The herald., 1894-12-30
THE WORLD In, BRIEF.

In one year 36. sl7. 200 people are born.
Windsor castle has been used as a royal resi-
dence for 754 years. ft
Last year six men were killed in pugilistic
contests in the United States.
Z Cinnamon Is advocated as a euro for cancer.
The onchidium, q species of shelicss snail,
has innumerable eyes on its back.
The queen of England never allows horse
that has once been in her service to be shot.
Spots caused yfruit stains IN y be removed
by holding lighted sulphur m Itch under the
stain.
n England ths tux on farm lands exceeds
10 p r cent of the value of the crop.
French critic describes London on Sunday
as q well-ordered cemetery, with here and
there an uneasy ghost walking about
The name Munich is dc ived from the fact
that tho monks owned the property on which
the city now stands.
The habit of feigning death when attacked
has been found to characterize several varf-
cites of snakes.
Slesping in linen is nowadays considered as
unhealthy, cotton being preferable.
The average woman's life is shorter than
that of man, but two thirds OF the COMBINATIONS
are women.
The newly married czarina speaks and writes
German, English, French and Italian fiuentiy,
and Russian tolerably we'll.
The stud cnts OF the University of North Car
olina, at Raleigh, have finally agreed among
themselves to discontinue hazing.
In 179O'n handkerchief cost 60 cents in
Massachusetts,, while pair of stockings cost
as cents and potatoes were 80 cents bushcL
1t is stated that all woman OF 81 Is the
only person in Aber Kenfg, Wales, who is not
going to fightfor place on tho parish coun-
ell.
Zamferi was the son OF a shoemaker and
himself followed that calling. He was the
ugliest man of his time and sadly de ormed
Ii has been frequently noticed that meat,
under certain coniiticn becomes luminous,
as do dry wool and other substances.
Prof. Bailey of Illinois is said to have obtain
ed more than 1000 varieties OF pumpkins by
mixing the flower of one kind with the pollen
of another.
Nearly ali comic valentines found in almost
every part of the civilized world are made in
Williamsburg, where the work goes on from
one years end to another. ~
The proportion of killed to the number OF
railroad travellers in France is one in 10000
900; England, one in $4,000, COO; in the
United States, one in 100000 t-,g ...tst
Prof. Bernard says people make a great mis-
take in coming to the Lick observatory at
night to see the stars, they can be seen for bet.
ter in the day time.
An eastern church has taken formal action
against football. because the players don't get
home from Saturday games in time to attend
church next day.
The largest death rate of any city in the
world from alcohol is reco .ded in Stockholm,
the Swedish capital. The number OF deaths
from this cause is 81 in 1GO0.ia
Fruits, to do their best work. should be eaten
on an empty stomach or simply with bread
never vegetables. In the morning, before the
fast of the night has been broken they serve
as a natural stimulus to the digestive organs.
The Oldest specimen of ths viae tree in the
world in at Hilderaheim, Hanover. 1twas
planted more than 1000 year, ago by Charlie
magne in commemoration of visit made by
h m to the ambassador OF the Caliphe Haroun
al Raschid.