50 signs in two
minutes and a half, which is equiva.
lent to about 26 notes to a second.
The greatest pumping plant in the
world is one which draws 100000
gallons of water a day 3S7 miles to the
gold fields at Bulla Bulling, Australia.
The English post office gives 20 per
cent better speed in delivering parcels
than the private carriers, and at cost
of six cents for one pound eight cents
for two pounds and "a cents for IL
pounds.
Tie-preserving plants are now moved
on cars to where the ties are delivered
TO the railway. In retorts holding 500
ties each the sap Is forced from the
pores in the ties and salt solution put
in it's stead
Fosters statistics of mineral out.
put. Just published. show that the
United States produces more. and the
British empire little less, than one.
third Of the coal, while Germany fur.
nlshes one-hfth.
The duke Of Buccleuch. King Ed.
wards host al Dalkeith, Is one of six
men who own between them bne.sixth
Of all Scotland. and there are customs
still preserved on his estate dating
hack 10 King Alfred.
For the purpose Of testing whether
coal will retain It's qualities better un.
der water than when stored on a
wharf ten tons ~ Welsh coal are 10
be- submerged in one ~ the basins IN
Portsmouth d0ckyard.
Tho immense numbers Of oak slaves
used Boa the wine districts ~ Spain an
come from the United States. and
most of them from New Orleans one
cooperaRe concern Ia Andalua.a buys
tI5OOO.000 slaves . Year