The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-14

was found every missing letter, tOgotner
with many other small articles. 1t is
probable that this somnambulism re-
suited from or caused his illness.
What became of Miss Cornell! She is
no more. On the other side of the table
as I write sits Clara, my wife, and in the
corner, doing in his chair, sits the white
haired somnambulist.
Tae Largest, Highest and Greatest
Thing.
The largest inland sea is the Caspian,
lying between Europe and Asia. It's
greatest length is 700 miles, its greatest
breadth 27O miles, and its era $50, 900
square miles; Great Salt lake, in Utah,
which may be properly termed an inland
sea, is about 80 miles long, and has va
rying breadth from 20 to So miles. It's
surface is 1900 feet above the level of
the sea, whereas the surface of the Cas-
plan is "a feet below the ocean level.
The largest empire of the world is
that of Great Britain, comprising $751;
65S square miles, more than o sixth part
of the land of the globe, and embracing
under its rule nearly q sixth part Of the
population of the world. In territorial
c4toub bU0 Oult0u NV0UoS xonho talIu,
containing 1885,, 242 square miles, in
Guiding Alaska; in population it ranks
fourth with its SO, 900 600 people. Rus
STA ranks second, having ,352, $40 square
miles.
The highest monolith is the obelisk at
Karnak, in Egypt. Karnak is on the east
bank of the Nile, near Luxor. and occu-
pies part of the site of ancient Thebes.
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of Pharoah Thotmes III, who reigned
feet, its weight 400 tons. Its height with
height Of The oblisk in Central Park, New
es, its weight about 1853 tons.
The largest bell in the world is the
great bell of Moscow, at the foot Of the
Kremlin. Its circumference at the bot
tom is nearly sixty eight ieet and its
height moro than twenty-one feet. In
its stoutest part it is twenty-three inches
thick, and its weight has been computed
to be 443, 772 pounds. It has never been
hung, and was probably cast on the spot
where it now stands. A piece OF the bell
is broken of. The fracture is supposed
to have been occasioned by water having
been thrown upon it when heated by tho
building erected over it being ON fire.
The greatest wall in the world is the
Chinese wall, built by the first Emperor
Of the Tsin dynasty. about 800. B. O., Is
protection against Tartars. It travers.
es the northern boundary of China, and
is carried over the highest hills, through
the deepest valleys, across rivers and ev-
cry other natural obstacle. It's length 10
], $50 miles, including q parapet of five
feet. The total height Of the wall is TWEEN.
ty ieet. thickness ct the base, twenty
Ave feet, and at the top fifteen feet Tow.
ers or bastions occur ct intervals Of about
100 yards.
Among the most remarkable natural
echoes are that Of the Eagles Nest on the
banks VI Killarney in ireland. which re-
peats bugle call until it seems 10 be
sounded from dozen instruments, and
that ON the banks Of the NAha, between
Bingsn and CobleHtz, which repeats .
sound seventeen times. The most 70
markablc artificial echo known Is that ID
the castle Of Simonetta. about two miles
from Milan. Il II 0coasioned by the ex-
istence Of two parallel wallis Of consider.
able length. II repeats the report Of .
pist0l sixty times.
a most f0mAkkAUlo WHIRLPOOL ~ tho
maelstrom OF the northwest coast Of
Norway and southwest Of Mosken0sol,
the most southerly Of the Lofoden Isles.
Il was once supposed TO be unfathom-
able, but the depth has been shown mot
to exceed twenty fathoms. The whirl-
pool 10 nsvigable under ordinary cir
cumstances; hut whom the wind il north
vest Il often attains great fury and be-
Gomez extremely dangerous. Under
strong gales the mselstrom has been
shown by oflcial statistics to run 1t the
rate Of twenty six miles an hour.
England cannot treat with Arab Boy.
The moment be begins 10 negotiate with
England he will lose his power. The
English demand IL thst Il hold the domi-
uant innnenoe in Egypt. Arab Bey's
strength lice in bis resistance TO this de-
mand and HE maintsnapcs OF national
principles. There IL no mi 1dle-kround
% which they oen meet. England muse
either Whip hin or give mp it, absus1
claims. II Dsavsr Tribune.