The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-20
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The Hotel Of the Three Kings at Basle,
Switzerland, was in existence before the
year 1926.
The value Of the precious metals in
Europe at the time of the discovery of
the new world was only $l67, 900, 900.
Gustave Dorc, who never saw the Nj
agara Falls, put upon canvas one OF the
grandest paintings of them ever exc
cuted.
The worlds production of barley is
S25, 900, 900 bushels, Europe contribut-
ing $40, 900, 900 and the United States
O,O00, 900 bushels.
In test Of the capacity of typewritiug
machines recently made in st. Paul,
Mimi, q speed of 200 words minute
was achieved aud officially attested.
A redbird died at the advanced age
of tweuty-three years in Zanesville,
Ohio, the other day. 1t had become
so feeble that it could not mount its
perch in its cage, but it sang until a
year ago.
A most singular method Of street
nomenclature is adopted in Canton,
China. Thus there is " street called
Unblemished Rectitude, Pure Pearl
street, street of Beuevolence aud
another of Love.
The cocoloba wood or seaside grape,
a product of Florida, is becoming popu-
lar for knife handles, the pink aud vic.
lent TINT of the wood, added to its great
hardness, making it very desirable for
that special purpose.
At Greeucastle, Ind., there are two
maple trees, growing about fifteen feet
apart. At tue height of fifty feet one of
them makes a shalp angle, growing sol
idly Into the other so that their identity
above that point is entirely lost.
The Chinee makes great account of
bis bed, which is very low indeed
scarcely rising from the hoor--but is
often carved exquisitely Of wood; but it
never occurs to MIN to make it auy softer
than the rush mats will reuder it.
kaleidoscope is from the Greek llaIos,
beautiful, eidos, form and skopein, to
look, aud the sentence-lke word means,
to look upon beautiful forms. The
lenses, mirrors aud broken bits of glass
making this wonderful toy have been
well named.
A man in Mason Valley named John
son had his eye put out by swallo v
few day ago. tie was entering the
barn door when the bird was flying out,
aud it came in contact with his eye. rne
bill pierced the ball, aud he will lose
the use of his eye.
A freak of nature occurred recently al
the ranch of L. Givens, near Mariposa
Cal. One of his work mares gave birth
to twin colts, one a horse colt and the
other a mule colt something that ha'
never before been known to happen. The
former is living, but the latter died.
Mackerel are taken in nets and by
hooks. The most of them are caught
in nets, which are taken around school
of them and gathered in. When the fish
are scattered they are taken by hook anJ
line. This fish is wholly food fish anC
is salted IN large quantities for home anC
= export.
Carp are known tpbc hard to kill, but
OuG sCDb W tuNiCNOu nun
/ Oregon, the other day beats the record
1t had travelled all the way from Portland
on ice, aui there were bruises on its
head, showing that au attempt had been
, made there to take its life, but when it
was opened the "fresh fish" was found
to be moving around as though accus
toned to such tribes.
The buttresses of "Trajan's Bridge,
which are stil to be seen on the Danube
are the remains of what was, in some re
spects, the most remarkable structure
: ever erected by man. 1t was not a mere
1 floating bridge of large boats and mas
, sive timbers, but was permanent struc
: ture carried on piers $50 feet high ant
, sixty feet wide, comprising twent
1 arches, extending altogether 4i7O Romal
feet.