The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-06-14
BITS OF INFORMATION,

THE population of Prussia is in the
proportion OF eleven Protestants to soven
Catholics.
THE Revolutionary war cost the
United States S135, 1893, ,703. Great Brit
ain lost 80, 900 men, incurred debt of
e1O0, 100000 or $500, 900, 900, and lost
her American colonies.
The selection of Friday rs changing
day " probably was duo to the supersti.
tion that Friday is an unlucky day and
the fact that tho most unlucky thing
that can possibly happen to man is to
to be hung.
IHERE is kind Of lemon which grows
IN Southern Europe as sweet as an or
ange, but all other species of lemons arc
intensely sour.
LIE term Gotham" was first applied
70 New York city in "Salamagundi " Ca
humorous work by Washington Irving,
William Irving and James X. Paulding),
because tho inhabitants were such wise
| acres.
UNDER the rulings OF the Post >,ffice
| Department, Postmastcrs are not
obliged to accept, in payment of post
age stamps or stamped envelopes, wrap
pers, etc, any currency which may be
SO mutllated as to be uncurrent. or tho
genulneness of which cannot be clearly
ascertained."
Dew is the condensed moisture of the
atmosphere. During the day, under the
suns rays, water is cxhalcd from NIL
moist and watery places, and is held in
the air Ill the form Of vapor. When the
sun goes down the air is cooled. and
therefore contracted or condensed, and
the water is deposited upon cool sub
stances. Drops OF water on the outside
| of pitcher of cold water in the summer
is dew.
OCTAvo, also written Svo, is from the
Latin octavus, the eighth, and describes
a book formed of sheets folded in eight
! leaves. Duodecimo is similarly derived
from duodecimus, the twelfth, and is
! written 12mo So we have 4to, Quarto,
16mo, sexdecimo, and 80 forth. The
terminal follows the Latin form.
The deepest well in the world il said
to be that Mt Sperenberg, near Berlin,
obtain a supply of rock salt. This was
reached Mt depth Of 28O feet from the
surface, and the boring was continued
to q maximum depth Of 4,I94 feet. tho
stratum of salt boring being followed
to depth of 1907 feet without beina
pierced through, and the boring then
discontinued on account of the met han.
ical difficulties of the operation.
THE following figures will show the
extent of the United States rs compared
with the British possessions in North
America:
Country Square Mites.
United StaoS aoS......................... SEQ. 8si
British Possessions
ontario. l2l,2G0
quebec. ..'.................. Uo,020
J New oruhs"ick Observation-Disclosures. 2I,03I
British Columbia. Observation-Disclosures. 233, on
Northwestern and Hudson Bay Territories ~, ,725
Labrador and Arctic Ocean island make
total of..... :, 800, 200
To "CUT n dido" is very common
phrase. We never hcaad of but one de-
rivation of it, and that is somewhat
mythical. According to that account,
it aIose from the conduct of Dido, who
was Queen of Tyre about $40 years be-
fore Christ. She fled from that place
upon the murder OF her husband, and,
with colony, settled upon the northern
coast of Africa, where she built Garth
age. Being in want Of land, she bar
gained with the natives for as mucl.
land as she could surround with bulls
hide. Having made the agreement, she
cut bulls hide into fine strings, and,
tying them together, claimed rs muri,
land as she could surround with the long
line she had thus made. The natives nj.
lowed the cunning Queen to have her
way but, when anybody played off q
sharp trick, they said he had "cut q
Dido" You can believe as much of this
statement as your Judgment will allow