Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-11
FACTS IN FEW LINES

oIIy Olt ultultul SluuPIl Ill Twelve
holds degree in arts.
The United States now takes half
The worlds crop of rubber.
France spends 80 per cent of her re-
sources on military preparations.
1t is said that Texas alone markets
$50,000,O00 worth of cattle annually.
An adder twenty-six inches long has
been killed by gamekeeper at Tober-
mory, Null.
A new lighthouse costing over 81
100000 is in course of erection at
Folkestone.
A copy of Hawthorne's rarest book,
"Fanshawe," was sold in Boston re-
Gently for $3.50.
For ten years the average yield Of
corn in Iowa has been approximately
thirtyfve bushels to the acre.
1t is estimated that half million
New Workers are awake and busy, le-
Ultimately or otherwise, all night
American packing house products ag-
gregate $144, 100000 worth year, 81
per cent of which go to the United
Kingdom.
Fifty years ago the population of
England and Wales was divided equal
ly between city and country. Now II
per cent of it is urban.
The Hamburg-American steamship
line owns l19 vessels, valued at $43,-
153,00O the North German Lloyd, 107
vessels, valued at $33, 74S, 400
Australia has the largest duck farms
and the largest incubator in the world.
The incubator has capacity Of IL 40
ducks eggs and 14,0S0 hens eggs.
Mrs. Bembridge of Sidmouth, Eng
land who is in all likelihood the oldest
resident in Devonshire, celebrated her
one hundred and second birthday re-
Gently.
Liverpool and Manchester, hitherto
deadly rivals in trade, have entered
into partnership in order to bring
about cotton growing within the Brit
ish empire.
A Stun inspector told the Glasgow
municipal commission on the housing
of the poor that on some occasions be
had found families sleeping in tiers,
the parents on the floor, then mat
tress and layer of children on the
top.
At the time of the Roman occupation
of Britain five distinct species of dogs
were there, most of which can with
certainty he identified with those Of
the present day. There were the house
dog, the greyhound, the bulldog, the
terrier and the slowhound.
The chief industry of New Jersey is
falling off. The fees received by the
state government for charters of trusts
and combines of various sorts during
the year 1901 footed up the handsome
total of $6S7 439 Last year this source
| of revenue declNed to S465, $50
German residents of Buenos Ayres
are planning the organization Of q
union to comprise all people of Ger
manic origin living in the Argentine
Republic for the purpose Of protecting
the rights and interests of members
against unfair treatment by the gov
eminent.
| The twentieth century will have the
greatest number of leap years possible
for a century-namely, twenty five
| The year 1904 will be the first one,
| then every fourth year after that up to
and including the year 1000. February
will three times have five Sundays-in
1920, 1913 and 1876.
When Victor Emmanuel H. died the
sum of 100000 was in a short time
subscribed for Il monument. The gov
eminent added S1,6O0,O0O. The esti-
mate now is that the total cost will
reach about 100000. The monu
ment is to be the most beautiful and
costly in modern Italy.
| An anonymous donor has offered to
provide footwear for every shoeless
child in Sunderland. Each pair Of
boots is to be stamped with a notifica-
ton that they are the property of the
mayor. and any parent attempting to
sell or any pawnbroker accepting them
in pledge will be prosecuted
Filters made so that the water passes
through unglazed porcelain or stone Of
proper tineness will prevent disease
germs from passing through the water.
However, the germs go through in time
by growing from space to space and
| not only HI tie porous stone, out also
grow on the inside. A filter is valueless
unless properly cared for.
Soon after the initial message around
the globe sent by President Roosevelt
in ten minutes the Temps, Paris, made
more instructive trial. When the
| presidents message was put on the
wire every operator was on the qui
vive. The Temps circular message
took the ordinary course and made the
circuit in six hours 1t was Temps.
Paris" and cost $l.66 word.
The London Lancet says that ath-
letics in England have developed too
much into gladiatorial displays by
picked competitors struggling to win
prizes or TO earn wages before huge
crowds of spectators and can hardly be