The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-13
ROUND THE World

| "a NS"UuIS.
Nearly 40 per cent of the average 1,
come il spent for food.
France Is the greatest wine produ'
ing country Of the world.
More than 100000 mummies hav
been discovered in Egypt. a
In 1912 there were 1909 girls an
2O,231 boys born in California.
In 1912 some l.O66.545 persons voy
aged between Europe and New York
Cleveland expects to start soon on 1t
new city ball. to be built on the lax
front.
More than 100000 calves ar
slaughtered each year in the Unite
States.
England is the best patron of Ameri
can goods. with Germany second ant
Canada third
In 1912 Lloyd's insurance compan,
paid out 36.25O. 600 on account of yes
sells lost at sea.
In Newark. N. j.. lot of second
hand pianos were auctioned recently
| 1T 4i12 cents eacn.
| The restaurant privilege in Crane
| Central station. New York. Is valued
| at $1,OOO,OOO a year
Horse racing with running horses,
Is still immensely popular in the rich
est cities of South America.
Mesa Verde park ruins. COLORADO. are
to be made accessible to tourists by
roads soon to be constructed.
Russia is becoming constantly more
able to supply many Of its own wants.
even In the higher classes Of machin-
cry.
Last year there were 275,OOO,OOO
acres of land plowed in the United
States at an estimated cost of $3.50
100000.
The first tunnel under the Pyrenees.
recently pierced for Franco,Spanish
FIVE miles.
The Belgium government makes an
annual appropriation of $4,000 for the
maintenance of a botanical garden at
Eala. in the Kongo.
Switzerland is about to establish the
largest national park in Europe. 1t is
in the canton Of Grisons and has an
area Of nearly eighty square miles.
While the use of electrical machin-
cry in London factories has more than
doubled in the last ten years. the num-
Der Of accidents has not increased.
Daily weather maps of the United
States weather bureau are now printed
in fifty eight cities, the combined an
nual edition exceeding 6yOOO, 600 copies.
There are PAT newspapers published
in South Africa, In which $780, 900
Is invested They give employment to
1900 Europeans and $50 colored peo-
pie.
A German patent has been granted
for process for preserving oil paint
lngs that consists Of inclosing them In
tight. glass front cases which are filed
with nitrogen
Two women In Kansas City. profess
sional nurses, both nervy and muscu-
lar. caught q sneak thief In their home
and beat him 90 thoroughly that he
could not give his name to the police
for twenty-four hours.
A majority Of the locomotives on
Mexican railroads burn oil az fuel.
The average sewing effected In the fuel
bin b about 20 per cent. Only the
United States and Russia now surpass
Mexico In the production Of oil.
The Irish department OF agriculture
has found that Il costs % cents to
sruw IN Tippefary q pound Of cured |
lpbacco whUse market value was 8 |
sentA Cigar tobacco that bad q mar
ket value Of l3 cents cost q cents to |
,ultivate.
Many Of the early American poets |
found themes tn Indian legends. Some |
of them outgrew these themes-as, for
Instance, Whittier. who tried to sup
press his early effort In this direction.
'Mogg Magone." The collectors. how
ever-or therefore-value this poem |
highly. and copy Of it brought $50 at |
q recent library sale.
Henceforth honor graduates from the |
Of Buenos Aires will come
to this country to continue their stud
les. Up to this time It has been the |
custom Of the government Of Argen-
ina to send such students to Europe.
and the change has been made through |
the influence Of Dr.. Romulo 8. Naon,
to the United States from the |
Argentine Republic.
Mississippi has built twen1-seven
county agricultural high schools in the
past two years at an average cost Of |
10000 per school These schools fur.
nish board and dormitory facilities for
$3.50 per month, and the boys and girls
are paid certain amount per hour for
the work they do, 30 that In most cases
the expense to the pupil IL reduced to
about So per month.
More than a million people took ad-
vantage Of the educational trains"
sent through the rural districts last |
year by the state agricultural colleges I
IF thirty one states, according to fig
nres compiled by F. B. jerks Of the |
United States bureau Of education. In |