The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-03
TIMELY BREvITIES

The annual cost to Spain of its po
lice system is nearly $1,600,O00.
Many American farmers are settling
in Mexico their numbers fast increas-
ing.
Liverpool collects thousand tons of
refuse day. Nearly all of it is put
to some use.
Great Britain imported in the last
five years wheat and wheat -four worth
$1,079, ,739,95J
The consumption of beer i'll Germany.
according to official statistics, is rapid
ly decreasing
In Sweden the testimony of a child
under sixteen years of age will not bn
accepted in court.
The loss to railways in France from
the recent strike amounted to $G75,4O
to the roads and $1,S00,00O to the state.
Not since 1910 has there been such
a disastrous failure in the European
wine production as that of the past
year.
Now that Monaco has got its paria-
ment there are only two countries in
| the world without one-China and Alo.
rocco.
The heaviest rainfall ever recorded
occurred on the isthmus of Panama,
where 1886 inches of water fell i'll
twenty-four hours.
| Bamboo poles are cheap in Japan
only 90 cents for 100 twelve-foot poles.
At that rate every boy in Japan should
be able to go fishing and own his own
! pole.
The Bolivian chinchilla is larger and
more valuable than the Chilean vari-
/ ETY.. 1t is easily crossed with the bis
caCha. but the fur is then of much less
| value.
Trinity church corporation, in New
FORK, is said to be the richest church
corporation in the world 1t owns ten
| churches and nine schools and has as
sets of $15,000.000.
The estimated consumption of wheat
| iu this country for the year is about
six bushels per capita. At the present
rate of increase it viii! be seven bush.
cls about the year 1910.
A New York policeman picked up ii
five dollar bill at Fortysecond street
and Sixth avenue, New York, the other
day, and before the day was over tif-
teen persons had claimed it.
Graphite mining has been carried on
In Bavaria for centuries, and the meth
DDS today are as primitive as they
were POO or 300 years ago Improve
ments are about to be introduced
There is being discussed in Russian
government circles Il proposition for a
complete representation of Russian!
railways in American in order to at.
tract passengers via the transsiberiau
route
An annuity of $1,000 year is to be
settled by the Wright brothers, avia-
tors, upon the widow and children of
Ralph Johnstone. the aviator who was
killed while flying for the Wrights at
Denver.
Time was when Rio Grande do Sui
in Brazil, sent 10000 dry hides in one
year to the United States. For the
last year these exports had dwindled
to 700 whereas 164,S24 dry hides were
sent to Europe.
An unexpected result of the Portu
guese revolution was the indisposition
of the animals at the Lisbon geological
gardens. They all became i'll, having
been so alarmed by the bombardment
that they refused to eat and drink.
Introduction of the Gregorian cal
endar into Russia is sought by infu
entail Germans, who point out that the
uses of the Julian calender by Russia
greatly affects business transactions
and often leads TO disastrous misun
derstandings.
According to the Novoe Vremya, the
Tolstoy family refused the request OF
three famous Russian scientists fol
permission to examine and weigh the
brain of Tolstoy because such a pro
ceeding would be entirely against his
expressed views.
Americans are now manufacturing
between 600 and 800 monographs &
month in Japan. The manufacturing
plant is located near Yokohama, an(
the company has a capital of $125,OOO
OF this so per cent is owned by Ameri
cans. The balance is owned by Jap
anese.
The Swiss federal council intends t
invite all nations to a conference a
Berne TO revise the calender. 1t is til,
idea to adopt an arrangement by whicl
every year will be divided into exactly
fifty-two weeks, or 364 days. Natu
rally there must be intercalary days
New Years day will probably be SOM
such extra day.