The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-10-29
FACTS IN FEW LINES

tyr ont Of the nut Of the butter tree,
Puloue. the national tipple Of Mexico
looks IKE buttermilk and Is sold FOR
8 cents q quart
During the past year the night shei-
tiers OF Parts received GT,2S3 men -'ooo
women and 3SS children.
subn arines are built OF sufficient
strength TO permit them TO sink 10
depth OF 100 feet il necessary, but OF
course they seldom go 80 fur beneath
the surface.
Germany IL probably the most dense
~ wooded country in Europe. over
Is per cent OF the area of the empire Is
covered with forest.
Twenty one nni half columns OF
the forthcoming oxford English Die
.ttonary are devoted 10 tie specie ap
plica tons of the adjective red.
The Brooklyn bridge has los feet OF
clear Roadway under the center OF the
bridge a: high water. The towers e1-
tend 21S feet above high water.
Alcoholism Is extremely IRE In the
Italian army. In l1Ul, tie Ia est year
for which figures are available only
twenty-five cuses were admitted TO the
hospitals.
The raising Of asparagus for export
az we'll as for domestic use Is IN In
dustry Of considerable import nee In
parts OF Germany. II Is confined
chiefly TO certain localities Of north
Germany and parts Of BaCen.
There are many log cabins In the
Adirondacks that cost tier owners
over 100000 apiece. Even Interior
furnishings OF some are Of logs. Cnc
has n plano OF log design. the whole
frame being made Of seasoned birch
boys.
An irrigation canal nearly forty
seven miles in length will be the first
step In tie plans 10 reclaim $4,000 acres
of land west OF Grand junction, Colo,
and reaching to the Utah line. This
work laid out will cost over half a
million dollars
1t is estimated that nearly sl50 600.
600 bns been spent In Great Britaln
upon rolling stock for tie two new
South african colonies since the Brit
tsh occupation and that from $500
900 to 100000 per anIum will he
spent for some years to come.
AZ result Of an offer by T. F. Tay-
Tor Of firm of woo.en manufacturers
In an English city OF sovereign TO
cir uFh n
would give up smoking for twelve
months. $1,000 has been distributed TO
l4l men and boys and 6lJ women and
girls.
Massachusetts, scientists are making
collections of rain water for testing
purposea The plan IL to analyze the
rain that falls In any part Of tie ste te
and then compare 1t with the sprin-
water This shows whether there is
anything In the soil that contaminates
the supply.
Honeymoon, the new treaty port of
China Is on the West river, Sunui dis
trlct, in the province Of kwan.tunC.
and by the river route Is upward of
sixty miles distant from Canton. lts
population within the walled city Is
about 30,0uH including the suburbs,
Its population reaches 100000. There
are no foreign residents either In Kong
moon or its immediate vicinity,
The Lapland limited Is perhaps the
mosi curious Of through express trains
In That II carries fewer passengers and
runs over a longer distance than any
other train. This fier leaves Stock
holm Sweden. once n week during the
summer months and runs straight
through to Narvlk. n Norwegian harbor
within the arctic zone. The dista nee 10
1886 miles.
Accumulation Of waste products IL
the undoubtcd cause Of tissue fatigue
1t Is said that 1t probably does not
much matter whether these waste
products are our own or other peoples,
The material giving rise to the sensa,
ton OF fatigue may be derived from
our own tissues by internal respirat ton
or It may be breathed in with foul air
from the tissues of others
The Cinnamon. Japs and cholos (Aie1.
ican laborersl In southern California
ARE happy when olive pick ing time
comes and they leave the cities and
towns for the olive orchards. Picking
Is large Item in the cost Of the oily,
industry in California. and the AVE.
age price paid for picking elves 4"
making oil Is sT.I0 ton. and To-
picking purposes from SlS to $50
ton.
Experiments conducted by the acri
cultural department Of the University
Of Missouri have dcmonst' ed that
the diseased chinch bugs sent out by
the United States department Of agri.
,ulture 10 Kill the chiuch bugs by infec.
ton are entirely ineL cCtive The 4
eased bugs not only 10 not transit
their disease TO the healthy BUGS. hu
soon after liberation completely rrcov
and do as much damage rs tie other,
TahlcQuah. which used TO le noe.
IN the maps OF all Old ECO rlpLies
the capital OF the Indian TIE rl.o~y. Is
town now Of about 200 people. and
the majority Of its population are Cher
u. l.