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ROUND THE WORLD


the Panama exposition.
Chinese bought 1000 Bibles the first
six months of this year.
American investments in Mexico are
estimated at $1,057,170,000.
Cincinnati is to have a permanent
that city.
The Chinese parliament has four wo-
men members, elected in the Canton
provincial elections.
In Russia only eleven in 10000 peo-
pie are mad; in England the rate is
thirty-two in 10000.
The English prison mission every
Christmas sends out 10000 personal
letters to inmates of English jails.
The population within a radius Of
900, and within a radius of 100 miles
100000.
A normal Nhool for coored boys and
girls is being built In Washington. the
entire property representing an invest
ment of $206,000
With proper care brass dies for
printing upon wood have been known
to make more than 100000 impress
sions before wearing out.
With the exception of Siberia, Brazil
and the northwestern United States,
British Columbia's timber wealth Is
reported to be unparalleled in any
other country.
Justice Goff of the New York SUI
preme court prescribed 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 a practical weapon
which discharges by centrifugal force
at high speed missiles poured against
rapidly revolving wheel.
For resuscltating persons nearly
drowned or asyhyxiated German
doctor has invented a 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 1t as
sumo any magnitude. The recent crisis
In the fish industry In Britanny In
volved the closing Of 116 sardine fac
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 n Boston inventors process, which
first sprays the subject with liquid
which hardens quickly, then is re-
moved and used as mold for the cast.
1t 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 baby 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
eugenlcs, of heredity and of hygiene.
Now comes IL similar report from ia
pan,
California led in the United States
in gold production for 1912, putting
out $20,00S,O00. The production of
gold In the United States during 1912
resulted in a decrease Of 81, 800 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 II likely to have a change
In its coinage. The standard coin is
based ut present on the pound sterling
but the commercial world looks at
these coins asliance, and commercial
transactions are as rule made on the
basis of the United States gold coin
the pound sterling being accepted at
about $4.S5.
Kames Castle. on the Isle of Butte
said to be the Oldest castle in Scotland
has been restored at cost of f7,00C
by the Marquis of Butte 1t has beer
inhabited for 600 years. but the only
part of the original structure is the tai
square tower. which is landmark OF
the island, The marquis has adhered
to the Scots baronial architecture,
Germany's expenditures for primary
and secondary education exceed 5000,
100000 a year, The expenditures fol
the higher Institutions OF learning, in
Guiding twenty-five universities, clever
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