Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1907 — GERMAN GLEANINGS. [ARTICLE]

GERMAN GLEANINGS.

Germany uses up 2,250,000 tons of potatoes yearly In the manufacture of alcohol and only 350,000 tons of grain. White horses are not now used in the German army, the introduction of smokeless powder/having made tliem too conspicuous. Pursued and captured by a crowd, a Berlin pickpocket pleaded that he had only stolen a lady’s purse to save his family from starvation. The lady gave him $25, and the crowd subscribed another $5. The new three wheeled motor fire engine of Nuremberg, Germany, employs steam for propelling and for pumping, the propelling gear being on the front wheel Both liquid carbonic acid and benzine are used In starting and quickly getting up steam. Emperor William has approved the great scheme for the construction of a stadium in Grunewald forest, in the outskirts of Berlin. It is to be provided for the public and, as proposed, will be a model of the Greek stadium, with dally Olympian games.