The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
TIMELY BREvITIES

S.
Rotterdam's output of roasted, coffee
Is 165o0,0o0 pounds year.
Ypeatan will soon boast CT 1,a tirsf
agultural and mechanical school.
Out of 1000 German families IRA
keep servants as against 207 in Eng.
land
An international exposition of inven-
lions will be held at st. Louis the sec.
ond week in April
More than thousand students la
Toronto university are in Bible classes
for systematic Bible study.
Within the last six years 200 lives
have been lost through accidents in the
submarine branch of the worlds navies
The United States leads all other
countries in the manufacture of ashes
tos, but has to depend altogether on
Canada for the raw product.
Under a new rulingsin Ceylon opium
may be imported only By the govern
ment and dispensed under the super
vision of the civil medical stores
China's new coinage will resemble
fiat Of the United States in that it viii,
be based on d unit of the value Of a
dollar and fractional parts thereof.
Contrary TO all expectation. especial
y after It's disastrous fire, the Brus-
sells exposifion closed with an actual
profit for its promoters and stockhold
ers
Brillat-Savarin. the patron saint OF
gourmets. is TO have a statue. not, as
might be expected, in Paris. the center
Of his cult, but in his birthplace, Bel.
leg, France
The sewers of the largest 157 cities
d the United States, if laid end to
end, would provide seven subways nn-
der the Atlantic linking New York
and London.
James Mansell, an employee of the
Hastings England corporation, has
lust received his medal for taking part
III the atorming Of the Taku forts more
than fifty years ago.
There are 300 art museums and so
cseties ID the United States, forty
seven art magazines, not including the
many publications containing art de-
partments. and ninety-two summer
schools that teach art.
The Japanese government suhsi-
dies the horse racing sport and sets
up cups to be contested for and, In
short. does all In its power to promote
The sport. Tie horses are run. how
ever. for the sport Of the running only
No betting of any kind Is conducted or
allowed
The theatrical managers OF Berlin
are attempting to perfect an arrange
menf that win regulate the number Of
hrst performances to be given on q
single night. As. however, Saturday
IS lie Barliners' traditional night for
pres the attempt Is not expected
IA Yield the desired result
The burgomasfer of Vienna. Or. Nep1
mayer. promises 81 vigorous action against
che aeplorabie evils Of long hatpins and
AZ the request Of d municipal councillor
Herr Philip. has instructed the poiiet
Is do what they can to protect the eyes
oe the public. Herr Philip AYERS thai
the foliies or fashion now go so far as
To- menace public safety. "
1T ii said that kerosene or illuminat
ing oil is rapidly becoming mere by
product: the troats are made on tn
aasoiine and the fuel oils. Both thes'
end an ever and rapidly enlarginI
1sarket; fuel oil especially will havi
ali enormous Geld of employment Il
tho railways, the nayies and the mer
camille fleets Of the world.
ia the Dominican Republic favorit,
breakfast food Is plantain meal, eaten
IKE our cereals, with cream and sugar
The meal also makes bread which
uiang Dominicans prefer to loaves mad
81 wheat dour. The plantains are driet
IL tie sun and then pounded IL wood
I'll norfars. the result being rich
creamy meal. redolent Of orris root.
IL IS demonstrated by the census re
turns that the closest estimates on th
population III the cities Of the countr
ana their rate Of growth had bee
made by the telephone companies 4
preparations for prospective bushes
fha statistics and engineering depar'
meats Of the telephone companle
must have figures as nearly corfect 9
provision ean make them
The gross receipts of thee beramnlei
ma peasanss from last years Passiol
nlas amounted to nearly half niliiol
dollars. The net profit Is given g
100. Something over $100O0O 9
this ii placed ii the village treasur
ana me remainder divided among 60
eight hundred odd players. fhe mos
highly paid Of the latter receive abou
SIS for their summers work.
4he Scandinavian cavalry has
recent years taken up the winter spoi
81 skiing, partly for diversion an
partly IS i sort Of drill. Skiing y Y
araed as i possible means OF tram
norf for troops maneuyering ~ WINS
over lie deep SHOWS, and the apilit
fs use sals easily would give the nortl
Ara raqalrv an immense adVantae
er an enemy not 50 prepare
ast,f3af7ssf,a1ssa5s eniice have TAKE