The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04
NEWS NOTES
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decay they are used more than any
other kinds of wood for making shin
giles. 1t is said red cedar never rots
Houses built of it over 100 years age
are practically as good now as when
they were erected. A writer in the
Scientific American tells of fallen
cedar that was found with roots of
other trees growing over it. The age
of the standing trees was estimated
at about 1900 years, which, of course
makes the fallen tree much older than
that. Though it had lain on the
ground all these centuries its fiber was
found to be thoroughly sound through
out.
The Baldwin locomotive works Of
Philadelphia are now turning out
steam engines at the rate Of one every
hour, and this, officials say, is not the
maximum accomplishment. Most Of
the engines are being sold to the I. s.
government and to foreign govern
ments.
The department of agriculture an
nounces that hereafter the selling of
products labeled as phosphate bever-
ages which do not contain certain
amount of phosphoric acid or acid
phosphate will be held as violations
of the food and drugs act and will be
dealt with accordingly. Large guam
titles of these phosphate" products
have been sold at soda fountains which
when analysed were found to contain
little or none of the acids they were
supposed to contain.
The first known instance Of blind
man being made a priest is reported
from Buffalo, N, Y, in the case of H,
J. Wessling who was a student in the
college in 1910 Wessling lost his
sight in the explosion of some chemi-
Gals while he was working in a labo-
ratory.
Federal statistics show that tn,
prices Of hogs, cattle, sheep and chick
ems are over 62 per cent higher thar
they were q year ago. Since 1911
they have risen over 81 per cent anC
the prices now charged are neatly dou
bic the average OF the last seven years
A cargo of German toys which haC
been held up for some time at a por
in Holland as a result Of the British
embargo, has been released, and bar
ring accidents, will soon be in tn,
hands of American merchants. TIL
goods, valued at $4,000,000, have beef
paid for, but whether they will find
ready market in this country or no
is question.
When a circuit court in Marylan,
convened the other day it was foun,
that the number of criminal cases to b.
tried was far less than usual. TIL
Judge attributed the falling off t
the small quantity Of whiskey that ha,
been sold in the past few weeks. Tn,
price Of whiskey is so high that onl!
few people can afford to buy it, h,
"
According to report issued by tn,
international Institute Of Agricultur,
at Rome, the worlds 1917 crop o.
wheat-not including that of the cen
trail powers-will be about 1,868,888,
The AVERAGE for ~ naS+ e. $3.50
Corn is placed at 100000 bushels
about IA per cen tgreater than the five
year average. Rye, 147000,000 bush
a. .oad 90 ono Zoo Ill, ''lie III,
holou, tLo &C. ,.aon $3.50, $3.50 90 Iii, LII
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was Drought +.'.o court Iae otaet gay
70 lace d charge OF V1oiaJlng Jne Mary
,'1'A Gol'pu-99tE " oIA law hlacAlhe
ogO'S IS NOT " Ie3! joe said tHe Juasl
FeoPie sno0.a sAihe thelr own SHOES
III war 'ii'leS'
School authorities Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
have ordered all text books containing
iaudatory references to the kaiser OF
to the German military system to be
removed from the high schools of the
city. The popularity of the German
language has diminished considerably
since war was declared, though the U
s. Board of education favors it's con
tinuation as high school subject, be
lieving that a knowledge of the Ian
guage is now more important thar
ever.