The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-12-31
FACTS IN FEW LINES


OF the 12.7o8 newspapers printed n
Germany ~ per cent are In othaR lAa-
guages.
Coal * deare, in South Africa tAan
In any other part Of the world Il \
cheapest in China.
There 10 trouble over the new twO
ahilling English coin Al it shows DTS
tanlda she has only one foot.
A copy Of Poor Richards Almanac
printed In 1730. was sold At auction -
Philadelphia recently for $566.
A cargo Of 1900 Australian btrds
has been taken to London by oos
steamer. They were sold ut the dock
10 dealers.
In q recent case In 4 Paris court H
was stated that the defendant, a young
officer OF cavalry, had spent 100000
tn ave months.
Owing to the improved plague ont.
look In johannesburg some 1900 IA.
tives who had been segregated at
Klipspruit camp have been allowed to
re-enter the town.
Spruce gum 10 becoming scarce and
harder to get in the Maine woods, and
schoolgirls who chew that sort will
have to pay more for It hereafter. The
gum now costs $1.a6 pound.
The Mount Vernon Ladies' associa-
ton has received Z valuable gin, an
original portrait Of Warrington BY GIL
bsrt Stuart. presented b. Ars. Ida 4.
Richardson. viceregent fur Louisiana.
According to Professor Moaso psopIs
are able to live longer tho more thair
nerves are enfeebled. The less robust
q person Il, he points out, the ADLER hs
u to resist the ravagss Of time and
disease.
A gristmill on the shore Of Oystsr
Bay, N. Y, which was built 230 years
ago and which Is now run by Jssss
Nollineaux 10 to be demolished. The
building has not been changed since
tie Revolution.
Including the higher officials London
has over 10000 persons on its polics
force. A pohceman's pay 10 at 6rst
e0ly SC q week, rising to -. Inspect
ogs get $1,000 a year. The commits
siener's salary IS $12,5Oo.
The district Of Guayaquil, in the ~
public Of Ecuador, leads the world In
the production Of cacao and has a lar
ger output than the whole OF Africa,
which continent, however. n In many
parts we'll adapted for its culture.
A London postman stole stan,ps from
he letters be collected from boxes.
Finally stamps marked with invisible
sensitive ink were posted for his bsns-
At. Hs was caught with setno Of them
upon him, and they were "devs1opsd"
In his presence.
In Algeria the grinding Of corn is
considered 4 usnial employment and
fails to the lot Of women now - IN
Scrpksral times. She performs this
duty on 4 portable hand mill, which 10
strapped on 4 cama or donkey, during
IT, nomadic tribal wanderiAEs.
The pipe line from the Baku petro'
leum fields, on the Caspian sea, to Ba-
tam, on the Black sea, b60 miles, Will
b completed during 1905 and will dou
bic the transportation facilities for oil.
A part Of this line. 143 miles at DE
eastern end, has beon In operation for
several years.
According to a recent report OF the
geological survey the toeal anthracite
production for 1903 was 66.8o1, ,713 tons.
The average price Of $3.50 brought the
value up to $1b2. .03e,44S. The number
Of men employed to mine the output
which amounted to 100000 more tons
than in 1902, was 1b0,463.
BY recent decision Of the supreme
court Of Illinois against Chicago that
city will be called upon to expend from
S4,oOO, 900 - 100000 in deferred
street paving besides much more for
sewer, water pipe and other special as
sessmaot work. More than one hun
dred miles Of streets are affected.
Y have not msch doubt that the
French in a few years will be able to
supply themselves with cotton. priuci-
p.lly. IL not wholly. from their west
African possessions" says United
States Consul Strickland Of Senegal.
An Italian syndicate. with . capital Of
100000, will foster cotton growing IN
a st Africa.