The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-11-17
ODD PARAGRAPHS On NEWS
Interesting Facts That Ln Hot EnOEH
By tho General Reader
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IiyOu suffer from insomnia q bowl o.
warm, fresh milk taken Just beiOEe re.
firing win produce sleep.
The limit q the capacity Of the earth i
6,2ol, OOO. 900 souls, rays . scientist, and
this nhmbsF vim be reached in les than
ls7 years.
Science has At last beaten nature. A
French scientist has discovered how 10
make artificial diamonds which cost more
than the real ones.
The center Of population has shifted
since Jeferson's time from forty miles
northwest Of Washington to twelve miles
east Of Columbus, Iowa es
The famous signal station building at
the summit Of Fixes Peak has been de.
stEoysd by FIRE. 1t was the highest point
Of observatiOn in the United States.
Women require one hour Of sleep more
q day than men. Fewer Of the latter
reach the age Of 50 than the former, but
aiterWard the StsFner sex has the best
oft.
A curious Circumstance in connection
with the recent epidemic Of eholsra Ct
Hamburg was the departure Of all the
birds from the city only . few days prior
to the outbreak.
Recent experiment has proved that II
delicate piece Of lace be placed between
an iron plate and . disk Of gunpoWder,
and the latter b detonated, the lace will
be clearly stamped on the iron.
Tipperusalsm IL the name Of q new
town in Oklahoma. One promoter
wanted Il named TipperaEy and the other
desired to call Ii Jerusalem, % Tippsru-
salem was the happy compromise.
Only one 10000 bill and only three
5000 bills are now outstanding. Orig.
nally there O,OOO. 900 worth Of 10000
notes and $4,000, 900 worth Of 5000
notes. The others have been redesIned.
The Chinese seem to have forgotten
their resentment against Uncle Sam, and
are building an elegant $4,000 tea hOuse
for The Chicago exposition. where grace
full Chinese maidens will serve the do
lectable decOctions Of CongOu, BOhoa and
TWankey.
The Kalmucks Of AstEakhan, . rowing
people numbering about 10000 souls,
have at last been freed from seridom.
When the other Russian serfs were freed
in.ls6l II was considered dangerous 10
extend this privilege 10 these people, lest
their WildneSs would lead TO its abuse.
Anew Jersey judge has immortAlilOd
himself BY ruling that when young man
and woman kiss each other or walk arm
in amin public Il shall be taken a. an
admission that they are engaged to be
married. The judge vas not q eandi-
data Tor reelection this fall, fortunately
for him.
The originator Of the theory that the
earth Is round was probably Thalss, Of
Milstns, about $40 B. G. He not only
taught tSsi the eaFSh was RlobulaF 10
form, but Of tina Eve zoCeS, some Of the
principal circles Of the sphs:s. the eapae-
ity Of the moon and the true courso Of
the lunar eclipses.
For the purpose Of securing quick trans
poFtatiOp Of mail matter from thu Chi.
eago general pOStOfBee 10 the post0fics
which Is to be established in re fair
grounds during the time the Worlds CT
lumbar Exposition Is open, the United
States authorities have determined to
erect an elevated electric railway between
the two points along which cars contain.
ing nothing but mail packages will be
Whisked d the nate Of from two TO three
miles per minute. Plans for the railway
have already been submitted.
A bakers dozen il thirteen, 90 Is q pub
isheF's or news agents In many parts
Of the world. In some sections . dozen
Of iish means tRenty-six, and there are
other anomalies Of this kind. But to End
dozen indicating anything from two to
my, It Is necessary to 90 to the eartben-
ware trade. Here the sizes and weights
Of articles decide how many make .
dozen, and In jugs. bowls, plates, and %
on there are two, four. six, eight OF more
10 the dozen. A dozen composed Of
twelve articles is very unusual thing In
the wholesale pottery trade, and a. . re-
suit there are few elerkShips more Diff
cult 10 hold than In this line.