The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-12
TIMELY BREVITIES

Philippine talioca lour is now or the
market.
Six of the last nine Derby winners
were ridden by Americans.
Blue, pink and aquamarine diamonds
recently were exhibited in London.
Java coffee Is being successfully
raised in an experimental way in Porto
Rico.
OF every 1000 marriageable persons
that are In this country, under fifty are
married.
Since the earthquake In Sicily tour
lists have spent on the island at least
S1,250,O0O.
A theatrical manager In Vienna re-
ceived not long ago the manuscript for
play in thirty-6ve acts.
A Japanese scientist claims to have
discovered a process for causing oys-
ters to make perfectly spherical pearls.
Helsingor. Denmark. a city of 12,-
900 population. gets its electricity from
Sweden through cable under the sea
between the two countries.
A resolution advocating the fort
nightly washing and dislnfecting Of all
mail bags has been passed by con-
ference of Irish postoffice clerks.
The largest wireless station in Eu-
rope. that Oh the Adriatic sea at Pola,
Austria Hungary. includes 300 foot
tower built on Il foundation of glass.
Originally made merely for orna-
mentation, electric light shades now
are designed along purely scientific
lines to diffuse or reflect the light with
the greatest economy.
For the first time in the history of
Sweden two women have been elected
to the municipal council of Stockholm
One was elected by the conservatives
and one by the Socialists.
Turkish women no longer refuse to
see doctors except through rent in a
curtain. Many of them will now,
when i'll. voluntarily send for doctor
and submit to examination.
The heightening Of the Assuan dam
Is expected to occupy six years in all
and TO increase the annual value Of the
Egyptian cotton crop by between IF
teen and twenty million dollars.
Ywenty-nine persons lost their lives
last year in gathering Alpine flowers
and seventeen through winter sports
No fewer than seventy-slx deaths were
occasioned by attempting rash and
foolhardy feats.
At Apl. In the Kongo Free State
there is training school for elephants
and at the present time twenty-eight
of the animals are being trained to
carry logs of wood and make them
selves useful in other ways.
Think of an acre of ground covered
with pile OF silver dollars 800 feet
high. That would be the sight pre-
sented II the whole wealth of the
country were piled together. Il
amounts to more than $107 900 O0O, 900
To permit motorist to explore darl
corners of his car with light and ye
leave his hands free there has been In
vented an incandescent lamp and re
flector to fasten to the forehead anG
take current from the cars baaCrie:
through u cord.
Spanish paper mills export paper
chiefly to former Spanish colonies, ant
very little foreign made paper finds IT.
way into Spain. The manufacture o
cigarette paper is Carried ON widely
and the various Spanish specialties
find q fair market abroad.
When ]. Il. Conley. whose death a
the age of ninety years has just oc
CURED at Surtleet. Lincolnshire, Eng
land, was ten years old his mothe
, presented him with n silk hat and tol,
him to wear it always, He wore tn
hat indoors and out of doors until th
day of his death.
: On arriving at San Bernardino afte
: a five months prospecting trip In tn
desert two California prospector
: found that one of their pack mule
had developed limp. An examination
of the mules hoof revealed gold mug
get, worth probably 500. The prospect
ors have no idea in what part of tn
desert the nugget was picked up.
According to the National Associa
tion For the Study and Prevention o
tuberculosis, New York state leads /
the number OF beds for consumptive
provided up to Mnv |. With 5,f76 beds