Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-25
ROUND THE WORLD

AT fire in St Louis woman saved |
her pet dog and forgot 81 800 in jewels
Sweden has ordered 1000 tons Of
American armor plate for new battle |
ships.
Judge Gemmill of Chicago favors per-
hitting schoolboys to work after%chool
hours.
The Civic federation in Boston would
have rug beating in the back yard
stopped
New Workers. are discussing the ad
Visibility of limiting the height of office
buildings.
Minnesota in 1912 sold 1900 acres Of
state lands ut prices ranging from 81
to sd an acre.
c. r. Bacon of Trenton. y. j., pro
poses an annual "oyster day" celebra-
ton for that state.
Inasmuch mission. Philadelphia, uses
an auto truck to convey its mission
aries about the city.
More than 1000 suffrage meetings
have been held in Great Britain during
the last four months.
Clevelands mentally deficient chill
dren may be sent to study classes on
the city's pauper farm.
Denatured alcohol burned in specially
designed apparatus is used to heat
new type of freight car.
NJ. O. Neff of Cincinnati estimates
| that 100000 persons In the United
States daily visit film shows.
| In the Swiss canton of Zurich the
number of electric lamps in use ex.
ceeds the number of inhabitants.
Pittsburgh grumbles because so many
wealthy residents are seeking subur-
ban homes, causing a drop in tax wax
uation.
BOulogne. France, is one of the great
est fishing ports in the world. The val
ue of it's catch in 1911 was over ST.
S07 900.
There are about 100 gas stoves in use
in Hongkong, the Chinese cooks prefer
ring their old methods, preparing their
food over charcoal and wood fires.
The international polar commission
will convene in Rome during the meet
ing of the tenth International Geo
graphical congress, on April 2 next.
A French scientist has suggested an
international monetary standard which
he claims is adapted to all values now
in use, the value Of the basic unit be-
ing cents.
Electricians in Japan are trying to
obtain the consent of the government
to plan to illuminate the top Of the
celebrated mountain Fujiyama with
powerful light
An electric motor to vibrate gently
fruit tree so that the sap flows to the
buds and blossoms and enables them
to resist frost has been patented by
Colorado orchardist.
The smoking of hams, frankfurters
and the like is accomplished by one
meat concern in Baltimore in a smoke
house heated by gas, which is said to
be a new departure in the curing Of
meats.
Uruguay, which has the distinction
of being the first country to appoint a
woman to it's diplomatic service, has
just provided for the instruction Of
women telegraphers for government
service.
The grave of General Booth in Abb
ney Park cemetery, London, has al
ready become shrine AS many as
fifty visitors to that grave alone have
been counted in one day. They come
from all parts of the world
The reigning Prince of Schaumburg-
Lppe sold 100000 acres of farm and
timber land to a syndicate of German
and Hungarian banks. 1t is one of the
largest sales on record in Germany
and is said to have involved $10,900,
900.
The furniture makers of Nantes EN-
ploy about 900 workmeu. Their wares
are largely exported to England, Ger
many and South America. The wood
used is imported from Norway, Swed
en-. Canada, the West Indies and AT
RIGA.
The leather exports from the United
States 90 to all parts of the world, es-
pecially in the form of boots and shoes.
which went last year to no less than
ninety countries and colonies, repre-
sentng every grand division of the
globe
\ short time since 10000 feet board
measurement of lumbayao and 5000
feet of tanguili were exported from the
Philippines to the United States as
samples for cabinet making, and it is
said that Il strong endcavor will be
made to make it popular.
Half Il dozen different islands in the
Philippine group contain oil-for eX-
ample, Cebu island. Leyte island and
the peninsula of 1ayabas. 1t is in
tended to develop these and as a pre-
urinary step United States govern
mcnt expert is going out to select lands
for drilling.
\ religious census ut the Imperial
university in Tokyo has revealed the
fact that more than 1000 of the stu
dents frankly declared themselves Ell
Their atheist or agnostic Only eight
desired to record their allegiance to
Shinto Fifty were Buddhists, and six
ty We're Christians.
A judge the other day sent New
| York coal dealer to prison for giving
short weight. The driver was given
two tickets. one for 1000 pounds for
the customer, the other for 5000
pounds for the city inspector. The
cart had 1000 pounds short of the two
tons he claimed to deliver to the GUS