The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
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The average price paid for automo-
biles used in New York City is $780,
Nankin, China, Is to have an electric
light system Of the most modern kind
also a new water works.
There Is q birth In New York City
each five minutes In the day and q
death each seven minutes.
Glass mirrors were known in A. D.
q, but the art Of making them was lost
and not recovered until 1900, In Venice.
New York City has an average Of six
deaths each day Of violent character,
from assault, self-inficted injuries and
accidents.
In 1906 the resources Of the savings
banks of the State of New York reach
ed $1,465, 100000, an increase Of $780,
100000 in only one year.
In 1905 Arizona had the largest In
crease in production Of copper Of all
the copper States. The output was
284 ,228, 252 pounds, aaginst 239, 84S, GOO
pounds in 1905.
During the month Of February, 1,125,-
178 bushels of potatoes were shipped
from Aroostook County, Maine, making
total crop Of 1905 and up. to Feb. %,
1907, of 7,67S,873 bushels.
Belgium Is a land of low wages. In
Client the minimum pay an hour for
printers, roofers, glaciers, painters and
bonermakers Is cents-7O cents for
ten hours work-and Of blacksmiths,
locksmiths, carpenters, masons, plumb
ers and electricians 8 cents.
Its burning shame, but neverthe-
less cold fact" said North Side Mrs.
Malaprop, in an interval Of gossip at a
card party the other evening. my
DEAR" said Mrs. Partington, from the
other side of the table, you seem to be
getting your reservoirs mixed"
In Brazil there Is a Large ant which
Is regarded by the natives as good to
eat, when roasted delicacy as choice,
indeed, as snails are rated by the
French. Sometimes they dress the tiny
creatures up like little dolls, and put
them In boxes to sell to tourists as q
Brazilian curiosity.
The native Of Borneo prays to a pig
on all important occasions If he fears
enemies, Ill luck, or sickness Is coming,
the pig is brought into the hut with Its
legs tied together. A lighted brand Is
applied to scorch 1t slightly, then the
pig is asked about the matter which the
natives wish to know.
The recruiting sergeant of to-day
does not find his best recruits at the
country fair, but in the great towns,
where the street urchin, after a. little
training, develops a devil-may-ca
bravery that has stood the country In
good stead upon many critical occa.
sions.-Country Life, London.
The New York Medical Journal wise
~ remarks: 'The colon bacillus is usu.
ally ranked in the saprophytic group OF
bacteria rather than placed among the
organisms distinctly pathogenic fo1
man; but we know that it is far from
being devoid of virulence, and that II
Is capable under certain conditions OF
gaining increased power Of invading the
organism and of manifesting very def
mite pathogenic effects"
A trading firm at Pekin has received
the following communication Dear
Sir-The Chinese calendar In your
company is glance in looking, to be sure
SURPRISING beyond all the others; and
also it Is gigantic beyond example in
connexion with it's fine spectacle, while
I look at 1t. 1 shall be very much
obliged, if you will kindly give me some
pieces, as have great deal Of interest
of it."-London Daily Mail.
Boston is one of the most strongly
fortified harbors in the world. The
forts are so located that they can trair
their guns to make it almost impossible
for any warship or feet of war vessels
to get within striking distance of the
city," said Brigadier General ]. Frank
lin Bell, chief Of the general staff. HI
had made tour Of the forts of the har
Dor in company with Brigadier Genera
Arthur Murray, chief of artillery.
Since the prison of La Rochelle
where the French guillotine used to b.
kept, has been pulled down, the ma
chine Of death has been kept In a shet
belonging to the state executioner. Sine,
there is no place in Paris where i
seems desirable to put up the guillotine
no more executions take place there
The President Of the republic get
around the difficulty by committing tn,
death sentence to Imprisonment.
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