Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-08-01


lied in London for the benefit of furni.
ture designers and builders. 5s;5
A machine fol. drying whey and con.
verting it into powder for food has
been invented by a New Yorker.
Culebra slides began to be trouble
some as long ago as. 1884, when tht
French We're working in the cut.
One factory in Ohio uses 1O.OOO,OOC
feet Of poplar and oak mberaannual.
ly, producing 3oO,o0o,OO0 bungs a year.
The number Of cattle in this coun
try has decreased in recent years.
while the poultry flock has grown
larger. ~ y 9s,a sf'39. ID. I:
An Ohio judge suggests that brides
to be should submit samples Of their
cooking with their applications for
license. Vii Il &, i5
The oldest town in Alaska is Una.
laska. 1t was settled in 177S. Its pop
ulation, according to the last census.
was PSI. :, \ 81 g5 a
Apple growers in the state Of Wash
ington are planning to sell. their crops
in Colombo. Singapore. Calcutta and
Hongkong. ...' i $flss
/ Louisville (Ky.> grocers who keep
their stores properly clean are reward
ed with certificates of merit by the
Housewives league.
A potato shortage in England caused
prices to advance June ! iu Manches
ter to $50 per ton against $3.50
the same time last year x
A Siamese government savings banS
! has been established to encourage
thrift among the people. Interest Q:
. per cent is paid on call deposits and
per cent for six months deposits
A portable searchlight supplied witt
gas from a tank carried on mans
back has been invented to enable
! linesmen to see the tops of poles at
night without having to climb them
! Superintendent William H. Maxwell
of New York city has record Of more
than quarter Of century in a pro-
(; fessional administrative position in
New York if his term in Brooklyn be
included. @ 81. &:E5 s,,.s2 K. ..-3 y u !:
" There are .664 esta ablishmenta lit
|! Brazil engaged in the textile industry,
principally cotton goods, The number
of operators employed is about .16S..
100 and the value Of the output $275,-9
100000 annually. &.S
l. A French scientist VINO has combin-
ed the motion picture camera and x
ray apparatus into one; instrument. By
i which the processes Of internal organs
may be studied, has given it the name
/, of biorontgenograph
| Is Using mercury yapor lamps in her
! greenhouse, a Scotchwoman horticul.s
turist not only forces seeds to sprouti
land plants to grow in half the usual
time, but also produces greater depth.
| OF color in the vegetation. s3 ss
The average output of coal to each
person employed in the industry In the.
jSUnited States is Il little more than 600.
tons, in the United Kingdom 26O tons.
in Germany 24O tons, in France 1Ss.
tons and in Belgium 164 tons. 5.Ss: 5.@
After an investigation, made under:
the direction of the Liverpool Anti
sweating league. the statement is
made that there are $4,000 women at
work in factories, shops, warehouses,
etc. who make less than $3.15 week.
Not many years ago Russia was II
strong rival OF the United States in
/ the production of petroleum. Now the
russian empire yields only about GO
! per cent as much Oil as California.
alone and not much more than Okla
| homa. : .sig3 X &5ll 5yss e .. FIJI
Sault Ste Marie still maintains its
reputationsfo for being one OF the great
/ est ports in the world The shipping
that passed through its ,c;nal in tIie
last twelve months is. reported to have
exceeded that Of the Snez canal by5s
5.000.000 tons. &. ,5,= 558
Famine seriously threatening. con-
tinued drought having prevented the
planting Of crops. the Chinese in HO-#
Imam district have taken their gods out
OF their temples and set them in the
3E|stll EE|sstuntto bake until they appreciate the
need Of rain.
. $50 4 fter four years Of litigation To-
i kyos court has affirmed tie decision ofS
/ az lower japanese court, which in 1905
sentenced every inhabitant Of the VIZ
4 tage Of FSllfnIid dz,lslto from six to four
i teen nths' Imprisonment for cut ting.
4 trees in the imp perial forests OF Yagurhfi
ccording to the Mining journal.
1 Isondon ex eriments made to- bring
\ akmini nium to n liquid condition 50 that
5ait may be spread when cold over any
1dry surface have. according to the Ger.
man 4 ma press, been crowned with success
The rhe comp osition Il applied like paint
4 with q brush and looks when spread
Hike Al dull silver: coating 81
La Fortuna factory, at Madrid, for
4 the manufac actlre Of crackers. chosc.o-s NE
i lates and lc,infl which was eceiltiy
opened. coy ers iii area OF !l2. 900 ST, Iafet
feet, i, 600 square feet being occupied
Ibys four great furnaces. each forty.S
three feet In length The daily outptit5
lof the factory Is 900 pounds Of block
choco te, ], ,0OU pounds Of biscuit ana
icrackers .:a and Z 900 pounds Of fancy
Eaf,naoIa tes