The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-31
FACTS IN FEW LINES


The Chinese, according to statistics,
are longer lived than any other nation.
The pens used by the children Of ia
pan consist of bamboo and rabbits
hair.
The central markets OF Paris use
more than 100000 worth Of baskets
every year.
An estimate of the accumulated cap
ital OF the United Kingdom puts it at
$6O,00000O,00O.
An aristocratic looking man, the
grandson of a duke, is selling matches
in London in very shabby clothes.
England is the. only country which
allows the rising generation to grow up
without any idea of duty to the state
Finland has a greater percentage of
wooded area in comparison with its to-
tai surface than any other European
country
A painting has just been unearthed
by archaeological experts In Crete
which is said to date back to $500 b. G.
1t is on a sarcophagus.
Manila win draw its water supply
from the mountains, fifteen miles away,
in order to be sure to have It's drinking
fluid free Of cholera or other germs.
The richest, the most populous and
the most prosperous part of India is to
be found in the basins Of the Indus,
the Ganges and the lower Brahmapu-
ira.
Nearly every person who commits
suicide by drowning partly undresses
before entering the water, said Or.
Wynn Westcott at san inquest In Lon
don.
Milan, italy, is to have next year an
international congress at which ques-
lions relating to the extinguishing Of
fires and to fire insurance will be dis
cussed.
The smallest army is that Of Monaco,
with 10 guards, IS carabineers and 20
fremen. Next comes that of Luxem-
burg, with 135 gendarmes, 40 volun-
teers and 80 musicians.
1t used to be a saying in the old days
In Marshfield, Mass, that one could tell
when Daniel Webster was at home be-
cause of the cheerful looks of the peo-
pie for ten miles around.
Many years have gone by since Cap
tain Webb swan across the English
channel, and every effort to equal his
record and many attempts have been
made+has been unsuccessful
Three miles an hour is about the
average speed Of the gulf stream.
which flows from the gulf of Mexico.
at certain places, however, it runs as
fast as fifty-one miles an hour.
A statistician afEirms that the ma
jority of people who attain old age
have kept late hours. Eight out Of ten
who reach the age Of eighty have never
gone to bed until after 70 o'clock.
The total number Of Syrians in New
York is about 10000, one-half Of whom
are "Afaronites," or Roman Catholics,
about 5000 Orthodox Greeks and about
10000 Greek Catholics or Professionals,
There are between 5000 and 10000
hineraI springs in the United States.
OF this number about 800 to 900 are
utilized commercially, the waters being
sold either for table use or for medici-
nal purposes.
The use Of a dag or representation
Of nag OF the United States or Of the
state Of New York for advertising pur-
poses is unlawful Such use Of the
flag Is a misdemeanor, punishable by
fine or imprisonment, or both.
The proprietor Of travelling merry
go-rouna, whose route had been in
Wales and who had gone into bank.
ruptcy. informed the court that lack
Of patronage due to the religious re-
vival, had caused bis failure.
A man wanted In Bridgeport. Conn.
was captured IN New York city be
cause of a little habit which be couldnsi
leave OFF. 1t has been his custom fol
years to chew toothpck Oh the
street and to always wear spare onG
in The band Of his hat The polio.
knew this and got their man the veEs
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