1,804,187,631 People ijj ^rory p C(.nt of People Live K m ?"? Tha" 1UJ.ULW. v \ r the face of ?. ' . i population of I1"' ' ^ 7 ; cent of which l.s|,|!s'' ,? i dan HXWHH) in ? . j' i<i-' N . - _? statistics com ,"..v . largely on 1022 \v., r - ?"!'>' thirty of the ; . i have cities of or seu, .'! *[!.?? : ? ? : * 1 which is the \v.Jiir. iht1 classilica lout''' 1 " tli'n i'f ?** of the in ; . > li\?Mn the eighteen t1' . mr! I i? ?n residents or l*!-e "each. 1 H MH H?.< HX) live in T'?n.rl-V" : *"i- which there are whole world. The f.ix ;> said to number : l-roin these fig Jff< , cry forty-fifth hu Ui rfsnio- ity housing millions, : r : ? ?? ?:: r h finds his home ]0 a lartf ?> *?rt. New VofK B.ggest City. \Vw, V'-r*v - ?^cn as the largest Mvii. tie av.th!. with a population of i. >:i is second with ? ??via third with 3.S03, kisW. iir Kur-i't' continents In point Icf !!- It, has six cities in the jjjlli,.!! i\:? I .?union, Berlin, Paris, DJ:i?.viv. \ .??; :.;i and Moscow ? and UP "with n;,<v ltH),000 inhabl o: !-?? i.'uropcan countries, Er.^h:M.: !;?> laru't' cities, Germany t, i:a!.ri';. 1 Vance I ."? and Russia 15. It ;s surprising that Asia tjs inert* lar^c cities than North liuerica. > ^ "i the Asiatic cities louse t^an a million apiece. Riese arc Shancliai. Hankau, Calcutta, jo:: '!"? ??<>?? and Osaka. British Old Glory Flying on j Nest of Loyal Robin 1 T'i'fka. Kan.? Mr. and Mrs. ? ] v' 1 >a\ it's. 415 Buchanan ? street, haw a family of 100 per I ce: : Aait'rit'an robins in a pear ? rrtr tlieir hack yard. Either t Uoiui or friend Hus- f km!, in tlieir search for build- ? iu i:;aterial for a nest, came f ucr-<< a small American flag, i ar.i wantiiJi: to bring up their ? t:.;..!rv:i a^ law-abiding citizens, ? w..\e tla- thin into their nest. ; Km:-!. the tlag remained f wa\ ?? in'the breeze, and * ?L> ;.::raftrii niuch attention. f ? | India Is credited with 30 large cities; China has 20, so far as available rec ords show, and Japan numbers 19. including three in her foreign posses sions. United States Leads. North America follows Asia, with 79 large cities. Four of these ? New York, Chicago, Philadelphia &nd Mexico City? are placed in the million class. Of the nations on that continent, the United States leads with 68 large cities, 12 of which record more than a half-million inhabitants. Twenty-four large cities are located In South America, Brazil having 13. Buenos Aires and llio de Janeiro are the only million-resident centers. Australia counts eight large cities, none of which runs up into a million. | Home of Annie Laurie in Scotland for Sale j Edinburgh. ? The estate of Cralgdar ; roch, Dumfriesshire, is for sale. This historic ground, which embraces 2,700 acres, has been in the hands of one family, the Fergussons, since 1398. The mansion house at Craigdarroch was the home of Annie Laurie, whose name is forever presfrved in the ballad that extols her. She married Alexan der Fergusson of Craigdarroch, and on her death in 1761, at the age of seven ty-nine, she was buried In the ancient graveyard of Craigdarroch. At Craigdarroch has been carefully , treasured for more than a century ?'the whistle," a contest for which in spired Robert Burns' ballad of that name. It was( brought from Denmark by a Dane of gigantic stature and a Bishro of Syracuse Consecrated |r mw I'alncK.s cathedral, ,V*?. ^ oru", -wiien' ui. Dunie'i lo.seph was consecrated as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of 1 ">Vi i archbishops, sixteen hishops, and more than a hundred ?'iv present. RITHMETIC was known TO THE ANCIENT INCAS fstr.ee of Wei-Developed Ristem of Figuring Proven. Im:?. i? fact that undent I ,..n in ivru possessed an |"n' ''n't r.Ur.in^ machine has been JWisiu-.j ;i roccnt discovery of i, .Vv;, ()f Lima. The in piit i.t r .[ ()1 u knotted cord or |l>u." mti urtlicd in a prehistoric I n?*:ir ' .'jumurca. r1|,(' ?' t well known that 1> use of "quipas" In I11"11 w i ' ? innny other aboriginal llts ii> ? m?w world, Lonvsa is B'rst lii>:i.ri;u, who has been able l't'n.n t describe fully the use tli's ?!. vice was put. His ?