The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
FACTS IN FEW LINES

The total net debt D Canada at the
end of last month was 1921. 727 ,818
The movement of the drifting Ice Of
the far north ia about two miles day.
Brazil has thirty nine telephone sys-
TENS, supplying less than 10000 sub
scribers.
The number of postotfices in opera
ton In Canada during the fiscal year
ended March 81, 1909. was 12.47o.
An additional tax on cigarette paper
has enabled Russia to meet all ordi
nary requirements with It's budget.
Ten years ago the standard OIL com
pany refined 30 per cent of the oil pro-
duced; now 1t retines only 30 per cent.
New York has followed the example
of Philadelphia aud esta blished free
permanent exhibition of building mate
rails.
In four years British Columbia has
produced $S,99O,957 worth of lead, ST.
1914, 446 worth of silver and $9.759,01S
worth of gold.
The province Of Quebec has sent as
much as 25O,O00 pounds Of butter. or
its equivalent In cream, to the United
States In one month.
The foreign debt Of Chile Is St9. 30
$50 United States gold. and the inter
nal debt is SIS, 1877 $3.50, making total
per capita debt of $3.50.
A treasure of 100000 soveFeigns Hes
on the bottom of the sea in two safes
In cabin Of the Birkenhead. sunk of
the African coast over tifty years ago
A curious sign this In the window of
house IN New York, Boarding For
the Deaf aud Dumb" Inquiry reveal
| ed The fact that there are several such
boarding houses in the city.
Chile has decided to spend 100000.
600 for q 10000 ton battleship. two
ocean going destroyers and several
submarines. Tenders for construction
are being Invited In London.
Saccharin Is considered a medical
product In Spain. and the importation
of foods containing 1t Is strictly pro
hibited. II can be sold only by drug.
gists on physicians prescriptions.
The government OF New Zealand
proposes to make loans to settlers.
workmen. local bodies and mining
companies. The total advances are not
to exceed $40. 125,0OO in any one year
On account of its great strength
| drawn glass is being widely resorted
| to for maEv purposes. 1t withstands
sudden changes Of temperature, resists
H,.S. a., aY,I Ia.
strong
New Zealand's death rate is the low
| est in the world. Her wealth per
capita is the greatest In the world.
Her wheat yield comes up to sixty
| bushels to the acre and oats up to
ninety bushels.
Five daughters have been born al
/ one time to the wife of q peasant
named Cara near Series, In Macedo,
mia. They were distinguished at the
christening by ribbons Of different col
ors tied round their necks.
At a recent convention of waiter
| girls In Munich Il was resolved that
efforts should be made to efnancipate
themselves from the fee system by
| insisting on minimum wages In hotels
and tRverns of 10 cents to 81 a day.
No person has the right to act as
/ driver of an automobile in Vienna un.
less he has passed an examination a.
4 to his capabilities before a municipal
board. whit b meets once every week
to examine candidates for the auto
mobile privilege"
1t is stated in q consular report that
4 provincial Persia ls practically unciv-
ilized and that even the greater mobiles
have no special bedrooms. while all
sleep on mattresses on the ground.
Beds are ornaments purchased oeca-
sionally and placed In the drawing
| room.
Thirteen grams of radium chloride
have been produced at the imperial
| Austrian radium factory located at St
JoaehinsthaL It IL estimated that this
mineral has a value Of $4,000 to $50.
| 600 a gram or more than $5O0.0O0 for
the entire amount Pure metallic "a
dium is never seen. but IL always In
4 combination.
| The pure food laws Of many coun
i tries now prohibit the sale Of mixed
olive oil under the name Of pure olive
oil, SO the people look not TO the source
of supply to Judge the purity OF the
oil. but to their own government t.
/ protect them. An adHIteratIon OF Less
il than per cent of eottonseed oil In
olive oil is detachable.
Among the clocks at Versailles Is one
of great interest historically. for 1
belonged to Marie Antoinette, the hap
Il less consort Of Louis XVI. 1t Is 9
i musical clock. For many years 1t has
been otlt Of order. but on the initiative
/ of Comte de Beauehamp 1t has beer
restored by NJ Leroy. a descendant OF
the constructor of the timepieee.
A well known Kansas City niauu
/, facturer. remembering his early strrg
giles as an inventor. has announced his
Il intention of building and eauipping O
free workshop for worthy inventors
This gentleman says he knows that