Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-03
Interesting Items.

Interesting Items.
The lamp of the freely con-
sists of a substance termed luci-
ferine, and the light is produced
by the oxidation of this sub
stuance in the presence of an en-
lyme called luciferase. The oxy-
gen is furnished by the air tubes
with which the lamp" is abun-
dainty supplied, and is set free by
a nerve impulse so that the light
is under the control of the insect.
The efficiency of the light of the
freely may be judged by compar-
ingi it with the efficiency of var
ious other ligths. That of car
born incandescent lamp is 0.0042,
of a tungsten bulb 0.013, of an
open arc OH, of a quartz-mercury
arc 0.068, and of the freely 0.96.
This light is the most perfect IL
Elimination known, the radiation
consisting practically entirely of
light rays, with only an infnites-
imal production of heat rays.
Prince Obolensky, a former mil
lionaire cousin of the assassinated
Gar of Russia, is commissioner of
agriculture for all Russia and is
successfully spreading the gospel
of work in an effort to- reconstruct
that country. Farmers will carry
on negotiations with the govern
ment on a basis of wheat instead
of a gold basis. The commissioner
believes that the coming wheat
crop will provide at least 250,000,-
900 rubles' worth of wheat, and al
though Germany has tried to pur-
chase the entire output, Moscow
officials say they will hold out for
higher bids from France and 9th
er nations.
Chicago is only twenty-eight per
cent American" in the strictest
sense of the word. The statistics
collected by the Chicago associa-
ton of commerce show that seven
ty-two per cent of the population,
or 1,947 1916 persons, are of foreign
birth or parentage. The Federal
census classes all persons born in
this country as Americans, but the
association Of commerce made a
finer distinction. Less than twenty
five per cent of the white popula-
ton of Chicago are Americans"
as classed by the association of
commerce.
An acre burial plot near Lam
caster, Ohio, was bequeathed by
Nathaniel Wilson 100 years ago to
President Andrew Jackson as a
burial place and to his successors
in the Presidency. No Chief Exec
utive has ever availed himself of
the privilege, however. The donor
died in 1886. Locust trees are
within the Enclosure and it is sur
rounded by high, octagonal stone
wall. The place is known locally
as the Presidents Acre
The largest artificial lake in
Europe is located on the island of
SARDINIA. A hydroelectric develop
ment has recently been completed
on the Tirso River, near Oristano,
in which 420,000,00O cubic meters
of water have been impounded;
and this is but the first of series
of seven artificial reservoirs in
cluded in this project. The water
will be used for irrigation and
power and will give permanent
employment to more than 100000
people.
The late President Harding's
tomb will be guarded by detach-
ment of regular army troops for
six months, as required by law,
and perhaps longer. Regular
troops were on duty about the
tomb of President Mckinley for
nearly two years to prevent SOU
venir hunters and other vandals
from disturbing the sleep of the
dead.
Six Wisconsin counties sent
more than 100 students each to
the University of Wisconsin this