(ssli"\\ i I : ;i t the iticas had a well of arithmetic, based W* ,1,v v.ti system, and that they .v "uuipu" for purposes of rapid calculation in subtraction, mul tiplication tind division. The "master quipu" discovered by Loaysa consists of a cord about 16 yards long, containing 100 knots. These knots are divided into 10 unequal sec tions by as many silver beads, repre senting the odd numbers from 1 to 19. The sections are of different colors, in cluding brown, yellow, blue and green. The colors are important factors in the calculating process. The silver beads placed between the groups rep resent the even numbers from 2 to^O. By counting according to the rules dis covered' by Loaysa, all arithmetical operations can be- carried out in a rapid and mechanical manner. Calcu lations Involving tens, hundreds and thousands are possible by this device. Many simple form "of "quipus" have been found in Peru, but- this is the only highly developed one yet disco? | Husband's Radio Set | Dragged Into Court t | A radio set has been named j ? as corespondent my Mrs. Em- i t ma E. May pother, of New York I f City, in a separation suit i | against George Maypother, ? J wholesale druggist. i I The wife said her husband t f insists on sRting up most of the | night "listening In on concerts f and what-not," then keeps her if a\vake the rest of the night, { quarreling. , champion of Bacchus. At the com mencement of his orgies he laid the whistle on the table, and whoever was last to blow it was to carry it off as a trophy of victory. The Dane at last met more than his match in one of the Lauries of Maxwellton, who, after three days' and nights' hard contest, left the Scandinavian under the table. Titled Woman Praises Sahara Desert Sheiks London. ? The Touregs of the Sa hara, writes Lady Dorothy Mills to the Daily Chronicle, are handsome men and devoted to their women. "Aristo crats of the sand," Lady Dorothy calls them. "The men live by bloodshed and pillage and are the handsomest crea tures alive ? slim, amber-skinned and muscular. They hide their aquiline features behind a black or dark blue veil that leaves nothing visible but their bright eyes. "Their women are very good look ing, though among the richer classes beauty Is measured by weight and young girls are subjected, to a fatten ing process something like that of the Christmas turkey. Often by the time they reach maturity they can only move by the aid of two or more slaves." Eye Hazard m <? Two Hundred Thousand Acci dents to Eyes of Workmen Oc cur Each Year in Industries. New York. ? Two hundred thousand ! accidents to the eyes of workmen oc | cul in industry each year, and ap 1 proximately 1G per cent of t lie total hlild population of the country, or ( 15$U0, represent the industrial blind. ?iese are two of thr facts devel op? in ;in investigation of the eye haBirds of industrial occupations wlflt-h w?s conducted last year by the >- ? I national committee for the prevention of blindness. The study covered every state in the Union and every industrial occupation In which there is an ac cident hazard. The report points out that much al ready has been accomplished toward alleviation of the eye accident prob lem in industry, but all this is merely a beginning. Many Hazards Existing. "There are still countless plants whose operations present serious eye hazards, in which no goggles or other protective equipment are available, j There are many plants where work- j men still keep goggles In their pock ets except when they are watched. There are still plants in which tooth picks, matches, handkerchiefs, pocket knives, and even the tongues of work men. are the instruments employed to remove cinders and other particles from the eyes of fellow workers." Industrial accidents, the report says, 1 are responsible for an injury to a . human eye every two and one-half minutes, day and aight, 3G5 days a year. "The solution of this problem," the report says, "depends upon three | forces: Legislation, education and ac tual accident prevention service to in dustry. Suggestions Are Made. It makes the following general state ments : 1. The elimination of eye hazards in industry is not only a moral obliga tion, but a good business proposition. 