The Washington bee., 1895-12-07
OUT OF THE COMMON.

Among the treasures of the Waite.
is a pearl valued at 100000.
The oldest watches bearing inscrih
dates are of Swiss make, and the ia
S 1884.
Some Of the largest ocean steamc7
Of the United Kingdom can be CONVEX
ed into armed cruisers in thirty hou'
A perfectly white squirrel, with p.
eyes, was caught by a hunter Z
South Windham, Conn, few days as
Scales a~n now made of such nice {
Justment that they will weigh anyth;
20 the smallest hair plucked from l..
eyebrow.
1t is announced that French nat
alist has invented an instrument VIII
ne terms "glossometer," for measu.
ing the tongues Of bees.
During the recent trouble at Constar
tinople the British Mediterra mean tie,
lay at Lemnos with full steam up / l.
four days. This cost $4,000 for ext
coal.
New Zealand has set apart two is
ands for the preservation of its remari.
able wild birds and other animal.
Thereupon all hunting and trappi.4
are forbidden.
The citizens of Antwerp pride them
selves on possessing the best breed @
the carrier pigeon, and will not Oh
take great pains in teaching them, bL
give very high prices for good birds.
On the journey across the Atlanti
the passengers of one Of the great lin
ers consume, it is said, 5000 pounds {
mutton, "a, 600 pounds of beef, 10000 L
10000 eggs, and eighteen tons of pota
toes.
Some idea of the terrific force wit
| which bird passes through the al
| may be gained from the fact that
| short time ago common curlew flew
right through a piece of plate glass
| quarter of an inch thick at Turnberr.
| Lighthouse, Ayrshire.
The average wealth throughout tn
| world taking it's population at 1,500,
| $1,000, is about 1925 per head, accord
| ing to recent calculations. Russia, i!
spite of her natural resources, appear
| to be the poorest civilized nation on tn
| face of the globe.
The wettest place in this country i
| Neah Bay in Washington; over II
| inches of rain fall there every year
| The dryest place in tho United States
| at any point where regular observa
| tons are taken, is Fort Garland, Col.
| less than six inches of rain fell Their
! during the year.
| Only the purest water is employed b,
~, IN, dc
| of silk. Ordinary we'll we ter in its ma
tural state is unsuitable, and is puri
! fed by placing a quantity of mollush
| IN it for a day. These prey on any i'm
| pure organic matter and act as filters
In Norway there is at present con
| siderable speculation in waterfalls
| which are purchased for their waite
| power rather than for scenic purposes
| The fail at Rafos, for instance, on tn
| River kniva, was recently disposed o
| for $4,000. 1t will be used by an alum
mum factory.
The plume that the Prince of Vale
wears when he attends state affairs i
| one of the most costly ornaments known
to the court. 1t is plume of feather
pulled from the tail of the feriwah
the rarest and most beautiful of Indiai
birds. The bird is only found in tn
widest parts of the jungle, and it's cap
ture is matter of great difficulty ant
expense.
In Antwerp Cathedral there are sew
enty bells, some of them of great an
tiquity. One, the Carolus, given b.
Charles ", King Of Spain, Emperor {"
Germany and Archduke Of Austria, i
only rung twice in each year. when ;
is said to take sixteen men to ring it
The amalgum of which it is made con
sists of gold, silver and copper, and tn
bell. with the metal It contains is sail
to be worth 100000.