The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-11-16
SOME BIG THINGS,

N. Y. Sun.
The biggest royal eater since the death
of the Emperor Maximus is Cetyweyo,
king Of the Zulus He eat thirteen pounds |
of steak for a dinner.
The best record in 6 days go .as-you-
please race is that made by Geo. Hazael
who covered 600k miles IN Madison square
garden on March 4th, 1889.
The largest diamond cutting house is
in Amsterdam, where they employ 400
men. The famous Kohinoor diamoud
was cut tners The cutters make from
7 to II and even IA dollars day.
The largest suspension bridge will be
the Que now building between Brooklyn
ard New York. Tue main span is 1895
feet inches long. The entire length Of
the bridge is 5989sfeet.
The Pennsylvania railroad new loco
motive, Jumbo, has seven feet driving
wheels, and has drawn tram from Phil
adeiphia to Jersey CitY--a distance Of 90
miles.-.iu so minutes.
Mr.. Jno. Sayer of DapielsvJlle. Geor-
gia. recently killed large hawk. It meas
used feet 10 inches from lip to tip of it's
wings, and 81 inches from tip OF front to
tip back claw
/ DuDlDV - hltb itt ACShs titDIitub III ltlt
civilized world. He is life in height.
The measurement of his ears when out
spread is Is feet, aud he can reach up
ward 26 feet with his trunk.
Probably the biggest feet are those of
a Chicago girl named Lizzie Meriz.
rhey are said to measure 165 inches
each It is reported that she once kicked
a Young man aud fractured his spine.
Fortress Monroe is the largest single
fortifcation in the world Il has already
cost the government over $5.000,000
! The water battery is considered one Of
the finest military works in the world.
The loftiest active volcano, is Popoca-
teptl(smoking mountain, )35 miles south
west Of Pueblo. Mexico. IT is II, ,7S4
feet above the sea level, and has a crater
miles in circumference and 1000 feet
deep.
The largest university is Oxford, in
Oxford, England II consists Of 25 COL
leges and 5 halls Oxford was the seat
Of learning in the time Of Edward the
Confessor IL claims TO have been found
ed by Alfred.
The largest ship is the Great Eastern.
She is $50 feet long 83 feet broad aud sc
feet deep, being %, 927 tous burden, 49,.
| 9l5 gross and 1894 net register. She
WAS hnilt at Millwall, on the Thames
aud was launched January 81, 1857.
The most extensive park is Deer park
+ % the envlrons Of Copenhagen, Denmark
2 The enclosure contains about 1900 acrei
and is divided by small river. Th'
largest pleasure ground IN this countl.
!, is FaTmouni park. Philadelphia, whicl
contains 2740 acres.
!. The largest body offresh water is LAX
|. Superior. tits 400 miles long, 100 mile
wide at its greatest breadth. and has a
: area of 81. 900 square miles. It's mea
Y depth is said to ba 200 ieet, and II
!. greatest depth about 900 fathoms. II
;, surface is 935 feet above the sen level
, The longest tunneIin the world is this
!, os ST. Gothard, on The line Of the railroa
!, between Lucerne aud Milan. The sun
{, nit Of The tuunel Is 900 feet below th
\ surface AZ Andernatt, and $500 feet be
= meath the peak of Kastleborn, of the S
Gothar0 gr0np The tunnel is 26s fe.
wide, aud 10 feet 10 inches from h.
IS floor to the crown Of the arched roof
r ~ 81 feet long Il miles longer than I'll
4 Mt Gents tunnel.
u The most extensive cavern is Man
y moth cave in E7monson County. K.
a II is near Green river. 6 miles from Ca'
40 city, and about % miles from Bowlh
Green. The cave consists Of sncee
sion Of irregular chambers. some of whis
= are large. situated on different level
Some Of these are trayersed by navig'
BILE branches Of the rubterraneap Eel
riyer Blind fish are found in lla water