, 1924-07-30

Brick-making, the most ancient OF
all the industries, is today one of the
basic industries of the nation, and
bricks m composed of exactly the
same material and manufactured acc.
ording to the same principles as the
ancient product.
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There is readily available some five
million horse power of water power in
Spain. One PROJECT proposes to har-
ness Immediately some 100000 horse
power by exploiting the source of the
Segura and Jucar rivers by means of
dams and tanks.
A Clause inthe will of Alderman
Abraham Davis, of West Hampstead,
London, who left. a gross estate of
$259,720, says:"Should any of my
children marry any person who is not
born of the Jewish faith then he or
she is to forfeit any share of the will
Australia is constructing irrigation
works in Murray river valley that is
expected TO render two million acres
available for irrigation and close
settlement. Dried and canned fruits
oranges, long-staple cotton, and wine
are at present the principal products.
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There are 100000 employed on the
pay roll of the Federal and local gov
eminent in the United States, and
100000 former employees drawing pen
sions. Every group of twelve citizens
having jobs is supporting one citizen
in government capacity.
Drs. Eddy, Kerr and Williams, of
Columbia, University, have succeeded
in isolating a sufficient quantity of
one of the vitamines, known as "Bois"
or Vittmine d, to ascertain its chemic-
al analysis, crystalline structure, and
general physical properties.
The popping of grain popcorn is an
explosion due to the expansion under
pressure of moisture contained in the
starch grains. The explosion rupt-
ures the outer coat, turns the grain
inside out and exposes the white part
of the grain.
The Department of Agriculture of
Yenching University, China, has been
making steady progress since its org
anization in 1921. Arrangements
have been made for procuring live
stock from some of Americas finest
breeding establishments, as well as
farm machinery of the latest type.
Ninety-six out of every thousand
babies born in the United States die
during their first year, according to
an authority. He states thta by an
attainable method this could be cut
down to thirty-eight a thousand, a tot
al annual saving of more than ninety
nine thousand American-born babies.
The postal authorities at Moscow
announce that the official name of
what was the formerly called Russia
is now Union of Socialistic Soviet
Republics" which is abbreviated
"Ussr." They also say that they will
not deliver any letter addressed to
"Petrograd" as the new name of the
former capital is now "Leningard."
Shin Hwang-ti, Chinese First
Heavenly Emperor" vas a moderist
in his day, 259-21o B. C. In repudait-
ion of antiquity, he ordered the class
les to be burned. The scholars who re-
belled, he put to death Or condemned
to labor on the Observation-Disclosures
Great Wall.
A community organization of Dav-
ella, Martin County, Kentucky, has
raised $27.50 of a necessary sum of
$3.50 for the purchase of a radio re-
ceiving set, that the three hundred
people living within a radius of three
miles of Davella, which is without
church services, may hear sermons
delivered by ministers in other parts
of the country.