Evening journal., 1920-11-13
NEWS ODDITIES

n Is costing less than s3 a head
lo raise deer in Alaska.
4 new machine, capable N firing
hundreds of shots minute and
small enough 10 he carried IKE
pistol. has been Invented.
Japanese launch ships with the re-
lease Of a flock Of birds %. insure the
vessels safety.
Robinson Crusoe's island Is now
known as The Island OF luan Fer
nardcz. about 700 miles on the coast
~ Chill.
Favorite places for swarms OF bees
are holes IN cliffs. rocks and banks
or hollow trees.
The humming top, in which boys
s1elighi today. were toys In The time
OF Homer and Plato.
The arahlebs. a South American
FISH. has four eyes.
The universities Of Finland were
among the nrst in Europe 10 be
opened 10 women.
More women and girls do farm
work in northern japan than men.
An average OF IS elevated railroad
cars a minute pass as the Intersection
,of Lake and Wcils-sts in Chicago.
Most OF the changes on the earth's
surface are due 10 The action OF
water.
helps 10 wear away the hardest rocks.
Oueen Christiana VI Sweden. 1926
1850, was what in today's popular
slang would be called "wild
woman
Cheese as old rs 100 years. can be
ound in many Swiss houses.
The dcath-rate among llawailans i-
SD much greater than the Ririhraic
hat 70 is believed the race viii live
only about - years longer.
There arc eight varieties OF mar
IN, McdaiIlc Mnitalre. the highest
military distinction in France, was
' coated in 1852.
Tho United States recently reaiiZcd
aGl! .ici.72G 6J on sales Of surplus wal
supplies tgat originally cost si.O26,-
Si5.9js2O
chief among the fresh f.uils ex
r0rtcd from the United states arr
apples. lemons and oranges
From 30O.OO00o0 10 3l0000000 acres
90 laufl in the United States' arc undel
The wild silkworm is said 10 pro
duce silk Of a better luster an'
stronger fiber than the captive worm
Smolen island near Kristianssund
Norway. Is a Nat spot or land VIII
Immense. areas .of peat bog.
By rubbing an electric light bull
yih his hand. a scientist has bcei
able to produce a light on the bull
before HE electricity was turned on
Approximately 6500 persons visi
he New York aquarium daily.
EnClish scientists have decided Ina
passing electricity through freshly
,ui timber makes it more resislan
AGAINST decay In fungus growth.
The United states industries ms
practically 6000000 pounds OF bronz
powder annually.
Diamonds have increased $50 pc
cent in value, and emeralds 300 pc
cent. during The last few year.
while ribies have decreased.
4 vast supply OF sodium sulphat
is represented in the deposits OF som
Of the lakes In Siberia.
No wood Is so largely used b
Hindns IN india as sandal wood.
Africa contains a smaller Quantit
~ coal than any OF The other cor
linents
One Of the trustees Of the museul
at Honolulu Is a marvellous ieath'
cloak, the property Of kamehameh
the Great. upon which a valuation
81 100000 has been placed
Philadelphia has 5000 manufa
turing plants.
Molcskin is not the skin Of O
mole. but a strong cotton fabric vii
a smooth surface like the mole
sAin
The London firm OF Ravenscroi
robe makers. has worked for eaC
monarch since Queen Annc.
The idea Of the sacrcdncss OF sa
Is very ancient.
The annual timber consumption
France Is 100 board feet per capita.
one-third less Than that in America.
The FIRST medical book publish,
in the United States. In i7a
prophesiad the coming OF rTohib
ton.
The church in Wales. after 4
years Of dependence on the See
Csnttbury. has been re-establshd.
King Augustus III OF Poland b;
1900 wigs 10 wear