The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-12
BREvI7IEs

Cities of the future will be built Of
glass, New York architect says.
In one year 1860 improvements in
the operation Of cash registers were
made
The United States and Russia togeth-
err own about half the horses in the
world
The Williamsburg bridge at New York
is equipped with an electrically operat-
ed gate to stop runaway horses.
Deep breathing, which draws the
blood from the brain to the lungs, is
one of the most effective cures for tn
somnia.
A commission appointed by five or
| the larger German states has adopted
/ a standard system of shorthand for
use in those states.
The amount of carbon exhaled from
a mans lungs each day, il it could be
solidifed. would equal that in lump
of coal weighing half ton.
1 An enormous pearl, of perfect shape
and valued at $4,000, was recently
found in the Western Australia pearl
fisheries and shipped TO England.
The last time India took census
3Oo000.0OO persons were enumerated,
and the result was made known in fif-
teen days. which is claimed to be Il
worlds record.
Halifax is the winter port of entry
for passenger ships of four large
4y.e, y,,,,, 80 :, it,s, Y,ataolv fbn ga
/ madam Pacific, White Star. Royal and
the Allan lines.
One part of powdered shellac to ten
parts of strong ammonia, the mixture
being allowed to stand for several
days before 1t is used, makes a ce-
ment that viii BIND rubber to iron.
/ Girl messengers in the London post
office are now on the job. They wear
their ordinary dresses, but later may
have uniforms Their work is about
the same as that of an indoor GRAND
boy.
Germany will establish a record this
year by launching six new Dread
noughts Up to now no more than
FIVE of these monster ships have been
launched by any one country in ont
year
Letter boxes for business buildings
or apartments have been invented
which will deliver mail dropped into
them on the ground floor to their own
ers' rooms, even the weight of visit
ing card setting the automatic elevat
ing machinery in motion.
The London county council is en-
deavoring to reduce the number o.
Charles streets in London. It has al
ready brought about d considerable
decrease in the number of John streets
There are eighteen Charles streets il
the county Of London, five of which
are In Westminster.
Hayre is the most important fishini
port in France. yet fish costs eonsunl
ers more there than in the capital
because every catch that comes in i
sent to Paris at once, leaving searel
ty of supply in the fishing port itself
In i've years the price of fish in Hayr
has increased 80 per cent.
Al plague Of snails on the coast Q
! Ceylen is assuming serious proper
: lions. Millions of snaiis are 10 b
found. and some Of them weigh a
, much as a pound The snails haY
, begun feeding on the young cocoanu
: trees, and il is feared that they ma
! attack the young rubber trees
1 During the recent visit of the Anne;
lean sailors in London the diagona
breast pockets In their jackets i
which they warmed their hands as i
muff, attracted the attention Of tn
British fashion experts, with the Il
suit that such pockets are now popt
lar in the women's winter coats.
The number of employees at til
great krupp plant has increased b
I 5000 men iii the last few years. briD;
: ing the present total up to 6S,500 mel
The total steam power in the plal
amounts to s9.430 horsepower, an
7 $3.50 electric motors have an aggrt
: gate output of 5000 horsepower.
British bun exhibitors have caugl
on 10 the old American trick of ma
saying and brushing and rubbing She
s cattle several times a day 50 rs
DR1HS tt1elA ~ t3e plhh " ReAASst4s
s sought BY buyers Of beef. tfroon
spend as much time on steers as tbs
used to on show horses, and u pays
i Princess August Wilhelm, wife /
the kaisel's fourth son, has set pc
s self the task 81 reviYfng one OF sc
8 many's Oldest customs, tlat acct'rdii
i to which newly welded couplea Il
3 medfately nicer tie marriage eefenloE
plant d couple of oak saphngs side
side in a pafk or by a roadside OF the
] native town.
a new seyenty-ave mile public aut
i mobile line, the longest in Italy, b
j. just been inaugurated between Bol
81 gna and sampiero a Sieve. With th
d line and others projected Italy W
shortly have d public automobile ser
IS ice covering fully $500 miles, viii
o. win place her at the head Of all Eur
Il pean nations in this respect.
III Musicians are often singularly $
Of perstitious. Paderewski once order
an expensive apartment in I,ond'
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