The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-27
BREVITIES


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Great Britain is the largest foreign
market in the world for American
products of horticulture.
An English factory recently turned
out hat which was made to fit a
mythical man fifty feet tall.
According to Bishop Anderson of
Chicago. forty Illinois towns with pop.
ulations ranging between 200 and 800
are unprovided with churches.
At the Hindu demonstration in mem.
ory of King Edward nearly 10000
poor were fed, seated on either side Of
the streets of Calcutta for over q mile.
A French chemist has invented a Sc
cret process for removing an unfash-
ionable color from silk and redyeing
1t a more desirable hue without injur-
ing the fabric.
The whole history Of hygine from the
earliest ages and in all the great coun-
tries is to be illustrated at the hy-
giene exhibition to be held at Dresden
next year.
Mrs. Pankhursts society Of English
suffragists has just cleared $500 at
a suffrage bazaar held in Glasgow. The
members made about half as much by
their recent self denial work.
witness of the entrance Of Napo-
leon I. into Moscow in 1912, a man
named Kniazkoff, who Is 119 years
old. has been taken to st. Petersburg
to relate his experiences to the general
staff.
years old recently arrived at New York
on the American line steamship New
York, this being the fourth trip the
boy has made across the Atlantic
alone.
A 40 foot ferryboat built In Liver
pool for use in Havana harbor made
the perilous transatlantic voyage un-
der her own steam. the 6des being
boarded up to protect the vessel from
rough seas.
About S1,000,000 worth of diamonds
are smuggled into the United States
annually, according to a statement is
sued by the Importers Protective un-
ion, which has offered to pay rewards
Of $4,000 and up for information lead
ing to the arrest Of offenders.
Another link which bound the New
York Of today with the city 100 years
ago was broken in the death Of Alex
ander Duer Irving, grandnephew of
Father Knickerbocker" and owner
and occupant OF the home made IA
nous by the immortal author.
His imperial highness Prince Tsai
Tao Of China, now in Europe, has sent
his check for $500 "for the police of
New York" The check was received
in a letter to Mayor Gaynor thanking
him for courtesies extended during the
princes recent visit to the city.
The largest doll party the world has
ever seen was given recently In Chi
cago. The management of an exhibit
ton in that city invited every little
girl in Chicago to come to the party
with her dollie, and nearly 1000 little
girls and as many dolls responded.
| A school for the instruction of sales
girls in the treatment of customers has
been opened in Berlin. The school is
financed by the Association of Retail
Shops, but the city has shown its in
terest in the matter by granting the
use of one of the city halls for the
! schoolroom.
The muskrat is at the present time
| the most important fur bearing animal
of North America. Last year musk
rat skins put upon the market realized
TO the trappers nearly S1,7O0000, A
large percentage Of the catch is fur
nished by the tidewater region Of
Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey.
1t is reported from Aldershot, Eng
land, that the commander of the York
and Lancaster regiments has ordered
that no married couples keep cats in
their quarters without special permis-
sion. He has also made a rule that In
the future no noncommissioned officer
or private may wax his mustache.
One Of the interesting things about
the approaching Mexican centennial
will be the parade in the City Of Mexi-
co, Sept. Is. OF allegOrical floats to be
furnished by the different states OF
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notable historical events which have
occurred within their several terrific.
ries.
Nearly every native bird of New Zea-
land will be absolutely protected by
law this year. The animals protection
act provides that 1910 and every
third year after that may at the dis
cretion of the governor in council be
declared a close season for native
game. The absence Of bird life in New
Zealand is already most noticeable.
A man living near Tromso, in Nor
way, Is a great lover of wild birds, sew
eral OF which he has trained so as tC
become quite tame, among them wild
geese and looms. Eagles, however. are
his special favorites, and he has sue
ceeded In tanning three. He took then
on the mountain side while they wer'
young and kept them a couple of year
In captivity. They are free now, bu
stay near his home.
1t is proposed to establish a wireless
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