The broad ax., 1906-11-17
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Inc uioNOuu' III sulncient heat. wifi
burn like a piece Of charcoal.
Boards are liable to taxation in so,,.
japanese villages. The origin Of tn
curious custom is unknown.
Unslaked lime is useful in pravant,,.
rust because Of its extraor,Iiuarv %
paclty for absorbing moisture.
Beautiful bronzes and allows c,r !.
obtained by the electric depo>itiop -
metals suitably combined for color a.
fects.
One OF the most prolific fishes is tho
turbot. The number Of eg.S in f~o
specimens examined by a scientist 70.
Gently varied from 100000 to Joo0o.
900.
New South Wales is just two and q
half times the size OF the British fsIas
Queensland Is equal to three times the
German empire and Belgium put 10.
gether.
The Cathedral Of st. John the Diyira
now under construction in New Yoru
will, when completed, rank fourth IN
size among the worlds cathe,lrals
Only st. Peters in Rome and the ca.
thedrals Of Seville and Milan will SIR.
pass 1t 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 hottesr
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 prov incial town-therc are still
so many churches that you might wor-
ship at a 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 10
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
1000, 100000 units of electricity per an
mum, while London, with nearly dOu-
bic the population. consumes not mora
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 a somewhat primitive system the
town of Thompson Fall, Mont. man
ages In the hottest weather to keep
rooms at a temperature Of - 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 it to different rooms in near
by buildings.
A debt collecting agency which Is
run as a part of the regular public
postal system is the newest improve
ment' Of the postofices Of Austria.
Despite the novelty Of the enterprise,
the plan has worked admirably, so
that many thousands are collected an
nually by the pOstmen throughout the
Austrian empire.
Few people probably suspect the ex-
tent to which Switzerland figures
among the silk producing countries OF
the world. which, so far as Europe is
concerned. have always been supposed
to be France and Italy. But Switzer-
land exports annually silk to the value
Of about $20,OOO,OOO, nearly all going
to European countries.
Motor car reliability trials were held
in Scotland recently, and the drivers
were astounded at their reception
along the route. In every town and
village the women and children lined
the roadside and shouted enthusiastic
welcomes. Sprays of lilac and other
flowers were thrown into the ears as
they passed, and invitations to stop
were given.
The Vienna Abendpost claims for
Siegfried Markhus Of Vienna the hon
or OF having invented the motor car.
Markhus' Siertakt BenZinmOtOr was TO
be seen at the great world exhibition
In 1873, as testified by the catalogues
which contain u description of it, and
Guldner's text book on the motor ye2i-
Gle says Markhus in 1883 was one OF
the first to bring the Viertakt Benzin-
motor into use.
Professor Goodwin Smith some time
ago formally willed his brain TO Cornell
university. Some remarkable brains
have been sold, not given. An English
man has disposed Of his to an Ame:!-
can university for $4,000. lie IS
man OF little education and for many
years worked as a coal miner. He has
a marvellous memory, especially lot
dates, and Is now elrning a good salary
on the music hall stage.
A Worcester business man says be
has been troubled through his business
career to keep the signs on the Stree'
level OF his store looking decent De-
cause OF the habit OF men scratching
matches along them. He has hit upon
q plan which Is working well for tne
time he has Il In operation. gOOu