The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-09-22
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BRIiEF GLEANINGs:
The, Russian .czsr rules over 1907
100000 persons,
One aeroplane factory Of Paris
employs So persons.
It is said that 22,OoO,ooo people.
spoke Ed glish at the beginning OF the
18th century and that now more than
100, 100000 people use it.
A law has been put in force in,
Prussia which makes it a crime pun
ishable Ly fine ana Imprisonment to
keep chi.dl,en away from school.
The smallest tree that grows IN
Great Britain may he seen OF the very
top of Ben Lomond 1t is the dwarf
willow which at maturity reaches
height of only two inches.
Some Americans have discovered
big deposit OF whiting in the Mexican
state OF Camoeche and are planning
q nine il and ship 1t to Mobile.
where it is to be refined.
Elizabeth NV appears to be the pop
ular nal e for royal princesses. Vic!
toria fra;'ing fallen back to second
place. r ere are Elizabeths in al
most every royal house in Europe.
One of the educational leaders in
England has made the rather startling.
statement that there are OILY $4,000
IN Great Britain Who. can read and.
understand the average London news
paper.
The making, selling or exporting OF
red ginseng is now prohibited In,
Korea, except by firms authorized by
the government to carry on the busi-
ness. The stuff Is highly calued In
the East for medicinal purposes.
The new Industrial census OF Ger
many gives 4,O25.5s1 industrial con-
Germs employing 14.34s,3ss people, OF
whom S.5lO,466 are women. These
figures do not include railroad, postal,
telegraph and telephone employees.
Miss Ellen Day Is said to be the
oldest orgnist In London ands is now
81. She has been before the public
for 73 years. She was a friend OF
nlendelssohn and List and gave mu-
sic lessons to the children Of Balfe.
Miss A. Caroline Macdonald, nation
al secretary of the Young Women's
Christion association in Japan, an
nounces the completion of hotel
for girl students In Toxic. The ho-
tel was built and is to be managed
by the Young Women's Christian as
sociation.
Germany has a firm of match
manufacturers which has hit On q
means whereby the public will pay
only half the present heavy stat
utory tax on matches. The method
is to nave the combustion proper
ties at each end Of the match, by
which one box goes as far as two.
The German consul at Harbin Is
reported to lave thIashed a Russian
official who attempted to collect some
taxes from German merchant. The
average German appears to be look
ing on the matter asa joke. but the
foreign Office probably can't see 1t In
that light.
The Argentine Republic has a great
irrigation project on hand which will
cost about s25,G00,000. The plan is to
have the princioie railroads dc the
work and receive their pay from the
government in 5 per cent brnds. with
water rentals to talie care OF the
bonds.
There Is a woman in home hear
Vienna who is how ITO years OLD ana
we'll and happy. She was married
when 20. lived with her husband 10
years and watched 10 sons and daugh-I
ters grow UP. She says that her nus
hand earned "A cents day and that
was quite enough to make her happy
and comfortable.
People Of Spain have not yet
waxed very enthusiastic over the
automobile, the general use of the
car in that country being restricted