The Glenwood post., 1907-05-25
FACTS IN FEW LINES

eo"eiiHS Mdn 10 VIII away MS un-
born child.
A pamphlet was written In 1879 by
Francesco Lana expounding the theory
Of airships.
By ancient custom female relatives
OF the pope never wear mourning on
any occasion.
laboring man In Mexico thinks he
Is entitled to 131 holidays out of the
$40 days Of the year.
New York Blackwell island bridge,
that is expected to be opened early
next year, will have twice the capacity
of the Brooklyn bridge.
Two elm trees over hundred years
Old In Northboro, Mass, were cut down
recently and when sawed and chopped
made over seven cords of wood.
An anvil 500 years old and said to be
the one on which the armor of Cap
tain John Smith was forged is In the
possession Of A. A. Thatcher of Wash
ington
The Austrian diet has decided to re
move from all the statues ornamenting
Its building the drapery put on them
about twenty years ago, when they
Were deemed immodest.
The record for the longest continuous
subscription to any newspaper in
America is held by Jacob Volwider of
Chicago, who recently subscribed for
tn" sxty-third year to n local journal.
Forty-two men and women were
forced to sleep in the open the other
night near Hartford, Conn. They were
all inmates of a hospital, and it was
in accordance with the doctors direc-
tions
Among the relics In the rooms of the
Connecticut historical society at Hart.
ford is u maui that Abraham Lincoln
swung in 1880 when he was splitting
rails for living in the backwoods of
Illinois.
Miss Agnes, Vermont woman hold.
ing position in the patent office at
Washington. made n record in type
writing recently when she wrote in the
regular course of work $4,000 words in
seven hours
Those who are not acquainted with
the appointments of a Korean bedroom
will be surprised to learn that in the
town of Anak losing gambler threw
pillow at the head of the winner and
fractured his skull
When the Hotel Kirby in Grafton
was built in 1899 the by u panes Of
glass in the windows were u curiosity
they were so large. The three story
brick building was then considered an
imposing structure.
There will now be an interval for
coughing" said Rev. II. C. Wagnell
while conducting n service in a Black
pool 0Ingland) church recently. He
stated that one person often started
whole congregation coughing.
All the paper for the millions of post
age stamps used In the United States
is manufactured at Mechanic Falls,
Me. Once a month the firm receives n
requisition for 1,OOO,OOO sheets of the
paper, and each sheet will make 361
stamps.
The women of the Unitarian church,
Northfield, We're treated to supper re-
Gently which was prepared and served
by the men of the parish. The ladies
We're confronted with an immense bill
Of fare, consisting Of hash in many
forms, and nothing else.
Among the younger constituents of
one family in Ford, KY, are Able
Chump, Little Chump, Chumppy
Chump and Skittles Chump. Near by
lives the family of Chicken, the Oldest
son being Old Chicken. the youngest
daughter being Pullet Chicken.
The banks of Chicago are reported
to have done record breaking total of
S11, 11,OOO,OOO,OOO of business during the
year 1906. This Is roughly estimated
as $S58, 10000 more than was transact
ed in 1905. 1t is nearly $4,000, ,OO0, 900
ahead of the business Of 1904 and al
most three times what 1t was ten years
ago.
John S. Duss, the bandmaster, was a
witness in theatrical case in New
ence to the "angel' who was backing a
certain company, and the court asked
him to explain. Mr.. Duss replied, An
angel is a person who, without having
his name known, puts up all the mon
ey for a theatrical production"
Among the gifted students at Colum-
bia university ib Toranosuke Furuka-
wa, young Japanese, with millions
Of dollars at his command. When he
reaches his majority he will become
sole possessor, manager and director
of the largest mining interests in the
oriental world. Already his friends are
calling him the Rockefeller of Japan.
1talo Campanini, who quarter of n
century ago used to be the operate
idol of New York, Is buried in Parma,
and his grave lies between those of
Paganini and BOttesini. Every year a
New York woman, who was Il stock
holder in the old Academy of Music in
the golden days Of the tenor's career,
makes a pilgrimage to Parma to lay a
wreath on the grave.