South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-05
ODD FACTS

ODD FACTS
Large areas IN the Philippines are
adapted to quinlne growing.
Spain plans 70 Issue bonds IN great
amounts IN order 20 raise funds for the
encouragement Of local industries.
New Brunswick's lumber business Is
improving. Some SIS. ZOO 900 worth OF
lumber Is said 10 be tied Up in the yards.
Chinese students returned from IT,,
United States are Interested in forming
cooperative societies for the introduce
ton Of American books into China.
France Is trying to stimulate fax
growing In northern Africa In other
Ga France imported vast quantities
OF FAX from Russia. but that supply Is
now shut on.
Valuable deposits OF kaolIn have been
discovered in Austria and IL Is expected
that the Austrian pottery works. which
have been languishing. viii profit by the
new ind TIE clay Is very white and
plastic. suitable for making the best
porcelain.
Furs taken IN Canada in the 1890
season were valued at more than sZf .
10000. Ontario contributed the greatest
share. with Quebec in second place.
The muskrat furs were first In value.
amounting TO nearly $4,000 900. Beaver.
marten. mink. silver fox. red fox ermine
and skunk followed in this order.
Dora de Laredo. a young Jewish
writer OF London. has the distinction OF
being the first woman journalist TO at
tend the opening OF the British Parlia-
ment as a reporter OF the proceedings
n tho House OF Lords.
The project OF the New York city club
women for the erection OF a s. 600. 900
clubhouse is all the more wonderful
when Il Is borne in mind that persons
still living can remember when such a
thing as a regularly organized woman's
club was unknown.
An unusual honor was that paid 10 Mrs
Phoebe Bennett OF Battle Creek. Mich.
on the recent celebration OF her Tooth
birthday. For many years Mrs Bennett
has been an active worker in the First
she reached the century milestone the
church bell was pealed 100 times In
honor Of the anniversary.
Esther Lee Gould. 20 years old. has
established new record for brilliance
as student at Columbia University. At
the next commencement Miss Gould will
= receive the degree OF doctor Of philoso-
pby. with its full rights OF putting Phi ID.
after her name and being known "a DR..
Gould. This honor comes 20 her after
one year OF work instead OF the usual
three or four preparatory years.
in China the child's first birthday IS
made the occasion OF great festivities. It
IS the custom 10 prepare great quantities
Of "mien,' or noodles. and send Il about
TO al the relatives and friends After
this first celebration, succeeding BIRTH
days are scarcely noticed until the 10th.
Then another great celebration Is held
IN Japan the marriage ceremony takes
place at the house OF the groom. 10.
which the bride is taken. accompanied
by her relatives. Her trousseau and the
household goods which the bride brings
with her are borne by men. who follow
the carriage OF the bride. forming a pro
ression which always meets with cheers
from the crowd as II passes through the
streets.
on each division OF the Southern Pa
r.dc railroad the engineer and hremen
who succeed in operating their locomo-
live with the smallest consumption OF
fuel oil are 20 he rewarded By the COM
pany with a trip 20 Chicago all ex-
licenses and loss Of time paid. 20 attend
The annual convention OF the Interna-
Uonai Railway Fuel Association
The salmon can travel In the water
IL the rate OF Is miles an hour.
In Samoa nearly all the babies are
taught 20 swim by the time they are
Two or three years old
A French economist makes the state
hent that the war added ten million
10 tho list o. smokers IN France.
Few plants Will Grow under a yew,
md the ash Is considered very injurl-
Ius - vegetables growing in its shade.
In Iceland. Goldfish are dried and
ground into -four for use in bread
Farmers wives In Japan rear silk
Eorms. Just az women on the farms in
mis- country keep poultry.