The broad ax., 1906-06-16
FACTS IN FEW LINES

IL Is thought that the game Of whist
was first played In the time of King
Henry VIII. Of England.
Edinburgh has adopted a scheme for
collecting for charity through a central
ONCE on lines Of the Liverpool system.
BraziPs chamber Of commerce has Of
fered a prize Of 100000 to the ply
sician who shall discover a permanent
cure for cancer.
y From Paris comes the news that the
best people are taking snuff again and
giving it. A medical paper holsters up
the fad by saying that a few pinches
day will guard against influenza.
1t Is the custom In Brittany to dig up
the bones OF the dead after a certain
time and preserve the skull only In a
small box with heart shaped opening
In its front Each box is marked with
the name and date OF the dead.
The will Of a Natick CMass.) man
who died recently provides a large sum
Of money, the interest Of which is to
be expended every year in buying cleo
tric car rides for school children be
tween the ages Of six and ten years.
Ladies' seldom rise In Spain to re-
ceive a male visitor, and they rarely
accompany him to the door For a
Spaniard to give a lady, even his wife.
his arm when out walking is looked
upon as a decided violation OF pro-
priety.
One Of the results Of the last German
census was the discovery that the VII
lage of Boerbusch, in the district Of
Burgdorf, in Hanover, has only four
habitants, two males and two fe-
males, and is therefore the smallest
municipality In the world.
A good many men judge the quality
Of cigars by the little yellow specks
on the wrappers. A dealer declared
that these spots are due to drops Of
dew acting as burning glasses and
making small spots on the tobacco
leaves. 1t is not a test Of quality at
all.
In British New Guinea, where the ma
tives number 100000. The government
consists of q British administrator, an
executive council and the magistrates
stationed at centers near the coast.
There are 500 nonoficial white resi-
| dents.
Some Of the large paper machines Of
the country supply a stream Of paper
at the rate Of q mile In ten minutes.
Great difficulty Is experienced when
this sheet Of paper breaks, for the bro
ken shreds come 30 fast that the room
"a filed before the machine can be
stopped.
At the Austrian court perishable arti-
cles never appear twice on the imperial
table. Thus there are large perquisites
for the various attendants. To one
man fall all the uncorked bottles, to
another the wine left In the glasses, to
another joints and to another the game
or the sweets.
In an endeavor to foster home In
dustry the Canadian government has
established q number Of bounties to
be paid to manufacturers and miners
who last year aggregated $4,000
On iron and steel products, 1854 900 on
lead, 1888, 900 on crude petroleum and
$1,000 on manila fiber.
Among the most precious books In
the library Of congress Ii a copy Of "a
Revised System Of Cavalry Tactics
For the Use Of the Cavalry and Mount
ed Infantry, c. 8. A." BY Major Cen
eral Joseph Wheeler, @. s. A The book
was published In Mobile, Ala, In 1853.
The book was picked up at an auction
sale for 65 cents.
Sir Robert Ball, who has been max
ing careful study Of the glacial pc
Rod, announces that the next great
frigid epoch In the northern hemisphere
viii come about 100000 years from
now and cover all northern Europe
and the northern part Of North Ameri-
ca with ice thick enough to overtop the
highest mountains and Ill the deepest
valleys.
Dr.. Daniel Bella, q New York min
lister, has compromised his claim
against the New York Central railroad
for the fracture Of twenty bones In a
viaduct collision last fall. Figuring
on the basis Of $1,000 a bone, the COM
pany has agreed to pay him $4,000
for his injuries. This Is considered TO
be quite q step in advance in regard to
the basis for personal injury claims
Locked up In a bank vault at Red
ding, Cal, il the nag which Fremont
unfurled on the summit Of the Rockies
In 1S41. The banner was made with
Mrs.. Fremont's own hands previous to
her husbands start on his exploring
tour In the far west. The nag differs
from the standard United States nag
In field only, where q large American
eagle, surrounded by twenty-six stars.
Is skiIlfuIly wrought in hand embroid-
cry.
Judge ]. 7. Fleming Of Oklahoma IL
one Of the unique characters Of that
territory. He served for several years
IN the Confederate army and voted the
first time In his life for Grant and the
last time for Harrison he II proud OF
his record as q Confederate soldier, but
at the same time he believes that every