The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-12-10
FACTS IN FEW LINES

johannesburg, like Glasgow, has ban
lshed the barmaid from its saloons.
OF the 1903 newspapers printed in
Germany q per cent are In other Ian.
gungcs
Coal is dearer in South Africa than
cheapest In China.
There is trouble over the new two
shilling English coin. AS 1t shows Bri-
Gamma she has only one foot.
A copy Of Poor Richards Almanac"
printed In 1880, was sold at auction In
Philadelphia recently for S5o5.
A cargo of 14,0O0 Australian birds
has been taken to London by ono
steamer. They were sold ut the dock
10 dealers.
In a recent case IN Paris court It
was stated that the defendant, young
officer Of cavalry, had spent 100000
IN five months.
Owing to the improved plague out.
hook In johannesburg some 5000 ma
tives who had been segregated at
Klipspruit camp have been allowed to
re-enter the town.
Spruce gum is becoming scarce and
schoolgirls who chew that sort will
have to pay more for 1t hereafter. The
gum now costs S1.35 pound.
The Mount Vernon Ladies' associa-
ton has received valuable gift, an
original portrait Of Washington by Gill
bert Stuart. presented by Mrs. Ida A.
Richardson, viceregent for Louisiana.
According to Professor Mosso people
are able to live longer the more their
nerves are enfeebled. The less robust
q person is he points out, the ADLER he
Is to resist the ravages Of time and
disease.
A gristmill on the shore Of Oyster
Bay, N. Y, which was built 900 years
ago and which is now run by Jesse
Mollineaux is to be demolished. The
building has not been changed sinCS
the Revolution.
Including the higher officials London
has over 10000 persons on its police
force. A policeman's pay is at first
only SO week. rising to 80. Inspect
ors get $1,000 year. The commits
sicner's salary is $12,o0o.
The district OF GuayuQuil, in the re
public OF Ecuador, leads the world in
the production of cacao and has lar
ger output than the whole of Africa,
which continent, however, is in many
parts well adapted for its culture.
A London postman stole stamps from
tho letters he collected from boxes,
Finally stamps marked with invisible
sensitive ink were posted for his bene-
fit. He was caught with some of them
upon him. and they were "developed'
in his presence.
In Algeria the grinding of corn Is
considered mental employment and
falls to the lot of women now as in
Scriptural times. She performs this
duty On portable hand mill, which is
strapped on II camel or donkey. during
I the nomadic tribal wandcrlnSs.
The pipe line from the Bnfu petr"
leum fields. on the Caspian sea. TO Ba'
tum. on the Black sea, go miles, VIII
be completed during 1905 sud will dou
bic the transportation facilities for oil.
] A part of this line. lI3 miles ut the
enstsrn end, has been in operation for
I several years.
| According to recent report OF the
/ geological survey the total anthracite
production for 1903 was CG311,I Is tons.
The average price of $50 brought the
value up to S152o3G,aAS, The number
of men employed to uinc the output
which amounted 20 100000 more tons
than in 1902. was 150,1G3,
! BY recent decision of the supreme
court of Illinois against Chicago that
city VIII be called upon to expeul from
S4,0CO,oC0 to 100000 in deferred
street paving, besides much more for
sewer, water PIPE and other special as
sessmeut work, More than one hun,
dred miles OF streets are affected
~ have not much doubt that the
I French in Few years VIII be aOle to
supply themselves with cotton. princi.
4 pally, il not wholly, from their west
African possessions" says United
States Consul Strickland of Senegal.
An Italian syndicate, with a capital Of
] 100000. will foster cotton growing in
east Africa.