The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-01
FACTS IN FEW LINES

The Ancient Order of Foresters was
founded in 1745
A Hungarian washing machine
makes use of electrified water.
The marine insurance companies of
New York state carry risks aggregat-
ing $300.0OO,OOO
D. W. Pugh, an English farmer, is
serving six months in jail for stealing
more than 5000 religious books, many
Bibles.
Owing to the growing demand for
pure essence of roses, many French
vineyards are likely to be turned into
rose. gardens.
In China there are match factories
at which only hand labor is employed.
One of them, at Hsienchang, has 600
workers, 400 of whom are women
1t is estimated that at present there
are only about 500 motor boats in all
Scotland. In the Firth of Tay motor
boat is to be used for life saving pur-
poses.
Bagdad has no newspaper in which it
would pay to advertise. There is really
but one publication, and that devotes
its columns entirely to government no
tees
The fishing fleet Of Vera Cruz, Mex
leo, consists of twenty open sailboats.
The fishing grounds are some twenty
five miles from the port and fish are
always abundant.
1t is not safe to pains over cement
until it has been exposed to the wealth
er for a year unless the surface first
has been washed with a weak acid So
luton to counterfeit the alkali.
There are plants so sensitive that If
when standing by them one should
suddenly put up an umbrella or sun
shade it would cause them instantly
to close. together their leaflets and turn
down their leaf stalks.
In South America the dream of finan-
ciers and railroad builders is that at
some future time travellers may land
at Pernambuco and be taken across the
continent to Valparaiso in less than
four days and without change of car
riage.
The imperial post Of Austria has is
sued the jubilee stamps commemora-
tive of the sixtieth year of the reign
of Franz Josef. There are eight
stamps, and these form a miniature
portrait gallery of seven of Austria's
rulers.
Persons who congratulate themselves
that they are getting real honey when
they buy it in the comb will be pleased
to know says the New York Tribune,
that the original contents are often
drained out of the comb and glucose
poured in for the market.
A pig riding in hack by direction
of the police was the novel sight in
| Claremont, n Hl, recently. The police,
claiming that man was illegally hold
| ing the animal, had it shipped to it's
real owner, hack being the only avail
able means of transportation.
Until recently the Mexican authori-
ties have been lenient with tramps
from across the northern border, but
gradually these have become such a
American colony that stringent means
are to be taken to get rid of them.
The -four wafer, composed of flour
and water cooked, is used in Italy
much more than in the United States
for medical purposes 1t takes the
place of the capsule to a certain ex-
tent. A comparatively large quantity
is also used in the manufacture of
nougat.
The one and only part of Burma in
which wheat is grown is the Shan
states, where its cultivation was sue
cessfully introduced some fifteen years
ago. Within three years the Shan
states were able to supply the military
police of the whole of Burma who to a
great extent live on wheat
Like Solomon's temple. the residence
in Bloomsbury. Pa, of Samuel An
drews was built in silence. Andrews is
deaf mute, and every stroke of work
on the house, from laying the founda-
ton to installing the plumbing, has
been done by mutes, friends of An
drews who live elsewhere in the state.
OF the 1887 men graduated from
Princeton. university between the years
1882 and 1852, the twenty oldest classes
represented by surviving alumni. only
Isl are still living. The classes of
1888, 1886, 1897 and 1888 have no sur
vivors OF these 151 graduates only
eight are classed in the records as
business men.
City Clerk Merrill of Montpelier, VT.
is in receipt of an original deed ninety
seven years old. 1t was found by w.
L. White of Hardwick while ruminat-
ing among papers and was sent to Mr..
Merrill for. keepsake because his
grandfather was one of the parties
mentioned in the paper. The deed is
dated June II, 1911.
AS a memorial to Joel Chandler Har-
ris public park for the children Of his
home city, Atlanta, is suggested The
idea has found immediate favor
throughout the south, and the name
Of the prospective playground has al
ready been chosen-Uncle Remus park.
The Atlanta Constitution heads the
popular subscription list with con-
tribution of 800.
Boonton business men held a meet