2. Goggles at best are a handicap; the first effort, therefore, should be j directed toward the elimination of the ! hazard itself by changing the proc- j esses of manufacture, by redesigning ' machines and tools, or by guarding machines and tools at the source of iccidents, usually the point of opera tion. H. Few people have perfect vision lo start with ; greater attention should, therefore, be given lo the examina tion of the eyes of employees, to the correction of defective vision of in dustrial workers and to a considera tion of the condition of the eyes of the individual worker with relation to the visual requirements of the work that he is to do. ered. These master cords were pot in ordinary use, but vvere probably re served for the royal statisticians. Soviet Is Winning Fight Against Veils Moscow. ? Comniunist party workers say they now are at last having some effect In tiieir campaign to modernize the Moslem women of the Near East. It took hundreds of communist "ml* slonarie^' nearly two years in some lo calities to persuade the women to re move their high veils and participate in politics. Now, In Adjerbljan alone, however, more than 22,000 women have organ ized In Industrial activity,, wfille work shops for feminine Mohammedans, where they are taught that the role of woman Is far different from that of the usual Moslem conceptions, have been established by hundreds In Turkestan, Bokhara and elsewhere. Since there were no table imple ments In early Greece, gloves were often used to haudle hot food. to? PUCES BILL) SHI ^ ' i FINANCIAL MIND IMPRESSED WITH CONTINUED INDUS TRIAL ACTIVITY. RAIL EARNINGS EXCELLENT Bond Offerings Increase for Fourth Weel-} and Market Holds Steady. New York. ? In a week during which the weather and typt; season exercised a restricting effect, the chief financial markets displayed a steady undertone. Cotton Drices ral lied sharply, wheat held its own and stocks ruled rather consisently high er. For one thing, the financial mind was impressed with a number of evidences that industrial activity is being continued at a remarkably high rate. Pig iron production during Maj for exam pie, "averaged 124,800 tons a day In comparison with 118,300 tong in April, which was, incidentally, the previous high record for all time. The steel trade appears confident, furthermore, and the present rate ol operations will be continued for some time to come and that the present level of steel prices will be support ed by a revival of forward buying. Another gullish factor during the past week was the excellent charac ter of the reports on carloadln load ings and earnings. *The number ol cars loaded witfi revenue freight in the week ended May 6 was 1,014,000 This performance has been exceed ed in only two weeks in history, and both of these weeks came in the fall when traffic was swollen by the sea sonal grain movement. On the earn' ings side, the American Railway as sociation announced tnat net incom< of the class railroads during April was $83,200 000 which is equivalenl to a yearly rate of six and one-hall per ce^t on valuation. In financial circles it was considered significant that this figure wis attained at a time when operating expenses have been materially increased by liberal expenditures for maintenance ol equipment. During the first foui months of the year the earnings ol these roads reported only one-fourth of one per cent on valuation less than the fair return prescribed by the Interstate commerce commission. "While bond prices held relatively steady in the trading during the past week, the volume of new offerings showed an increase ? for the fourth successive week. Chief interest in transactions in listed gonds centered in railroad mortgages |which showed marked improvement. Practically half of the total of new bonds offered last week were those of states and municipalities. ? Efforts to Che^< Rum Runners. I Washington.? Efforts of the coast guard to check the operations of rum runners, in augurated a month ago by their orders, are well under way. officers said here. While all person nel of the service has been active since the orders became operative, headquarters officers declared Com mandant Reed, at New York, was tho first to employ the wide discretonarj powers accorded in the instructions and has originated his own anti-rum fleet to operate within his district. It was erpected here that <com* j mandants of other coast guards dis- ! tricts would take steps to btoadeq? their operations agains rum runners as rapidly as the situation they face j permit. The guard's first duty is the saving of life and property ac , cording to thp vipw held by thes* officials and if they are expected to give whatever assistance they can tc law enforcement. Vesuvius Again is In Eruption. | Naples. ? Vesuvius, which recently has given signs of renewed activity , is again in eruption, with