The Washburn leader., 1913-11-07
ROUND THE WORLD.

The value Of this years catch Of cod
fish In Newfoundland is estimated at
$7,773,O0O.
Metal shavings and cuttings are now
pressed into brick form and made use
of in iron smelling.
The propeller of new boat is driv-
en- by the rise and fall of the waves
on which the craft rests.
The first dam in Hollands great
project for draining the Zuyder Zee
will reclaim 100000 acres.
Corsets that can be l0osened by NOV
ing single lever on the steels have
been invented by Paris woman.
The Daily Republic, one Of the ma
tive newspapers of Hankow, has pub
lished "Pilgrim's Progress" as serial.
Shafts sunk into coal field in Ger
many, which has been burning several
years, revealed eighteen veins of blaz-
ing coal.
Bolivia was once included among the
great silver producing regions of the
world, but its output now is of rela-
lively minor importance.
Doctors in Paris have begun cru
sade against women's wells, which they
declare are perilous to health and mere
receptacles for microbes.
Under new British eyesight test rules
licenses to pilot mail steamers on the
Atlantic are granted only to men who
can distinguish white, red and green
lights the size of pinhead twelve feet
away.
For frightening burglars there has
been invented f1ashlight that resem-
bles magazine pistol, but which
shoots ray of light when the trigger
is pulled.
There has been large increase in
the number Of Chinese newspapers
since the revolution in that country.
Shanghai alone now has twenty-four
newspapers.
In France experiments with freezing
fish in blocks of ice for transportation
are being tried. the claim being made
that they can be revived by slow
thawing and sold alive.
Fire recently destroyed Killarney
House, one Of Ireland's most famous
show places. Its rare tapestry and
china were lost. Killarney House was
occupied by the Earl of Kenmare.
Five thousand copies Of the Bible
have been placed in the guest rooms
Of the hotels of Washington through
the efforts of the Gideons, or Christian
Commercial Travellers Of America.
To solve the problem of disposing of
the dead famous German architect
proposes to erect in the chief cities
immense pyramids, each of which
would hold the ashes of million Gre
mated bodies.
Tests made by the department of
agriculture indicate that butter made
from pasteurized sweet cream, with no
other preservative than salt and her
metically sealed, will keep practically
Indefinitely in cold storage.
According to Professor Kromeger, a
German, 5000 years hence all males
Of the human species will be COM
pletely baldheaded. 1t is reassuring to
know. however, that women will re-
tain their beautiful uesses.
All the colleges report increased at
tendance this year. Some Of the larger
institutions have not room for all who
apply. The growth is specially notice
able in the institutions that admit
women to higher education.
Although soldiers are posted at diff
ferent city gates of the Chinese city Of
Chungking for the purpose of remov-
ing the cues of all persons who pass
through, the country people for the
most part still retain the cues.
The macerating machines ut govern
ment headquarters in Washington de-
stroy $3.5OO.OOO daily. Charity work
ers frequently write in and ask for the
condemned paper money. citing the
great good they could do with 1t.
In reply to a notice posted by the
military authorities at Metz prohibit
ing the speaking Of French sign
board has been erected at Nancy,
across the border. with the inscription
In German. German is permitted to
be spoken here
New York's underground population
is sufficient to make city of consider
able proportions, for according to the
best obtainable statistics about 10000
persons in New York city spend their
entire working hours beneath the sur
face of the earth.
DR.. Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian in
stltution believes that there exist in
several places in Siberia. Mongolia and
Tibet numerous remains Of an ancient
population which was physically iden-
tical with and in all probability gave
rise to the American Indian.
Visitors to the French resort Of
POurville have been officially forbid
den. ito carry. away in any vessel or
receptacle any quantity Of sea water
except by special license" The order
= issued to prevent sale. which is duti-
able. being extracted from the water.
Sericulture has become such an ex-
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