Chips And Shavings

Gloucestershire, England, has an oak over 800 years old. Rice is the food product of the world that is most generally and extensively used. It takes an expenditure of nearly $20,000 to carry a vessel like the Majestic across the Atlantic. A Stradivarius, formerly belonging to Ernst, but now owned by Lady Halle, is said to be worth $10,000. The first Bible printed in the point alphabet for the blind has been issued in Louisville. It contains 1,839 pages. Pure titanium has been obtained by M. Moissan by means of the electric f urnace. It is an extremely hard metal capable of scratching diamond, but is soluble in lead, copper and iron. It is the most refractory metal with which M. Moissan has yet dealt. The town of Hanson, Mass., has put up lots of tramps the last few months, but hopes to put up a smaller number in the months to come. The tramps that do apply will be given a supper, lodging and breakfast, but at 7 o'clock the next morning will be put at work breaking stone and kept at work until 11 o'clock. Any tramp who is able to work and refuses to perform the task will be put before the court for vagrancy.