Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-07-05
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worlds chief tin plate producer.
Sable hunting has been prohibited
for three. years by the Russian Rarlia..
ment
More than 100000 punches Of ba-
nanas are now imported annually into
Great Britain.
Practically the whole Of the tea
grown In India is disposed of by auc-
ton in Calcutta.
On the site Of the SO called Phlladel-
phia hotel, in Amsterdam, new first
class hotel Is being erected.
Copper, zinc, aluminium and magne-
sium compose new bronze invented
in Germany for airship parts.
An international exposition of lrriga-
ton and ice culture will be held In
Italy in October and November.
With headquarters at Hamburg, the
Hamburg-American line is the largest
owner Of steamships In the world.
Glass heavily electroplated has been
successfully used in France by coiners
In the counterfeiting of silver coins.
More than 1000 of the $4,000 pas
senger cars in use on the railroads of
the United States are now electrically
lighted.
For those subscribers who do not
wish to be at the beck and call of
every one there exists In Paris a secret
telephone register.
In emulation Of the Commercial Mu-
scum Of Philadelphia. the Commercial
Museum Of Japan ut Honolulu has just
been opened to the public.
England imports most of its Christ
mas trees from Germany. About one
fourth of them come from its own for
ests In Sussex and Surrey.
1t is seriously proposed to cut a
canal across Cuba In order to shorten
the distance from our Atlantic coast
ports to the Panama canal.
In the Chinese province of Chekiang
a new method of executing prisoners
now prevails. Instead Of beheading
them, criminals are first chloroformed
and then shot.
The amount of opium consumed In
the United States per capita has been
doubled within the last forty years.
but no increase has been observed dur
ing the past decade.
The capitalists of France have plen-
ty Of confidence in the state railways
Of that prosperous country. A loan Of
$12 100000 recently asked for these
railways was oversubscribed thirty
two times In four hours.
Italian emigration to the United
States Is reported to be again increas-
ing. Attempts Of the Italian govern
ment to divert emIgrants to Tripon,
In spite Of liberal Inducements. have
not 30 far been successful.
Rats on incoming ships to a total Of
898 and 2.13O In warehouses were de-
stroyed recently In one month In the
port of London During the past elev-
en- years 70G.572 rats have been de-
stroyed by officers of the port.
John D. Rockefeller's publicly an
nounced gifts last year amounted In all
to $1,000. 600. of which $1.315.000 was
to the University of Chicago and $780,,
600 to the Rockefeller Institute For
Medical Research Id New York city.
At one point near Lyons the Rhone
at times when the SHOWS melt In Swift
zerland runs through q defile that
makes 1t the most powerful of Euro
pean torrents. This wasted force 1t Is
now proposed to turn into electricity.
The International Art society Of
Rome has issued a circular inviting
artists to submit designs for q bronze
memorial statue of Adelaide Ristori,
the Italian actress, who was eighty
three years Of age when she died in
1906.
While the general mortality In the
Peruvian city Of Lima for eighteen.
years was under twenty eight per
thousand, In some Of the parishes in
habited by native Indians and by Chi
nese 1t rose to over thirty-seven per
thousand
1t was no longer than 100 years ago
that two-thirds Of the clothing, In.
cluding hosiery, and Of the house and
table linen worn and used by the in
habitants of the United States who did
not reside In cities was the product of
home manufacture.
Some journals In Spain collect funds
for the poor. printing the names Of
those who get the money as well as
those Of the donors. The latter often
naively state the reasons why they are
generous. "In the hope Of winning in
the lottery" writes one.
Japan is not yet disposed to follow In
the footsteps Of China in enfranchising
women. japanese women are prohibit
ed from Joining political associations
and attending political meetings. and
proposal to lift the prohibition has been
voted Down in parliament.
vandals hare damaged the bronze
statue Of Farragut by Saint -Gaudens.
In Madison square, New York city, by
breaking OF the sword straps. This
statue Is regarded as one of the sculp-
tors dneSc works, ana the parts stolen,
though small, will be difficult to re-
Place.
The German wood pulp industry has
exhibited remarkable developments.
For instance. pulp may now be made
into paper which may be cut. rolled
and twisted into thread. From this
thread 1t Is possible to manufacture
hatbands. suitings, carpets.
mats and decorative articles.
South Africa's new diamond excite
ment causes this report to be sent
from Bloemhof: Every farm for miles
around is being prospected for dla-
monds. and each owner imagines that
be owns bonanza. The diamonds are
over the veldt for miles, but