The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-01
TIMELY BREvITIES

Health conditions at Panama con-
tinue TO improve.
From Canada a revival of the bicy-
Gle fad is reported.
There are eighteen recognized sys
TENS of wireless telegraphy.
The Australian government provides
a state owned Geographic service to
Great Britain.
The Mexican government announces
that 1t will dispose of no more public
lands for the present
Corsica is suffering from plague OF
grasshoppers In two days thirty tons
of the insects were buried By the peo-
pie
Although the cattle industry -four
ishes In Switzerland. that country Inn
ports yearly over 100000 worth of
beef.
At the Australian annual agricul
tural exhibition in Sydney there were
sixty-two entries in prize competi
ton for the best wheat varieties
The fourth international congress OF
chambers of commerce and Industrial
associations has accepted the invita-
ton to meet in the United States in
1912. probably In Philadelphia.
The central banks of England,
France and Germany are all private
banks. Each is the sole depository of
government funds. and all payments
OF public moneys are made through
them.
The provincial inspector of fruits
and orchards In British Columbia has
destroyed 10000 trees and plants in.
fected with various diseases enough.
he says. to have infected the whole of
that province.
James Reeve. formerly curator of the
Norwich England museum. has given
to that Institution one Of the eight best
known specimens of the great auk's
egg. The museum already owns a
specimen of the great aux itself
Lightning played a curious trick
with funeral procession near Fl
moges recently. It struck the church
and burned the altar cloth. Outside
the church girl was killed. and four.
bearers OF the coffin were knocked
down.
A man In New York sent ap box
kite carrying lighted candle from the
roof of an apartment house, aud the
wavering light In the sky attracted
,,y0tss,sl .erx,rr*s.e, HAD -
be called to clear the streets.
In the French village of Bonneville.
near st. Etienne. the local postman.
who goes bis rounds in blouse and
carries an umbrella, was caught BY a
gale few days ago and blown nearly
half mile He came safely TO earth
again, but he lost all bis letters.
Some thirty years ago coal was
mined extensively In ireland. but the
product was not suitable for all uses;
hence the mines were abandoned
They are now 10 be worked again. be
cause for certain purposes their prod
uct is vastly more economical than the
imported coal.
One OF our consuls In Mexico esti-
mates that, while American sharehold-
ers in rubber plantation schemes in
that country have invested not less
than $10.Oo0.000. twentieth Of that
sum would represent the money EN-
ployed In actual rubber tree planting
and cultivation
A farmer or small trader In any part
Of Scotland. with one or two of his
neighbors as guarantors, can establish
banking credit for fixed sum. The
bank honors bis drafts for any amount
within this limit. and the customer
pays interest only upon the sums
actually drawn
The canal zone makes community
Of about !, 1000 Americans. men, women
and children 500 men on canal.
work, 925 on the Panama railroad.
1,50O women and 800 children. divid-
ed among the handful OF little villages.
each of which has its individual social
and sport activities.
Three types Of glass bricks are well
known to the builders and architects
In Germany one, the Falconnier hol-.
low brick Of d singular and irregular
shape; another. hollow rectangular
brick similar in shape TO common
brick, and finally pressed glass brick
nodded into the form Of thick let
ter q.
Rev. j. B. Kerchner. pastor of st.
Johns Reformed church. Hazleton, Pa
ends amusement In collecting old coins.
and his collection comprises many Of
considerable value. lie makes a
speciality Of half dollars which com.
mand premium, and. while he has
had many offers for the coins. he res
fuses to part with them
Daniel GunlbTell has been hay
making In the Surrey (England. fields
for the seventy -sixth consecutive sea
son and FOR the same family. thar of
Arthur frover Of Wiggie. Redlllls He
began working fpr AIr Trauerss grand.
father ID tie reign of William at
tha age ST nlne ana has remained Ii
Ilsa sam me ssl lice evhE slsaee