The Caucasian., 1911-07-27
TIMELY BREv|TIES

commerce In Constantinople.
All classes Of fireworks are more
commonly used in Mexico than in the
United States.
Australia has an artesian water area
of 10000 square miles, mostly arid
localities, available for irrigation.
London has 1900 acres Of park,
Dublin 1,76O Dublin has less than
one-twentieth of London's population.
By a recent decree the importation
into Portugal of any portable lighters
which may be used as substitute TOT
matches is prohibited
Two hundred automatic machines for
delivering penny stamps are to be
erected In various parts of London and
in certain large provincial towns.
Asiatic Turkey has population of
about 100000. Of these more than
100000 live in Smyrna, which Is visit
ed by as many steamships as call at
Constantinople.
Four European steamship lines will
place in service before the end OF this
year new fast steamers to Argentina,
by which the time will be reduced by
at least two days.
Weighing GOO pounds, King Georges
coronation cake contained, among
other ingredients, 100 pounds Of butter,
sugar and -four, 700 eggs and 200
pounds Of mixed fruit.
London takes the census Of certain
streets every year. One of the facts
adduced by it is the progressive dis
| placement Of the horse drawn vehicles
by those propelled by motors.
In the extension of Japanese electric
light and electric railway plants
American companies have been getting
big orders. German concerns cut
prices, but in most instances the
Americans won.
On the suggestion of the city forester
the hyacinth has been banished from
the Boston public garden. He pointed
out that hyacinths bulbs poisoned the
soil and that the plant often caused
an Irritating skin disease to those who
handled it
According to the Electrical World, an
electrician successfully relieves the
croupy coughs of his young son by
placing an electric water heater inside
the crib and then inclosing the crib.
The steam rising from the heater
moistens the air.
At Brussels central library, consist
ing at the outset of 10000 volumes, is
to be created. and any inhabitant OF
any part of Belgium who owns post
office savings bank book will be en1
tied to borrow from it and receive by
mail any book for fortnight.
/ One hundred old men, the survivors
of the large body of students who left
their classrooms In, the University OF
North Carolina fifty years ago to joir
the Confederate. army, went back tt
the college this year and received theil
belated bachelor. Of arts degree.
Incised wounds of4the hedrt are nc
longer beyond the reach Of surgica
science. 1t seems almost cry back
to medievalism to recall the time
hardly more than twenty years ago
when the suggestion of heart surger!
would have been regarded as chi
merical.
Diamonds are 10 to II per cent high
er than a year ago. Two explanation!
of the continued rise are given: First
the syndicate controlling the rougl
diamond market limits production, IL
| {kc Tarnf1fc S0annd
the yield Of diamonds, as a whole, il
decreasing.
In European schools there is now OF
the average one teacher to every forty
Eve scholars. Twelve years ago Their
was only one teacher for every sixt.
scholars. In Russia there Is on
teacher to every GA inhabitants; II
Germany, one teacher to 361; in Eng
land, one teacher to every 234.
A society for the protection OF tn
dignity and honor of the uniform
of the United States has been formed
The special mission Of the society Il
to secure state laws making it mis-
demeanor for proprietors or manager
Of places Of amusement to refuse ad
mission to soldiers and sailors whel
Il in uniform.
While the United States is learning
from Europe the practice Of forestr.
Europe is learning from America t
create reserves In her mountain beau
ty spots. Several lofty wildernesse
have thus been reserved by natur
lovers In Germany to preserve the ma
tive fora and fauna, and one sucl
! tract has been reserved in Switzel
land.
There Is serious oyercrowding in th
theatrical profession in Austria, tn
consequence In part of the adoption Q
the profession by girls of well to d
families who wish to be publicly &C
mired. A statement from the stag
. society shows that only 2 per cent G
the actresses of the country earn owe
$500 a month and that only IA pc
cent earn over $50.
The new Pilgrim monument on CAP
Cod is .252 feet in height and rank
next to the Washington national monl
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