The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-02
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New York has one school teacher
for each 270 inhabitants.
A prayer book vas among the arti-
Giles found n the stomach Of an o.
trich dissected N London.
Japanis postal service Is the cheap
est in the world. Letters travel for
sen-abont seven=lenths Of q penny.
Germany Is the envy or ireland as
the leading potato country of the
world. Nearly two billion fbushels
annually.
Records Of the port Of New York
since the beginning Of the year show
that the nation vii receive 100000
immigrants before 1911 comes.
TottenYIlle. Staten Island, is the
most distant village within the limits
of Greater New York from the City
Hall. It Il about - miles away
There Is an Inmate in the Colchester
workhouse. England. Who Is 96 years
of age. one Who Is %. = between so
and %. and D between 10 and so.
The battleahip North Dakota will
be the first vessel Of the American
navy on which the officers food will
be cooked On electric ranges and
ovens.
Wages are going up IN New York
with the other advances and house
servants are receiving on an average
81 more u month than they did one
year ago.
The shipment Of fancy horses is
quite a feature IN England. and rail-
way care for IhaI purpose are built
for three horses: theY have 4 groom
room in front Of the horses heals.
and the stalls are padded.
4 plain granite monument erected
BY the American Society Of Mechani-
cal Engineers n 1901 marks the grave
OF Robert Fulton. he inventor of the
steamboat. IN Trinity ehaFehyard
The average speed Of ; homing pig
eon IN calm weather Il 1910 yards a
minute. With ; strong Wind In the
direction Of fiIght. aome pigeons have
made 1880 Yards. oT more than a mile
a minute.
At the time Of The death Of Emperor
Augustus IN ROM the population Of
the earth Hna about h4.000.000 The
population Of the United States alone
today exceeds these figures BY more
than s0.000.oo0.
The beautiful Ocean Parkway, which
ls used b. automobiles on their way
to and from Coney Island. Il Ave and
one-half miles Iong and 10 feet vide.
II has two bicycle paths. triple
roadway and Iao foot paths.
The Rev. T. :. WYATT. vicar Of Hay
wards Heath. EngIand. has promised
TO present hal : sovereign. the price
OF : pair Of boots. u every member Of
the local company Of the Church
Lads brigade Hho ioIns the te.fitor-
ials.
The University Of Cincinnati.
through Dean Herman Schneider. has
originated : plan oT cooperative In
duatrial education. whereby : student
studies one week IN Ina university and
then works one HssE n shop Of fac
tory.
The Association n Collegiate Alum
nae. composed RI more than five thou
sand members n various cities. Is
about 70 tel The la d hersdity BY an
investigation 81 It ON membership
and anieesdsnIz faI three generations
or more.
ireland gos. On booming indus
triallY She raIaaI fur million sheep
last year. HhInmH NEARLY thirteen
millions of linen from Belfast 70 the
United States alone. and other sx-
ports HeTe eaItIa. zaa.7sz.5 lib. butter.
ti7.ss5.so0. aad eEga. EIs.e37. 90.
Wellesley recently compiled figures
showing thai -. I0IaI valuation OF
her college buildings Il $3.50. 700
Since President Hazard entered upon
her Office II Izaa he number 81 stu
dentH haH increased fTnm ass tn 1872.
Tia endowment IEom about 100 900 To
upward O Isoa.ooo
Although possessing IN area Of
only 1918 square mIiHH. With n
population q T.Igs.EIa. Belgium has
fsrsIEn trade. which. n Iaos. reach
81 The colossal futaI 81 11.125. 81. 300.
gIYlnK thIa IIIIIa country the sixth
rank a. ! commercial power among
the countries . he world.
A. \ dIYer Ihs Ioon azeela. and nat
urallY. for i i HI aoIa means of
livelihood Nol 0HIE i h marYeluusly
quick. hnI IL ean remain under water
for : seemingly endless time. In
nplmmIns under KaIaf ha uaha both
wings ana faeI. an can 20 for several
hundred faHH. IN III fashion.
The larTHHl barometer in the world
wHH recent. - n II The Italian
town o. FasnzH. ne birthplace Of
TorrieelII. Hhn discovered the ha-
fomaIar nd - vacuum which
pefpeIuaIsH h name. The liquid
used l. purified oil rendered free
from aIT. ana I'M TIxea , column
over eleven meters n height