Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-25
CURIOsITIEs OF NEWS.


There are more sheep in the Argentine
Republic than in any country in the world,
the total being about 80. 100000.
The continual use OF Persian insect DOW
der will drive moths away from furniture.
It's frequent renewal is necessary until all
are killed.
1t was on Waiting Island, in The BAHIA.
mas, that Columbus first set his foot after
weary weeks Of almost hopeless cropping
across the Atlantic.
For good liniment for use in the case
Of swelled joints in rheumatism, take of
soap liniment one ounce and Of tincture of
opium one drachm; mix and rub in freely.
"Oocoanut day" is celebrated in most
parts of India during the fnll moon in
August. On that day numbers of nuts
aTe thrown into the sea as an Offering to the
HindoO gods.
Next to England little Holland ia the
greatest colonial power in the world. The
Dutch colonies have an area of nearly
S0,0 600 square miles, which includes some
of the finest colonial possessions in the
world
To remove blood and grease stains from
birds TO be set up OF stuffed, wash with
luke warm water, and keep sgitating the
feathers with the fingers until they are dry.
This will remove blood. Similar treat
ment with bsDzine will remove grease;
but beware Of fire.
Fifty years ago there were probably not
more than from 90, 600 to 100 900 acres of
fruit land in Great Britain. In 1872 the
date OF the fret reliable record, il bad in
creased TO neaaly 40, 600 acres; and Mr.
Whitehead, a wellkuown authority esti
mates the present acreage at 2l4, 600 acres
1t is now French law that every child
horn in France OF foreign father likewise
born in France is q French citizen, while
the child born in France of a foreigner, no
matter where born, is French citizen if
domiciled there at the time of his majority,
unless he formally decline to be 30 re.
garded.
The great crested ay-catcher and several
other birds adopt an exceedingly novel
method to frighten away other birds or
lizards that wonld prey upon their eggs.
They wind into their nest one or more of
the old skins which have been shed by
snakes, 80 that these appear TO be live
snakes coiled about the nests.
The area of the unfeclaimed swamp
and marsh land in the United States
which can be drained and brought under
cultivation is equal to that of all the cul-
tivated lands, or nearly 300, 1000, 0GO acres
Much of this land could be reclaimed
without great difficulty or expense, and
would make farm land Of great value,
"Of that ilk" is not synonymous with
the words 'Of that sort IL means of the
place bearing a similar name. Thus we
speak Of Grant of that ilk, - Macleod of
that ilk etc meaning Grant of Grant,
Macleod Of Macleod, and 80 on. COsmo
Comyn Bradwsrdine of Bradwardine
would be called in Scottish phrase, BRAD.
wardine of that ilk"
On British railways i, u unusual for
goods trsin TO exceed fifty tons, and
mineral.train seldom comes up TO 200
tons. In the United Ststes on the con.
trsry, trains of nearly 600 tons are run
regularly, the wagons employed being ca
psble of carrying from twenty &c twenty
FIVE tons each, or about three times the
quantity usually carried by English
trucks.
A very frequent cause Of sleeplessness is
too great an amount Of bed clothing. A
sheai, two blankets AID counterpane are
generally sufficient in winter, except in
very severe weather, ana sheet and
blanket, without counterpsne, in sum-
mer. A bad sleeper should accustom him
selfto ss little bed clothing as possible aud
Of ss light character
Hard linseed Cil ssrnish is made with
seven hundred and fifty parts of linseed
oil boiled with one hundred and fifty parts
OF litharge and ninety parts of pulverized
minium. Boil until it turns brown, shen
add five hundred parts Of pulverized am
Der melted in sisty parts Of linseed oil.
Boil aud stir a few minutes; cool, settle
and decant the clear varnish.
A monument has been erected owe. the
grave of Adolf Won schlasinsweit, the fa-
nous traveller and saysnt, who, in August,
1857, vas murdered by Cinnamon near
Kaschgar, Central Asia. Il il in the form
OF large stone pyramid, surmounted by q
heavy plain iron cross. The Russian gov
eminent paid for the monument, and the
Chinese government gave the ground.