The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-13
TIMELY BREVITIES

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There Is one COW to every five per-
sons in the United States.
Eggs from the United States are sent
to Europe and the Philippines.
For every person who dies in year
there are two persons constantly i'll.
There are about 200 births annually
on ships trading to or from British
ports.
There are now only $4,000 lacemak-
ers in Belgium as compared with $780,
900 In 1875.
Hail and high winds in France have
reduced the Normandy apples to half
the usual crop.
japanese ships that get subsidy are
obliged to carry more than half of their
maximum load.
The commerce OF the port of New
York has had growth of 81 per cent
In the last ten years.
Millions Of feet of wire have been
used for railroad signals for the Penn
sylvania terminal and tunnel in New
York.
OF total of $1,000 silk nightgowns
exported by Japan in 1909, Great Brit
ain called for 44,931 and the United
States 25.951.
Palestine Is to be supplied with plen-
ty Of cheap electricity from the river
Jordan. The water will also be used
Tor irrigation purposes.
A revolution is pending IN the Swiss
watch industry. The handmade watch
is passing, to make room for the ar
tscle produced entirely by machinery.
Fireboats owned by several of the
larger cities are now supplied with
masts to elevate the discharge MOBILES,
on the same principle that water tow
ers are used by land firemen.
The first export from New York was
tobacco, and now, after about 800
years Of the trade. an average of $780,
100000 worth has been shipped an
nually for the last FIVE years.
Willie Buckmiller, three years old, in
New York city fell out of a second
story window and safely into pillow
case Tapping on the clothesline. Add
this TO the list of remarkable escapes.
German statistics of industrial in
sslrance show that disease seeks its
victims chiefly in the more poorly paid
classes of wage earners-the lower the
wages the higher the number of vic
TINS.
Although Aberdeen is the home OF
Scotch granite, shipment Of $50 tons
recently was exported to that city from
South Carolina quarries to meet de-
mand for variation In color from the
native stone.
Within the last fifty years 500 tour
lists and guides have persisted on Mont
Blanc, and the body Of every one has
been brought down on its slow jour
ney Of forty years duration with the
glacier On its movement to the sea.
The German emperor took holiday
the past summer as usual, touring Nor
way. Among bis companions on the
trip were Hans DAHL the painter; Pro-
lessor Unger. the German sculptor, and
Professor Stoewer, the marine painter.
While Edgar Pye of sebasco, Me-,
was out fishing in dory swordfish
rammed the boat. putting its sword
through the bottom. Pye took hold Of
the sword and held on to it until help
arrived and the fish was killed. The
fish weighed 400 pounds.
The sardine industry gives employ
ment in the Spanish pert of vigo to
$4,000 people, Of whom 5000 are wo-
men. The wages Of the men range
from 80 cents to 81 per day and of the
women from Is to 80 cents. The value
OF preserved sardines exported last
year was s2,203, 800.
Because infected cornmeal is held
responsible for pellagra, the Hunga-
rian government has adopted strict
regulations against the use of corn
meal under any other than its own
name. The people of Hungary prefer
rye bread. however, and are not par
tai to the use Of cornmeai.
Recent raids on the gambling estab-
lishments at 0stend were inspired by
King Albert's representations to the
Belgian authorities, and these repre-
sentations had their origin with his
wife. Queen Elizabeth The king and
queen OF the Belgians spent some time
at that watering place this season
10 obtain data regarding ocean cur
rents twelve copper globes were set
adrift in the middle Of the Atlantic
from the Campania of the Cunard
line. Each globe contained the offer
Of reward to the finder II it should
be returned, with d description of the
manner, time and locality Of discov-
cry, 50 Its owner
Persia hasn't caught up with the
times enough to provide herself with
real transportation system Horses
and donkeys still constitute the pas
Henqer and freight carrying resources
Of the empire which once dominated
the east. Still Persia has one railroad.
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