The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-13
timely BREvITIES


for wall covering in place of paper.
Mushrooms are imported into the
United States at the rate of nearly
S2,OO0OO0 worth a year.
The prices of polished diamonds are
controlled by prices of the rough stones
and are really made in London.
A French savant has declared that
be is satisfied that smoking, however
moderate. has serious effect on the
hearing.
Radium laden breezes produced by |
an apparatus invented by German |
physician are offered as new cure
for govt.
In France the operators of aeroplanes
are held responsible for damage done
to persons or property when coming
to the earth.
Tank steamers may soon be thing
of the past, as the oil may soon be
shipped in solid form. packed In boxes
lined with tin foil.
During the last year the New South
Wales Government Savings bank made
profit of $4,000 as against $4,000
in the previous year.
Mems leagues for equal suffrage have
| just been organized in Sweden and
Denmark. and one is in process of for
nation in Germany.
The body of guide who lost his
life in the Alps twenty-five years ago
has been found in the ice in state OF
perfect preservation.
The most curious paperweight in the
world belongs to King George of Eng
land 1t is the mummitied hand of one
of the daughters of Pharaoh.
A Chicago woman has secured dt-
vorce because her husband refused to
battle even when she heated the water
and put it in the bathtub for him.
At recent poor law elections in Linn
erick. Ireland, six women were elect
ed. this being the first time women
have been returned for Limerick city
wards
Called to the bar in 1885. William
George Hake. who recently celebrated
his hundredth birthday, is the only
English barrister who ever reached
his century.
There are 500 American women in
Europe who left their native land as
the brides of so called noblemen. Out
of these 200 have been divorced or are
separated from their husbands.
The United States army is trying
out q new machine gun that fires
more than 800 bullets a minute, yet
weighs less than thirty pounds. and
can be operated by two men
Despite it's proximity to the United
States, Honduras is one of the least
developed countries in the world.
The hotel accommodations and the
means of transportation are indescrib-
able.
Two ancient sculptured chairs,
originally belonging to Lucerne
church, were recently purchased in
Perth by two Swiss delegates. spe
ciaIly sent for the purpose. for the
sum oe $4,000.
The length of the railways of the
United States is about $4,000 miles
that Of Mexico about $1,000. The
length of the telegraph wires strung
In the United States is about 1000,
QUO miles: in Mexico it is $4,000 miles
Private Fl Barter. who has JUS
Joined the First battalion. grenadiel
guards.is only fifteen years of age. bu
stands 6 feet SA inches in his stock
ings. and is still growing. He is sait
to be the tallest soldier in the British
army.
Members of the English pariiamen
are provided with free snuff. Snuff
boxes are Kept on the library tables
I'm the house of commons and tht
doorkeepers are provided with it 81
the legislators can take a pinch al
they enter or leave the house.
Marriages of German actresses ant
members of the German aristocrac.
are becoming common. and there ar
six instances of members of reignini
families taking wives from the stage
The new theater list shows about eft.
mobiles among the better known actors
The gas fume whooping cough cur
has been much resorted to In Londo
lately Inquiries made at leading ga
works show that a large number o
children so suffering have visited til
works to inhale the fumes. The sui
ferers are kept among the fumes TO
an hour or so.
The suggestion of French Judge
who presided at breach of pronnis
suit. has aroused the interest of Amer
lean men and women. The suggestion
Is that when young people become en-
gagged an agreement to marry shoul
be drawn up with a clause prcvidin
| damages If it is broken.
The quantity of asphalt taken fror
Pitch lake. Trinidad. which covers a
area of 100 acres. during 1910 exceede
that of any previous year. At the pres
ent rate of operation the surface leve
is lowered about six inches a veal
The depth of the deposit Of asphal
over the center of the lake is unknown
Germany Is much pleased with tn
completion of q German submarine
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