Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-19
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One aeroplane factory of Paris ~-n-
ployes 50 persons.
The United States has two hundred
million apple trees.
At the beginning of the present
year the population of Australia was
4,275,OOO.
1t has been announced that an air
ship line will be in operation soon be-
tween Potsdam and Berlin.
In Athens there are good dentists,
and the people take care of their
teeth. In the rest of Greece the den.
tistry Is usually performed by the
barber, who only pulls teeth.
On account Of It's great strength
drawn glass is being widely resorted
to for many purposes. 1t withstands
sudden changes of temperature, re-
sists fire to great extent and is very
strong.
The meeting of the British Asso-
citation in 1913 will in all probability
be held in Australia. The effort Is
being made by the officials of the Uni
versity of Melbourne, who are now in
correspondence with the various edu-
cational and scientific bodies of the
southern continent.
Mr.. CADET, French inventor, has
recently conducted some very sue
cessful experiments with a torpedo
operated by the wireless system, and
he says that in a short time he will
have his device perfected so that 1t
will be possible to control the death
dealing device for a distance of eight
miles.
A Berlin museum has recently ac-
qutred very valuable manuscript
which originated in the second CEN
tury B. c. 1t seems to be of the ma
ture of a biographical dictionary, for
1t contains a list of the leading men
OF the time in art, craftsmanship and
warfare with much other general in
formation Of similar nature. The
paper was found in the wrappings of
a mummy.
OF the railways in Holland, E. V.
Lucas writes: "The trains come in to
the minute and go out to the minute
The officials are intelligent and po-
lite. The carriages are good. Every
station has its waiting room, where
you may sit and read and drink a cup
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but Is recognizably the product of
the berry. 1t impossible to travel in
the wrong train"
Little gophers and moles are the
cause of endless trouble for the South
ern Pacific company, and continual
expense, especially in the Willamette
valley, where the land is rich and the
gophers like to live and dig. Fore
man Strawn is raising portions of
the track near Eugene an inch to two
inches and other section foremen have
to do the same in other sections
Eugene (Ore.) Guardian.
Birmingham, England, was the
home Of prize fighting when the ring
was patronized by literature and roy
atty. There was Bendigo, who became
an enemy to all unrighteousness.
'Wot's atheists?" he asked once, on
being told that gathering of men he
saw were Of that persuasion. He was
told, Don't believe in no God, don't
they?" he shouted. Here, hold my
coat, I'll show 'em wot's wot!"
Mans outer garments ought to be
made so that they could be cleaned ev-
cry week or so; indeed some now send
their woolen garments to dry clean
ers instead of having them Cleaned"
and pressed in the ordinary way, but
prices for dry cleaning mems clothing
are unnecessarily high, and ought to
come down when dry cleaning would
become a much greater industry
Other men in summer wear wash
able garments which are worn day
or so and then relaundered-New
York Press.
Miss Rose Weintraub of Philadel-
phia Is at the head of the movement
to erect memorial to Elizabeth A.
Phillips, known as Miss Santa Claus,
whose death was recorded recently
The work is being directed by the
Elizabeth A. Phillips Memorial Asso-
citation, and the cents and dimes from
children who wish to contribute to
| the fund are to be received by DreXel
Co. and Albert F. Maltby, who used
to supply whatever vehicles Miss
Santa Claus needed to distribute her
gifts at Christmas, will be treasurer.
James Payne wrote of his expeni-
ence in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the
'79s, Of the last century: "In the
street where l first resided it struck
me that, to judge by the drawn down
blinds, the, people spent a good deal