Alma record., 1913-07-24

PnlladeipnlanS nave placed DOnZe
memorial tablet ON the grave of Com
modore John Barry. father Of the
American navy"
Ten years ago the Greek raisin crop
was scarcely more than 1000 tons per
annum The average now is between
5000 and 1000 tons
Japan Is buying a steadily increasing
amount of foreign machinery and en-
gines, the total purchases for 1912 ag
gregating $14.175,8S9.
1t IS estimated that, as a consequence
of the war, Macedonia has lost 100000
Of her population through death, emi-
grafton and otherwise
German builders have announced
that they will place on the market an
oil burning engine OF the marine type
that will develop 1000 horsepower with
a single cylinder
When the water power of Great lake,
In the center Of the island Of Tas-
mania, Is harnessed to electric gen
orators the island will be almost com
pletely electrified.
BY the use Of devices that retard the
draft of heating tubes Of their boilers
two German transatlantic liners have
saved 10 per cent In fuel without i'm
pairing their required speed.
The usual cost of labor in railway
construction work in Portugal is about
as follows: Laborers, AZ cents a day
masons, rs cents; stone workers and
carpenters, 94 cents; bosses, $1.41.
The French postal authorities are ex
perimenttng with American automatic
and semiautomatic telephones in two
cities with a view TO their general In
PRODUCTION into Paris If satisfactory.
The Germans know how to make for
estry profitable. The receipts from the
Bavarian state forests, for example
were $14,573,5S7 In 1912, Of which
81, ,433. .123 was In excess of expenses.
One bride In ten in California Is q
divOrcee. Statistics compiled by State
Statistician Leslie show that the total
number Of brides In 1912 was 31.276
OF this number 1904 were divorcees
Thirty-two years ago women were
admitted to the Massachusetts bar to
practice as lawyers on an equality
In the Boston directory only sixty are
women.
In China a reaction has set In, and 1t
Is reporter that 80 per cent Of those
who adopted foreign dress last year
have gone back to native clothing, the
result being a rise of 20 per cent In the
price of silk.
Panama is more healthful 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 10.42 In
1911 and 45.73 In 1905.
American sewing machines are very
popular at Jibut, French Somaliland.
Africa. The American machines sell
there for prices ranging between S23
and $43. There is 10 complaint against
high prices, as the tailoring class is ap-
parently prosperous.
Salt Is evaporated from ocean brine
at Alden, the production last year being
estimated at 10000 tons. Probably
$50 tons are consumed In Alden and
1000 tons sent into the hinteriand,
while still larger quantities go to In
dia as ballast for ships.
The increasing popularity of dog
meat as a table deiicacy among the
poor OF Berlin IS no better shown than
by the recent decision TO erect an abat-
toir for dogs This decision was taken
after the city officials had received re
ports on the consumption of dog meat
in the capital which showed that such
an abattoir was necessary.
The harbor Of Reykjavik, In Iceland,
Is to have a railway built about II so
as to facilitate the transport Of freight
and ease the congestion due to old
fashioned methods. The enterprise Is
small to begin with, but II is thought
that once an opening Is made ON the
island a railway running across to
Thingvalla will be built
japan has finally decided, after ex-
periments extending over some years,
to put beef on the daily diet Of her
navy. The reason Is that the men In
those ships where beef has been given
daily have an advantage IN height Of
nearly three-Quarters of an inch over
the average japanese peasant b whom
meat Is an unknown food
Charles M. Galloway. succeeding
General John c. Black as president Of
the United States civil service commits
sion. has been clerk TO the senate COM
nlffoo IN immiOroffop Grr,sysp1 R1nrk
became president Of the commission In
1904. Prior TO that time he had been
pension commissioners under President
Cleveland and a Democratic member
sf congress from Illinois. he has
been commander In chief Of the Grand
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