The Caucasian., 1911-07-13
TIMELY BREvITIES
Germany has the boxing craze.

Valuable coal depoSlts nave peeu uise
covered in Bolivia.
Last year 1880 dogs were put to
death by the Chicago poundmaster.
Norway imports about 100000 SACKS
Of rye -four from Germany annually.
Berlin's dog population has been re-
Gently decimated as result OF an IN
creased tax on them.
Brazil has borrowed Sc, 300, 600 from
the Rothschilds Of London to pay Tor
port work at Rio de Janeiro.
Permanent magnets Of cast iron are
being made commercially at a saving
in cost Of from 25 to 30 per cent over
those of steel.
The total number of inhabitants OF
the Isle of Man is now 50,542. which
shows a decrease Of 4,210 during the
past ten years.
The production of tea in Ceylon has
fallen off considerably because or the
planting of rubber on what were Tor
merly tea lands.
The Hamburg-American's next big
liner, which is to be called EUROPA,
will measure $4,000 tons gross. 1t will
be completed in 1913. ~
A profitable branch Of the detective
business in Australia is looking up the
desirability of young men endeavoring
to make marriage connections.
Paris will now get its British coal
direct from England by light draft
vessels that enter the river Seine with
out transshipment at Havre or Rouen-
The crews of British submarines are
regularly drilled in the use of the safe
ty helmet, by which they may save
themselves and others in event OF dis
aster.
Nicaragua Is to build lighthouse
at Cape Gracias a Dios. There are
so few lighthouses along the coast or
| Central America that this Is a note
worthy event.
The horse population Of the world is
estimated as more than Ill 100000, OF
which about $4,000, 900 are in Europe,
2s,ooO, 600 In North America and H.
100000 in Asia.
An English writer says, There Is
no yearning after the simple life In
France, because the true French peo-
j ole. who are not to be confused with
|. the Parisians. already live 1t"
Ben Nevis, the highest peak In the
British isles, has now been success
fully climbed by motorcar. four
days being occupied in reaching the
summit, which is 4,4o6 feet In height.
Famous as the ring which Queen
Elizabeth gave to her fayorite, the
Earl of Essex, the jewel known al
, the Essex ring" was recently sold al
Christie's rooms. In London. for f3,
Az los.
The suggestion has been advanced
! by President Crooks Of Albany col
lege, Oregon, that there should b.
Z Lerected in San Francisco, fronting tn
d Golden Gate, a statue or some memo
n rial to Balboa.
: Wages are not high in India. A ma
tive switchman on O railway and tn
q native servant In private family re
q ceive rupees. or about $1.90. month
The farm hand receives much less
about rupees, or $1.08. month.
London is the worlds largest marke
!. for the Importation Of plumage TO
women's hats. 1t is estimated tina
5000 persons there live by this indus
l'try. The value of the imports is pu
. down at S3,500,0O0 to $4,000, 900 a year
: The latest returns place the popu
lation of India at 315,000.oo0. Yet tn
entire. area Of India is no greater thal
that Of nine of pur western states
Washington. Oregon. California, Ida
no, Nevada, Montana. Arizona. Uta
% and wyoming.
- The plant which yields vegetabl
ivory grows wild In Ecuador, Pans
ma and Colombia. In Italy there ar
ID fourteen vegetable ivory button factt
iles, employing nearly 5000 person
and producing annually over 10000
1Ol COO gross of buttons.
Dol Edward. prince Of Wales. is a DO
lol Iyho, like many other boys. dislike
= the company of little girls. They al
: Toy him. When a visiting princess
y around Queen May sometimes "cal
down" the future king because he
not as polite to the feminine guest .
78l he should be.
Every traveller from Siberia or frol
China who traverses Manchuria
,ol amazed at the apparently limitlei
20 stretches of fertile plow land. 1t
~ believed that Manchuria and str
OF eastern Mongolia could produce su
90 ficient grain to feed China's whole po
90 ulation of 400.000O00.
00 One out of every 400 persons in Il
O0l United States Is engaged in the tai
Ool of catching enough fish to satisfy Il
aol appetite Of the remaining 800. In ct
90 er words, there are nearly quarter
" " q million men who catch fish not
W cause they like the fun OF 1t, but b
w cause they are paid for It
20 Jacob Schif OF New York has MAJ
90 an offer Of s1.000,000 to establish
00l university in his native city-Eran
OOl fort. He stipulates that no restr'
mi fions shall be placed on the number
Jewish professors appointed TO chat
~ and that no disabilities be imposed !
~ Jewish students attending lectures.
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