incandes cent lava, stones, cinders and smok< being thrown up in a column which frequently reaches a height of sev ? eral hundred feet. Many foreigners I notably Americans, are here admir , ing the spectacle, which is most ef fcctive at night when the smokt clouds and streams of lava glow red ly in the darkness. The eruption ij causing violent local 1 earthquakes. | Professor Maldera director of thf Vesuvius obesrvatory, says the pre j sent phenomenon may last a long 1 time and will probably be accom j panied by a largo eruption of ashes but that any, anxiety for the safetj of the neighboring villages is nol . Justified. Negro in Gun Battle With Officers* Maxton. ? Oakley Monroe, negro wanted on a charge of shooting an other negro near here about a wee* ago, was shot through the right ankle after he had barricaded himself in i house, severf miles from here anr* fought a desperate gun battle wit* two deputy sheriffs who had gone on' to arrest him. Only the fact th*?f Monroe Is a poor shot saved thp of ficers from being killed or wounded it is declared. >Ionroe surrendered after aid ha?f neen sent for. CONDENSED NEWS FROM THE OLD NORTH STATE SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO CAROLINIANS. ! v Salisbury.? Robin McCanless, eight year-old son of MY. and" Mrs. John McC&nleSs, died at the McCanlesa home on West Thomas street, a vie tim of spinal meningitis with which he was stricken several days ago. Louisburg.? At the regular meeting of the board of commissioners of Franklin coupty, the sum of $3 000 was appropriated for the purpose of applying the tugerculin test to ail the pattle in the county. Asheville. ? The body' of W. C. Mc Curry, of Mekerson, was found by a Southern railway train crew on the right of way of the railroad near Elmwood. McCurry was a Shriner, en route to the Washington conven tion, and is believed to have fallen from the train. ? Washington, N. C. ? Little Laura G. Butler, the ten year old daughtei of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Butler, of Washington, ( has just been awarded $10 and a silver medal by the high way education boar^, of Washington D. C., for her essay entitled "My Share in Keeping the Highway Safe.' Goldsboro.? When a young man here giving his name as Sam Jones was arrested with a case of liquor he also had a jar of sulphuric acid, for the purpose of throwing it in the eyes of any person who might try to arrest him, it was charged. He was fined $700. ? Salisbury. ? Tom 6toner, aged 39. a farmer living near St. Matthews church, several miles east of Salis bury, killed himself by blowing his brains out with a shotgun. A case of influenza several months ago had left Mr. Stoner in bad health. Goldsboro? It is expected that the gulk of the steel work on the new ^ten-story Wayne National Bank nuilding will be completed within the next two weeks. Fair weather has greatly aided the wbrkmen, and the erection of th steel framework has progressed rapidly. Fayetteville. ? Fred C. Fields, line man, employed by the city of Fay etteville, met instant death here when his foothold slipped while he :was working on electric lines on building will be completed within 'Into contact with a high power wire . Goldsboro. ? Dewey Smith, young white man, against whom a jury re turned a verdict of manslaughter for* ( the killing of his father, John E. Smith, with an axe on April 18, was sentenced to three years on the coun- ; ty roads by Judge L. Lloyd Horton. ( Warsaw. ? Duplin county has again gone on record as among the most ^ progressive counties educationally | speaking in the State. At a joint ( meeting of the board of educatipn, and the county commissioners a school budget of- $183,000, an in crease of twenty five per cent over j last year, was approved. The in- I crease in appropriation provides for ten additional school Jrucks. ? Gastonia. ? Curtailment by Gaston county yarn manufacturers is taking from the yarn market about one mil lion pounds each week, it was stated. No mills have ceasod operation for more than a week at a time and the ^ curtailment is so evenly distributed j among the 98 active mills in the j county that its effect is slight upon ; the employment situation. Greensboro. ? Among the 234 cases scheduled for trial at a term of Fed- j eral Court here starting are the Ran- i dolph county election cases, charges j against W. L. Coletrane and R. L. White, Jr., Randolph