The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-09-07
ROUND THE GLOBE

100000 poor persons were In receipt
! Of relief.
Thirteen Hebrew or Yiddish papers
are published in New York. three Of
them being dailies.
The first boating club for German
girls was started last autumn at Cas-.
sci with thirty members.
During the last seven years the farm
ing population of New South Wales
has increased, by 1000 people.
From deep water In the Atlantic to
deep water in the Pacific the Panama
canal will be fifty miles in length.
The imperial German postofice has
a new machine for printing stamps in
rolls, which are used in automatic slot
selling devices
1t is eighty-three years since the first
horse drawn public omnibus ran in
England. The first public notorious
ran eight years ago.
A German firm has been awarded a
bridge contract by the volga-B ugulma
railway for 100000 structure
across the Volga near Simbirsk. Rus
STA.
None Of the sewage Of Berlin is al
lowed to empty into the river or ca
nails Of that city. 1t is all pumped
through large pipes to the city sewage
farms.
Special orange colored spectacles to
protect the eyes Of wireless operators
from ultra violet rays in the sparks
have been placed on the market in
France.
0O0, 900 Of inhabitants, for whom there
are twenty one foreign missionaries, or
one missionary to each million Of pop
ulation.
Lawn tennis has become very popu-
lar among Japanese high school and
college students. Intercollegiate games
have also become popular among the
students and their friends.
The supreme court Of Leipzig has
decided In the case Of waitress who
was dismissed for flirting with Gus
toners that flirting was not criminal
and was necessary for waitress.
The question, now receiving serious
attention Of deepening the harbor of
Hongkong Is of special interest to the
United States, because the deep draft
vessels now visiting that Chinese port
are almost entirely American.
Women tax payers Of Wiener-Neu-
stadt and Waldhofen. in Austria, have
just been given the right to vote In
person instead of by proxy, as hereto
fore, and voting has been made COM
pulsory for both men and women.
It has been estimated by the geolog-
ical survey that the available water
power Of the United States at mini
mum flow is approximately 100000
horsepower and that this can be in
creased five or six times by suitable
storage facilities.
The federal assembly of Switzerland
has issued a decree, subject to the ref
erendum. that. beginning with the next
year, the importation, manufacture
keeping in store. exposing for sale and
the sale Of artificial wine and artif-
cial cider is prohibited.
Car seals are not in use on British
railroads, as in the United States. The
usual custom is to bolt and lock the
doors. In the case Of very valuable
freight or bullion, additional protec-
ton is afforded by one or more officials
travelling inside the car.
The Brazilian government Ia erecting
large building at Rio de Janeiro for
the library Of the National Institute Of
Music. 1t will be one Of the largest
musical libraries in existence, and a
special feature will be dictionaries and
books on music in every language.
Italy has been behind other Euro
pean nations in the matter Of airships,
but within the last few months much
has been done to stir up enthusiasm
A National Aero league has been form
ed to raise funds. The primary scope
Of the aeroplanes is to be military.
In England decided impetus has
been given to the back -to-the-country"
movement by the increased cost Of liv.
ing in the large cities and the cheaper
ing Of the travelling facilities. Resi-
dences from thirty to fifty miles from
London are In greater demand than
ever
Annoy, in China, sends about 1900.
600 narcissus bulbs to the United
States every year. The declared value
Of these bulbs in 1910 was $1O.514 and
In 1911 $7,043. This Is also the part of
China from which a great amount Of
the joss sticks In this country are i'm.
ported.
In Germany there IL d total number
Of 1890 women filling honorary posi-.
lions In cities and on charity boards
In 1855 municipalities 1000 women are
in active service for the care Of the
poor and Of orphans. In 115 towns
there are women serving on school
boards.
Outside Of Stanley's old road from
Matadi to Stanley pool. now rarely
used, and the lately constructed roads
in the Katanga connecting the differ
ent mines, there are no roads in the
Kongo. Native trails, waterways and
railroads furnish the only facilities of
transportation. Over the trails native
porters carry loads averaging sixty
pounds on their heads