The broad ax., 1907-04-27
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Spain is the greatest lead producing
country in the world. and Germany
ranks second.
The English are great apple eaters
and import 100000 tons OF American
apples year.
Improvements made In surgery have
been the means of reducing the NOR
tally of amputation operations to 6
| per cent.
In reply to an advertisement for a
woman typist at a salary of 1915
week London firm received no fewer
than 397 replies.
Professor ChIttenden Of Yale's scien-
dhc school after a years experiment.
ing on dog nourishment has found that
without meat they show no less en-
ergy, strength or vitality.
The entire population OF the Hun
garian village of Toltzeg has taken the
pledge. The village has a very alcohol
ic reputation, but 1t was converted by
a sermon by the parish priest.
Queensland state, Australia, offers
free passage to agricultural immigrants
and assisted passage to others. Free
grants of 80 acres of land are given
to those who pay their own fare.
A man who has lived In London for
fourteen years never saw the cabman
who bears badge No. until one day
last month. The cabby was talking to
a colleague bearing the badge No.
1902.
On farm near Petersburg, Ind, Is
still standing blOckhOuse which shell
tered the settlers of the region when
General William Henry Harrison and
Tecumseh's men were cunning for one
another.
Since 1912 there have been fOrty-One
officers In command of the Kittery
CMe) navy yard. among them being
Captain Thomas McDOnough, the hero
Of Lake Champlain, and Captain Isaac
Hull, who commanded the COnstitu-
/ ton.
Owing to the Jewish opposition THE
Merchant Of Venice" Is now excluded
from the public schools in Cleveland.
| Detroit and FL PasO, while Chicago.
Des Moines and other cities are con-
sidering similar action. The reason
urged Is that Shylock gives boys and
girls false impression.
Nobody knows Just why. but the old
style quill pen, feather and all. has
come into favor among society women
In New York city. Mrs. James f. Still
man and other leaders never write
with any other. Another fad Of the
day-letters are not folded. being slip
ped into envelopes the exact size Of the
note paper.
New York city is the greatest Y. NJ.
c. A. center in the world. 1t has more
than forty organizations and 10000
members. 1t has 400 secretaries and
employees, and $500 Of Its members
are oficehOlders and committeeman.
It's largest building. the Twenty-thlrd
street branch, cost S1.OO0.OOO and has
1900 members.
Brigadier General Bell, who has been
looking over the defenses Of Boston
harbor, says that It Is the most strong
| " fortified In the world. He says, The
| forts are so located that they can
| train their guns to make 1t almost I'm
possible for any warship or fleet of
war vessels to get within striking dis
lance of the city,"
One Of the two famous silk woven
pictures Of George Washington in ex-
Istence In this country is owned by a
| Cleveland co. family. that of L. K
Pulliam. The picture Is one Of ten
woven in Lyons. France. Only three
OF these are known to have come to
this country. One was burned in the
| San Francisco fire, and the other is In
possession of the Washington artillery,
with headquarters in Charleston. S. G.
! Mr.. LagercrantZ, recently appointed
minister from Sweden to this country.
| at one time held a commission in
crack regiment, but gave it up To asSO-
ciate himself with the Salvation Army.
] In connection with this organization
he passed years in London and India.
| Then he left Ii because he thought the
cause Of humanity could be served
equally In a different way. Mr.. Lager
| crantz Is a very wealthy man. being
part OWueT Vi Tue eAleuSlNC NASoAN
| Steel works In Sweden.
Since the fire the color of Baltimore
has changed. 1t used to be n town OF
red bricks. and to an observer standing
at the top Of the Washington monu-
ment 1t appeared distinctly ruddy. But
In the buildings erected since the fire
the old style red bricks have been used
but little. Most facades are yellow or
gray or white or salmon pink. The
result is that the city looks lighter and
brighter. But what the smoke and
dust of ten years will do to this clay
briIlIance remains to be seen.
An original Rembrandt etchlng'
whose existence is unknown to art MS
torians, Is the property Of Gustav
Telke Of Cleveland. The print shows
Rembrandt and his wife and Is consld-
cred by critics as Rembrandts best
It has always been supposed that there
were only two Of these prints in ex-
istence. one in Paris and one in Lon