The Caucasian., 1913-11-13
ROUND The WORLD

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piece of steel
New York city has S7.O15 employees
on its payroll.
Forty eight searchlights wsB fasA AZ
the Panama exposition.
Chinese bought 1000 Bibles che Hres
six months of this year
American investments in Mexico ore
estimated at $1.057, 100000.
Cincinnati is to have permanent
exhibit building for wares shade 10
that city.
The Chinese parliame1& has fous wo
men members. elected in the Gaaten
provincial elections.
In Russia only eleven in 10000 Reo-
pie are mad: in England che rate b
thirty-two in 10000
The English prison mission every
Christmas sends out 10000 personal
letters to inmates of English jails.
The population within Il radius 81
fifty miles of Bristol, England. is 300
0O0 and within radius Of zoe miles
100000
A normal school for coloree boys and
girls is being built in Washington. the
entire property representing an snves3
ment of 100000
With proper care brass dies for
printing upon wood have been known
to make more than 100000 impros
sions before wearing out
With the exception of Siberia. Brazil
and the northwestern United States,
British Columbia's timber wealth is
reported to be unparalleleo in any
other country.
Justice Goff of the New York su-
preme court prescribed a term of jury
duty as cure to juror who wished
to be excused on the ground of ex-
treme nervousness.
An English army officer seems to
have perfected Il practical weapon
which discharges by centrifugal force
at high speed missiles poured against
rapidly revolving wheel,
For resuscitating persons nearly
drowned or asyhyXiated German
doctor has invented Il table to which
they are strapped and put through the
requisite motions by manipulating the
table
The French sardine industry began
about 1880. but not till 1860 did it as
sumo any magnitude The recent crisis
in the fish industry in Britanny in
Al, .lz 60
tories
A prize of nearly $4,000 will be
awarded to the maker of the engine
which best fills the requirements for
military aeroplane in competition
to be begun by the British war Office
in February
Detroit has appointed a woman for
matron of the public schools. She will
have charge of the lunch room and
play rooms and will see that the chill
| dren have good time. while some or
der is kept at the same time.
Plaster casts of the head. bust or
entire human body are made quickly
| by a Boston inventors process. which
| first sprays the subject with liquid
| which hardens quickly. then is re-
moved and used as mold for the cast,
It is still customary for the poorer
| classes in India to carry home water
| on the head. Earthenware vessels
have hitherto been in use. but as alu-
minium vessels are becoming cheaper
| they are replacing them because of
greater lightness.
The recent scientific baDy contests
| in New York and elsewhere disclosed
the interesting fact that the prize win
| ners usually belonged to very poor
parents who had broken every law of
eugenics. of heredity and of hygiene.
Now comes similar report from ia
pan.
| California led in the United States
in gold production for 1912. putting
out $20,00S, 900. The production of
| gold in the United States during 1912
resulted in decrease of $3.43S.500 as
compared with the previous year and
| the lowest American production since
1907.
| The bureau Of education in Manila
has issued a book entitled Good Man
ners and Right Conduct. for Use in
| Primary Grades" A large part of the
/ volume is taken up with instructions
| to the teachers. who are told that they
must possess politeness before trying
| to teach it.
/ Colombia is likely to have change
i in it's coinage The standard coin is
based at present on the pound sterling,
but the commercial werld looks at
these coins askance, and commercial
transactions are as rule made on the
basis of the United States gold coin.
the pound sterling being accepted at
about $4S5.
Kames Castle on the Isle of Butte.
said to be the oldest castle in Scotland.
has been restored at cost of f7,00O
by the>Marquis of Butte. 1t has been
inha Lifted for 600 years. but the only
/ part of the original structure is the tail
sfuare tower. which is landmark on
1.-The island The marOuiS has adhered