The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-22
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Tasmania has two stock exchanges,
Western Australia one and New Zea-
land one.
Wine is 30 plentiful in Spain that
after good vintage 1t will often sell
at 2 cents a quart.
The deepest section Of the ocean yet
found is at the Tonga islands, where
the bottom is 9,638 meters deep.
Australia, which is twenty-six times
larger than the whole Of the British
isles, has a population smaller than
that Of London.
The Russian government has vetoed
the decision Of the Moscow municipali-
ty to hang portraits Of Tolstoy in the
municipal schools.
Since the Brooklyn bridge was open
cd for traffic, May "a, 1883, It has af-
forded passage to more than the en-
tire population Of the world.
Recent experiments have proved
that the sea water Of the coast Of Ire
land is exceedingly rich in radium, az
is the water Of the Arabian sea.
The parish Of North Moulton, In
Devon, England, has recently elected
mayor. His duties are to consist chief
ly Of presiding at the mayors annual
feast.
The Mexican foreign Office has ruled
that any alien coming into the country
with the intention of earning his bread
by manual labor is-in the eye of the
law-an immigrant.
In 1904 the recently deceased Grand
Duke Alexis Of Russia created a sensa-
tion by breaking the bank at Monte
Carlo. He had an extraordinary run
Of luck, winning $4,000 in half an
hours play.
While hunting near Grand Marais,
Mich, Gustav Herbert shot and killed
an albino squirrel. While albino deer
are occasionally killed in upper Mich
igan, this is the first case on record Of
a white squirrel.
American patent laws seem to be the
most satisfactory of any country, and
it is probable that the statutes Of
many countries will be changed in the
near future to conform with those Of
the United States.
Southern Pacific surveyors are at
tunnel through the crest Of the Sierras
to relieve the main overland line Of
the stiff grades that now require two
engines to haul ordinary trains.
A patent has been granted on a fan
the propeller-like blades of which are
driven through gear wheels by lever
operated by one finger Of the person
holding 1t. The inventor claims 1t OBJ
viates the effort needed for using the
ordinary fan.
Sir H. H. Cozens-Hardy, master Of
the rolls in England, recently said that
in his belief classical teaching did
more to cultivate true gentlemanly
manners and to improve the whole
condition of the man than any other
branch of study.
Orderly and well behaved convicts
are now being employed as agricul-
tural laborers in Austria, owing to the
lack of farm hands. The prisoners are
much pleased with the work, and their
employment is an incentive to others
to behave we'll in prison.
; Because Of frequent acts Of rude
!, ness and discourtesy and fragrant Of
fenses against school rules by the pu-
' pills of the public schools in Bombay
the local government has ordered that
no newspapers be taken into the
!, schools by masters or pupils.
: Heretofore Belgium has neglected to
provide anything like adequate scien.
tific training for dental practitioners,
/. any one that chooses being allowed to
practice dentistry. Now however, par.
I lament has under consideration q
project regarding supervision of den
: tistry.
: r. A. Fogg Of Garland, Me-, possess
A es some rare carrier pigeons. One pail
have the record of a fifty hour flight
from Minneapolis to Boston, the last
E thousand miles Of 1t through driving
e storm. The birds are Of the same
breed as those that accompanied An
E DIRE on his dash for the pole.
Fumes so strong that all metals II
a town sixty-f1ve miles away are turn
ing black, while birds are dying ir
- great numbers and the eyesight o!
many people far away is affected, arr
the remarkable results Of the great
now of the Mexican oil well at Dol
. Bocas, Mexico, according to consu
lar report
> Heretofore table salt has been mad'
from rock salt by the tedious process
~ of dissolving the latter and evaporat
ing the brine. An Englishman has in
vented a plan by which the rock sal
Is melted, then aerated by compressed
air, which leaves the salt pure an(
white and free from impurities, whicl
the air drives out.
% F. g. Hilton, president Of the Egyp
= Exploration fund, announced at the an
n nual meeting the discovery in on
of the excavated cemeteries in Egyp
+ Of the bodies Of many pet dogs. On,
3 of the animals had ivory bracelet
h round its legs, while several had col
10 lars of twisted leather, one with
leather lead attached.