The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15
ROUND THE GLOBE
Holland bias no Inry trial system.

Portsmouth Is the most strongly for
ti6ed point In England
Importation of champagne Is on the
decline, and that OF beer Ia increasing
Los Angeles Ia driving out 'matri-
monlal bureaus" as socially undesira-
BILE.
C0lorado's 1912 fruit crop il valued at
$8.OOO0OO In 1899 II was worth $780,
67S.
Adventlsts have purchased SpiOn KOp
battlefield. South Africa, for mission
farm
Washington complains that business
Is fast encrOaching on residential dis
tricts.
Missouri's new capitol building, to be
erected in Jefferson City. will cost
s2,230.l27.
American college bred men are said
to be stunning the ministry because Of
low salaries,
United States railroads this year were
made subject to forty eight new laws In
the various states,
Gambling is prohibited throughout
Spain, even In the most aristocratlc
clubs.
Under certain conditions, local au
thorities In Prussia are permitted to
tax Incomes below $3.50 a year
Open air physical culture classes for
the free instruction Of women and girls
are held every Sunday In Berlin.
The French government has placed
an increased tax upon signbOards In
the hope OF decreasing their number
Japans new battleship. the cruiser
KOngO. has displacement OF 2T,5OO
tons, Its length is 7O4 feet, It's breadth
81 feet.
W. W. Glass OF Columbia, Mo-, has
presented Abraham LincOID's school
dictionary to the Missouri State Histor
ical society.
PO0r's Manual for 1912 shows that In
the fiscal year 1911 American railroads
earned an average OF 5.l3 per cent on
capital stock
During the last twenty years land
In the United Kingdom devoted to
farming has decreased by more than
100000 acres.
Kilkenny castle Is one Of the Oldest
inhabited houses IN the world, many OF
the rooms being much az they vera
800 years ago
The Japanese. besides drinking 2lO.-
100000 gallons OF sake or rice wine 10
one year. have In addition disposed OF
100000 gallons of beer
The international Aluminium syndl.
cate has fixed the price OF the metal
for next years delivery at $3.50 per
metric ton OF 2,20462 pounds.
Practically all of the jade now mined
comes from Burma, though New Tea
land Is a producer Of some note. China
takes practically the entire output.
President o. r. Thwing Of Western
Reserve university has secured for
Cleveland the meeting next March OF
the Religious Education association.
There'll be l,5O0 delegates
There are now 80 athletic Organlga-
lions 10 Bohemia. with membership
Of nearly 100000. including 1900 wO
men. The athletic movement has de.
Veloped almost entirely since 1871.
Reports from Germany say that the
stOrk Is disappearing. Naturalists
have been Investigating the cause OF
the stork's Disappearance, and peas
ants have been encouraged to build
nests for the birds and supply them
with food
Large districts In the far east for
merly planted IN tapioca are now be
Ing planted 10 rubber trees aud 40 .
consequence no lower prices for tapioca
are looked for, Land for taploca grow
ing can be used only one-fourth Of the |
time and must be left idle for the re-
malnder.
A French author. quoted by the Gas
World, points out that there Is room
for improvement 10 the manufacture OF
gas nantes What Is wanted h uni.
formity rather than durability. At
present, he says. the difference In light
ing power among NANTES from the
same batch may amount to 10 per cent.
The rhinocerOs beetle, which came to
the island OF Apia. Samoa. three years
ago. destroying the cocoanuts, has In
creased In number despite the efforts
made for its suppression. 1t Is esti-
mated that In the infested district 20
per cent Of the cocoanut trees are at
feeted. 20 per cent have been set back
In bearing and 3 per cent killed.
With the completion OF q seven story
building Tokyo is able to boast Of the
nrst sEyscraper in its history. The
structure. begun In January. 1910, was
but recently completed. 1t Is consid-
cred Are and earthquake proof. 1t was
designed for Offices and Ia especially
because 1t is probably the
highest Of it, kind in the far east.
Dust from the tail Of Halley'S comet
according to a French astronomer. Is
for the coronas that have
frequently been seen around the moon
In perfectly clear weather ever since
May 10. 1911. The angular size Of q
corona depends upon the size Of the
soIid or liquid particles in the afr
which diffract the light The smaller
.hese particles the larger the corona
Dried and smoked abalone meat,
most of which Is cured at southern