The broad ax., 1907-06-01
FACTS IN FEW LINES

, leaves antedated the introduction NJ
tobacco In England.
Probably the oldest dog In the state
, OF Maine is Jack, owned by c. E. Free.
man OF Norway. Mr.. Freeman claims
that the dog is thirty-two years old.
There were 35,91S emigrants from
ireland to England last year, an in
crease OF AGA over the previous year,
this being the first time in five years
that an Increase has been recorded.
Cocoa impOrtations into the United
states are now averaging more than
100000 a month against $4,000 Der
month a decade ago. Meantime i'm
portations Of both tea and coffee show
O decline.
In bis Queens OF Spain" Major
Hume says that Isabella /. authorized
the burning Of 700 persons in Seville
alone and condemned 5000 more TO life
imprisonment and the conhscatIon Of
their property.
Mayor Fitzgerald observed Arbor day
by planting an elm tree on Boston Com
mon The tree is an offspring Of the
Washington elm at Cambridge, which
was presented to the city by Jackson
Dawson OF the Arnold arboretum.
William Blount Of Bayonne, N. J., Is
only fourteen years old, but has run
away from home 100 times. He has
been publicly spanked In court and
threatened with hanging, but these
methods Of correction have no effect.
DR.. Paul Prayer, an army surgeon
OF Vienna, suggests that molds OF the
mouths OF prisoners would be much
better than finger prints for identifca-
ton purposes. as the palate remains
absolutely unchanged throughout life.
A complete set OF the signatures of
the signers OF the Declaration Of indie
pendence recently sold In New York for
$3.50. A Portsmouth CN. HI man has
a nearly complete set and which in
ciudes that OF Button Gwinnett, which |
is very rare.
Northeast Australia develops very |
slowly. FaRners grow maize In the |
old fashioned way. The maize crop in |
Queensland this year Is a record one. !
Canning pineapples is becoming an i'm
portant industry in Queensland. Opal
mining is growing steadily.
The lack Of railroad transportation
has been the main cause of keeping the
state OF Sinaloa from taking her posi-
ton as one Of the leading and largest
states Of Mexico, 1t having 5000
square miles OF splendid farming land
and thousands OF rich undeveloped
mines.
A little bit Of land, not too far from
the city, IL intelligently cultivated, de-
clares Bolton Hall, author Of Three
Acres and Liberty" will support a
family and give them a life far more
wholesome than they could ever have
In the crowded city. Intensive Guilt
walton is the password now.
Charles Doolittle walcott, the new
head Of the Smithsonian institution For
Scientific Research, was state geologist
OF New York and in 1888 attended the
international geological congress In
London, where he won much praise for ,
his addresses. Since 1902 he had been ,
secretary Of the Carnegie institute.
He lives in Washington.
The home OF the poet Keats In the (
Plaza di Spagni, Rome, which is to (
be preserved as a memorial to Keats {
and Shelley, will be overhauled, and
the floor on which Keats lived will be {
made into a memorial museum. A
fund for the purchase Of furniture has
been started by Nelson Gay of Boston, {
Of the local committee.
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant,
one Of the prominent figures at the l
peace congress In New York, is q men,
Der Of the French senate, an officer OF s
he Legion Of Honor, author, lecturer I
md champion Of international arbitra- .
ion. He came to this country as head
II the French section at the congress, .
md his motto Is, MY country's good T
through the peace Of the world" d
A New York woman who has en- 2
'loyed several japanese male serv- y
Ints declares that she will have no '
more OF them 81 do not care" she
ays, ito have q butler or waiter who,
owever humble he may appear, car
les with him the air Of knowing more '
bout everything than do. A Japa-
ese servant VIII do as he Is told, but
Is manner OF doing II suggests that
Q knows a better way" G
According to q SheIbyville CORE
pendent, Combs P. Parrish Of that
lily claims the stump removing cham
lonship Of Indiana. Parrish has been -,
! the business OF stump blowing for
wenty-eight years. A few months *
90 on the Adams farm, near Shelby n
lie, he removed 1890 stumps. His
cord for fast work was In March, g
hen In Eve days, with the assistance -
several men, he blew 2,S75 stumps
ON the ground IN
Not only does Henry vanness Of =.
Conn, enjoy the distinction ~
being the only negro railroad con =.
uctor In the world, but he has also =.
le honor Of being one OF the men who =.
ave been longest In continuous rail- ~
'ad service In the country, having
ZEN employed as a conductor for for
three years without q break. he -.