West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-30
ROUND The WORLD

every 100 buildings.
Chicago may be compelled soon to
meter water service
Spain grows about half a billion
pounds Of melons annually.
Palermo has moro jewelry stores
than any other Italian city.
Chicago has q boy OF ten years OF
age who Is confirmed cocaine flend.
There are 200 hotels In Japan for
Foreigners with room for 5000 persons.
Tho oriental countries are being
Hooded with cheap monographs from
Germany.
OF the 100000 cows I'm Hungary
moro than 100000 are OF the best
milk producing breeds.
Koreans have migrated TO Russian
territory. where they have already
built thirty-two villages.
Paper drinking cups are made In
Barcelona, Spain, and retail there Mt
nine-tenths OF cent each.
In combating the diseases carried by
the fly It is computed that S157 $780,
600 Is spent in the country ench year.
The total population OF Algeria, esti-
mated at between Eve and six millions.
includes only 10000 Of European
origin
Dr. Sohn, German physician, do
clnres that the typical musician or CON-
poser has somewhat abnormaIIy
shaped head.
Welsh coal Is tho most costly to mine
In tho world. The output per annum
Tor each person employed has remain
cd from some years at go to go tons.
"A Russian has invented floating
storehouse for fuel and other naval
supplies which can be sunk out Of
rSShf In the sen at the approach of q
In Burmese streams women are al
lowed to wash with baskets for rubIes
They earn only few cents day. but
occasionally they pick up a valuable
stone
A New York youth has gone into the
business OF furnishing his blood for
transmission purposes at $50 a quart.
He has earned $120 In the last four
months-
Fire losses and the cost Of fire pre-
vention cost the United States more
each year than the total value of its
production OF gold. silver, copper and
petroleum
Attention Is called In an English
medical Journal to the fact that some
times edible mushrooms ACQUIRE poi-
sonous qualities when they have be-
come stale.
It Ii said that since natural gas was
,Qrst discovered I'm this country as
mUcAS has been wasted as has been
consumed for either domestic or com
mercial purposes
Between 10000 and 10000 sicilians
emigrate from Palermo to the United
States each year, and In the course of
time almost all OF them 60 back per
manently or for a visit
In England last year there were 3. $40
firms or persons licensed to brew beer.
The output for twelve months was ST.
O7S.70O barrels, and the amount Of duty
charged was $6T. 02o.4 74
In France n bronze statue Weighing
three and half tons that was too
large to be handled by railroad or ca
nal was hauled on a motor truck to its
destination, 24o miles away.
A sanitary sugar receptacle has been
invented for public places that resem-
bles carafe, the narrow neck through
which the contents are poured prevent.
Ing the insertion OF q spoon.
The European tourist movement this
year has kept up well. From Jan. l to
Juno Fl b1,694 first class passengers
sailed eastward compared with 51,S3o
last year In the same period.
Japan by law prohibits the employ.
ment OF any person less than twelve
years OF age at any time and Of wom-
en- ana children less than fifteen years
old more than twelve hours q day.
The island OF Tashatow, Just south
east OF Canton, China, Is TO be i'm
proved at cost OF $1,7OO,OOO so as to
mako 1t available as a site for beau
tifuf city with modern improvements.
Adealer in mummies at Cairo, Egypt
was sent TO Jail recently because he
sold an American tourist q bundle OF
calf bones saying they were the re-
mains OF a prince OF the third dynasty.
Owing to the improved methods.
seams OF coal have been worked I'm
Britain nt a depth OF 1900 feet and
In one mine IN Lancashire 3,70O feet,
which means q natural temperature of
over 90.
About 200 pounds OF refined sugar
are yielded on an average by an acre
OF beets, and for each ton of beets the
average for the past three years has
ranged from 237 to 2G5 pounds of re-
fined sugar.
Tho champion long time smoker IL
Herr HEM OF Sachsensansen, Ger
many. He established the record of
2 hours 30 minutes IL seconds for
smoking a cigar without relighting II
winning from 200 contestants
Australian rabbit freezing works
have reduced the hunters pay 70 8
cents for large rabbits and 2 cents for
kittens" Rabbits are very plentiful,
end even at tho lower prices trappers
are said TO be making high profits.
Exports reach nearly 100000 annu.
ally.
signor Uliyt the engineer who claims
TO be able 10 ignite explosives az a
distance OF several miles by means Of
rays, says his Invention can be 90 an
Piled on board ship as 30 ascertain
whether another steamer f. within a
radius OF thirteen miles. Thus preca1-
tons can be taken which should lessen
the possibility OF collisions at sea.
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