Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-08
CURIOUS FACTS

Chinese dislike water as a drink.
At one time Chile exported grain to
California.
Porterville, Cal, says her twelve year
old lemon trees went 220O lemons to the
tree, which brought revenue of Sl3.33
tothe tree.
Southern California produces $50, ,000,-
900 oranges a Year-not enough to give
three oranges to each inhabitant Of the
United States.
The Massachusetts Constitution con-
tains provision requiring that all citi-
zens shall address the States Lieutenant
Governor as honorable.
A Philadelphia has educated hou's
fly to respond to prolonged "buzz-z-z," "
which brings it from its Granny any time
of day for its supply of sugar.
There bloomed in Pasadena, CAL, last
spring, a gold-ot-Ophir rose-bush, a
climbing variety, with 200, 900 roses and
buds on it. The owner Of the tree is a
returned missionary.
1t is believed in Transylyauia, Austria,
that the first person to enter a new house
must die, therefore it is the custom to
throw in preliminary cat or dog. The
scape.cat is, however, to be preferred.
Oliver H. Stell, aged eiyhty-six AMI
Mary II. Long, aged fifty-one, Of Val
paraiso, Ind, have been united in mar
riage. They were betrothcd thirty years
ago, but drifted apart and chose other
life partners.
La Paz is the finest little city along
the Mexican coast, and has loag been
noted for its pearl fisheries. The pearls
of La Paz far exceed those of India in
lustre and in price, and are eagerly sought
for by the bellies of all lands.
The original auto graph commission OF
Captain Nathan Hale of Connecticut,
the martyr spy of the Revolution, was
sold for Sl775 at a recent auction in
New London. The State Of Connecticut
sent in a bid of $3.50, out it was bought
by firm of autograph dealers, who now
hold it at $1,000
According to the French method of
enumeration, in use on the continent OF
Europe and in the United States, bill
ion is a thousand millions, or 1,OOO,-
OOO, 900, according to the English meth
cd used in Great Britain and the British
provinces, it is million of millions, or
1000, 900, 100000.
The Greeks had superstition that one
who has had his ears liekei by serrent5
would ever after have the gift OF prOph-
ecy. This superstition arose from the
fact that Cas,andra aud Helenus, both OF
whom were said to loretell events, had
their ears licked by serpents while sleep
ing in the temple Of Apollo.
Tribes living on an island near the
Philippines take the hand or foot OF the
persoa whom they salute aud gently rub
their faces with it, while the Philippines
use n most ridiculous and startling atti-
tude-frst, bending thei: bodies very
low to the earth, they place their hands
on their cheeks AMI at the same time
raise one foot in the air.
A curiosity in the shape of mouse
was killed at Salda, Cal, recently. 1t
had eight legs, or, rather there are two
mice iu one. Imagine a mouse growing
on another's stomach. with its back
emerging from the others abdomen.
The second mouse was small one, but
he was perfect iu every respect except
that he had no head. His four legs,
feet and tail were complete.
One of the oldest fishes that ever
swan in any sea is that known to natu-
ralists under the unattractive name of
"ophiocephalus." A species of II is
found in the sea Of Galilee, where it
builds nest which for beatty Of design
and elegance of workmanship exceIs the
efforts Of the majority of feathered nest
builders. It's favorite spot for building
is in an ola root or rock projecting un
der the water and the material consists
of seaweed, grass and leaves.