The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-14
DREvITIES

More than one-third of Turkeys total
trading Is done through Constantine
pie.
Great Britain is the largest foreign
market in the world for American
products Of horticulture.
An English factory recently turned
out a hat which was made to fit
mythical man fifty feet tall.
According to Bishop Anderson of
Chicago, forty Illinois towns with pop
ulations ranging between 200 and 300
are unprovided with churches.
At the Hindu demonstration in mem
DRY of King Edward nearly 10000
| poor were fed, seated on either side of
the streets of Calcutta for over Il mile
A French chemist has invented Sc
rret process for removing an unfash.
ionable color from silk and REDUCING
1t more desirable hue without iniur-
Ing the fabric.
The whole history of hygine from the
| earliest ages and in all the great coun.
| tries is TO be illustrated at the by.
giene exhibition to be held at Dresden
next year
Mrs. Pankhurst's society of English
sufrragists has just cleared $500 at
suffrage bazaar held In Glasgow. The
members made about half as much by
their recent self denial work.
A witness of the entrance of Napo@
leon /. into Moscow in 1912, a man
named Kniazkoff. who Is 119 years
old. has been taken TO ST. Petersburg
to relate his experiences to the general
| staff.
Charles Clinton Gladwin. Jr.. six
| years old, recently arrived at New York
on the American line steamship New
York, this being the fourth trip the
boy has made across the Atlantic
alone.
A 40 foot ferryboat built in Liver
pool for use in Havana harbor made
the perilous transatlantic voyage un.
der her own steam. the sides being
boarded up to protect the vessel from
rough seas.
About $1,00o,O00 worth of diamonds
are Struggled into the United States
annually. according TO a statement is
sued by the Importers Protective I'M
lon, which has offered to pay rewards
of $500 and up for information lead
Ing to the arrest of Offenders.
Another link which bound the New
York OF today with the city 100 years
ago was broken in the death of Alex
ander Duer Irving, granddaughter of
Father Knickerbocker" and owner
and occupant of the home made ia.
nous by the immortal author.
His imperial highness Prince Isai
Tao of China. now in Europe, has sent
bis check for 500 for the police OF
New York" The cheek was received
In letter to Mayor Gaynor thanking
him for conrtesies extended during the
princes recent visit to the city.
The largest doll party the world has
ever seen was given recently in Chi
eago. The management of an exhibit
ton In that city invited every little
girl in Chicago to come to the party
with her dollie. and nearly 1000 little
girls and as many dolls responded
A scaool for the instruction of sales.
girls In the treatment of customers has
been opened in Berlin. The school is
financed by the Association of Retail
Shops. but the city has shown its In
terest In the matter by granting the
use of one OF the city halls for the
schoolroona.
The mlsilrat is at the present time
the most importent fur bearing animal
Of North America. Last year musk
rat skins put upon the market realized
to the trappers nearly SL7U0o00. 4
large percentage of the catch il fur
nished by the tidewater region Of
Maryland. Delaware and New Jersey
It Is reported from Aldershot, Eng
land. that the commander Of the York
and Lancaster regiments has ordered
that no married couples keep cats IN
their quarters without special permits
sion He has also made rule that IN
the future no noncommissioned officer
or private may wax his mustache.
One OF the interesting things about
the approaching Mexican centennial
Will be the parade in the City of Mexi. |
CO. Sept. 10. of allegorieal floats to be
furnished nv the different states OF |
the republic. TO represent the most
notable historical events which have |
occurred within their several terrific.
ries.
Nearly every native bird Of New Zen
land viii be absolutely protected by /
law this year. The animals protection
act provides that 1910 and every /
third year after that may at the dis.
erection of the governor in council be
declared close season for native
game. The absence of bird life III New
Zealand Is already most noticeable.
man living near Tromso, Id Nor
way. Is great lover of wild birds, Sew
eral Of which be has trained so as to
become quite tame among them wild
geese and looms. Eagles. however. are
bis special fayorites, and be has sue
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