The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-21
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I'M ~ said 10 be worth twice \ what
Il sas I'M 1883 q u 4 \ N
Tho first Mormon temple eve,
erected In Europe has Just been com
pleted in Stockholm. "
Australia has 21o churches to ey.
~ l0o, 900 people. England has III
ana Russia about flfty.fve.
last year the production Of cotton
piecsa oods I'M Is Japan exceeded in
gslns ths amount of $50, 10000
The Glasg City Council has a
nainnte sandglass IN front Of each
nsmber, that he / may limit his
spssehes to Il 3:5 !. I, iS.55
BY flying 3O18 miles in four hours
The igeans Of the Adelaide (Austra.
~ Flying Club have established a
goridys record. NJ Il. q 81. I;
The Bulg arian government has up.
prop. lated the sum Of s25o,OOo for
ae purchase Of modern agricultural
lachines and implements.
The Italian government has decided
soflen IN sSall parts Of ltalyS 3,45O
sSyssnins schools exclusively for adults
who cannot read or write.
lle Russian U government has es-
sahiished half a dozen model farms
I1E theE cultivation OF cotton in dir.
;ferent$ parts Of Turkestan.
bier =. is now successfully being
Eaititsatsd Son the gold coast of Afri.
easS Several companies have recently
started Sork on d large scale.
siana is coming one Of the great.
est rlces; producing countries in the
sarld s5ln the year 1908 the exports
srices from Siam exceeded SIS ,oOo,.
mo
During the first nine months of this
yeasi Spain imported nearly 100000.
o * francs worth Of machinory, chief.
3y$from Germany and Great Britain.
here were last year $50 paper
mills IN perationS In European Russia
employing 300 hands and turning
put apers to \ The value Of about SEA.
100000 q y Y! " l53,
LIVING picture clever and finished
reF rs atoms of groups taken from
Dfesden8 and Seryian china--are very
s popular 81 81 one of tho London music
halls
iilions 5off Hindus5tliye, marry and
Tear3 families on an income which
rarely exceeds q couple Of shillings
Eecie they never eat meat and need
nile clothing. q Is S5
IA report from German East Africa
IL e the effect that there are over
sseae9 zebrasJ 4 in the colony. They
lppear sometimes In herds OF from
2sIp ~ 400 animals.
lhes numb r Of sealstins deliverable
ih the london market this year is
abpat -, 900, made up Sas follows
] Victoria a 400 Japan. n 900; Falk.
hnd islands 600.
1lltl disproportlon Of the sexes is
SIN very great in. some parts OF Aus.
tralias In West Australia, for exam.
sElts There ARE only $4,000 women in
y nTpliatfon Of 1GS,OOo.
Nottones girl in 5000 has a dimple
her chin Indeed, this kind Of dim.
me seems to be more frequent in
men thansin women. 1t has another
pecallari ty--namely,i that It Is perma-
ssnt whereas other dimples of the
nee come and 80 with changes of ex.
presston:
1 Esg9IlI y ton, England, has an eccen.
\ i tfan ttl&nl clock The other day Mt
ia ~ AZ itSstraek "a times. At 4 p.
;Sit did better, with 100 times, and
~ twas breaking the record
md had struck continually for Is
minutes NH when a mob4of citizens took
~ th5 land and stopped It.
untin recently it was almost uni.
;yetsall believed that petroleum, like
scuRls was derived from fossil vegcta.
Hon .or possibly from animals of
fishes Of some long-past age. Now
UNI asserted by many scientific men
;stlsatS may not be Of any organic
origin, but may be duo to subterra.
meas chemical action.
Ss- French scientist has made some
$intetes sting, observations as 10 the love
5nfS different wild animals for tho sea.
The polar bear, he says, is the only
Sa a 1, that takes to the sea, and is quite
IDLY when aboard ship. All others
sIiolently resent trip on water and
ssyneiferously give vent TO their feel.
iRess until seasickness brings silence.
British authorities are attempting
IA ssystematic} destruction of rats for
the purpose Of stamping out certain
4 liseases. To prevent rats going on