The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-08-02
TIMELY BREv|TIES

death by the NChicago poundmaster.
Norway imports about 100000 sacks
Of rye -four from Germany annually.
Berlin's dog population has been re-
Gently decimated as a result of an in
creased tax on them.
Brazil has borrowed $50, 50O,O 900 from
the Rothschilds Of London to pay for
port work at Rio de Janeiro.
Permanent magnets Of cast iron are
being made commercially at a saving
In cost Of from % to so per cent over
those of steel.
The total number of inhabitants of
the Isle of Man is now 50,542, which
shows a decrease of 4,o10 during the
past ten years.
The production of tea in Ceylon has
fallen off considerably because Of the
planting Of rubber on what were for
merly tea lands.
The Hamburg Americans next big
liner, which is to be called Europa,
will measure $4,000 tons gross. 1t will
be completed in 1913.
A profitable branch of the detective
business in Australia is looking up the
desirability of young men endeavoring
to make marriage connections.
Paris will now get its British coal
direct from England by light draft
vessels that enter the river Seine with
out transshipment at Havre or Rouen.
The crews of British submarines are
regularly drilled in the use of the safe
ty helmet, by which they may save
themselves and others in event of dis
aster.
Nicaragua is to build a lighthouse
at Cape Gracias a Dios. There are
so few lighthouses along the coast of
Central America that this is a note
worthy event.
The horse population of the world is
estimated as more than Ill 100000, of
which about 100000 are in Europe,
28,OO0,OO0 i'm North America and H.
100000 In Asia.
An English writer says, There is
no yearning after the simple life in
France, because the true French peo-
pie, who are not to be confused with
the Parisians, already live it."
Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the
British isles, has now been success
fully climbed by q motorcar, four
days being occupied in reaching the
summit, which is 4.406 feet in height.
Famous as the ring which Queen
Elizabeth gave to her favorite, the
Earl of Essex. the jewel known as
the Essex ring" was recently sold at
Christie's rooms. in London, for f3.-
412 los.
The suggestion has been advanced
by President Crooks Of Albany col
lege, Oregon, that there should be
erected In San Francisco, fronting the
Golden Gate, a statue or some memo
rial to Balboa.
Wages are not high in India. A ma
tive switchman on a railway and the
native servant IN a private family re
ceive rupees, or about S1.90, a month
. The farm hand receives much less
about rupees, or S1.0S, a month.
London is the worlds largest market
for the importation Of plumage for
women's hats. 1t Is estimated thai
5000 persons there live by this indus
try. The value of the imports Is put
down at $500, 600 to 100000 year
The latest returns place the popu-
lation of India at 315,000O00. Yet the
& entire area of India Is no greater than
that of nine of our western states
Washington, Oregon, California, Ida
no, Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Utah
and Wyoming.
The plant which yields vegetable
ivory grows wild in Ecuador, Pana
ma and Colombia. In Italy there are
fourteen vegetable ivory button facto-
ries, employing nearly 5000 persons
and producing annually over 10000.
600 gross of buttons,
Edward, prince Of Wales, is boy
who, like many other boys, dislikes'
the company of little girls. They an
nov him When visiting princess is
around Queen May sometimes "calls
down" the future king because he is
not as polite TO the feminine guest as
he should be.
bNeI. AAOlh NoAOCl Ia Vi lipiif
China who trayerses Manchuria is
amazed at the apparently limitlesS
stretches of fertile pillow land. 1t is
believed that Manchuria and strip
of eastern Mongolia could produce suf-
6cient grain to feed China's whole pop
ulation of 400.O00,O00
One out OF every 400 persons in the
United States is engaged In the task
of catching enough fish to satisfy the
appetite of the remaining 500. In 9th
or words, there are nearly quarter of
a million men who catch fish not be
cause they like the fun Of 1t, but be
cause they are paid for 1t.
Jacob Schiff Of New York has made
an offer Of 100000 to establish a
university in his native city-Frank-
fort. He stipulates that no restric-
t,ons shall be placed on the number of
Ievish professors appointed to chairs
"a that no disabilities be imposed on
Jawish students attending lectures.
The usual hours of work in japan
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