Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
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generations of man swiftly pass on.
There always comes day of reckon
ing to every evil-doer.
The Sahara desert is half as large as
the United States.
Germany sends 29, 900, 600 feathers a
year to England for millinery.
Europe has not one-fifth the railway
mileage per capita that America has.
About / 200, 600 people are always
afioat on the seas OF the world.
Hundreds of women are employed III
the secret service of Germany.
The United States has greater pro-
portion of working women than any
other country in the world.
The Nile overfiows its banks from
July to October. This is due TO the
rainfall of the Abyssinian highlands.
The man who has nothing to say is
most frequently in evidence at pub
lie meeting.
A ton of oil has been obtained from
the tongue of single whale.
Holland has 300, 900 miles OF canals
and bitches for drainage and irrlga-
tion.
A pest of snails has been the means
of stopping many of the water mains
of the city of Chicago.
During one month recently single
machinery manufacturing company IN
St. Louis shipped 55S cars of maohin-
cry.
The British museum contains books
written on oyster shells, bricks, tiles
bones, ivory, lead, iron, sheepskin, and
palm leaves.
Steel box cars have been built recent
Iy which will weight about 3,oCo
pounds less than wooden cars of the
same size and capacity.
1t is said that there is regular
traffic in lending engagement rings IN
Australia.
The island of Java is losing its sup
remacy as coffee producer. The crop
produced in Sumatra now almost
equals it.
Toxic has decided to invest in
twelve-mile subway to cost 1926, 600
mile.
While it is better to wear out than
to rust out, there are moments when
rest seems rather sweet.
1t is rather difficult for the man who
has been in politics for many years to
drop completely out.
There isn't bit of use in getting
irritated because you can t have things
your way.
There are moments when one is
tempted to suspect that a wicked ogre
is throwing obstacles in the way.
Light-oolored eyes will stand the
greatest strain on the sight. Light
blue eyes are generally most powerful,
and next to those are gray.
Peruvian tombs dating back to the
time of the Incas have been found to
contain fine specimens of cotton ia
brics.
The hunter who is shot in mistake
for deer does not feel any prouder
than the man who is mistaken for a
rabbit by the fool hunter.
King Alfonso of Spain is said to
be threatened with consumption. Even
kings cannot go the mad pace without
paying the penalty.
], P. Morgan and John d. Rookie
feller seem to be getting into the de-
sirable class
Vice President Fairbanks is now
stumping Kentucky for the republi-
can state ticket which is believed to
have fair chance of success.
Among the banks which closed last
week was the Providence trnst. But |
Providence had nothing to 90 with |
the institution.
Japanese ceased to rail at the Unit |
States and is now buying steel rails
in this country which is much more
to her credit.
The Lusitania has smashed another
record making the eastward trip in
less than five days
1t has just been discovered that Ok
lahoma's multitudinous constitution
faiis to provide for Sunday closing.
The first train has been run into the
new. $40, 100000 Union Station at
Washington d. g., by the Baltimore
& Ohio. Other roads will soon begin
the use of the depot
A company of house owners in Par
is offers refreshing example to many
sour and selfish landlords by reouir-
ing that all its tenants must be par
ents to three children at least.