The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-06-07
FACTS IN FEW LINES

4 For two dogs owned in England
France has five.
The density of population is greater
in Europe than in any other continent
The Chilean government has under
construction sixteen different railroad
lines or extensions.
China's ministry of the interior pro-
poses to lay down measures to prevent
political party associations.
| An architect of Chihuahua, Mexico,
has obtained patent on a method for
making concrete houses in one piece
The suffrage has just been extended
in Bosnia to women who own a certain
amount of real or personal property.
To encourage savings among the
| people the Spanish government has es-
tablished a postal savings bank under
guarantee of the state.
Premier Luzzatti in speech at
Rome declared that Italian emigrants
in America send annually $4,000, 600
of their savings back to Italy.
! The longest telephone span in the
world crosses Lake Wallenstadt, in
Switzerland, the steel towers support
ing the wire being nearly 5000 feet
| apart.
The wealthy Chinese are very fond
of mechanical instruments and may
frequently be seen carrying two or
more watches and wearing foreign
| glasses.
A campaign for better ventilation
methods in public buildings has been
started by the Chicago chapter of the
American Society of Heating and Ven
tilating Engineers.
Roller skating has become popular
in the Alpine cities of Switzerland, the
streets being used. The same is true
of Mannheim, Germany. American
skates are popular.
The money required for erecting a
memorial window in Westminster alb
hey to John Bunyan has been contrib
uted. The amount is $1,000, and the
window is being made.
Flat roads as opposed to those of
convex section are recommended in
the English board of trade traffic re-
port as tending to minimize the splash
ing of pavements with mud.
Germany will raise the standard of
dentistry by, requiring students to have
general preparation equal to that de-
manded of a prospective physician and
to spend longer time in study.
Most of the writing in railroad Offices
is done on typewriters, yet the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern roads
use up 100000 pen points in their Of
fees in the course of year.
The worlds production of sugar
within the last twenty years has near
ly doubled. In 1889 17O00,O00,O00
pounds were produced, while in 1909
32,O0OOO0,00O pounds were placed on
the market.
About 100000 bonds of employees
have to be approved annually by the
government, and by the recent action
of congress this work has been trans
ferred to the treasury department from
the attorney generals Office.
An electric elevator has been Install
cupola Of ST. Peters cathedral in
Rome The elevator has a capacity
for carrying ten persons. 1t bears an
appropriate Latin inscription.
A new English motorcycle carries
small roller on each side of the frame
which can be lowered to the road
when the machine is in motion to pre-
vent side slip or when it is stationary
to save the rider from dismounting.
Germany is losing ground in China.
Fifteen years ago its exports to that
country exceeded those of the United
States and Japan combined. Today
they constitute only little over per
cent, whereas America has per cent.
Japan Ia and England about So
New York city had more transporta-
ton facilities with it's stages of seven
ty years ago than it has with all of its
surface, elevated and subway lines OF
today. The outlook is that the popu-
lation will continue to grow faster
than the means of transportation.
An English inventor has devised
new speed meter for automobiles,
Placed in front of the vehicle, the ex-
act speed may be ascertained at any
time either from the vehicle or from
the road. An excess of speed limit Is
announced by gong, which continues
TO sound until speed is reduced. For
night driving excess speed is also In
dicated by the figures on the face 81
the instrument being Illuminated in
red.
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