The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-12-16
FACTS IN TABLOID FORK.



showed decrease during the last year.
ALI the machinery in the Indian gov
eminent mint at Calcutta is electrically
driven.
Ambulance launches comprise one Of
the innovations OF the Hudson-Fulton
celebration.
The population Of Tucuman. Argen-
tina. was 6e.917 on June 30. 1909, while
Santa LIE had 4s.s47 inhabitants
Tho method of raising sdnken yes
sells by compressed air pumped into
the hull has been found successful.
Electric power is used on s.2se miles
OF street railways in Great Britain to
14s miles operated by other means.
Over $4,000 UNITED States curren-
cy) is to be spent In charging and
improving the national college at Par
ara.
The worlds supply of tin was in
creased 1858 tons last year. OF which
more than half came from the Straits
settlements.
Ohio produced 26.270.639 short tons
OF coal last year. a decrease from the
previous years output OF about 1927
per cent
SKINNED milk has been proved a
valuable food for laying hens. accord
Ing to experiments at the Virginia ex-
pertinent station.
1t is figured that 1t Will take s112.-
000.0 to build the subways necessary
to take care OF the street traffic In the
city OF Chicago.
The Womens Aerial League has Of
fered q scholarship of $3.50 a year for
students who intend taking up ayia-
ton as profession.
Practically all the important coal
mining states have inspection laws de-
signed to prevent death and disaster
among the mine workers.
Alaska has 5000 miles of waterways
navigable for steamers, Of which about
1900 miles are included in the Yukon
river and its tributaries.
Several French schools are using
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leaves OF books. spray them with dis
infectant, and dry them with hot air.
In one OF the capitals Of Europe
there has been put up big and costly
hotel. and the manager has chosen for
its telegraphic address the expressive
word Luxury"
According to the Moniteur Oficial du
Commerce OF Paris, the Japanese gov
eminent intends to establish a motol
mail van service designed to connect
the principal towns in Japan.
Al Tourcoing. France, five couples o
working people celebrated their colder
wedding the other day. Great festive
ties we're provided for the occasion b.
the municipal authorities
Mauritius has 1873 miles Of railway
which, with the telegraph. is manages
| by the government; cable communities
, ton with Europe. Africa. Asia ant
Australia. and steamship lines to Eu
rope and British India
All places OF any size in South Al
RIGA have town halls we'll equipped TO
giving lectures or entertainments
) which can be hired at reasonable rates
The seating capacity In most OF tn
theaters and halls is 600 to 1000.
During the winter of the year 100
French epicures consumed over 80
, tons of snails in Paris alone. The cor
t sumption has diminished since Their
9 but it still touches the estimated figur
of S000O.0 900 snails per annum 10
/, , Paris.
There is very little dairying carrie
, on In Siam. Only few East Indian
] keep sows and goats for milking. s
that the quantity of milk from thi
source is very limited. Most of tn
milk used in Siam enters from abroa
/, in the form of canned milk.
Miss Tsuda's English school fc
+ girls in Toxic is said to be doing
. pioneer work of much Importance
j Japan. She is really laying the foul
dation for higher education among II
Japanese women. The enrolment fC
several years has been about $50 pc
pie
Two species OF quebracho are TO I
+, found growing In Uruguay and Il
Chaco country OF Paraguay and Mort
ern Argentina, the red (Aspidospern
ouebracho) being the one containir
;, tannin used In the manufacture Of II
extract so valuable in the tanning
II hides.
e In a quicksilver mine near the tow
. of Konia, in Asia Minor. which is no
q being worked by an English compan
there were found. not long ago, Il
skeletons of fifty men, victims Of
accident which. as a writer In Engi
. eering and Mining points out. mu
+, have occurred some 5000 years ago.
IS Wild horses are found roaming
IS bands on the plains of New Mexic
A. Arizona, Nevada and California.
N nfty horses captured by rangers in Il
= Modoc national forest. about ha
u proved to be branded stock which hi
: grown wild, the others being hors
10 that had never known the ownersh
IS OF man.
ID Consul General Richard Guenther l
ports from Frankfort that the prospe
Of a serious shortage in Germany
supply of wheat will make the natl,
more than ever dependent upon &
IN eign countries for its breadstuffs al
raise still further the high cost Of II
Y. ing. which is being considered with !
er little concern by German economists