The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30
CsISP CONVERSATIONS.

Crcosote is proposed as fuel for tor
pedo boats
It Is said that GJ7 species Of Towering
plants and ferns have been already found
in Yellowstone park.
More than twenty Kingdoms Of the size
Of Great Britain and Ireland could be
formed out of Australia.
4 species Of wild flower has been found
In the Philippine Islands, which meas
ures one yard in diameter.
The deepest coal pit in the world Is
said to be the st. Andre In the Charleroi
Belgium) district. 1t Is 3,OH feet deep
The estimated cost Of the projected
ship canal be tween Bordeaux on tho At
lantic and Narbonne on the Mediter-
rancan Is $3.50, 100000.
There arc in London CJ theatres and
about 500 music halls. providing enter
tainment for 325, 900 people every night,
or 100, 600, 600 in the course OF year.
The multiplication Of Os7. .G5i,3 1921 by IS
gives Al, l,44f,4ii,4i5. Reversing the order
and multiplying 1913, ,i56,7o by IS a rO-
suit equally odd is obtained-5,5 ,555, ,555,-
sos.
Tho present population Of North Da-
kota IS estimated mt 230, 900, and Of South
Dakota 10000. The area of the two
Dakotas. as fixed in 1861. is lis,03S
square miles.
America publishes moro papers than
all the rest Of the world combined. Last
year its 17,lO7 periodicals printed the
enormous number of 1858, ,jj6, 300
enough to supply every soul on earth
with two newspapers
The Desert Of Sahara IS slowly bccom-
ing inhabitablc, with the aid Of science.
The French are forming fresh oascs in
the lower part with skill and success.
After period Of thirty years forty-three
oases have 1900 inhabitants.
The Geological society, Of London
have added to their living collection in
Regents park a young specimen OF the
manatce. He is placed in one Of the
large warm water tanks, and takes six
dozen Of lcttuces and endives at meal
The cottage in the village Of Lazzate
in which Alessandrio Volta spent the
summer and autumn months OF so many
years. pursuing the investigations which
resulted in the discovery of the Noltalc
pile. has been secured as public property.
It has been demonstrated in California
that peach stones make excellent fuel
and they now realize Sc per ton. sack
of the peach stones will weigh eighty
pounds and last as long as an equal
weight Of coal and give a greater inten-
sity Of heat.
The world now has 10t geographical
societies and l3O geographical periodl-
Gals. France and her colonies have ~
Of the societies, with 1880 members
Germany has - societies and 0 POO mem
bers. and Great Britain and her colonies
have 0 societies and 5000 members.
Tho longest item Of news ever tele
craphcd to newspaper was the entire
New Testament IS revised. which was
sent from New York to Tho Chicago
Tribune for May %, 1882. That issue ol
The Tribune comprised twenty pages
sixteen Of which were taken up by th'
New Testament
Tho African elephant, as q source o.
ivory. has been but too great a success
Each animal has two tusks, and botl
male and female carry them. Singh
tusks frequently turn the scales upol
ninety pounds, u pair in this case bein'
worth nearly 600 sterling; so that
herd Of elephants is about rs valuable a
, IS gold mine.
pellini's piano, on which he compose'
bis earliest operas. has just been foun'
IN tho possession Of 4 widow lady Of Ca
tania. whose husband bought it for =
iOs. The Catanians have petltioncd tn
owner to present the piano to the town
Bellmi's birthplace, that the relic OF theI
r townsman may be preserved as a souyC
J mir, and not pass into careless hands.
e Some idea may be formed Of the va:
quantity Of water discharged by Sout
Fork lake into tho Conemaugh vale
when compared to the flow over Niagar
Falls. Estimating the Niagara suppl
at $4,000. 600 tons of 3G cubic feet pc
hour. and taking the measurement
4 ,he lake to have been 3! miles long b
e T. miles wide, with mean depth OF
feet wo have the enormous volume
+ 1000. 900. .0O0, 900 Of tons of water, whic
I. = would require 30 hours in passing oy'
Niagara Falls.