Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-05-28
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world connects Calcutta with Howrah.
The blackening of incandescent
lamps is due to the vaporizing of the
carbon.
1t is likely that the height of the new
buildings in Messina will be limited to
about thirty-three feet.
In New Zealand property left by
husband to his wife or by wife to
her husband is exempt from death
duty.
If the demands Of the Women's So
cial and Political Union of England are
conceded, about a million and half
women will have the vote.
While a serious decline is shown in
the international trade of last year,
the balance of trade is greater than
ever before in favor of the United
States.
The quaint Shrovetide custom Of
kicking a football through the public
thOrOughfares was observed in the mar
ket town Of Atherstone, the old head
quarters Of the hating industry of
There are ten women among the
fifty commissioners that the Govern
ment Of Mexico has sent out for the
PURPOSE of studying the best methods
of education in the different countries.
Warwlckshire, this. year. For more than
hn
iously observed. Documents exist to
prove the origin Of the custom on
Shrove Tuesday in the year 1900
London Standard.
Business is picking up some since the
blizzard. A jack rabbit ran through
town the other day, fishing is getting
good again and there is some talk Of
a street car line being established here.
(Okla.) News.
The petroleum production Of the
United States in 1908 has been esti-
mated at between 175,OOO,OOO and $780,
100000 barrels, an increase of 5 to
8 per cent as compared with the pro-
duction of 166,0OO,OOO barrels in 1907.
Last year the export of electrical in
struments and heavy machinery
amounted to $12,613,73O as compared
with 17,460,775 the previous year, or
a net falling off Of S4,S47O45. This
is a loss Of over % per cent in the one
year.
Prof. Trevor Kincaid of the depart
ment Of zoology, University of Wash
ington, will leave Seattle for Simfer-
opol, Crlmea, Russia, where he will I'M
dertake, for the United States Bureau
of Entomology, the collection and ship
ment Of parasites Of the Gypsy moth.
Three fine lions, shot by Capt Geof-
frey Buxton in East Africa, have lust
been placed in the Castle Museum. All
three beasts were shot within fifteen
minutes, and when Mrs. Buxton arrived
at the spot twenty minutes after her
husbands setting out she found him re-
garding the three bOdies.-London
Daily Mail
King Gustav and the royal family of
Sweden were among those attending a
lecture recently given by DR.. Sven
Hedin on his recent travels in Central
Asia. The Walburg medal Of the Geo
graphical Society was conferred ON DIR.
Hed1n and the society has raised
fund Of over $500, to be known by the
explorers name which will be devoted
to geographical research.
Canada has DR.. Wiley-the Domin-
ion analyslst-who has been testing
samples Of pure apple cider" His re-
port Is calculated to raise something
OF stir among drinkers of so-called
apple juice" OF sixty-two samples ex-
amined the chemist finds that many
contain salicylic acid, others are COL
ored with aniline dyes and contain chlo-
rides and sulphates, while some are not
cider at all, although sold under that
name.
Concrete lamp posts are being expert
mented with in the District of Colum-
b1a. Several Of these have been erect
ed in Massachusetts avenue and OBJ
servations will be made to determine
the permanency, efficiency and lasting
qualities Of this type. The posts are
modelled In the shape Of a Grecian COL
umn with scroll and other ornamental
tlon at the top. They support each
round globe of frosted glass, In which
there is large incandescent electric
light.
Thomas A. Barrett of Pine street has
curiosity in the form Of an oyster
shell which grew inside the neck of a
broken bottle, the latter remaining
around the center Of the shell, which
accommodated itself to the unusual
shape, while the ends continued to
grow, fan-shaped. He came upon it
about six inches under the surface of
the sand while claiming. the Ovster