Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-13

uelgnt o. only two inches.
some Americans have discovered ,
Big deposit q whiting in the Mexican
state Of Ca,hDeche and are planning
70 mine 1t and ship it to Mobils
where It Is to be refined.
-Elizabeth NV appears to be the pop
Aar name for royal prinoesses. Vic
s0ria having fallen back to second
place. There are Elizabeehs in a.
most every royal house in Europe.
One Of the educational leaders in
England has made the rather startling
statement that there are only $4,000
n Great Britain who can read and
understand the average London news
paper.a
The making, selling or exporting Of
red ginseng Is now pFoh4hAted IN
Korea, except by firms authorized By
The government to carry ON the busi-
ness. The stun Is highly calued In
he East for medicinal purposes.
The new industrial census Of Ger
many gives 4.025.691 Industrial con-
serns employing 14.24s,3ss people, Of
whom $780, 66 are women. These
agures do not include railroad, postal,
telegraph and telephone employees.
Miss Ellen Day Is said 10 be the
aldest orsnist in London and IL now
II. She has been before the public
tor 70 years. She was a friend OF
Aendelssohn and Lisxt and gave mu-
dc lessons to the children Of Bale.
Miss A. Caroline Macdonald, nation
Al secretary of the Young Womsu's
christion association in Japan, en-
aounces the completion of q hotel
or girl students In Toxic. The ho-
Eel was built and Is to be managed
~ the Young Women's Christian as-
ISOLATION.
Germany has q firm of match
manufacturers which has hit ON 4
means whereby the public will pay
,nly haD the present heavy stat
1tory tax on matches. The method
. to nave the combustion proper
les at each end of the match, by
which one box goes a. tar % two.
The German consul at Hardin 10
'eported to have thrashed Q Russian
Dfficial who attempted to collect some
axes from a German merchant. The
'verage German appears to be look
ng on the matter as q joke. but the
orden Office probably can't rec it in
hat Light.
The Argentine Republic has q great
project on hand which will 2
ost about $25. 200. 900. The plan Is to
ave the principle railroads do tho. !,
Nork ands receivs their pay from the 4
overnment in per cent bonds, With
7ater rentals to take care ot tho
onds.
There Is a woman In a homo nsar
Jenna who is now 110 years old and
ell and happy. She was married j
hen 20, lived with her husband 70
ears and watched 10 sons and dangh-
rs grow up. She says that her hus-
and earned "a csnts Q day and that
IS quite enough to make her happv
nd comfortable.
People of Spain have not vt
azed very enthusiastic over the
ltomobile. the general use of the
IT in that country being restrActsd
the high price Of gasoline and,
'or roads. according to Vice
Dawson at BarceL
". Not more than 5000 cars are ;.
use. The average price Of the,
~ bought IL about $4,000. 4
The McClean-LAasake Automatic
N, which has been sent to Canada |
the British government, II q re-
arkable weapon. It ia mounted
! automatic truck, and with .
1Dly of AMMUNITION aud 1 crew OF
men 1t will ira rel at q rate OF
miles an hour and II II At all r
mes ready to whesl into position d
d hre. 1t will Lurl thrcs-poand
els q distance of n milesD at Q +,
u of ESQ per minute. This fusil-
lie can be delivered alter Q stop -
II the time 1t takes up to unlimbsr =
. ordinary artillery. ~