The Washburn leader., 1913-08-08
ROUND THE WORLD

In the Netherlands the population =
steadily increasing.
The birth rate in Italy u 3l.52 to
each 1000 inhabitants.
South African creameries produce
100000 pounds Of butter yearly.
The new sword Of tho Unitedrstates
army has a blade 81 IS inches long.
Missouri mines produced nearly 49,
100000 worth Of zinc and lead In 1912.
Germany yearly wagers $500 OOO.0 900
on horse races. with 100000 bookmak-
ers.
Natives Of China are gradually learn
ing to wear European shirts and col
lars.
More than $4,000 tons of aluminium
were produced In the United States
last year.
The United States has 1863 glass fac
tories, and the value Of the product is
S59, ,976.0OO.
Berlin is experimenting with small
electric automobiles for the rapid dis
tribution Of mail.
The importation of docked horses
into the Philippine Islands has been
prohibited by law.
Several piers 1000 feet in length
will be constructed at the Atlantic end
Of the Panama canal
Vera Cruz. Mexico, is using great
quantities Of rat traps because Of the
bubonic plague scare.
Philadelphia has thirteen play.
grounds. Last year they were enjoy
ed by 1.371,31S persons.
Last year churches Of Christendom
contributed more than $4,000. 900 to
missionary work. .,
A machine for drying whey and con-
verting 1t into powder for food has
been invented by New Yorker.
Sugar producing countries Of the
world are exporting 1900 900
pounds Of 1t to other lands each year.
After two years Of experiments IN
English manufacturer has turned out
successful steam driven motorcycle.
1t is estimated that the force devel-
oped by the hydroelectric companies
Of Japan is over 100000 horsepower.
A French scientist found 1O.215.OOO
microbes the other day in a mud pie
with which his little son was playing.
Waters of Lower California produce
Holsters. and many tons Of the crusta-
ceans were shipped to the United
States last season.
With a carrying capacity Of 1880
tons. the largest oil tank steamer in the
world has been completed in England
for the Mexican trade.
Practically all the lepers in the Phil
ippines have now been segregated and
to the leper island of Gu
lion or the hospital in Manila.
With its newly established bureau Of
mines. the University Of Arizona hopes
to aid materially in the development Of
mining and other industries Of the
state
That radium emanations have mark
ed effect on woody plants. even forcing
them to bud in dormant seasons. has
been demonstrated by German sci
enlist.
Financial success in raising pigs has
been attained in at least two Irish CO.
operative enterprises. The Roscrea ba-
con factory is the most notable Of these
Institutions.
In Hongkong. where labor is still
very cheap and the port is free to the
commerce Of the world. the rise In the
cost Of living has averaged at least 55
per cent since 1896:
Crumbling stone arch railroad bridges
In Germany have been strengthened
by boring holes into the masonry and
thin cement mortar at pres
sure of Eve atmospheres.
On its way to the sea the water of q
river in southern California Is used
three times to produce power. thrice
for irrigation and at two points to sup
ply municipalities In the usual way. all
within 100 miles.
In the southern states alone negroes
are proprietors Of 10000 general stores.
800 pharmacies and fifty-seven bank
ing institutions. In the entire country
they own 20.00O.0OO acres of land and
more than 100000 houses.
Roumania is the poorest customer Of
the United States. In proportion to its
total imports It takes only six-tenths
of 1 per cent from this country. In
value our exports to that country
amount annually to about $4,000
Some good suggestion for making use
of corncobs is desired. The corn crop
of the United States In 1912 was $780,
100000 bushels. with an average Of