The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-07-04
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Japan has very few mlllionaires and
practically no multimillionaires.
London's new county hall on the
banks of the Thames will cover 5.6
acres.
Sir Thomas Upton has invaded Par
is. He has opened store in the Place
de rOpera.
The story and a half house ID Milan
o., where Thomas A. Edison was born
is still standing, though not at to oc-
cupy. I'D
MEN as rule cease to read books
after the age of forty" says Mr.. ].
Pink, who has just completed his jubi
lee as librarian at the Cambridge (Eng
land) Free library.
Infant mortality is reported to be
greater in Prussia than in any other
country except Russia. The deaths the
first year are 9 to per cent In Sweden,
Is in France and 23.8 in Prussia.
Recently 4 sacred white bull was
brought from India for exhibition at
the Crystal palace. near London, but
| the British authorities refused to let 1t
be landed except In the form Of beef.
Roumania is now the fourth largest
petroleum producing country In the
world The list Is headed by the Unit
ed States, then comes Russia, while
the third place is held by Austria Hun
gary.
1 The famous Jungfral railroad, In
Switzerland. is making steady progress
The railroad has already been complet-
ed up to height Of 10.246 feet. Trains
are now running up to the Eigerwand
station.
The islands Of Formosa produced
$1,4O0,0O0 In gold last year. The noun
tain districts running through the mid
die Of the island are believed to con-
tain rich deposits, but they have not
been explored yet.
During the last year the Canadian
government paid out In steamship sub
slides little over $4,000. These sub
sides have been paid partly for mall
purposes and partly. apparently, to es-
| tablish commercial connections.
A young New Hampshire woman re-
Gently broke her engagement with a
Vermont youth for the reason that he
informed her that when they were
married she would have to give up her
canary bird, as he considered 1t too ex-
pensive.
The Hygienic institute of Breslau Is
making war on mosquitoes. Municipal
experts will destroy the mosquitoes
which pass the winter In the cellars
and Easements of houses. Malachite
green Is to be used for destroying the
larvae in ponds.
A Vermonter has done that which
promises to confer a priceless boon up
on those who love pie. He has invented
wood pulp plate which Is guaranteed
i to absorb the moisture In the under
crust of the pie and make the pie al
ways wholesome.
1 1t is stated that In Great Britain IS
per cent Of all classes Of pauperism is
due to drink and in Germany 90 per
cent. In Germany drink leads to 1000
cases of suicide every year and sup
plies the lunatic asylums with some
thing like 5000 victims.
In 1904 the number Of arrivals at FL
lis island was 100000, the number for
the entire country being 100000. OF
these 263, $50 settled in New York city
and the great majority Of the re-
mainder went TO other cities as labor
ers, etc, where they are not needed.
The Chinese are turning to small for
eign novelties and notions, such as
combs, hair brushes. beads Of many
varieties and glass novelties generally
The goods Of this sort they buy are
cheap and generally gaudy and poor.
Extensive plans for the Improvement
Of the Suez canal are now under way.
The waterway is to be widened so that
the largest ships can pass each other
at almost any point between Port Said
and Suez, and by constant dredging the
depth Of the canal Is to be kept at
about twenty-eight feet.
Among the interesting facts about the
/ AASW CuA4bJ lNpAkAa AdltLOnQ LullucA anu
terminal In New York are these: Total
cost, $60000,00O, in addition to the $1O,-
100000 for the station site, on which
were about 300 dwellings; daily train
| capacity, 900; passenger accommoda-
ton daily, 1000; men at work, about
10000; time required for trip under the
Hudson, two minutes.
About eighteen months ago Rev. H.
W. Knickerbocker Of Trinity Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Los Angeles,
was deposed for heresy. He went to
mining camp, where he got work as
an ordinary miner, After a time he
purchased some claims for few dol
lars, later selling them for 81, 400, Now
he is worth 100000. owns thirty
claims outright, has an interest in as
many more besides doing large brok-
erage business.