Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-01-08
worlds demand for moving pictures.

worlds demand for moving pictures.
As regards popular education. Ba-
roda is the most advanced state in In
Ola. the only state in which primary
education is both compulsory and free.
The greatest drydock in the world
has just been completed in Liverpool.
1t is nearly 1850 feet long and 155
feet wide. with an entrance 12O feet
acroSs.
Throwing dice for cigars is a COM
mon practice in tobacco shops in Van
couver. and if the customer wins he
pays less than the recognized price for
his cigar.
Makers of small hickory handles for
hammers. chisels and the like are now
trying to use the waste from mills
which make hickory spokes and pick
and AK handles.
Although there are nearly SO. 900, 900
sheep in the United States, they rep
resent less than 5 per cent of the total
number of domestic animals on the
country's farms.
Charitable persons Of New York city
are endeavoring to supply pure candy
to the children of the slums in place
Of the poor material which has here
tofore been in their reach.
A patent has been granted an appa-
ratus for determining the direction of
sources of sounds by dividing the
sound waves and receiving first one
portion and then tho other.
A new fire escape resembles a gi-
Santic tape measure, as it consists of
a steel ribbon that unrolls from with
in a circular casing as a person de-
scend while seated in a sling at it's
end.
The project for a tunnel under the
British channel to link England and
France is being considered afresh by
the committee of imperial defense and
will be presented to the next parlia-
ment.
The cities of Ulm and Frankfort, in
Germany. are trying a novel plan for
housing their teachers. They are sell
ing to their teachers land at a low
price and accepting a mortgage on it
at low interest.
In Seville. the chief seaport Of south
ern Spain, flour costs nearly $40 a
barrel at retail in small quantities, but
oranges are less than a cent apiece.
Ham averages about 40 cents a pound
and sugar 8 cents.
So that it will not be in darkness in
event of damage below decks a steam
ship built recently in England was
provided with a second lighting plant
mounted on the bridge deck and op-
Grated by a gasoline engine.
There were $4,000 patents applied
for in America last year. Only $4,000
patents We're granted. Of these not
more than 500 will get to the manu-.
featuring stage and be a source of
income to the inventors.
Since Germany obtained the island
Of Helgoland from Great Britain TWEEN
ty years ago the government has been
surrounding it with a wall Of concrete
until now it is completely protected
against the inroads Of the sea.
1t is reported from London that the
fashionable young men Of that center
Of masculine fashion are trying to
grow boards because brown derbies
are the correct thing. and it is not
regarded as entirely proper to wear
a brown derby with a smooth face.
There are now twenty-six days in
the year recognized as legitimate oc.
casions for holidays in most cities OF
England. These are in addition to the
weekly half holidays observed on
Wednesdays or Saturdays. An effort
Is being made to lessen the number
Of holidays and to bring those retained
into more systematic order.