The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
ROUND THE WORLD

\ boat is now pressed out Of single
piece of steel.
New York city has 97.O15 employees
on its payroll.
/ Forty-eiGht searchlights will flash at
the Panama exposition
Chinese bought 1000 Bibles the first
six months of this year.
American investments in Mexico are
estimated 1T S1.0J1 10000.
Cincinnati is to have Il permanent
exhibit building for wares made in
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 III 10000.
| The English prison mission every
| christmas sends out 10000 personal
letters to inmates Of English tails.
| The population within Il radius of
fifty miles of Bristol, England. is 300
900, and within radius of 100 miles
| 1O,o00,0OO
normal school for colored bows and
girls IS being built in Washington. the
entire property representing an invest
ment of S2O6.0 900.
With proper care brass dies for
printing upon wood have been known
10 make more than 100000 impress
sionS before wearing out.
With the exception of Siberia. Brazil
ana the northwestern United States.
British Columbias timber wealth is
reported To be unparalleled in anv
other country
Justice .Gotf of the New York su-
preme court prescribed q term of Jury
duty as cure to a juror who wished
to be excused on the ground of ex-
IRENE nervousness.
An English army officer seems to
have perfected a practical weapon
which discharges by centrifugal force
at high speed missiles poured against
a rapidly revolving wheel.
For resuScitating persons nearly
drowned or asyhyXiated n German
doctor has invented 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 1850 did il as
sumo any magnitude. The recent crisis
III the fish industry in Britanny in
yolved the closing Of 11G Sardine fac
tories
\ prize of nearly $4,000 will be
awarded 10 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 a 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 Boston inventors process. which
first sprays the subject with 4 LIQUID
which hardens quickly. then is re
moved ana used as mold for the east
1T is still customary for the poorer
classes in India to carry home water
OH the head. Earthenware vessels
have hitherto been in use. but as alu-
minimum 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 Door
parents who had broken every law Of
eugenicS. of heredity and of hygiene.
Now comes a similar report from ia
pan.
California led in the United States
III gold production for 1912. putin.
out S-oUoS.DO. The production of
gold III the United States during 1912
resulted in decrease of S.. 43e. 800 as
compared With the previous wear ana
the lowest American production since
1907.
The bureau of education i'm Manila
has issued Il book entitled Good Man
ners and Right Conduct. for Use in
Primary Grades" \ large part of the
volume Is taken up with instructions
TO the teachers. who are toLl that they
must possess politeneSs before irving
TO teach it,
Colombia is likely to have a change
in its coinage The standard coin is
based at present on the pound sterling.
but the commercial world looks at
these coins asllance. and commercial
transactions are as a-rrle made on the
of =,
The pound sterling iheing accepted at
about 81. So.
names Castle. ON the Isle of Butte.
said to be the oldest,cast!e in Scotland.
has been restored Tt Il cost of Il 1000
by the Marquis Of Butte Ii has been
inhabited for 900 years. but the only
part OF the original structure is the tall
square tower. which is a landmark on
the island. The marquis has adhered
10 the Scots lslronial architecture.