The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-10-18
TIMELY BREv|TIES


any civilized country.
Whistles have taken the place Of
gongs on New York fire apparatus.
In Greece male domestic servants get
$40 to SIS a month women servants $6
to So.
In consequence of boom in the
hair trade in China pigtails have be-
come popular article of theft.
There are three kinds of seedless
grapefruit in Siam. one of which has
red meat Two are sweet, one sour.
The Chinese government estimated
the total population of the country at
the beginning of this year as 43S425.-
600.
The American Art Manual for 1901
enumerateS 944 art museums. art So
cieties and art schools as against 4O3 in
1907.
To a Massachusetts man has been
granted a patent for an electric lamp
and reflector for inspecting the inside
of shoes.
An electrically driven machine
which divides dough into 10000 rolls
an hour has been installed in q New
York bakery.
Two monkeys and a bear, accom-
panied by an Italian, have succeeded in
| climbing one of the lofty SUBMITS of
! the Swiss Alps.
The Brazilian government has com.
menced an active destruction campaign
against the lOcusts. particularly in the
/ state of Sac Pauo
Figures in the recent census of Den
mark show that the population of that
| kingdom has risen from 2.605.26S in
1906 to 2.757.O76 in 1911.
/ A German engineer has invented an
| electrically operated apparatus by
| which he claims to measure time to
the ten milliOnth part of a second.
/ The mutton of the world is reckoned
| at 45O.OOO.0O0 head. of which Australia
is credited with 95.OOO.OOO England
| ranks next with one-third that number.
A French physician has discovered
the means of planting artificial eye
| lashes and eyebrows The former
operation is very painful. but the latter
less so
Girls now operate the elevators in
Milwaukee. being duly licensed to do
! the work by the city inspector and
even certified to make ordinary repairs
on the machinery.
About 1870 pounds of free baggage are
/ Ill tirc,t f.In fial- nt in,
Japan. and baggage will be delivered
by station porters within a radius of
! four miles at 212 cents piece.
! Welsh shipping firm which has
been criticised for seeking orlentals
| for seamen says that the standard OF
| British seamen is very low. contrary
to the prevailing opinion in that coun-
! try.
Snails. the only genuine part OF
which are the shells, are now being
sold in Paris. and it is said that the
! Imitation of the real article is so close
that many epicures have high opin.
| ion of the sham product.
The government has established at
! Paris a national touring office. Ii is
| TO aid travellers who visit France. All
| possible information about places OF
| interest and routes is here furnished
/ the stranger free of charge.
An accident insurance company has
| placed in the elevators of several office
| buildings the following notice: This
elevator is limited to fourteen persons
| ALI over that number riding Oh this
| car do so at their own risk"
The clock in the tower of Trinity
church. New York. is 100 years old
Rust and age have played havoc with
it. 1t is to be replaced by one of mod
! ern make. having four dials. each six
| feet in diameter. with numerals inscrib
ed in stone.
The two houses of the lcelandic par
lament have unanimously given the
vote TO every man and woman over
twenty-five years of age. They have
also given women full equality before
the law and the right of holding any
office in the, state
Emigrants leaving Germany for other
parts of the world are fewer than for
merly In 1882 their number was above
| 100000. while that of last year was but
25.OO0 in round numbers. OF this %,
600 the emigrants coming TO the Unit
ed States were $4,000
IN the treasury department at Wash
lngton two women are designated as
wastebasket examiners. The contents
of all wastebaskets pass through their
hands. Every scrap of paper Is ex
amined and sorted Last year the de
partment realized from the sales of its
waste paper $4,000
The Woman's club of Constantine
pie is said to be the most cOSmopoli-
tan in the world. Its membership
comprises American. English. French,
German. Bulgarian. RUSSIAN. Arme
MAN. Greek and Turkish women
Meetings are held monthly. and talks
are given on literature, travel. music
and art.
Though all the bridges which spar
the East river in New York city con-
tain about the same amount of steel
Brooklyn bridge is the only one that