The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-01

I
land that fine old tree In Bushey
| park said to have been planted by hin
was uprooted hs q recent gale.
4Adansonia, species OF tropical tree
iouadFn Africa, N one Of The largest
trees In the world, It's trunk attaining
q diameler OF more than twenty feet
some Of these trees by a vague means
OF estImata have been declared 20 be
5000 years Old.
The coffee crop OF Sumatra has be
come alnost e4ull 10 that OF lava. The
latter island j., SmallT, but mucl more
popCl3ts, and il had Ion. start IN
coffee hefdre the plantations IN Sulna-
ira begau to cut amy figure IN the
worlds supply
In the irussan army the command.
crs Of fourteen regiments are women,
and, although the position IS purely
tcrmal yet these female coloncls enjoy
like military rank with the male hold
egs Of the title and ON occasion wear
the uniform Of their Office.
Few wild animals are left in New
Zealand The government takes good
care of the remnant hld seeks to add
new varieties Among cent importa'
tons are chamois from the Austrian
Alps which ought to flourish in the
mountains of New Zealand
The famous Willamctte metcorite has
been sold to New York scientist.
who viii present 1t to the American
Museum Of Natural History in New
York city, The price paid was $4,000.
which IS said to be the highest price
ever given for metcorite
Probably the British law viii be
changed so as TO allow trades unions
to bank money un TO any amount Ia
the postolhce savings bank, ms Is now
permitted 10 friendly societies In the
case of ordinary deaosItorS interest is
not allowed on more than $1,000
The board Of trade Of Portland. Ne,
has taken up the matter of establishing
a regular apple line between that port
ana Liverpool 1t is claimed that the
only reason that Portland does not
lead in apple shipments IS the inability
of the steamers to carry the great /
Maine crop
An oyster dredger recently put into |
commission by a New Haven tism is |
twice as large as any other oyster
steamer In the world. being capable OF |
from 5000 10 10000 bushels /
Of shells on her deck. There are six !
lreIgcs on board. whereas the ordi- !
nary steamer operates only two.
The recent visit Of the Prince OF /
Wales TO Burma has attracted notice /
70 the Wonderfully rapid growth in size
and prosperity OF Eangun during the
asst twenty ye1rs. Then ithad a popG-
alton of only $4,000, whereas today it
has nearly z50o00 and trade inferior
,uly to that of Calcutta and Bombay
Esperanto. the world language. got
Seuor Puiala lalles into deep trouble,1
Ie wrote IN Esperanto series Of 0r.i-
les on Home Rule For Catalonia" for
IN English paper The translation OF
be article which reached Madrid gave
he title as independence For Catalo-
Tia. The authors prompt flight alone
ayed him from twenty years In prison.
William pattison, who was appoint
d chief constable of Scarborough.
England, in 1865, and whose death was
ecently announced, declared on taking
ID his duties that he would make the
own SO clear of crime that he could
ang his watch on lamp post and 1t
Would not be molested. The night after
bis boast some one stole the postoiiice
lock.
Trade in human skeletons, which is
regular business with certain houses.
most active in September when the
MEDICAL schools and colleges open for
he year While some skeletons are ob-
aimed in this country, the great bulk
f the supply comes from Bavaria, and
be price rules high or low as the death