Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-25

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Russia has au army of II oooo moa
in time of .raye AID 4,10oooJ in time
OF war
Electric heats are to be installed in
one of the oldest and most famous
Hindu temples in India
The British eXcheluer between April
1 and Dee. 81 last received tlS,lsLUJ0
in estate Or death duties.
The Los Angeles CCall Y. NJ. c. \.
has expended over 100000 on its new
athletic field and grounds
The Salvation Army recently stated
that its property holdings in the Unit
/ ed States exceed $5,GO0,U90 in value.
Herr Oftddh of Christiania has a
process for making iron and steel
plates impenetrably hard. yet normally
/ elastic
A machine to hold drill by which
| It may be sharpened by hand on an or
| binary milestone has been invented il
| England.
I The population of Switzerland. ac
cording to the census of 1910. just pub
lished. is 3.71553,293. gain of 437 1850
in ten years
The tools and apparatus used on the
| Panama canal may he turned over to
the reclamation service when the ca
nal is finished.
| Since elephants have grown scarce
in Africa attention has been turned to
! the immense amount of ivory to be
/ found in the frozen north.
Photogra phicaliy to measure and re
cord the vibrations of Il medicine or
building is the purpose of Il simple ap
paratus invented in England.
Irish exports last year exceeded Irish
imports for the first time on record
The amount OF money on deposit in the
joint stock banks was the highest ever
recorded
A bit of wood cut from the apple
tree in Sir Isaac Newton's garden
which gave the world the theory OF
gravitation has been presented to the
British Royal Astronomical society.
The recent discovery of some glass
mirrors dating from the second or third
century in Il cemetery in Austria has
upset the theory that the ancients had
to depend upon polished metal to see
themselves
Two British officers have set out
with an escort to locate the great falls
of the BrHhmaputra. which are tradi
tionaily rep,itpd to be among the most
notnbip in the world. but which nave
thus fan deHrd discovery
one of the English railways ms pro
ydei an alienation of the disconlt0rtS
of travel which does not seem to nave
occurred to the companies III tins roun
try It provides Il box OF toys with
which u child mag amuSe Itself during
the journey
A project is on foot for lighting Co
pcnhagen by nranS OF submarine
cable connecting che great hydraulic
plant at 1roHhatten, Norway An IN
dcrsea electric line is somewhat Of 9
! novelty. and the results Will be Watch
ed with interest
Worthy of the name are the travel
j ing libraries of the American SrAmtn'>
friend Society of New YORK last
year this organization placed forty five
! selected volumes on each Of IDS yes
I sells some of which were departing foi
the other side of the world
Among the curioSitieS of the CniteC
States patent office is an invention by
a six ycar.oll boy This is toy with
fli II. IF IN |. ~ ia.
li~htful n0ise-to II SiX-ycar-o.d-
It's inventor is said to he the Youngest
person in th2 word to whom patent
| has ever been issued
During the year 1911 forty warshipS
were launched in the British navy.
These include eight super Dread
noughtS carrying l35 inch guns. two
| protected cruisers, two unarmored
cruisers. twenty-three torpedo boat de
stroyers and five submarines. These
ships aggregated 22l.0O0 tons and will
cost when completed over $S6.O00,O0O.
The chairman Of the London District
Messenger company, in presenting a
messenger boy with medal for eff
cheney shown in bearing special
message to Liege' and Brussels, said
that messengers of the company had
repeatedly been sent from London to
Italy. Switzerland. Turkey, France.
Germany, America and South Africa.
The benign face of Franklin will
henceforth appear less frequently on
matter that comes through the mail
On the one cent stamps of the new
series Washington replaces Franklin
Washington remains on the two cent
stamps ana also on the threeS. Tours.
tves and skies, but on the stamps of
higher denomination he gives place to
Franklin.
To meet the requirements OF very
many persons not wishing to 20 to
the expense of registering letter. but
desiring merely TO have proof Of post
ing, which may be produced in the
event of - dispute, arrangements have
been made by the postmaster general
Of Great Britain Wherein certificate