San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-09
Little Curious Things.

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The 100000 Indians Of the United
States hold 90,000000 acres OF land,
exclusive Of Alaska.
The earliest reference to shaving
is found in the fourteenth verse of
the fOrty.tirst chapter of Genesis.
One million one hundred thou
sand Hebrews persisted by plague
and famine in the year 20 A. ID.
In the time OF Augustus, Rome
was entirely surrounded by high
wall which was 20 miles in circum-
ference.
NJ. Berthelot, who has access to
the old manuscripts in the Paris
museum, says that he has proof of
an armor-plated gunbOat made in
in the Fifteenth Century.
The most curious paper weight
in the world belongs to the Prince
of Wales. 1t is the mummified
hand of one OF the daughters Of
Phi araoh.
Thomas Parr, an Englishman,
born in 1882, lived until 1884, 1872
years, and then died of eating too
heartily.
The Grand Duke Paul of Russia
is one of the few living royal
giants. He is seven fee nine iches
in height.
The King of Italy is the owner
of valuable hunting coat. 1t is
lined with sable skins aud is said
to be worth $4,000.
Prof. Asaph Hall, of Washington
Observatory, discovered both of the
moons of Mars, making the initial
observations upon the first one on
the night OF August II, 1877. The
smaller of the two is only twenty
miles in diameter the other thirty
five to forty.
In 1892 the new Post Office of
Purgatory was established in Nir-
gaia, with George Godbethere as
Postmaster.
H. w. Young of Augusta, ILL.,,
ownes a Bible that was printed in
the year 1915. 1t is belived to be
oldest Bible in America.
A late cleaner of biblical curios
says that Solomon's famous temple
was only 107 feet long, Sc feet
wide and "a feet in height.
Mary Elizabeth Kyle, a London
lady, who passed the century
mark four years ago, has slept
10000 nights under one roof.
Six veterans Of Waterloo are
still living in France, Ia in Eng
land and three in the United
States.
A Treasury expert declares that
there is enough of silver now held
by the Government to make a
column l foot square and 81 miles
high.
Fish are not as cold. blooded as
some people suppose. Their nor
NAL temperature is II degrees,
Fab that of man 49, degrees, a
difference of only 2lI degrees.
The late cyclone in Iowa did its
greatest damage on one of the
highest points in the State, at a
place where the elevation is 1900
feet above sea level.
If the Chinese had a baseball
club we would be willing to make
a small wager that the Washington
nine could beat it.-Washington
Star.
"Your husband is prize fighter,
| believer" ale is" 'Gs he in train.
ing just now?" eyes. He is upstairs
studying The Complete Letter
Writer "-New York Press.
Tramp: Can you let me have a
pair of old shoes? Lady of the
house: No; but wait till / call my
husband, | think he can let you
have new boots. Detroit Free Press.
Elder Berry: Did the natives of
Central Africa give you a warm re-
ception? Returned Missionary:
Yes, indeed they were so tickled |
to see me that they wanted to eat
me up-Gossip.
Maud: OF course theE English.
man that Sibyl married had coat
Of.arms and a crest? Marie: He
had a coat-of-arms, but had lost his
crest; he had been married before.
Brooklyn. Life. 'g'aFs,' a.. :, .ztslsES
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Mamma: l suppose you. find
Robbie a rather remarkable boy,
dont't you? Teacher: Yes. Mann
ma: In what specil study? Teach
9r: In all. He never knows les
son in any of them.-Inter-O Ocean.