Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-15
bl1s Of IMPORTATION.

The Bank of England was founded i,
'694. The capital is ETA, 533, 900.
Tile number of miles OF telegram
wires In the world is placed at -493, 573
TIE mileage of telephone wires in tin.
United States is estimated at COCO
:: les.
THERE are about 1900 locomotive,
tanning on the railroads of the United
'tates, and 500, 900 cars Of all kinds.
"ARKANsAs'' was originally spelled
Ar kan-cea" and has always been pro.
n: unced " Arkansaw" by the old settlers
The Suez canal is 100 miles ia length,
Il is seyenty-two feet wide at the bot.
In, about 300 feet at the surface, and
'"enty-six feet deep, easily passing the
aIgest vessels.
THERE are three Major Generals in the
regular army--W. $. Hancock, Irwin
Mcdowell and John NJ. Schofeld and
SIX Brigadier Generals-John Pope, o.
Q. Howard, A. III. Terry, G. G. Augur,
Geo. Crook and Nelson A. Miles.
The Aryan languages are Sanskrit,
wheuce Hindoostanee Zeud, whe,c,
Persian Greek, whence Romaic; Latin.
whence Italian, French, Spanish, Portu.
euese, Wallachian; Celtic, whence Welrh.
Irish, Gaelic Gothic, whence Teutopic,
English, Scandinavian ;Slavonic, wLenc,
Russian and Austro- Polish.
The average duration Of vitality il,
seeds of some OF our cultivated plants il
rs follows: Artichoke, 5 years; broad
bean, 6; beet root, 5; cabbage, 5; carrot
A; cucumber, 5; lettuce, 5; maize, 2
melon, 5; onion, 2; parsnip, 2; peas, Oh
0; radish, 5; spinach, 5; toln ito, 5; tur-
nip, 8; egg plant, 7; endive, 9; parsley
B; strawberry, 3.
TIE expression "a l." popularity uscc
to designate the first quality of articles,
is copied from the symbols of the Brit
ish and foreign shipping-list of tn,
Lloyds. "a" Is used to designate tn,
character or conditions Of the hull of /.
vessel, and tie figure 81" to denot,
the efficient state of her anchors, cable.
and stores. If those are insufficient il
quantity or quality, tho figure ~" is
used to indicate the same. When it il
said of ship, she is A l." it mean,
that she is all right as to hull, higgins
and equipments.
BY estimate, the surface of an average
sized man contains about sixteen and /.
half square feet, or 90, 900 inches. Al,
lowing $500 pores or openings to each
inch. We have the aggregate OF 1000,
COO for the whole body. Connected with
these are about twenty-eight miles Q
tubing, through which the decaying AM.
waste matters OF the body--ever diving.
particle by particle, while life remains
pass of, freeing the body of putrid mat.
ter. This waste is gathered up in all
parts of the body and hurried out of tn.
system, rs an important means of avoid
ing disease and death. 1t is also est.
mated that of all taken into the stomach,
fve-eighths pass off through the pores
FROM 1889 until 1916 the rates OF
postage ip America ere. For single let
ter (that is, one composed of sinGl
piece OF paper) under 40 miles, s cents;
under 30, 10 cents; under 800, II cents;
under 800, rs cents. In 1916, thest.
rates were modified as follows: A single
letter, not over 80 miles, 81 cents; ovcl
30 and under 80, 10 cents; over so and
under $50, 123 cents; over $50 and I'M
der 400, 16i cents; and an additional rate
for each piece of paper. Ii the lettol
weighed one ounce, four times the rates
were charged. Again, in 1916, the rate
were lowered: For letter not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, under 80
miles, cents; over 800, 10 cents, an an
additional rate for each additional halt
ounce or I action thereof. The present
rates OF letter postage were adopted in
1862.
T!,E name Gypsies is corruption of
the word Egyptians, AID it has hoc sup
posed that the GypSias originate If
Egypt. But the conflict cf authorii . i,
80 or at with regard to their origin that
it is now extensively believed that moth |
lng absolutely authentic is l,rown on the |
subject. )" -, .s,>sr 1927 lald e 100 |
strangers arrived III Paris, who ella. med |
10 nr Christians of Lower Egypt Mhc |
had Leen expelled by the Saracens. They
said they had last come from Bohemia. |
ihey professel tho gifts Of fortune
%llmg and other nlcronant;c arts, and |
eero great thieves. They were expelled
rom Paris, but continued to wander in
rance. Oiher bands succeeded them,
aad IN tho Course of century they ap-
pearcd in Spain, England, Sweden and
,thcr countries of Europe. They were
shat are now known rs Gypsies. They
ire usually great thieves, and have but
ow redeemlng traits. They are fond Of
stealing children and bringing them up
As Gypsies, and also take persons into
heir tribes who are willing to adopt their
nole of life,