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ALASKA IS SOME COUNTRY.
(Goodwin’s Weekly.;
If (lie ghost of Wax. H. Seward still
hovers over the earth, it must be hold
ing Its thumb to Its nose and wrig
gling Its attenuated Angers at the men
who Jeered at Alaska and called it
ae ward's Folly.”
The Ash product up to date aggre
gated something like $3(10,000,000 in
It self a fair Interest on the $7,200,000
paid for the country.
NEW HALL OF FAME ADVOCATED.
(Boston Post.)
We will accept subscriptions from
any source for the purpose of founding
u new Hail of Fame, said hall to con
tain statues of the persons who risked
their lives in experimenting with un
known dangers without hope of re
ward. Nominations are in order at any
time. As a starter, we are willing
to contribute a nickel and nominate
ttie following subjects:
The Arst man to eat limburger
cheese. ..
The Arst man to wear patent leather
shoeB.
The Arst man to smoke tobacco.
The Arst man to eat a raw oyster.
The Arst man to appear in a derby
hat. __ ikt
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
(Mining and BcientiAc Press.;
Demoralization of foreign exchange
hits gone to a stage causing serious
anxiety. The explanation is due to
die fact that Europe's bolding of gold
nas been hypothecated against a dis
proportionate amount of paper cur
rency and credit, while the Btore of
gold in this country has not only
grown but against It there has been
issued a disproportionately small
amount of currency and credit. At the
beginning of the war the pound startl
ing was worth $7 because an exodus of
gold was threatened now the tide has
turned to a disconcerting degree, the
pound being worth, at the time of this
writing, only $4.60. In order to restore
exchange it is necessary either to Im
port goods from Europe or buy Euro
pean stocks and bonds. The continued
payment for munitions and food sup
plies in drafts will Intensify the dis
parity and the abnormality of exchange.
80ARING 8T0CKK8.
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(Seattle P.-L)
Though the aggregate of war orders
i;i\ mi to American industries during
the year 1916 is from three-quarters to
one billion dollars, the Increase of
values in American industrial stocks
on account of the war orders totals
inoie than one billion dollars.
Computing profits at 30 per cent,
which is probably a fair estimate, Am
erican industries stand to realise $225,
000,000 to $300,000,000 in profits. Tet
the value of the manufacturing plants
tias increased approximately one bil
lion dollars, according to stock ex
change figures.
Either speculators have overestimat
ed the value of the stocks, or there
have been assurances of the continu
ance of the war that have not reached
the general public. If war is to con
tinue two or three years, with the ac
ompanying large war orders, the in
dustrial stocks should be excellent
property at current prices. Otherwise
they have more than reached the limit
of speculative value.
HOW DO YOU REST?
(Alaska Evening Post.)
If you swing a heavy sledge all day,
take you "exercise”—rest yourself—
by doing something that will make you
forget the sledge.
If you grind at a desk or counter all
day, take your exercise, your rest by
doing something that will make you
forget the desk or counter grind.
If you earn your bread and butter
by thinking—mow the lawn.
If It’s your work to push a mower—
do something that will make you
think.
If a man has a Job at being happy,
it will rest him to be solemn. If a
man has a solemn Job, it will rest him
to laugh.
The little lady who makes high
priced growns for richer folk can find
rest looking at flowers in the woods.
The man who works In the woods or
fields is rested by looking at the pret
ty dresses in the city show windows.
If your work compels you to wear
a red coat, sneak away once in a while
and put on a blue coat.
A change, that's the cure—that’s the
exercise” we all need.
'inis Is homing new we are telling
you, but it's something we don't thing
about enough, the sume as we don t
mink enough about a lot of little
things whlcn ure really Important.
SULPHUR AND YELLOW FEVER.
(Mining and Scientific Press.)
Sulphur and yellow fever are not
usually thought of together, but it
was the employment of 200 tons of
sulphur and 120 tons of insect powder
me entire supply of the United mates,
that enabled Ueneral Uorgas to destroy
ill . mosquitos In Panama and so thor
oughly eradicate yellow fever that no
case has occurred since May, 1906. Be
ll re the use of sulphur and other san
itary measures the anuual death rate
.rorn yellow fever expected, on the
oasis of the French ratio, was 3,600.
The death rate per 1,000 during the
Fiench occupation was 200 per 1,000.
in ten years of the American control
me rate was 17 per thousand.
NINE IS A FREAK NUMBER.
(Philadelphia Public Ledger.)
There are some curious facts and
fancies conected with numbers. The
number nine is, perhaps, the first as
regards such experiments. When you
once use it in multiplication you can't
get rid of it. It will turn up again,
no matter what you do to put it down
and out.
For Instance, twice 9 equals 18; add
8 and 1, and you have 9. Three times
9 equals 27; 2 and 7 makes 9 again. Go
on until you try 11 times 9—99. This
seems to bring an exception. But add
the digits—9 and 9 makes 18; and
again, 1 and 8 make 9. Go on to an
indeterminable extent and the thing
cintlnues. Take any number at ran
d m. For example; 460 times 9 equals
4,05 and the digits added, make 9
once more. Take 6,000 times 9, equals
.i4 oCt and again you have 6 and4.
14,398,00 MEN L08T IN THE WAR.
(Exchange.)
The losses of Europe In the war up
o May 31, as compiled by the French
ministry of war, are as folows:
Killed Wounded. Prisoners
France . . 460,000 660,000 180,000
England . 181,000 200,000 90,000
Belgium . 49,000 49,000 16,000
Russia . .1,260,000 1,680,000 850,000
Germany .1,630,000 1,880,000 490,000
Turkey .. 110,000 144,000 95,000
Austria ..1,610,000 1,865,000 910,000
Totals .5,290,000 6,478,000 2,630,000
This table was prepared for publica
tion early in June, but was withheld
because the French authorities feared
the enormity of the figures might have
a bad moral effect on the people. The
computations, while probably not ex
act, may be considered the most com
plete record of losses so far put to
gether. The losses of Serbia are not
available, but as that country has suf
fered from plague In addition to war
they must be large.
The largest total loss Is charged to
Austria-Hungary, the largest propor
tionate loss to the Belgium. Enough
persons have been killed to populate
a country like Sweden.
Since May 31 there have been many
violent battles to swell the totals given
—the French offensive north of Ar
ras, where 16,000 are said to have been
slain, the Austro-Itallan engagements,
the great battle In Galicia and the
German offensive In the Argonne.
The most astounding feature of this
table is the ratio of killed to wounded.
In previous modern wars the number
of wounded has been to the number
I of dead as four or five to one. Here
the two categories are much more near
j ly equal. ' Many of the wounded have
' joined their regiments, but many are
crippled for life. The sick, who have
been numerous In all the armies, are
not listed here.
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