* * * * * The United States last year imported 153,000,000 pounds of cocoa, the greatest amount on record. * * * * * Coffee from the region around Oaxaca, Central Mexico, is said by experts to compare with the best Java. * * * * * Olive oil produced in Austria last year totaled 1,609,064 gallons, while the output in 1911 and 1910 was 1,956,921 and 820,787 gallons, respectively. * * * * * Honduras has one central university, located at Tegucigalpa, and five normal schools, at Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Santa Rosa, Comayagua and Santa Barbara. Over these the Minister of Public Instruction at Tegucigalpa, the capital, has direct control. * * * * * Reference has been made to the word cyclone as applied to the storms in the West. We are told by authorities that a cyclone sweeps over hundreds of miles of sea or shore, while a tornado, although having the same whirling motion, is never wider than a mile. The Omaha storm, while destroying a territory 24 blocks in length, confined itself to a width of only about two blocks. Had it been a cyclone of equal strength, we are informed, nothing of the Omaha section would have escaped destruction. * * * * * The Cigar Manufacturers’ Association, of Tampa, Fla., proposes a plan, so says the _Tobacco Leaf_, to obtain legislation giving makers of clear Havana cigars the privilege of making their goods under the supervision of the Government. The plan is to have clear Havanas labeled as such by the Government and mixed and domestic goods to bear labels testifying to their “character.” A MEXICAN “FOLLOW-UP.” Awnings. Cannons may tear them, but we repair them. International Tent and Awning Company. Calle Dolores 4.--_Ad in The Mexican Herald._ [Illustration] Style No. 269 Why a Torsion Balance It is accurate and remains so. It has no knife edges to wear or shift. It is quick. It can be operated with an arrest without injury. It justly has the reputation of highest quality. THE TORSION BALANCE COMPANY Office: 92 Reade Street, New York, N. Y. Factory and Shipping Address: 147-9 Eighth Street, Jersey City, N. J. On and Off the Shelves When you buy CARDUI you shorten the time between purchase and sale, down to the lowest possible point. Because the advertising behind CARDUI and the great popularity of this remedy have been found to “turn” it quickly. That’s what you want--a quick “turnover.” It’s the only way to make big annual profits. CHATTANOOGA MEDICINE CO. CHATTANOOGA ST. LOUIS News of Interest to the Drug Trade EGBERT C. REESE.