The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-22
FACTS IN FEW LINES

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Iron mountain, the highest elevation
In Missouri. Is but 1900 feet above the
level Of the sea.
The Salvation Army is making
marked inroads upon the Chinese col
ony in San Francisco.
The blind delight in races Of all
sorts. They do not run toward a tape,
as the seeing do. but toward a bell that
jangles briskly
Iii the coat pocket Of a workman
who was discovered horribly mutilated
AZ Ylncenncs, near Paris, We're found
manuscripts Of poems written by him
III Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
One mesquite seed planted la Homo
lulu III 1887 has propagated and spread
until In the Hawaiian Islands today
there are 10000 acres OF the famous
plant Of the aikali plains Of Arizona
and New Mexico.
Wills & Hicks OF Auburn. Me. are at
work upon unique souvenir, napkin
ring made from a piece Of the brass
speaking tube used upon the fagship
Olympia, which was in the engagement
IN Manila harbor-
In the state Of Massachusetts Boston
has population of 594,61s; Cam
bridge, 9s.444; Fall River, l14,004i
Lowell loo, $50; Lynn, 1880; New
Bedford, 6s,955; Springfield, 6T,423'
Worcester. 12s,552.
According to q recent Russian con
sular report six years ago 5000 chill
dren attended the Russian schools in
Syria. The number is now 10000. Rus
STA has taken the lead in establishing
missions in Palestine.
Peterborough cathedral has the Oldest
working clock in England. 1t was erect.
ed about 1920 and is probably the work
Of a monastic cloekmaker. 1t Is the
only one now known that is wound up
over an old wooden wheel
Several facts that 90 to show that
the aurora borealis is Of terrestrial
origin and that it is intimately con
nected with the other meteorological
phenomena Of our planet have recently
been noted by NJ. Fl. Stassano.
There is an element Of danger IN
the consumption Of raw salad plants
which have been grown upon soil that
Is possibly infected with disease germs
which may be present as the result of
the application Of stable manure to the
soil.
What is said to be the largest electro
magnet in the world has been installed
In the Bridgeport Comm hospital. 1t
will be used for extracting pieces OF
iron and steel from the eyes OF machin-
lists and other metal workers who may
be injured.
Japan is beginning to enter South
African markets. Japanese press copy
books, made Of tissue paper. have driv-
en- the German article out Of the Natal
market, as they are sold at Si.52.
whereas the German make sold here
tofore at $240.
A warden OF an old English church
found in the lumber room an ancient
jug which proved to be an Eliza
bethan steup Of a rare kind. It was
sold in London at auction for $J,J1l,
which sutticed to make some long
needed repairs to the church Building.
The loss of life from accidents and
disasters In the United States In 1903
was: Fires, 1892; drowning, 2.471; ex.
plosions, 1876; falling buildings, etc,
474; steam railways 1900; electric
railways. 5T3; electricity, 1856; mines,
TsS; cyclones and storms, 4sT; light.
ming, $50.
The butter from Danish diaries
brings higher prices in England than
any produced by the British butter.
makers or any imported from any 9TH
er nation The little kingdom on the
north coast Of the European continent
exports also 100000 pounds of honey
every year.
In the National Review (Englishl
physician advocates the exercise Of
skipping rope as means Of maintain
ing or regaining the health. He points
out that this childish pastime not only
exercises all the muscles. but that 1t
can be practiced most conveniently
everywhere.
In New York state Albany has
population OF 1890; Auburn. 1902
Binghamton. 4l,039 Buffalo, 3s1, 403,
Elmira, 37lO6; Kingston. 25,516; New
York, 3,Tl6l39; Newburg, 25,501
Rochester, 170,T9s; Schenectady, 43,53S;
Syracuse. 114,443; Troy, 1861; Utica,
80,09T; Yonkers, 52,701
The local telephone company at st
Johns. Mich, which handles an extern
sive rural service, is seeking to make
its service indispensable BY furnishing