The Holbrook news., 1910-03-18
THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW
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'ndon has 1,O5O postofhces.

The officers of the British navy alons
 make a formidable squad of 109,21O.
 Japan has nearly 50,OOO,OOO people,
 more than half as many of the United 1 States.
 The dum-dum bullet is named after
 the place. near Calcutta, where it was
 first made
 Wheat exports of this country are | declining because the home consump-
 tion is increasing.
 For brewing purposes in the United
 Kingdom last year 62,971,755 pounds
 of hops were used
 The annual growth of the forests of
 the United States is not more than
 twelve cubic feet an acre.
 Three out of every 100000 people in
 England and Wales are sentenced to
 penal servitude every pear.
 In the course of a year over 1000
 people arrested by the London police are identified by their finger-prints.
 The technical committee of the Roy. al Automobile Club of Great Britain was been asked to consider the expe- diency of undertaking a test of motor horns on similar lines to those adopt ed in the recent head lamp trials, in order that motorists may gain infor- nation as to the most effective and least objectionable form of warning in- struments for general use"
 Tacoma, Wash, has a fight on against the billboard abomination, and through a decision of the city attorney 1t may win, to the envy of many an other place. The city's legal adviser holds that billboards are common nui- sances and has advised the building inspector that he may legally refuse permits to erect them. What the courts will do with the question remains to be seen.
 Schools are being established in ev- cry part of the Chinese empire and are being put in charge of educated Chi nese two have studied in Japan, Flu rope and the United States, says a consular report Popular education is strong feature of the new movement in China for the general betterment of the country and its people, all tending toward limited monarchy in place of the centuries old autocracy.
 Cork metal has been shown as a substitute for aluminium in the con- struction of airships. It is said to be 40 per cent lighter than aluminium, and to have numerous other properties which should make it a rival of the latter In appearance the metal re sembles very strongly the alloy known as magnalium. The surface presents lusterless whitish gray color, both sheets and bars showing the scoringB and scratches so frequently found on badly rolled or drawn aluminium. It. is composed very largely of magnesium with small quantities of aluminium. iron, zinc and sodium.
 The Ritenhouse charts show for Greater New York, from 1887 to 1907, a fall In deaths from consumption from B in every 10000 of population to 21 and a fraction. In the same period they show run up for heart. kidney, apoplexy deaths from 19 to 36 and fraction. In the United States the consumption death rate has de- creased 49 per cent in twenty years; the kidney death rate has increased 131 per cent. The Chicago rate has in- creased 167 per cent. In Connecticut there has been an improvement since 1900. but as against 1880 the rate In 1907 showed an increase of 139 per cent
 Denver's municipal theater, occupy ing part of the great Auditorium, ts money according to Denver Facts The theater has been running four weeks, and for the most part has been crowded at every per 'ormance There are no Sunday nignt but the usual matinees are given. One reason for the success ,f the new enterprise is that Mayor 5peer compels the companies using the heater to play for popular prices. Mu- licipal Facts says that Denver's is the ,nly theater in the United States be- ng managed by city government, md Denver is securing all sorts of ad- as result thereof"
 President Diaz. of Mexico, is one of he most remarkable of living rulers His father was an inkeeper, and the President is of mixed Spanish and italian blood. His rise to fame was as as 1t was rapid, and it would be difficult to estimate the good hat he has done for Mexico. Although le is an autocrat of autocrats, he Is cry democratic, and is immensely popular among his people. He is 30 ears old, but no one would think 1t to ook at him, and he is still as vigorous nd as hard a worker as most men Lalf his age. It Is practically due to President Diaz that Mexico has now an mcient railway system. and he has lso done a great deal for the spread f education.-M. A. P.