West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-01-01
ROUND THE WORLD

nan printing trades.
London. England. has more than 90
900 street gas lamps.
Kansas City merchants lose 100000
a year 10 shopiifters.
Several European insurance com.
panies will take risks on standing tim
ber
The capital invested IN hotels In
Switzerland Is about SlG0OO0.OOo. and
IL is steadily increasing
Two million trees will be planted on
the national forests in Utah. Nevada
and southern Idaho during 1914.
In Russia only eleven In ten thou
sand people are mad. In England the
rate is thirtytwo in ten thousand.
Boston viii hereafter station ma
tron and policeman I'm every public
dance hall 90 insure good behavior 10y
dancers
The largest steel ingot ever cast was
recently produced In England II
weighed 100 tons. was 23ls feet long
and 50 inches wide
The earth and rock taken out OF the
Panama canal would an n tunnel four
teen feet In diameter bored through
the earth at the equator
New England eyeglasses are SO form
cd that when not In use and folded
they resemble locket and may he
worn on chain for an ornament.
A Belgian firm has adopted the ex-
pedient OF storing It's valuable draw.
ings and other papers In terra Gotta
pipes for preservation against fire.
The total money loss causcd by the
Ohio valley floods last March was
S1G3,0O0o00, according 70 nm estimate
10y tho United States weather bureau.
Oils distilled from the needles OF
spruce and flg trees are being used TO
scent petroleum floor oils. which are
sometimes Objectionable on account Of
their odor
Although there are nearly $1,000 900
sheep i'm the United States they rep.
resent less than per cent OF the total
number OF domestic animals on the
country's farms.
Advancing prices OF horses and
mules from the United States has led
Guadeloupe TO purchase many animals
from South America. The South Amer
lean mules are smaller.
Twenty-nine million dollars Is soon
TO he spent on public works i'm Moroc-
co. or this S1O000000 will be for port
works at Casnblanca and S5O0.OO0 for
prisons and courts OF Justice.
In every 1000 marriages solemnized
In Great Britain. twenty-one are be-
tween first cousins. Among the no
hiILty the rate = -.saaaa, a,.,,sl, amount
ing 10 forty-6ve I'm thousand.
In most parts OF China wood is very
scarce and costly Most Of the trees
were cut down long ago. and every
year dry caves and grass are raked
and gathered with the utmost care.
The white marble of which the great
S2.O0OC00 Lincoln Memorial temple is
TO be built on the banks of the Poto-
mac I'm Washington H. to come from
the Svpris national forest, Colorado.
Business I'm the vicinity of Shanghai
China. was almost entirely suspended
from November, 1911. to the end OF
February. 1912. because OF the reyOlu-
tion. Business tx now normal again
Three states have been added during
the year 90 the number Of states now
using either the indcterminate SEN
fence probation or parole systems.
These are Maine. Nevada and Oregon.
Students from Iudla studying i'm this
country have organized Hindustan
Association OF the United state Of
America. 10 furnish information about
oil of A mi
versitles and colleges to other young
men in India.
The Denver Council of Jewish WO-
men has now organized cOnsumptlve
relief society This society has built
sanitarium. costing 100000. which
accommodates 40 patients. Race or
religion has nothing 20 do with their nd
mission, and no payment Is required.
Many American articles are at dis.
advantage IN Holland because they
are not imported directly They enter
England free OF duty. but the repack-
ing. additional transportation and i'm
port duty OF entering Holland nearly
double the price asked for them in
England
a record session Of chess was held
recently ia n game between Frank J.
Marshall. the American champion. and
o. Duras the Bohemian champion.
Marshall won after a ten hours con
test. I'm wlF"h the loser took forty
eight minutes for the consideration Of
one move.
The tunnel between England ana
France 70 cost SS0OOOO0O. 10
would be- iry miles long twenty
four or the under water. most Of tho
distance 100 feet below the level Of
the channel. Each OF the two tubes
would be eighteen feet in diameter aud
thirty six feet apart measured center
20 center
Fircmen in Amsterdam bBve littic
PMnny of them are skilled
Izlery station has IT. oWD