The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-06
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stone anvil, perfect in shape and
weighing 100 pounds.
Quill pens came into use in $50, the
first steel ones in 1920 when the first
gross of them sold for $3.50.
Gezer, an ancient city Of Palestine,
which has just been visited by archaic
ologlsts, is about 6,000 years old.
In the land Of Melukkah, or Median
are old mines In which mining tools Of
the date 500 b. G. have been found.
/ The inventor Of rose leaf salad has
SO far eluded fame by keeping his or
her name mystery, but the new
ing quite an extensive vogue in Eu-
rope.
Most Of the large towns in Che
kiang, China, are establishing cham
bers Of commerce. These are semiofh-
cial bodies, being under the super
vision of the local bureau of agricul-
ture, trade, industry and mines.
For every ton Of genuine ivory Inn
ported into Great Britain there are
imported three tons Of vegetable ivory
The latter comes chiefly from the re-
public Of Colombia. 1t is obtained
from the seeds Of the ivory nut palm.
The wonted calm of st. Paul's cathe-
dral in London was disturbed the 9th
er day by cries Of stop thiefg' and
the spectacle Of woman pursuing a
man down the aisle Her purse had
been snatched, and great crowd fol-
lowed the man, who was captured.
| The newly appointed government to-
bacco expert for the Transvaal, in
South Africa, has informed the Trans
vaal Agricultural union that the colony
can produce as good cigarette, cigar
and pipe tobacco as America and Cuba.
He regards the industrial prospects as
very bright.
| A man in East Concord, N. H., re-
Gently unearthed an apple in perfect
state of preservation while digging in
his yard 1t was three or four feet
under ground and imbedded in some
slaked lime, which was probably
thrown away when the house was
built some years ago.
Consul General George w. Roosevelt
reports that the official report of the
Brussels pawnshop for 1905 shows
capital employed of $685.. 1S1 and prof
its made during the year Of only $4,-
966. The amount of loans on pawns
was $1.253173. In 1904 the amount
loaned exceeded the amount for 1905
by about $96,500.
1t is the fate of the heir apparent to
the throne of Turkey that he must be
kept in ignorance of the happenings in
the world. When, therefore, a doctor
is to see him the physician must sub
nit to be searched like a pickpocket,
so that he may not surreptitiousIy car
ry to the prisoner information which |
would enlighten him.
Nfohair is likely to become an impor
tant product in the United States. At !
present, however, there are probably |
not more than 100000 pounds of the
substance grown here. 1t comes from
the back of the Angora goat, three or
four pounds being secured from each |
animal. The price varies from 25 |
cents to $1.25 pound.
A Gold Coast Journal, describing a
wedding, mentions the subsequent ban
quet and adds: TT is reported that
most of the gentlemen who attended
refreshed themselves avariciousEy, and
the manner in which they acted does
not speak wen Of their gentIemanly
principles. These gentlemen may /
please beware to avoid repetition ON
future occasions
The natives of certain parts Of India
are in the habit every year. in the sum-
mer, of digging the dry river banks for
fish, which they dig out by hundreds.
just as they would potatoes. The mud
Jumps are broken open. and the fish,
perhaps eight or ten inches long, will
be found alive and often frisky, as If
just removed from its supposedly ma
tive element, the water.
The custodian Of the royal library in
Vienna found the other day in pile
of unsorted parchment valuable man
uscript of the thirteenth century
about 800 lines Of versified transla-
ton OF the Bible into the Bavarian-
Alemanic dialect made by Rudolf Won I
Ems in Switzerland. Its importance
lies In the fact that this was really the
first Bible version into German.
The fire in the Anchor colliery of
Pottsville, Pa, which started thirty
seven years ago, is still burning as
fiercely as ever. When the fire got /
beyond the control Of the firemen In
the first place the mine was closed and
flooded with water. 1t has remained
filled since that time until recently,
when it was decided to pump 1t out in
the hope that the fire was extinguish
ed, but when the water was taken out I
it was found still burning.
Our chief gem productions In this
country In 1905 were: Sapphires, 1885,
600; torquoise, $4,000; tourmalines,
$4,000; peridots and crystal quartzes,
$4,000 each; aquamarines, $4,000;
kunsite, gold quartz chrysoprase. sill
fed wood ard garnets, $1,000 each;
smoky quartz and chlorastrolite. 3d.
600 each; amethyst, agate, pyrite, NAL
achite and catllnite, $1,000 each; moss
agate, $1,000; beryl, rose quartz, anna
ION stone and arrow points, $1,000
each; topaz, utahlite and meIite, 5000
each; fossil coral, $3.50, ana dumortier
lite in quartz, $780,
Nero Perry, an old Chickasaw freed
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