Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-08-20
CURIOUS FACTS.
The New Testament was first printed in

The New Testament was first printed in
Irish in 1902.
jewelers. report that gold dollars are
extremely scarce.
The only kind of fruit which appears
not to flourish in California is the
apple.
In South America there is race of
cats to which "meowing" is an I'M
learned accomplishment.
A Russian can plead infancy for
long time, as he doec not come of age
till he is twen:y-six years old.
One of the fine jewels in the posses
sion of the Shah of Persia is a pearl for
which one of his ancestors paid $685.
900.
The first wheat raised in the new
world was sown on the Island of Isabella
in January, 1894, aud on March 80 the
crop was gathered.
A camel of the largest size has been
known to drink from thirty to fifty gal
Ions of water and then travel without
any more for twenty days.
1t is strange, though true, that in
Asia and Africa, where grass will not
grow, the most beautiful flowers an d
shrubs flourish to perfection.
Cranes, storls and wild geese fly fast
enough to make the trip from Northern
Europe to Africa in week, but most of
them rest north OF the Mediterranean.
Corot, the French landscape artist,
painted only sevea hundred sketches.
But twelve thousand "CJrots" have
been sold in the Hotel Drouo: auctions
The largest schooner in the last pub.
lished Government list sthe Golden Age,
1863 tons, built at Ab5ott's Bridge,
Ohio, in 1888, and haillng from Sau-
dusky.
The Laplander sleeps m a big reindeer
skin to keep him VAIN. The East In
dian also sleeps in bag; but it is not
air tight, and IS only intended to protect
him from mosquitoes.
Frau Probsti, who enjoyed the dis
tinotion of being the heaviest woman in
Europe, has just died at Traubring, in
Bavaria, at the age of forty-one At
her death she weighed over $50 pounds.
Swedish women often work as farm
laborers. Those that have babies carry
them on their backs IN a leather bag, as
equaws carry their young. This plan
permits the mother to use both hands at
her farm work.
Pope Leo XIII. owns a pearl left to
him by his predecessor on the throne
of st. Peter which is worth 800, 900,
and the chain OF thirty-two pearls
owned by the Empress Frederick is es .
timated at $I7j, 900.
On a recent visit to the Gobeln
Tapestry Works President CArnot, of
France, discoyere a magnificent piece
of tapestry that had been bought for the
palace at Foutaineoleau thirty years ago,
but hal not yet been delivered.
Berlo, a European bicyclist, owns the
lightest bicycle in the world. The tires
weigh two pounds eight ounces. The
rear wheel is twenty eight inches. The
machine is gelre to sixty-eight inches.
The rat trap pedals weigh exactly twelve
ounces.
Cltrons crow well IN the West In
dies, and bear large crops in good soil
at Trinidad The lruit is prepared foe
export by simply cutting It IN pieces,
removing the pulp, placing the rind in
barrels, AMI covering with strong salt
and water.
In the days Of Q laan Eiizl beth it was
customary to streW green rushes on the
uncarpeted floor Of the actors retiring
room IN theatres -he1ce the term green
room. Subsequently it was usual to
decorate the walls with green paper, and
sometimes the rushes gave way to a car
pet of green blize.
A smsl station on the Old C)loly
Railroad in Massachusetts, belrs equeer
name Of henoernl. It appears that
three children Of sumner residents bora
in the place are named respectively
Kenilwortl, Bertha and Mary, and the
first syllable Of ct3l name was taken to
form the ne OF the station.