The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-02
FACTS IN FEW LINES

6,5OOO0O.
The house fy becomes full grown in
about four weeks.
Ladies in Hanover are prohibited
from wearing large hatpins in the
street
The newest telephone mouthpiece is
of glass. which can be readily cleaned
by boiling.
Recent experiments seem to tndi-
cate that bees have the homing in
stinct like the pigeon.
In China. even In the modern Shang-
hal. the motor still continues to be
the coolie, hire 8 to 10 cents day.
In twelve hours 36,G2O vehicles pass
through Mansion House street, Lon
don, giving an average Of thirty-seven
minute.
At the beginning of this year Aus
tralia's population was 4,275OOO, of
whom 2.252,O0O were males and 2,023,-
900 females.
1t has recently been shown that an
cutta from the extreme northern part
Of India without hitch.
Complaints are made in German pa
pers of the depredations of tourists
who hunt in Spitzbergen. One wealthy
Berliner killed thirteen bears in four
days.
Little Bison, Sioux Indian chief,
will take hundred families of his
tribe and establish colony in Mica
ragua President Zelaya has granted
concession to the chief.
An automatic burglar alarm has just
been invented In Russia by Lieuten-
ant Colonel Tuflaev and a Mr.. Donna
novsky. The signal consists of 200
shots fred automatically.
Experiments in abrasion conducted
at a French mint have proved that
aluminium coins would be less rapid
~ worn by use than coins made of
gold, silver or even bronze.
The top of the Philadelphia city hall
tower, which IL over 500 feet above
the street, probably will be utilized as
q wireless telegraph station, to be
controlled by the municipality.
While Europe is experimenting to
test the feasibility of concrete boats,
Baltimore actually has demonstrated
it. A concrete sailing vessel has been
In commission for eleven years.
Values up to $4,000 ton are report
81 In, h.,
Gently discovered in the Philippines
These islands have yielded gold ever
since their original occupancy by
Spain.
1t is announced that with the re-
moval Of row Of frame buildings not
far from Backfriars bridge he last
wooden buildings within the metropoli-
tan district of London will shortly dis
appear.
During the fall and winter season of
1908-9, which ended March II. III per-
sons persisted by shipwreek and 80 YES
sells met with disaster of the New
England and British North American
coasts.
for particulars apply opposite" in the
window of an isolated villa facing the
sea at Arcachon, France, is explained
by the fact that the owner lives IN
New York.
One of the North Sea rawlers land
ed curious fish at Grimsby. England.
recently. which none of the authorities
on the docks was able to classify. 1t
was like big winged rat with u long
fishlike TAIL
Already a plan is developing to erect
a statue of Lord Kitchener IN one of
the leading cities of India. and the In
dian army is reported as standing
ready 10 contribute half days pay
according TO rank.
Lecturing at the Harvard Medical
school. DR.. Elliott r. ,Josin declared
that pneumonia was the most fatal
malady In Boston in 1908, claiming
5000 victims, heart disease ranking
second In this regard and the white
plague" coming third.
What is believed to be the smallest
UuSlHGSS pidCe Ill new 1Ofk CITY Is q
bit of space about four feet by eight
In Church street. When the weather
is pleasant the proprietor stands out
side to transact business. La winter
the place is heated by an oil stove
France is beginning to realize the
advantage of possessing in the Rhone
the only waterway which empties west
OF the Alps into the Mediterranean,
and much Is being done by means of
canals connecting the Rhone with
other rivers to further the interests of
the port of Marseilles.
Newspapers in various parts of the
country are taking up the question of
telephone courtesy. the Louisville
Courier-Journal making the assertion
that 'only the innateIy courteous OBJ
serve telephone manners: the rest of
the world lapses into something like
primitive sayageness when it uses the
latest resources of civilization"
More than $4,000 has been raised
by subscription for the purchase of a
herd of forty-two bison to be placed
In the twenty eight square miles of