The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Australia has prohibited the importa
ton of goods made by prison labor
The annual mineral yield Of the
British empire exceeds S1.OO0.OOO O0
in value.
Coffee growing, once an important
industry in the Philippines. has ceased
almost entirely. owing to a blight
Europe has 10000 newspapers, witt.
Germany in the lead. England. how
ever. has the greatest number of daily
publications.
New Zealand's population at IT,
close of last year was estimated al
100000, the death date being Caly
957 q thousand
Recently there were staying NJ
Monte Carlo at the same time twenty
princes ten princesses and at least
fourteen millionaires.
The number of automobiles and mo-
tor bicycles in Great Britain and I.e-
land was 74.G00 three years ago To
day it exceeds 15t.400
\ lady of Budapest has been suing
her husband for divorce because every
time he eats Z meal that she has cook
ed he goes and sees a doctor.
The native community of Canton has
proposed to organize a volunteer fire
brigade and has submitted set of
regulations to the viceroy for his ap-
proval.
The Mexican state of Guadalajara is
to have at last modern dairy. One
hundred American cows are to be i'm
ported. and 500 acres of land have been
purchased.
Travellers of experience say that
New York city exhibits more discour-
tesy on the part of public servants and
railway employees than any other city
in the world
Three Americans fishing on the Pa
cific at Manzanillo recently harpooned
a sea devil which measured nearly
thirty feet from tip to tip Of its enor-
nous f1appers.
The government of Finland has con
tributed 100000 marks toward an en-
cyclopedia in the Finnish language
for which over 1900 subscriptions
have already been received.
The first applicable Of electric heat
ing for household use was the electric
f1atiron- Now there are hundreds of
thousands of electric fiatirons in use
in private homes and laundries.
There are twenty-five lepers, half of
them whites, in the hospital in New
South Wales. From 1883, when the
Iazaret was established, to the end of
1907. ia persons altogether have been
isolated there
Experiments made In Germany prove
that the germs of cholera or typhoid
may endanger not only those who live
below stream, but also those above
the polluted point. as fish carry the
germs upstream.
The worlds output of petroleum last
year amounted to 234.27O,OOO barrels.
If which the United States produced
[65. $4,000 barrels. occupying the fore
most position. while Russia produced
10, 800 900 barrels.
Bacon curing factories are increas-
ng in number in Ireland The Ros-
.rea factory is worked on the coop
,ratiVe basis and has $500 sharehold-
rs. mostly of the small farmer class.
It Is making fair profit.
That the electric waves in wireless
really pass over mountains
has been demonstrated by the army
wireless stations In Alaska, which east
y transmit messages 1000 miles over
Wo ranges of snow capped mountains.
In japanese provinces which are so
Instant from the sea that fresh fish
'annot be obtained readily and where
neat is not abundant snakes and liz
lrds are considered good food and are
in many ways Grasshoppers
ank among the real delieacies
China now has daily newspaper
or women called the Pekin Worn
ms News. It is edited and published
y Mrs. Chang. native of Pekin
nd the widow of a Chinese official. |
This lady is intent on the progress of
Ter country and has carefully studied |
he condition of the people.
A gentleman of Portrush sent Lord |
soberts an old horseshoe when things |
0oked i'll in South Africa Gratefully
it, the general added |
hat he would keep this horseshoe in |
with one picked up the day |
entered the Orange Free State and
mother | found at Paardeburg the |
ay before General Cronje surrender
Germany has resourceful govern |
lent. 1t is using as an incentive to !!
eluctant taxpayers a letter from Mar
n Luther In which the great reformer
avs: Il gladly pay my groschen for
1e Turkish campaign and hope l am
mong those who pay them willingly,
,r Of grudging people there are
aough. And / would also show a good
xample, and others can then say that
n. Martin has helped"
John Hays Hammond, president of
lie Rocky Mountain club of New York,
gently gave dinner to the members
t the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York.