Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-25
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cubic miles of salt.
The Sultan Of Turkey is the proprie
tor Of a fine geological garden.
The top Of the Philadelphia city hall
tower, which is over 500 feet above
the street, probably will be utilized
as wireless telegraph station, to be
controlled by the municipality.
About 600 patents are granted each
year to British women upon inventions
ranging from articles distinctly femin-
Inc In nature to motors, railroad cars,
flying machines and wireless telegra-
ply.
The government tests at Washington
samples Of the chain to be used on the
gear Of the Panama canal locks with
stood tensile tests of $4,000 pounds to
the square inch before the metal
parted.
1t is announced that with the remov-
al of row Of frame buildings not far
from Blackfriar's bridge, the last
wooden buildings within the metropol-
itan district Of London will shortly
disappear.
France Is about to amend its pres
ent law to provide that a patent shall
lapse If Its holder shall fail to exercise
his right in France or in the colonies
Of France for period Of three years
from its granting.
In New York city last year the fire
loss amounted to $7,25O,OOO, while the
maintenance Of the fire department
cost $7,0O0,O00. In st. Louis these
figures were respectively, $1,29S,O 900
and $1,01S,00O. In the case Of Rome,
Italy, where the fire losses last year
were $4,000, the cost of the fire de-
partment was $4,000.
Twelve hours, with two hours rest,
is the legal laboring day at Odessa,
Russia. Workers under seventeen
must go to school for three hours
daily. Christians are not required to
work on Sundays or feast days, nor
Hebrews and Mohammedans on their
religious holidays. Those who have to
work on Sundays have the next day
for rest.
Wagner's little admonition to the mu-
sicians was most characteristic and
worthy to be noted by many an orches-
ira of this day. Gentlemen" he said,
Il beg of you not to take my fortis.
simo too seriously! Where you see 'ff
make a 'fp' Of 1t, and for piano play
pianissimo. Remember how many of
you there are down there against the
one poor single human throat up here
alone on the stage" "Per-
sOnal RecOllections."
AS the result Of special efforts in the
hatchery work during the year the
output Of fish and eggs in 1908 was
greater than ever before in the history
Of the national bureau, reaching a to-
tai Of 2,S71, ,456,2SO OF this number
2,413, ,S09,225 were young fish distribut-
ed for the stocking and restocking of
public and private waters, and the re-
naming 457.647,O55 We're eggs deliv-
cred to state and foreign hatcheries.
The output Of young fish exceeds the
greatest previous record for any one
year by 876,OOO,OOO.
B. s. Straus, NJ. P, has ELECTED
from the Home Secretary the state
ment that in 1908 as many Of 1925
taxicabs were licensed to ply for hire
in the streets Of London, an increase
Of 2,2O2 upon 1907. In the same twelve
months the number of hanson cabs
licensed decreased by 1905. Hansoms
have In few years declined by 2,752,
while in the same time motor cabs
have increased by 1924. More strik-
ing still, nearly the whole Of the
change has been accomplished in the
last three years.-London News.
DR.. Philip Schidrowitz, analytical
chemist, London, said in answer to DR..
Adeney that there was general idea
that the word brandy was derived
from the German. The English word
however, was as old as Its Continental
equivalents. 1t was formerly spelled
"brandywine" and then "brand-wine.
The prefix, which was common to all
the Teutonic words for brandy, meant
thing burning or that had been burnt.
Therefore the word meant burnt
wine" Taking 1t as an English word,
brandy hight be defined as spirit de-
rived by distlllation Of the fermented
Juice Of any fruit.-London Post.
The ancient silver mines at Frei-
berg, Saxeny, where a number Of the
older mining engineers Of this country
were trained in practical work while
students at technical institutions In
Germany, will be permanently closed
in April. These mines have history
going back upward Of 1000 years. The
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