county election officials charged with refusal to allow a republican to vote in the last gener al election. New Bern. ? Erection of a $25,000 j administration building for the plant of the Farm Life School at Vance boro was made possible when the Craven board of county commission ers passed resolutions extending to the board of education the use of the county's credit to borrow that amount. Spencer. ? The body of N. E. Wag ers, age 27, a carpenter employed by the Hardaway Construction Company who was drowned by falling in the j Yadkin river, was recovered. Con stant search' had been kept up by Hundreds of men since the accident. Goldsboro. ? After deliberating for more than 21 hours, the Jury in the case of Dewey Smith, charged with the murder of his father, John E. Smith, on April 18, returned a verdict of manslaughter. Greensboro. ? The report of the Guilford county board of public wel fare on prison conditions in the coun ty to be made to the board of com missioners strongly condemns the treatment of prisoners in the camps and makes recommendations for sweeping charges. Among them is the abolition of the lash. Alberharle. ? Dr. L. O. Miller, of the State Orthopaedic Hospital, of Gas tonia, held a clinic here in the inter est of the crippled children of Stanley rounty, and during the day examined 43 and reported that about 35 per rent of those examined could be cur ed if properly treated. Greensboro. ? Thomas R. Foust has just been re-elected superintendent oi the Guilford county school system, by unanimous vote of the county board :>f education. There were no other? asking for the place. Mr. Foust hap been county superintendent since 1901. 2 MORE WOMEN JOIN THE ARMY Of Those Who Have Been Restored to Health by Lydia L Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ? " I had a bad pain in my left side and I could not lift [anything heavywith out having a back ache. I tried differ ent things. Then I saw Lydia E. Pink-, ham's Vegetable Compound adver tised in the news papers and began taking it as the di rections said. I feel very good now and can do all my work. I recommend the Vegetable Compound to all my friends, and you can use my testimonial letter. ?Mrs. Hattie Warzon, 870 Garden St., Milwaukee, Wis. Gained in Every Way Buffalo* N. Y. ? "l\had some female troubles that just run my health down so that I lost my appetite and felt mis erable all the time. I could not lift anything heavy, and ? little extra work some days would put me in bed. A friend had told me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and I gained in every way, eoula eat better and felt stronger. I had found nothing before this that did me so much good. ?Mrs. J. Grace, 291 Wolts Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. Laughter drowns sorrow. There ought to be a shop where It Is sold at all hours. London's annual dish of meat is about 400,000 tons. SEVERE PAINS ANDSO WEAK Florida Lady Says She Suffered Greatly, but Found That Cardui Helped Her, and She Got "Stout and Well." Dady, Fla. ? "For a long time I had trouble each month, and suffered a great deal, evidently some womanly weakness," says Mrs. E. E. Pagett, who resides here on Route 1. 'I would have very severe pains down on each side an4 across my back, and feel so weak I would have to lie down, and then have a bad headache. "J knew there was trouble some where, and with .ill the doctoring I had done, I didn't get relief. Teas and such didn't reach my trouble, so I de cided to take Cardui. "I found as the time came around, the pain was less, out I kept on till I took six bottles. I am stout and well ...and give Cardui all the praise." Thousands of other women praise Cardui for beneficial results. Cardui is a mild, harmless, vegetable tonic medicine, found valuable in the treatment of many common womanly ailments. If you suffer as many women do, don't let your troubles run on with out doing anything for yourself. Take Cardui ! Since it has helped so many, Cardui may be of valuable assistance to you, in regaining your health. zihke SCARDUIjj > TheWoman'sTonic S Take Sulphur Baths ; E) at hoirt zjm/ *h Rheumatism Gout, Eczema, Hives, etc. Right in your own home and at trifling cost, you can enjoy the benefit of healing sulphur baths. Hancock Sulphur Compound nature's own blood purifying and ski n healing remedy ? 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