Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-16
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY
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lied in New York State in 1908.
The total production Of turpentine
In the Southern woods during the last
year was 36,5OO,OO0 gallons, and Of
rosin 100000 barrels. The value of
:he two products was $32,OO0,OOO.
In connection with the recent trial
Of Chatham (Eng.) dockyard men for
.hefts of old metal, the auditors re-
port on the navy says: Some of the
,onspirators obtained leave Of absence
from the dockyard in order actively
10 carry out the thefts."
Trudeaus classic experiment points
is in the right direction. After in
oculating a number Of rabbits with
tuberculosis he confined a number of
hem indoors and turned the others
outdoor. The latter all recovered,
while the former all died.-Medical
Record.
A. seven-foot alligator has been dis
porting himself in the canal near
1 ollCCI VI lu6C. l1C ulOluCu
much amusement for the school chill
iren, for the gator has evidently
musical ear. He only appears when
singing is going on in the school.
When this fact became known num-
Der of the children went to the bridge
and to the strains Of Onward Chris
tian Soldiers" sung by them, he lazi-
ly came from his hiding place and en-
Ioyed the impromptu concert. The
experiment has been repeated several
Tines with success.-Ft. Pierce (Fla)
Tribune.
Amsterdam enjoys an enviable rep
utation for It's cleanliness. Owen Felt
ham, who visited Holland in the sev-
enteenth century, was particularly i'm
pressed by the spotlessness Of It's
streets and houses. Whatsoever their
estates be-" he writes, their houses
must be fair. Therefore from Amster-
dam they have banished seacole, lest
1t soyle their buildings Every door
seemed studded with diamonds. The
nails and hinges hold a constant
brightnesse, as If rust there was not a
quality incident to iron. Their houses
they kept cleaner than their bodies;
their bodies than their souls"
Australia has an area of 2,974,5O1
square miles. In 1906 the estimated
white population was 4,119,4S1, and
the estimated residue of the aborig-
inal black fellows about $4,000. OF
these fully 10000 are within the linn
Its of the state of Queensland, which
occupies the northeastern part of the
continent and has a white population
of about 100000 on an area of $4,000
square miles. The Australian aborig-
ines are not civilizable and have
very low intellectual capacity. They
are cared for by a we'll considered
system Of laws and are looked after
by protectors" located at numerous
points throughout the continent.
A query has been addressed to Kew
as to the wood used for mummy cof-
fms in Egypt, which was stated by
the correspondent to be that of syca-
more. Some pieces of mummy coffin
wood were presented to Kew in 1875
by H. H. Calvert, British consul at
Alexandria, and later specimens of
the wood Of Ficus sycomorus were
forwarded from Egypt by DR.. Schwein-
furth. The microscopic structure of
these specimens has been compared
in the laboratory, and we learn from
the Bulletin that \there is no reason
to doubt that the mummy coffins re-
ferred to were made from the wood
of Ficus sycomorus-the sycamore fig.
Westminster Gazette.
Cattaro, the Austrian sea gate of
Montenegro, which was recently be-
lieved to be threatened by Prince
Nicholas guns, was held by Montene-
gro once for little time. Montene-
gro acquired 1t in 1913 with the aid
of a British squadron. Any inhabit-
ant of Cattaro who was contemporary
with the rise and fall of Napoleon
must often have had to pause and
think what country he belonged to.
For having been Venetian for cen.
turtles, Cattaro became Austrian by
the treaty of Campo Formio, and Ital-
Ian In 1905, by the peace of Press
burg. 1t was absorbed In the French
empire in 1910, and wrested from it
In 1913, and finally, in 1914, Russia
compelled Montenegro to give 1t up
to Austria.
Of the worlds islands Borneo and
New Guinea are accounted the two
largest. AS their areas have not been
accurately ascertained, 1t Is uncertain
which Is the larger of the two. Au-
thorities vary, some calling New
Guinea the largest island on earth