The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

There are 80 different races in the
Philippines
Uruguay has one person in every 20
busy on her census.
Berlin has opened Europe's fourth
all the year round skating rink.
A crusade in 10 English parishes de-
stroyed 1920 rats in six months.
The University of Illinois has 100
students from II different foreign
countries.
One-third of the school children Of
Fitchburg, Mass, attend the parochial
schools.
In Madagascar every one wears silk,
which is cheaper there than linen.
Worcester, Eng, will present to
Worcester, Mass, two sets of arms
used in the battle of Worcester in
1851.
The British museum has a queer ami
NAL that is cross between the rough
coated ibex and an ordinary Italian
goat
The German military officials are
testing steel corselet Weighing but
six pounds, which is said to be proof
against revolver bullets.
Plans are being made for the electrf-
fication of the more important street
railways of Sweden.
Syria has a locust plague.
Colombia does not take to building
cement.
The absinthe consumption of France
is increasing.
Corn is our greatest crop. that at
1908 being valued at 81, 10000 900.
The figures of the London police
courts show a very decided increase
during recent years in serious crime.
Health Commissioner Rftchie of Bos-
ton declares that pneumonia is now the
most fatal disease in his jurisdiction.
Philippine planters, finding hemp cul-
tivation not as profitable as in former
years. are beginning TO till their lands
for other crops.
churches in the IA states and terri
tories between line drawn north and
south at Kansas City and the eastern
line of California.
The corozo tree abounds throughout
the Mexican state of Tobasco, being
most abundant in the virgin forests. as
it requires shade and humidity to de-
velop favorably.
According to the report for 1907-0S of
the London county council education
committee there were in the schools
SS2,S34 elementary Scholars decrease
on the year of 1853.
Whether reports by wireless teIe-
graph are furnished the British bureau
by ships in the Atlantic. The ocean has
to locate all reports.
When the American fleet was at
Wagga Wagga in Australia there was
given a banquet at which a labor mem
Der of parliament alluded to the
American navy as the greatest in the
world
Examination by a dentist. catechism
in dental hygiene and public dental
infirmaries. as preventive methods of
caring for the teeth of school children.
were urged by DR.. William H. Potter
in a lecture at the Harvard medical
school recently.
1t is not unusual sight in England
to see a motor bus belonging TO one
city running with load of excursion
lists around the streets of another town
20 or 80 miles distant.
In proportion tc the population, the
little kingdom of Belgium probably
can claim the greatest number of or
ganizations advocating woman suf-
frage. At the last count they num-
bered 12S.
There are about 1000, 900 Filipinos
inhabiting 500 different islands.
One-third of all the tonnage under
the American flag is employed on the
More than 200 900 pounds of human
hair are exported from Hongkong to
this country annually.
France has 1883 postal savings
banks.
Siberia has sixty days of rain each
year on the average
In the matter OF kindness to animals
it is said the Turk can not be sur
passed.
Paris has a cat exchange, a "bourse
aux chats" This establishment is sit
uated in big chamber at the rear Of
a wineshop.
London eats 10000 tons of fish each
year.