Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-10-14
FACTS IN FEW LINES

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There are AZ varieties Of wood in
the Philippine forests.
More than 1000 persons annually dis
appear In the United States and are
never heard from again.
Alkmar, Netherlands. is to have q
steam tramway. TO he built by the
"Noorder Stoomtramwagmaatschap-
PHI"
There are four towns ia the Philip
/ pines with a population exceeding 49,
900 each and thirty-five with popula-
ton exceeding 1900.
SIX miles is the length of n petition
promoted by the British National Ca
nine Defense league in support OF the
bin for the prohibition of the vivisec-
/ ton Of dogs.
1t has been found in Victoria. ~ S.
w, that INSCRIPTIONS tanners there
have been increasing the weight Of
their leather by the use of barium chic
ride. Il poisonous chemical
For thirty-seven vacant posts of
minor character in the Victoria (N. $.
W. civil service no fewer than DIG
candidates recently presented them
selves. The highest salary was $500
year.
The town council of Nenchatcl has
unanimously adopted a scheme by
which water for drinking, taken from
Lake Neuchatel ut depth of 200 feet,
is to be conveyed to Paris, a distance
Of go miles.
A crow hunt was recently held by
thirty-Iiine hunters of Elgin and Kane
counties, ILL.,, lasting two days. Their
record was 1,131 crows, besides 80
butcher birds and . hawks. The score
of sides was 81 to $50.
In the mountains of Tyrol it is the
custom of women and children to come
out when it is the close of day and
sing. Their husbands, fathers and
brothers answer them from the hills
on their way homcward.
1t is said that the people of Tangier
received King Edward SO enthu iastic-
ally because it was raining on the day
of his arrival. The country had been
suffering fAom want of rain, and the
Moroccans thought he had brought it.
j. W. Thompson Of Adams has Il
number of pictures of Il woodchuck
which has climbed a tree. This Is
Very unusual thing for that animal %
do and is never attempted except in
the most dire necessity This particu-
lar "cLuck" did 1t to escape from a
dog
III address, highlanders who placed
wrcatnS on the memorial cairn at Cul-
loden oh the occasion of the anniver-
saIy Of the battle recently T. Napier
said "the Hanoverians" had now ruled
for 300 years, and he thought they
should make Il graceful bow and re-
tire"
What is said to be tn smallest cleo
trio light installation In the world is To
be found in the village OF Bremen, near
Dormbath. Thuringla. 1t comprises
single are lamp installed in Il church,
the lamp being operated by small dy-
namo driven by the wheel Of the vii
lage mill.
A large bald eagle dropped from its
talons a live lamb in the dooryard of
Pearl Martin of Harmony. Me-, one
day recently The lamb had few
claw scratches, bat otherwise was
alive and smart. 1t appeared to be
about three Or four days old, and Mr.
Martin is raising it Us a os@et.
At the annual meeting OF the parish
ioncrs of Farnworth- kelrsley
parish church, near Bolton, y gland, It
was mentioned that the sexton OF the
church. George Holmes, had celebrated
his jubilee. He had commenced his du-
ties when sixteen years Of age and has
olliciated ut nearly 10000 funerals.
At Pompei, Naples, San MARITIME and
other italian cities tourists could OBJ
tain formerly with ease permits to
snapshot historic places for nominal
fee, but now the objects intended to he
photographed have to be specified in
writing. and n tax, varying from 10
cents to 81, is imposed for every mega ,
tive.
The viccroy of the Twokuang prov
inccs, China, recently put out proc
lamatl0n that no pawnshOp was to
take arms in pawn. Being later him
sell in need of funds, he sent his own
agents with arms to pledge. Five
shops accepted them, and these he aft
erward fined In the amount of $3.50
each.
In saving n huge rock maple which
was cut on the farm Of G.. L. Webber
at West Kenncbunk, Me, piece OF
granite was found Embedded in the
wood. The piece weighed several
pounds and is thought to have been
imbedded in the wood of the tree by o
blast many years ago when the rail
road was being constructed.
One of the most unioue canes in ey