Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-09-02

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driven.
Ambulance launches comprise one of
the innovations of the Hudson-Fulton
celebration.
The population of Tucuman, Argen-
tina, was 66.917 on June 80. 1909, while
Santa LIE had 4S,S47 inhabitants.
The method of raising sunken YES
sells by compressed air pumped into
the hull has been found successful.
Electric power is used on 1926 miles
of street railways in Great Britain to
l4S miles operated by other means.
Over $4,000 Omitted States curren-
Cyl is to be spent in enlarging and
improving the national college at Par
ana
The worlds supply Of tin was in.
creased 1858 tons last year, of which
more than half came from the Straits
settlements.
Ohio produced 2S,27O,6S9 short tons
of coal last year, 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 it will take s112,-
100000 to build the subways necessary
to take care Of the street traffic in the
city of Chicago
The Women's Aerial League has Of
fered scholarship Of $3.50 year for
students who intend taking up avia.
tion 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
2,7OO miles are included in the Yukon
river and its tributaries.
Several French schools are using
machines which suck dust from the
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 Official du
Commerce of Paris, the Japanese gov
ernment intends to establish motor
mail van service designed to connect
the principal towns in Japan.
At Tourcoing, France, five couples oil
working people celebrated their golden
wedding the other day. Great festivt
ties were provided for the occasion by
the municipal authorities.
Mauritius has 139 miles of railway,
which, with the telegraph, is managed
by the government; cable communica-
tion with Europe, Africa, Asia and
Australia, and steamship lines to Eu-
rope and British India.
All places of any size in South AT.
rica have town halls well equipped for
giving lectures or entertainments,
which can be hired at reasonable rates.
The seating capacity In most of the
theaters and halls is 600 to 1000.
During the winter Of the year 1900
French epicures consumed over 800
tons of snails in Paris alone. The con.
sumption has diminished since then,
but 1t still touches the estimated figure
of S0,OO0,000 snails per annum for
Paris.
There is very little dairying carried
on in Slam. Only few East Indians
keep sows and goats for milking, so
that the quantity of milk from this
source is very limited. Most of the
milk used in Siam enters from abroad
In the form Of canned milk.
Miss Tsudas English school for
girls in Toxic is said to be doing a
pioneer work of much importance in
Japan. She Is really laying the foun-
dation for higher education among the
Japanese women. The enrolment for
several years has been about $50 peo-
pie.
Two species Of quebracho are to be
found growing in Uruguay and the
Chaco country Of Paraguay and North.
ern Argentina, the red (Aspidosperma
quebracho) being the one containing
tannin used in the manufacture Of the
extract 30 valuable In the tanning OF
hides.
In quicksilver mine near the town
of Konia, in Asia Minor, which is now
being worked by an English company,
there were found, not long ago, the
skeletons Of fifty men, victims Of IN
accident which, as writer in Enyin.
eering and Mining points out, must
have occurred some 5000 years ago.