The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-05
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Many old feudal castles are still
iinhabited in England and parts Of
Eutope. 81
In the East Indies there arc spi-
doris 80 large that they feed on
small birds.
China has one railway, the short
line connecting Tien-tsin with
Shanhai-kwan.
The area of the United States is
slightly over 100000 square
miles, excluding Alaska.
A French electrician has invon-
ted iish-catching net with an
electric light to attract thom.
An egg weighing three and one
halt ounces was recently laid by
hon on the farm of Hiram Kirch-
en-, at Cuba, Ga.
Lightning has not killed q sin
gle person in New York since 1880.
Previous to that yoar nine cases
had been reported.
One can read tho history of wet
and dry, warm and cold seasons by
studying the rings of tree that
has been chopped down.
An "inch of rain" means a gal
lon Of water spread over surface
of ssnearly two square feet, or
fall of about 100 tons upon an
acre.
1t has been computed that the
death rate of the globe is 6S per
minute 97,79O der day, or 35,717,-
79O per year. The birth rate is
~ per minute.
The aerial space within the linz
it of our vision is calculated to
have a diameter Of 100000, 900
miles, and circumference ,329,-
742,0O0,OOO miles.
London fire engines often havo
to stop OH thoir way to fires to
take up q turncock, n livcrod func-
tionary, who is alone allowed to
have the key to the liroplug.
1t is computed by a Scotch pa
per that there are now enough
paupors in Great Britain to form
four abreast, q procession consid-
erably over 100 milos in Iongth.
1t is said that an elephant has
bo I'll taught to tako up the "col-
lectlon' in some Of tho UindC
temples. It goes around with a
basket extended from the trunk,
A Chinese engineer, educated in
T New Havon, Conn.,, is about com.
> pleting telegraph limo 5000 miles
t long across Cobb Desert, from Po-
l kin to Kashgar, Chinese Turlcs
tan. 1t has boon thrco years I'M
f dor construction.
@ Ono Of tho greatest natural curl
s ositios in Central America is q
), water volcano, in Guatemala. It's
s apoX is II, $50 foct above tho lcvol
= Of the sea, and cultivated fields
t and forest trees extend almost tc
its summit. 1t occasionally vents
I forth toronts of puro, cold water.
:, Tho substitution of camels ~
S working animals for horses and
= oxon is going on rapidly in many
/ parts Of Russia. In some provin-
! ces the only horses in use arc for
l riding or driving to light vehicles.
Tho camol is clumsy, but for heavy
8 hauling ho is admirable.
!, A French statistlcian says that
= tho number Of men and women in
France IS moro nearly equal thaE
3 in any othor countrv of the world
there boing only 1907 wcmcn to
1000 men. In Switzerland there
, arc 1864 men to 1000 women, and
. in Groocc only o33. In Hong
Kong, according to this authority.
there as 36G womon to 1000 mon
The total number Of newspapers
, published in the world at present
J ls estimated at about $4,000. Uni
tod States and Canada, 20,933 ;
Germany, 5000: Groat Britain, s.
; 600; France, 1900; Japan, 1000;
Italy, 1900; Austria-H Hungary, f.
POO; Asia, exclusive of Japan, -
: 900; Spain, $50; Russia, 500; Aus
| tralia, 500; Greece, 600; Switzcr-
land, 45O; Holland, 800; Belgium,
, 300; all othors, 1000. OF these
, moro than half are printed in tho
= English language.
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