The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-08
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Tho longest clock pendulum ever
made Is that of the Eiffel Tower-377
feet.
A chasm thirty miles in length has
been excavated by the waters Of the
Grand Falls of Labrador.
The occupants of the Philippines.
represent such variety of races that
thirty-one languages are spoken there.
The most costly tomb in existence Is
that which was erected to the men,
DRY Of Mahomet. The diamonds and
rubies are valued at 100000.
Steam has by no means made sail
ing vessels obsolete. The total num-
Der of them in the world is still 85,-
g34, as against only 8O,561 steamers.
An acting model Of the human
heart, with every detail, has been,
made by a French physician. The
blood can be seen coursing to and
from it through artificial arteries.
Naturalists say the smallest tree in
the world is the Greenland birch. This.
miniature tree grows to height Of
less than three inches, although 1t
spreads over a radius Of two or three
feet.
| Every three years all Chinese domi-
ciled in Siam have to pay a small poll
tax. When this has been paid the col
lector ties string around the mans.
left wrist and fastens the knot with
special official seal. The bracelet is.
a Chinese receipt and must be worn
one month.
Automatic billiard tables have been
invented in Germany to do away with
the services of an attendant and save.
the proprietors of cafes the mems
wages. On dropping a small coin
into a slot the balls are produced
automatically and at the end Of fifteen
minutes they disappear from the table.
During a recent cold period in Swift.
zerland thousands Of swallows fell ex-
hausted and half frozen. At Lucerne.
, and Zurich the birds were collected
and taken care of by the people.
When they had sufficiently recovered,
,, they were shipped by train to Italy
, and there set at liberty to continue
the migration southwark.
This country is the greatest con-
sumner of hides and skins in the world.
1t uses in year 100000 goat skins,
24,OOO,OO sheep skins, 100000 hides.
!, of all kinds, nine million calf skins,
and two million other skins. 1t i'm
, ports all its goat skins, total amount
, Of about $25, 100000 worth, and over
!. $10OOO,OOO worth of hides and over
: 100000 worth of other skins, a
total of over $50,000,000 worth Of
hides and skins. Germany imports
One-third less hides and skins than
: does this country, and England and
: France each import one-half as much.
Q A formidable list of persons killed
: and injured in one month by eating
l adulterated food has been compiled
J. by a current magazine. The list of the
q dead include four persons who died
y from eating toadstools mixed with
y mushrooms, three poisoned by candy.
d three by wood alcohol contained in
b lemon extract, and many by the same
substance in whisky; four infected by
y typhoid fever germs contained in ice
l. cream, twin babies poisoned by for
= maldehyde used to preserve milk, and
t hundreds Of persons poisoned by beer
d manufactured from glucose, In the
y manufacture Of which sulphuric acid.
n made from an arsenic bearing mineral
has been used. Many OF these cases
It were reported by health officers and
- food commissioners Of the various
Il States in which they occurred.