The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-08
FACTS IN FEW LINES

famous Severn tunnel.
A pigeon postal service has recently
been organized in the French Kongo.
The average price of the American
potato last year was GIL cents per
bushel.
One part Venetian turpentine to four
Of glue viii make a flexible glue to at
tach leather to metal.
Ellis island statistics show that nine
male immigrants are landed in New
York city to four females.
Last year the Brazilian postofice
handled 52O,O00OOo pieces Of mail as
compared with 471,5oo,0oO the year be-
fore.
The transient hotel population OF
New York is figured at 100000 people
day. The hotel proprietors are val
ued at over $s00O0,000.
The provincial government of Shan
tung is building a new telegraph line
along the Yellow river, both to better
the present service and aid in giving
flood warnings.
Some ti1Ae ago Brattleboro (Vt)
organ company shipped a pipe organ
to South Africa. Recently the com
pany also shipped two organs to Aus
tralia and one to the Pacific coast.
f. A. Coburn, the agriculturist who
refused seat in the United States
senate when appointed to it by the
| governor of Kansas, says, can alfalfa
field is said to be hogs idea Of heav-
en-
( Athens is graphing with the dust
problem. High winds sweep the dust
into thick clouds comparable to sand
storms in the desert The water sup
ply is inadequate, and the city authori-
ties are ready to try oil.
The shortest time around the world
is claimed to, have been made by Lieu
tenant Colonel Burnley Campbell, who
left Liverpool on May 3, 1907, and on
his return landed at Dover on June 10,
1907, covering the circuit in 40 days
1914 hours.
A. curious catch has been made by
the Grimsby trawler Cardiff while
fishing in the North sea- The nets
brought up two bundles of London
county council tram car tickets dated
1906, the routes and amount of fares
being legible.
In the Blue mountains, three hours
from Sydney, N. S. w, are many beau
tiful country houses, mostly bungalows
with wide verandas all round, where
Sydney people fly in February and
March to get away from the heat OF
the city by the harbor.
To ship its heavy castings the Beth
lehem (Pa) Steel company has con.
structed special fiat car, 1903 feet
long, the main Orders resting on two
eight wheel trucks at each end. The
car thus has sixteen axles and thirty.
two wheels. 1t weighs $50 tons.
The guardian of the museum of the
CASTILLO Sforzesco has reported thai
the ancient gold keys of the town OF
Milan, which are of great historical in
terest, have been stolen from the glass
case in which they were kept and Of
which the lock had been forced.
Experiments in the domesticatior
and training Of elephants in the Kong(
Free State indicate that they can b.
used to advantage for porterage worI
in regions where the opening up of the
country is most difficult because Of
lack Of transportation facilities.
Three years ago there were some
thing like 10000 Chinese students In
Tokyo. Now there are only some 1900
Several schools where they were
taught are empty, and there are few ii
any Chinese now attending the mill.
tary college founded by General Flu.
kushima.
Cooks pond, in Brookfield, N. H., Is
one of the most beautiful bodies OF
water in the state. It is said that aft
er recent shower the water was SC
calm and clear that the bottom of the
pond was visible for about a quarter
of mile from the shore. Rocks and
fallen trees were distinctly seen.
After seeing flock Of sheep walk
over newly plowed field and pack the
soil hard western inventor devised q
roller for asphalt pavements equipped
with hundreds of small steel feet. Aft.
er being passed over the asphalt a few
times the surface grows so hard that
the feet fail to make any impression
The Pennington mountains, in Con-
necticut, are to be made sort of east
ern Yellowstone park as far as the
preservation of wild life goes. The
owners have combined and decided
that there shall be no hunting for ten
years. 1t is purposed to stock the coun-
try with several game birds, which
have been exterminated, like wild tur-
key, ruffed grouse, and so on.
New Zealand can hardly be seid to
have covered itself with glory in the
matter of a memorial to the most ia
nous Of its prime ministers, the late
Mr.. Seldom. The final meeting of the
committee has been held, and the sum
total of the public subscriptions was
reported to be E1,23S, and f400 of this
sum came from the railway men, in
whose ranks Mr.. Seldom started his
colonial career.
A recent steamer arriving at Tientsin
took large consignment of oranges to
that city from Wenchow. The fruit is
said to be poor but is in great demand
among the Chinese, the skins having
great medicinal qualities. From the
dried skins kind of quinine tea is
made, which is very largely used