The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-13

about one ton of mechanical pulp or
about one-haR ton of chemical pulp.
There are FIVE so called foreign banks
doing business In Rio Janeiro, three
British, one German and one Italian.
The Kongo Free State includes 9O0,-
600 square miles Of undeveloped ter
ritory. The number of black inhab-
itants is 20.O0OOOO.
The Humanitarian League of Eng
land has addressed a petition to King
Alfonso of Spain asking that he put
stop to bull6ghting.
Just 3,962, ,660 cords Of wood were
used In the United States In the manu-
facture Of paper pulp last year, twice
as much as was used In 1899.
In Philadelphia ali the fire trucks are
equipped with an acetyline searchllght
and smoke filled rooms when fighting
fire.
At Milan, which claims to be the the
atrical center of the world, there will
be an international theatrical exhibit
tion in 1913 in honor Of the first cen
tennial of the birth Of Verdi.
A new Belgian life preserver In the
form Of Il knapsack, which the invent
or claims is unsuitable, contains q
small storage battery to light an elec-
trio lamp In a headpiece, which forms
part Of the apparatus.
For several weeks after the British
steamer Sesostris was stranded on the
coast of Guatemala nearby town was
lighted with electricity from its dyna-
mos, wires being strung from the ves-
sci over temporary poles.
Application has been made for a pat
ent for a process Of extracting wax
from the sugar cane. 1t seems that
the rind Of the cane contains a certain
proportion of wax which has hitherto
been lost with the refuse.
Edison's $1,000 concrete house will
cost not less than $2,462, declares Pop
ular Mechanics. Experts have figured
up the cost on the lowest basis prac-
ticable and found 1t impossible to
crowd the expense into the 81, 900 limit.
w. w. Hilditch Of the Sheffield Sci
entiflc school has by laboratory tests
ascertained that the bacteria found on
paper money, while running up into
the thousands for each bill, are not
usually of an infectious or virulent
type.
A method has been found to make q
much stronger and more durable gas
mantle by using an artificial silk as
the fabric on which the oxides are de-
posted. This silk is made by the dis
solution Of cellulose in ammoniate Of
copper.
A Bangor (Me) man after lighting q
lamp fell asleep. When he awoke he
found that the wick had worked up
and had covered everything In sight
with a black coating Of SCOT. 1t cost
him about $500 to put things into con-
dition again.
The authors of "Wintering In Rome"
claim that in respect to water supply
that city is better off than any rival
health resort In the world. The daily
supply consists Of 100000 gallons
Of absolutely pure water, well aerated,
entirely without odor and moderately
hard.
ShlAl dOOuI LOW Wiling was tuo6he
In the schools of the United States
from copies that were written by the
teacher, who also made from goose
Quills the pens which the pupils used.
A penknife with keen blade was an
essential part Of the teachers equip
ment.
Beginning last February, the Austro.
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chequer suspended the payment Of sil
yer forms. 1t Is in this way proposed
to withdraw silver forms from circu-
lation, covering the withdrawal by the
issuance of silver pieces of 1 to 9
crowns.
The fame of an ordinary match has
a much higher temperature than is gen.
orally known and will melt cast iron
or steel filings. Try 1t by striking q
match and sprinkle the filings through
the fame. Sputtering sparks like gun
powder will be the result of the melt
ing metal.
A fire which broke out In Walton
England, recently was found to have
originated in strange fashion. A cir
SoAnA hoNAh6 hCA'
the window in a bedroom had focused
the rays of the sun on to the bed, and
the intense heat speedily set the
clothes ablaze.
The Japanese army had till recently
only one artillery range, that situated
at the foot of the Fujiyama mountain
but in consequence Of the improve
ments In weapons and the increased
strength Of the army FIVE new camps
have been established in various parts
Of the empire.
In the northern part Of India sheeI
are put to a use unthought Of in Eu
ropean or American countries. They
are made to serve as beasts of burdeI
because they are more surefooted thar
large beasts, and the mountain path!
along the foothills OF the Himalayai
are steep and difficult.
Wherever carob trees are found OF
Greek government land they are rentet
to contractors, who harvest the crop
In the four provinces Of Epidaurus
Kynouria, Spetsae and Hydra ther'
was thus gathered last year 1921 ,S5'