The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-06-12
ROUND THE WORLD

freland's population remained almost
stationary in 1872.
Cleveland Public library patrons an
nually wear out 10000 volumes.
The Chinese republic Is renewing ef.
forts to stamp out poppy culture.
Brooklyn schoui children of tenemens
districts are being taught sanitation.
Washington ciergymen declare ere
nation is growing in popularity In thaE
. city.
The most profitable use Of California
grown olives ia 10 picking the ripe
fruit
Rome's palace of Justice. planned tc
cost $lIO0tNI has already absorbel
$2O.009.O0D
st. Louis street cars in 1912 killed
forty-one persons There were fifty
six Killings in 1911.
Jury in Milwaukee has decided that
a dog is within its rights in biting any
person attacking it.
A new town In the state OF washing
ton has been named Woodrow III holi-
or of President Wilson.
An Ohio manufacturing plant con
verts the waste steam from its drop
FORCES into electrical power.
Surveys and Investigations were car
ried on in thirty-Gve states last year
by the United States geological sur
vey.
Colorado expects 100000 population
within five years. and Denver is work
ing for 500,00U population within five
years.
From spruce wood pulp French in,
ventor has made II fabric resembling
cotton and equally capable of bleach
ing and dyeing.
Washington's city directory, by a Gu,
rious blunder. lists both w. ii, Taft
and Woodrow Wilson as president of
the United States.
A modern town is gradually growing
up at lei Obeid, the capital and admin
illustrative center of Kordofan province,
in the Egyptian Sudan
The Danish merchant marine Mt.
tanned Il record both In number and
tonnage In 1907 and mas been steadily
decreasing since that time.
An American oil company has built
pipe line from Yafa to Jerusalem.
making the holy city The chief dis
tributing noint in that region.
Modern machinery IL now extrartin.
millions in gold from creek LOTIONS
long abandoned rs proti,less This il
especially the case in certain parts of
Idaho.
Pernambuco. Brazil. with popula
ton of 100000 has many barber shops.
but only two are equipped with re-
volving and reclining chairs of the
American type.
Despite the precautions which are
taken to prevent theft. ii is said that
gold to the value Of $5,000.000 is an.
nually stolen from the mines on the
Rand. South Africa.
Present day attempts Of several ma
tons to perfect automobile artillery
have brought out the fact that Il self
moving gun carriage was invented by
Il Frenchman in lIG9.
Lead earrings. to be worn with neg
ligee attire. have been invented by n
PHILADELPHIA woman for dra wing the
lobes OF the ears into more perfect
shape by their weight
In Boston Il humane society gets rid
Of supertluous animals by inclosing
them in cages in which death dealing
electric shocks are administered auto
matically by closing the doors
The trade figures Of the calendar
year 1912 issued by the bureau Of
customs show m increase in the to
tai trcde Of the Philippines over the
calendar year f0ll OF S22.90o.5O4.
The ''school republic" or school
city has been introduced into the
Alaskan native schools by order Of the
United States commissioner Of educa
sion for the purpose Of preparing the
natives for citizenship.
Panama is more heulthful than ever
The last report by Colonel Gorgas
shows that the average death rate
among employees for 1912 was only
ia per thousand, as against 1912 In
1911 and 4573 in 1905
With 2.400 active employees who
have been In service forty years on
longer and with 1.512 men who served
forty years or more and are now re-
eeiving pensions. the Pennsylvania
railroad has payroll which is prob
ably unique.
Chemotherapy is the name given Il
new medical science which aims to
prevent recurrent diseases by using
coal tar products that combine maxi
mum Of destructive power over inter
nal parasites with minimum OF poi
sonous action on the tissues.
Berrow's Worcester England, Jour
nal. which says it is the Oldest news
paper in the country, is now publish
ing extracts from its issues 200 years
ago The Journals origin is stated to
date back to lG90. Its files. which be
gin early in the eighteenth century.