The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-23
FACTS IN FEW LINES

The diamond, In sufficient heat, will
burn like piece of charcoal.
Boards are liable to taxation In some
Japanese villages. The origin Of the
curious custom is unknown.
Unslaked lime is useful In preventing
rust because of It's extraordinary ca
pacity for absorbing moisture.
Beautiful bronzes and alloys can be
obtained by the electric deposition Of
metals suitably combined for color eff
fects
One of the most prolific fishes is the
turbot. The number Of eggs in five
specimens examined by a scientist re-
Gently varied from 100000 to 10000
900.
New South Wales Is just two and a
half times the size of the British isles,
Queensland is equal to three times the
German empire and Belgium put to-
gether
The Cathedral of st. John the Divine,
now under construction in New York,
will, when completed, rank fourth in
size among the worlds cathedrals.
Only st. Peters In Rome and the ca
thedrals Of Seville and Milan will sur
pass it In massiveness.
The streets OF nottingham, England.
are sprinkled with water in which
chloride of calcium has been dissolved
and are therefore dustless. One dress
ing every three or four weeks is enough
to keep them so, even In the hottest
weather. The cost is very small.
Within the narrow limits Of the city
of London, with Its mere handful Of
residents only sufficient to people a
small provincial town-there are still
so many churches that you might wor-
ship at different one every Sunday Of
the year without putting foot inside
them all.
The city council Of Birmingham
England, has Increased the number Of
women health inspectors from four to
twenty because of the excellent re-
suits achieved in the homes of the poor
and In the factories. In the same city
the policemen have been taught the
principles of first aid
New York city consumes nearly
1.OOO,00O,O0O units Of electricity per an
mum, while London, with nearly dou-
bic the population. consumes not more
than one-fourth Of that amount. The
consumption per head OF population In
New York is stated to be 2S2 units
against only AZ per head in London.
BY somewhat primitive system the
~r<x.. USu4f Mani -
ages In the hottest weather to keep
rooms at temperature of IS degrees.
Wells are covered at the top. and large
pipes tap the current OF cold air few
feet below the surface of the ground,
conveying 1t to different rooms IN near
by buildings
| A debt collecting agency which Is
run as part OF the regular public
postal system Is the newest improve
menta Of the postofIices Of Austria.
Despite the novelty Of the enterprise,
| the plan has worked admirably, SO
that many thousands are collected an
nualIy BY the postmen throughout the
Austrian empire.
Few people probably suspect the ex
1 tent to which Switzerland figures
among the silk producing countries q
the world. which. 50 far as Europe il
concerned, have always been supposed
to be France and Italy. But Switzer
land exports annually silk to the value
of about $20.000s00o, nearly al coins
to European countries
Motor car reliability trials were held
IN Scotland recently, and the drivers
were astounded at their reception
along the route. Ia every town and
village the women ana children lines
the roadside and shouted enthusiastic
welcomes. Sprays Of lilac and othe|
flowers we're thrown into the cars q
they passed. and Invitations 70 sfol
y were given