The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-01-08
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Karnak is the most marvellous ruin
on the Nile.
An iron furnace was built in vir-
ginia in 1714. g
The right whale is the largest spe-
cies of whale.
American coal has possession of the
Havana market.
Early furnaces were sometimes
blown with bellows.
The engines of a first class man-of-
war cost about $500, 600.
The worlds production of gold in
1893 was s. 1928. 1862 ounces.
The falling off in wages this last
year, in round numbers, was $1,000
600, 600.
The first shipment of iron ore from
the United States to Europe was made
in 1908.
Sixty-seven Pennsylvania towns
names begin with BEL" "Bell," or
Belle"
Goldfish were first known in China,
and were brought to Europe in the
18th century.
Tailor DOVE, who wanted 81, 900, 600
at first for his bullet proof coat inven-
tion, has offered it to the Swedish
Government for SIS, 900.
Sarah Grand says she received only
1884 for the manuscript of the
Heavenly Twains." She lives now in
Kensington, a suburb of London. Her
married name is Mrs. @. r. McFaIl.
Miss Eleanor Hewitt, the oldes un-
married daughter of Abram s. Hewitt,
of New York, has for several years
been roadmaster at Ringwood, N. J.,
where the country home of the family
is situated.
A student of the school of applied
design for women in New York has
had an architectural design, submitted
in competition with men, accepted for
a $40, 600 hospital building in San Fran
CISCO.
The jewish ome Of Denver, Col,
have formed a progress club. It's OBJ
ject is to bring Jewish women of all
classes into closer relationship, and to
promote the study of Jewish history.
Tt is hoped in time to have branches
in every City in the country.
Mrs. Perry has presented to the Ma
tional Geological Park at Washington,
D. c., the Eskimo puppies which drew
her baby's sled. The presentation was
made in the name of Marie Ahnetigo
Peary, who was born in the Arctic re-
gions a year ago.
Justice J. M. Harlan, who is "men-
toned" for the Republican Presiden-
tial nomination in 1896, is a physical
giant, being the largest and next to
Gray the tallest man man on the
Supreme Bench. He is 81 years old,
bald and in fine health. He is bluff,
hearty and very popular, and greatly
in demand at dinner parties.
Percival Lowell, of the Harvard OBJ
servatory at Flagstaff, Ariz says the
snowy cap of Mars has entirely disap-
peared. DR.. Douglass has observed q
curious feature in the Lake of the Sun,
the most prominent marking on the
surface of Mars, which appeared to be
divided lengthw wise through its entire
extent,
The Marquis de VilIobai, who came
to the Columbian Exposition with his
brother, the Duke de Veragua. both
guests of the nation as descendants Of
Columbus, is again in this country. 1t
is limited that his mission is to revive
the American subscription which was
huriedIy begun ands1ddently collapsed
in Chicago last year.
The Crown Prince of Germany sa
very p~recocious boy. When the Court
Chaplain told him ali people were sim
ners he said: Father may be but I
know mother is not" When the Em-
peror dismissed Bismarck his hopeful
heir said to him: 'Now you will tell
the people what to do all by yourself.
You will enjoy that, won't youq"