The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-06-09
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the United States army is $1,000.
Sleeping sickness has been known in
West Africa for one hundred years.
In Norway the average length of life
is greater than in any other country
1t is estimated that 60,000-horse pow
er can be easily developed from the
st. Lawrence river.
An Alabama man, ninety-seven years
of age, says he has eaten hot biscuits
regularly all his life.
A 500 gold piece, if beaten into gold
leaf, would make $500 leaves, each
33sX3$s inches, having an area of
16 6-10 square yards.
The supervisor of penmanship in the
Yonkers public schools has declared in
court his inability to identify the hand
writing of his own wife.
Formaldehyde is used in meat ex.
ported to England, and the government
is making investigations as to its eff
feet on the health of consumers.
Yale students are teaching more than
one hundred New Haven boys in
classes under the direction of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Rice stands first in the list of Slams
agricultural products. The average
yearly export of rice for the last five
years has amounted to 948,389 tons.
Mrs. Cornelius Zabriskie is chairman
of the committee which proposes to
build woman's clubhouse in Brook
lyn at cost of 100000. At a mass
meeting held the other day in the
chapel of Packer institute stock sub
scriptions to the amount of $4,000
were received. The largest single con-
tribution was that of the Brooklyn
Women's Club, which guaranteed
$500. The building will not be start
ed until the committee has the full
100000.
One OF the marvels of the age is the
extreme cheapness of ocean carriage.
The modern tramp steamer could car
ry her cargo one thousand miles for
Cd ton and make profit of 10 per
cent. A modern tramp steamer could
leave England and go around the world
by the two capes, and even then carry
cargo at G2 IS ton. These are mar
velous figures, and they show to what
extent the world is indebted to the
carrying trade.-Cassier's Magazine
for May.
The population of southern Califor-
MIA, according to Colonel Drake, who
is the worlds foremost statistician in
such matters, can not fail, in very
short time, to exceed twenty million
souls, for there is human breed there
which muItiplies with the miraculous
rapidity of Belgian hares When Long
Beach had population of only little
more than a thousand there sprang up
in a few months, from the smallest
beginnings, more than nine hundred
real estate agents.
AS specimen of how practical the
Japanese are with their knowledge of
western science and determination to
deal with disease, they have levied
tax on every household to produce two
rats every month. A fine is imposed
if the rats are not caught and pro-
duced at the time of inspection.
Every rat is examined, and if found
to be plague infected the house from
which it came is to be thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected. Twice a year
every house and shop has to disgorge
all it's effects and be completely cleaned
out The things only go back after
sanitary inspection.-Java Times.
Perhaps the reason the English are
so far behind in flying is because they
worked the whole thing out long ago,
and are sick and tired of it. for John
Milton, in Britain to the Conquest"
says that the youth King Harold, last
of the Saxons, strangely aspiring, had
made and fitted wings to his hands
and feet. With these, on the top of
tower, spread out to gather air, he
flew more than furlong; but, the
wind being too high, he came futter-
ing to the ground, manning all his
limbs: yet so conceited was he of his
art that the cause Of his fall was
attributed to the want of a tail, as
birds have, which he forgot to make.
Some Germans have established
farm for the breeding of offers, foxes,
sables, martens and other fur-bearing
animals of the same character. The
farm embraces twelve hundred acres,
which is leased at very low rental,
but it was found necessary to erect
a fence around the establishment, and
as this had to be very secure it was
covered with sheet metal, and the cost
is said to have been about $4,000.
This figure will be still further in
creased by the fact that it has now
been found. necessary to continue it
underground for depth of several
feet on account Of the burrowing pro-
uensitfes of the animals which it is
desired to couflne.
At the banquet given in her honor
after the Nobel prize had been award
ed to her Miss Selma Lagerlof, the
Swedish author, spoke of the pleasure
such festival would have given Fred
rika Bremen She said all old maids
should shower blessings on the MEM
orv of Miss Bremen for showing them
how to attain an Independent place
in the world and an object in life.
She then pointed out the change which
had taken place in public opinion since
the DAYS Of Miss Bremen. Women were
no longer set aside and looked down
upon. but had gained for themselves
education and standing. Among women
nowadays were found graduates of uni
versities, doctors of philosophy and
hnndc Of h1nr