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Show SCIEIG p . GENERAL MJ . The'census returns Phoned, that, n Nevada there was only seven tenths of a man to the square mile. ijTJiore are about ttiree thousgud wed-dlngslqvery wed-dlngslqvery twetity;four hours faking the 'entire world 'into consideration. The asphalt deposits of Cuba, when developed, are expected to prove superior su-perior to all others throughout "the world. ' ., Trimmings from new flax and hemp are the stock from vvhlch U made Hie finest grades of "rite" cigarette paper. pa-per. One hour by wireless from Glace bay C. B, to Dakar, on the coast of Trench Western Africa, Is the astounding as-tounding fent accomplished by a recent re-cent message. Canary wines have been known for centuries, and wlnemnklng has been an Important Industry, nlthtjugh lately Madeira has outpointed It In the competition. com-petition. t Three magnificent cups, o be competed com-peted for at Stockholm In 1912, have meen sent by the czai ot Russia, tho emperor ot Austria and the king ot Sweden to the international Olympic committee. Further census rpturns t how that theie aro ,178,317 females In' excess of males In Great Britain. T loflgures, how ever,'wbuld" be' greatly reduced if the soldiers and Bailors abroad "were counted., , I - j ( V On the suggestion of tho city forester for-ester the'hyaclnth has been banished fiom the Boston public gaiden. Ho pointed out that hyacinth bulbs poisoned pois-oned the soil and that the plant often caused an Initntlng skin disease to those who handled it. From 1890 to 1909 the ncres of potatoes po-tatoes harvested In Maine Inci eased 01,003, or 89 per cenL From 46,017 ncres In 1889 there was an Increase to 71,705 in 1899, and again, to 135,-708 135,-708 in 1909. Tho total yield in 1909 was 28,552,911 bushels, the average yield an acre 210 bushels, and the nv-erago nv-erago value an acre f7(T36. I.i I V ,( ' r ' ( l ( V .Mary Cnrr Moore, a Seattlo woman, and her mother, Mis. Sarah Pratt I I ' I, f 1 ! 1 CaiT, have wiitten an American opera. Mrs. Moore is a candidate for 'the Jfi'.OOO prize offered to the American . ! j composer who will produce the most ' ti , !i 'i r I typically American opera, to be pro-' pro-' f , 1 1 ; i . i j duced by the Metropolitan opera com-. com-. )' ' pany of New York. . ' There's a man out In Wyoming whose relatives are trying to have him declared insane because his way of meeting the high cost Is Just a bit different. He buys a ton of prunes at a time and the same day orders twen-i twen-i ' I ty pairs of trousers. Ho sas he knows what lie's doing by getting his supplies in wholesale. Now Yoik Press. j F. Mai tin Duncan, lecturing at tho Royal Photographic society In Lon-' don, said thnt lecently he watched a willow-wren deliberately fool her offspring. off-spring. After flying baclj to the young ono fifteen times within half an hour, each time with insects In hor beuk, the mother biid made n movement move-ment as though to give tho oun ono food, nnd then, vhilo the latter opened op-ened Its mouth expectantly, tickled its tliro.it vvltli her omptj beak In Us Issuo of May 29, 1801, tho York Cpmmaiclul Admtlbor printed tho 'following pauigiuph under the hondlng, "A Clerical Traitor". "Itov iiiUch, formoil) lector of St llnrtholo mvv'B. hi tills city, in officiating In hla church 'at Newppit, 'y ont'ed tjio priiyen; for tho provident of thp Unit el Statos Ho was otscortcd out ot , hunh by tho congregation, who, Ithout delay, hoisted over tho build- g tho American flug, land and buildings 'in lfols, stated as 134.85, as against 112.23 'la 1900, a rise of ?22.82,or l83jpcr ceiit Tlie average av-erage valuoperracre ofjfarra land aJone In 1910 wareported as 29.48, while In 1900 It was 19.75, the amount ot gain being $19.73; or 202 per cent, r-pwejptefs. |
