The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-13
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SAOoCu a. LA6At.
Russia's death rate is the highest in
Europe, forty-one per thousand each
year.
The lighthouse of Helgoland has
light Of 100000 candle power. At
lamp ten times as pow
erful has been made.
The first Jewish cemetery In the
United States was at the corner Of
Oliver street and New Bowery, New
York, small section of which is still
n existence
M. Jachelson has come across tribe
in northern Siberia, the Yukoghirs, diff
fering in every respect from other Es-
kimo tribes both in aspect, language
and customs.
Consul Mason Mitchell, writing from
Chungking, says that from there to
the Tibetan border exists population
of 15O,O00,OOO Chinese people, includ-
ing large cities with 100000 and more.
The New England apple crop for
1908 is considerably below that of last
year, with the exception Of Vermont,
which, with Washington, leads the
United States with percentage of 83.
A Louisiana man has invented a
machine for measuring and recording
he measurements of lumber. Planks
passed through 1t engage roller at
tached to a registering device on the
side.
Though shooting is recognized as an
easy mode of suicide, it is not the ia
yorite one in New York city, for, ac-
cording to the coroners' records, there
are one-twelfth more cases of self de-
struction by asphyxiation.
Herbert E. Guy of Brockton, Mass,
is the owner of what is claimed to be
the smallest Shetland pony in the
state. The little fellow stands just
twenty-one inches In height and is
only twenty three inches long.
Having become separated from her
husband in the rush of a New York
department store, bride, who was on
her wedding journey, was held prison
er by the driver of a taxicab until the
groom appeared and paid the bill.
The soils of many parts of China
have been used for SO many genera
tions that the time is approaching
when they must be enriched; hence an
effective fertilizer, cheap and easily
applied, will find good market in
China
About 300 specimens of the steinbok
are under protection on the southern
slope of Monte Rosa, but, apart from
that, the animal is nearly extinct in
the Alps. 1t breeds slowly, and the
efforts of the government In its behalf
have helped little.
According to the Engineering Rec
ord, concrete tank at the San Anto-
MO gas works has been in service for
three years, holding heavy Texas oil,
without showing any leakage what
ever, although there is a general belief
that oil destroys the cohesion Of con-
crete
A remarkable effect of pile driving
was lately observed at Rotterdam. On
withdrawing some piles that had been
rammed through quicksand by $50 to
200 strokes per minute the points were
found to be charred by friction, and
they ignited spontaneously on contact
with the air. ~ ~
William B. Hill of Southampton,
Mass, is the possessor Of an old fash
ioned warming pan which bears the
date 1881 and the motto, Lord, In
crease Our Faith" Mr.. Hill thinks
that, as the motto would indicate the
pan was used In the home OF one of
the clergymen or In one Of the meet
ing houses Of the period
Mrs. John o. johnson of Toledo
made new record as nurse and steam
boat captain the other day. Her hus-
band, the captain of the John Schultz,
was disabled during storm on the
lakes. Mrs. Johnson not only acted
as skipper In his place, but took the
wheel and brought the vessel safely
down the Detroit river and across
Lake st. Clair to Toledo, besides car
ing for her husband
Following out plan Of Archbishop
OConnell Of Boston, the music at the
funerals of priests In the future will
consist of Gregorian chants, sung by
other clergymen. Fifty priests Of the
archdiocese have begun rehearsals Of
the music. The movement is In accord
with message from the Vatican some
time ago, In which the pope expressed
the wish that Gregorian chants be
used whenever possible.
]. T. Wlllett Of South Portland, Me-,
is the owner Of one of the smallest
dogs on record. This little bunch Of
dog flesh and hadr is Yorkshire ter
rier, two years old and weighing one
and quarter pounds. Tiny was i'm
ported from England about year ago.
She is about the size Of half grown
kitten and was the smallest dog ever
seen at the Bangor dog show. She
won the first prize for the best dog.
Many excellent voices are ruined, ac-
cording to communication which DIR.
Weiss has made to the French Acade-
mie du Medicine, by practicing in too
small a room. A public singer must
throw every intonation of his voice a
distance Of thirty or forty yards, he
says, but student practicing In a
small room is only able to throw it a
yard or two, and the consequence is
that the voice, Instead of expanding,
becomes telescoped.
Dorando, who stormed the British
with his supposed moral victory in
the Olympic Marathon race, was dis
nicsad from I'm ol q nd with a dao.-aa ,f