Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08
NOT COMMONLY KNOWN.

THERE are ten ladies' in the world at the
present time who bear the title of Empress.
Tcost the Kings Of Egypt half q cent q
day to pay and board the builders of the
pyramids. King Solomon paid cent day
to those who built his temple.
THERE are 49Ja mountain peaks in inc
United States more than 10000 feet in
height. The highest mountain east of the
Mississippi is Mount Balsam Cone, in the
Black Mountains of North Carolina, which
is 6,61 feet high.
SEPTEMBER Z, 1888, was the fitch ami
versary of that stormy Friday on which
William Darling, keeper of the Longstone
Lighthouse. and his daughter, Grace Hors-
ley Darling, put out in an open boat to res
cue the survivors of the wreck of the steam
packet Forfarshlre.
THE fur of seals is concealed by coat of
stiff overhair, which must be laboriously re-
moved before the skin is ready for use
Seals from two 70 four years old have skins
weighing from five and half to twelve
pounds, and three Of these skins are re-
quired for a lady's sack.
A s.KNor'' is a division of tho log line, serv-
ing to measure the rate of a vessels motion.
The number of knots which run off from
the reel in half minute shows the number
of nautical miles the vessel travels in an
hour. A nautical mile or knot is 6,0S6.7 feet;
a statute mile is $3.50 feet-a difference of
500. e feet
A FoREIGH-BoRN youth can become cadet
ut West Point. but can not be appointed by
any one but the President or representa-
tive in Congress. There are at the present
tine several cadets in that institution who
were born in Central America, Peru, Ire
land, Germany, Sweden and other countries
outside of the United States.
TrJE fa1,Sa the lOSS of the famous IRON
clad Monitor was said to be springing of
her seams by exposure to the heat Of the
sun for Il long period while lying at Hamp-
ton Roads, and an inability to stand the
enormous strain of the wind and waves dur
ing the storm which overlook her off Hat
teras. The date of her sinking was Decem-
Der 81, 1862
CRIsP1Nos and Crisplanus were two
brothers born at Rome, from which place
they travelled about A D. BOB to scissors, in
Franco, topropagate the Gospel. anG worked
as shoemalkers so that they might not be
chargeable to any one. The governor of
the town ordered them to be beheaded the
very year of their arrival. and they were
made titular saints of the "gentle craft. !"
ST. Crispin's Day is October %.
STANDARD gazetteers and encyclopedias
are authority for the following relative di-
mansions of Lake Superior and Victoria
Nyanza. The former IS 400 miles long, and
its creates: width 1G0 miles; Nyanza is 22-eJ
miles in length and $50 in breadth. Conse-
euently Superior is the largest body OF
fresh water on the globe. Notwithstanding
the fact that some writers, withSlt positive
proof, hazard the opinion that the distinc-
ton belongs to the African lake.
THE growth of the oyster is very slow.
From four to six months it is no larger than
ii silver half-dollar, and twice that size at
the end of a year. In artificial beds it's
progress is usually slower. The full size
is not attained until the fifth to the seventh
year. Purify OF the water in which they
arc found and the care bestowed on their
culture arc both prime factor; in improving
their iiavo.. on which ;.,":.oInf oysters from
special localities are more highly priced
thIu t.Lcrs.