The broad ax., 1906-10-13
FACTS IN FEW LINES

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pIoying surnames began.
weaving cotton IN Africa Is slow and
dif6cuIt work. A skilled workman can
weave about three yards day.
Bckhara, the most pcpulous part OF
Turkestan, Is gradually being changed
into a desert by the incursiOns Of the
1 sand dunes.
An Official return just issued by the
japanese government gives the wealth
Of Japan at the end of-1904 as $3.50
40S 600, or $145 per head
The first arctic expedition was made
by Corte Real. Portuguese. in the year
1900. This was flfty-three yenrs before
that under Sir Hugh WIlloughby.
According TO Borough President Co
Ter, Brooklyn IN a few months VIII re-
celve- an addition to Its water supply
Of 100000 gallons day from arte-
sian wells.
The purest breed Of Arab horses are
the Kochlani, whose geneology has
been preserved for 1000 years. They
are said to be derived from King Sol
omon's stables.
The estimated number OF cantaloupes
shipped from the famous Rocky Ford
district In Colorado last season Is H.
100000. Seven hundred cars were sent
out, being an increase Of 10S cars over
the previous season
While looking over some old articles
q Wilton On. H. man ran across an old
map Of Massachusetts, which was print
ed In 1870 Just after the census was
taken. The map gives Boston as hay
ing 1928 people and the whole state
623.2S7.
When Richard Harding Davis met Il
Hung Chang In St Petersburg he was
asked how old and how rich he was
and what he did. he replied, 81 write
books" "why do you writer said
the vieeroy. "Are you not strong
enough to work.
One Of the few bells cast by Paul
Revere now In existence Is to be taken
from the belfry Of the old Baptist
church In Warren, r. l., to be recast
at Troy. A member OF the church win
oversee the task and viii write an &C
count Of the undertaking for historical
purposes.
Captain Cooks chest, the one which
he carried with him on his voyage OF
discovery ever q hundred years ago, oc- |
cupies q conspicuous place In the home |
Of Rev. R. Crosby OF North Branch. |
Mich. The chest has been In the pos |
session Of the Crosby family for many ,
years, but was recently shipped to
America by the English branch Of the
family.
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 cars as
they passed and Invitations to stop
were given
For peach harvesting J. II. Hale of
Glastonbury, Conn, never employs any !
but Italians. When the season Is at its
height he has $50 Of them working In
the orchard Italian walters In Del
monico's, Sherry's, the Waldorf and
other places 60 there on their vacations
and 60 to work In the orchards. They
love to Be near the fruit.
Advertisement In Five Islands On. s.
exchange: 81. R. Fuller, dealer In soft
and hard coal, Ice cream. wood, lime,
cements. perfumery, nails, putty, spec
taeles and horseradish, chocolate cara
mels and tar roofing. gashtting and un-
dertaking IN all its branches, hides,
tallow and maple strip. fine gold Jew
ely, silverware and salt, glue. Goldfish
and gents neckwear, undertaken and
eonfectioner, diseases Of horses and
children q speciality"
The 90 called potato king Il n
shrewd negro OF the name OF Groves.
who Lives on q farm near Kansas City.
Kan, and raises and sells more pota-
toes than any other man IN the world.
Besides his own production be buys
and sells the potatoes OF others. In
Kansas City be maintains a commits
sion Office and employs some ten
stenographers and bookkeepers. Real
king that such a large business needs
q wei trained head, be has sent his
son first to the Kansas Agricultural
college for an agricultural education
and then to business college for
business education.
Rev. Charles Wolfe, the author of
fhe immortal poem entitled sThe
Burial OF Sir John Moore" was &C
eused not long ago by a magazine Of
literary piracy. It was said that Wolfe
bad cribbed the poem bodily from the
French The matter has been given
vide currency In the press. owing to
the great popularity the poem has en-
joyed for nearly century. Now It
has been discovered that the French
poem was a literary hoax perpetrated
BY Rev. Francis Aahoney C.Fafher
Prout1 and published In .Fafher I
Psoufs ReEiques" among the Songs
q France" It IL really a clever Trans
|ation Of Wolfe's EnrliSh verse 4