The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-08
BRIEF MENTION.

Hon. Robert G. Winthrop's Washing
ton monument address contains 12,771
words, of which 10, 158 are Anglo-Saxon
in origin, 2131 from Latin, 288 Greek, and
1856 French.
The siege ofKhartoum lasted 322 days.
1t was attacked in force by FL Mahdis
adherents, for the first time, March 70,
1894. 1t fell by treachery on the Goth
of January, 1885.
M. Emile lola is credited with making
more money than any other French au-
thor, his receipts from his work for the
last five years amounting to more than
100000 year.
Prince Lubomirsky won $4,000 at
Monte Carlo, one night last week. 1t
was won at the trente ct quarante table,
the prince making the highest allowable
bets frequently.
1t is a singular fact that Mahone's
name does not appear III any of Gen.
Lees published reports. The claim of
Malone that he was to be Gen. Lees
successor in case the latter was disabled,
has nothing to rest upon.
Wedding fees constitute an important
item in the revenues of the popular
ministers of New York and Philadelphia,
their annual receipts sometimes reaching
$4,000. The fees vary from $40 to 5000.
The average of one minister last year was
$50.
Rhode Island has been represented in
Congress by three Nathan Fellows Dix
ons-grandfather, father and son-the
last of that name now filing the unex-
pired term of Congressman Chace. Sim
ilarly, in the senate, Thomas F. Bayard,
of Delaware, succeeds his great-grand-
father, father and uncle. Great men are
scarce in these small states.
Norway is turning scientific piscicul-
ture to account by Matching great num-
bers of Holsters and fish. From 7,000,-
600 fish, chiefly cod and haddock, hatch
ed last year, the number has increased
to 50,O00000 or 60,000,0 900. The work
has thus far been done by a private as
ISOLATION, but the government is expect
ed to aid in the future in view of its OBJ
vious benefit to the national interests.
The Town Council of Stratford-on-
Avon is in a turmoil over the proposed
expenditure of $4,000 toward restoring
Holy Trinity church, where Shakespeare
is buried. The opposition comes from
the noncomformists, who argue against
appropriating public money toward
church purposes, although it is pointed
ont that the Holy Trinity tithes taken
from it about 100 years ago now bring
to the corporation $500 year. The
total sum required for the church restor-
alton is 100000.
The Boston Journal of Chemistry says
that in January, 1874, the thermometer
at Jakontsk, Eastern Siberia, registered
1918 below zero, and in the same coun.
try a staff surgeon had known it to be
50 colder. Mercury in that region is
soldid for hours at time, and can be
worked with hammer like lead; iron is
brittle like glass, and is useless; even
fire itself seems to freeze, for the gases
which feed it lose their heat During
the winter of 1890 it was impossible t.
go without a mask, to prevent losing the
nose or ears.
Although three, four, five, or six cents
seems very little for the use of a dollar
for year, it is surprising what large
sum it amounts to when left a number
of years, as in the case of a Connecticut
man who in 1888 commenced making de
posits in savings bank. His total de
posts from that date until 1885 amount
ed to 81, 962 %. Between 1888 and 1861
he drew from the bank $61 ,270 70; ant
yet, few days since, on having his banl
book written up and balanced, he wa.
found to have a balance on deposit amount
ing TO 81, 273 90.
A considerable part of the American
petroleum shipped to Europe is, after be
ing deodorized made into butter anC
suet, which are used by the poorer cias
SEES to some extent, but very largely o.
bakers in the large cities, who use it il
making cakes. The confectioners als'
employ it. 1t has great advantage owe
butter, in that in store cakes or in cand,
the petroleum not only does not becom
rancid and betray the age of the article
but acts as preventative in keeping tn
other ingredients of the cake or cand,
from spelling. A recent hygienic com
ell, sitting in Paris, protested agains
this use of our oil, but it is thought tina
its consumption in this way will not b
lessened.
A old Day When a Lawyer Gets Lief
Detroit Free Press
i called to consult you in regard t
the snow and ice ordinance, . he said, a
he took seat in lawyers office. 'If