The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-09-12

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900 grand opera house.
There are 25O,O15 children in Chicago
under FIVE years of age.
The first playground in Detroit wal
started by clubwomen twelve year.
ago.
The new British Dreadnought Iron
Duke is especially armored against at
tack by alrshlps.
American steel piling has been used
in the great irrigation works at Hin
dia, near Bagdad.
In several provinces OF China men
are being shot to death by the govern,
ment for smoking opium In secret.
Last year there were 275,0O0,OOC
acres Of land plowed in the United
States at an estimated cost of $45e, 600.
900.
Ninety tons Of fresh water mussels
recently were taken from a London
water main supplied by the river
Thames.
Four times as much wood was manu-
featured into paper in the United
States last year as there was fifteen
years ago.
After twenty years Of experimenting
a Philadelphia scientist has succeeded
In Matching eggs Of diamond backed
teTapin in an Incubator.
Great Britain carries on more trade
with Germany than any other country,
with France and the United States
ranking second and third
A San Francisco dog has been pro.
vided with a silver hinge for one Of
his hind legs by a surgeon who operat-
ed for removal Of diseased bone.
The odor Of the fr tree disgusts the
cotton boil weevll The southern cot
ton fields are being cleared Of the pests
by planting these trees about them.
Sweden and Norway together manu-
facture more carbide of calcium than
any other single nation, but use less,
exporting almost their entire product.
Glove trees In the islands of Zanzl.
bar and Pemba. in East Africa. have
been officially estimated to number
$4,000 says the American consul at
Zanzibar.
Previous to 1906 Morocco had prac-
tically no public improvements, but the
international conference OF Algeclras
has forced them upon 1t. Now 1t is to
have harbors, lighthouses and roads.
The Oldest agricultural society In
England is the Royal. 1t was founded
In 1885, It will hold its annual show
at Bristol this year In July. Among
the prizes offered are some for milking
machines.
A course in penal studies was re-
Gently instituted by the university Of
France. Physicians, pub
licists, lawyers, police and court Off
Gals were among those who enrolled
for the course.
The new stamp marking the ter
centenary Of the Romanofr rule Of
Russia is to be withdrawn. 1t bears
picture Of the car, and postmasters
do not dare cancel them by stamping
the cars face.
Leon Carvalho, having lost in a game
Of chess with his brother Pascual at
Oviedo, Spain, paid the prearranged
penalty Of exchanging his mother-in-
law for the winners and taking the
after to live with him
In the past calendar year losses by
Ire IN the United States averaged
100000 day and aggregated S2O7,-
'43,9OO. The loss was nearly $4,000
)OO less than that OF 1911 and about
u 100000 less than that of 1910.
Six large spiders are working for
Uncle Sam as part OF the Panama ca.
lal force From their cocoons the IN
trument makers will take threads for
lse In all the engineers transits on
he canal work. The threads take the
lace Of platinum.
Frederick c. Hid, a young aviator.
p 1000 feet at Mineola, N. Y, saw a
all tower dead ahead" shut of his
motor and vOlplaned to the ground
hen he learned he had seen In a mi
age the tower Of the waterworks, a
lille and half away.
The man who is fond of honey. but
tho has hitherto hesitated to establish
apisry in his back yard through a
cry natural fear Of the singing tend
neies Of the honeybee. may now take
cart The production Of the stingless
ee ID announced from London.
Ii Hung Chang, the statesman whose
anne once filled the world, is honored