The herald., 1895-02-13
OUT OF THE WAY FACTS.


or the average of many soundings is
Is, 200 feet.
Queen Victoria is said to expend nearly
one million dollars annually for house,
hold expenses.
M. H. DeYoung subscribed $4,000 to the
San Francisco and San joaquin Railroad,
and the Hearst estate $25, 900.
The District of Columbia was originally
one hundred squares miles, but thirty
miles were coded to Virginia in 1886
An undertaker's establishment was sold
at sheriff's sale in New York last week,
at which collins brought only cent each.
During 1893 a quarter of million bicy-
cles have been sold in the United States,
and the number of riders approaches a
million.
The first map of the gulf stream was
made by Benjamin Franklin, who tried to
point out the utility of ocean currents in
navigation.
The burning of the yule log in England
is relic of the Scandinavian worship of
the god Thor. His feast was called Yule
or Yue tide.
A Berlin theologian predicts a great
war in 1897, new Napoleon in 1899,
| terrific earthquake in 1901 and the end of
the world in 1903.
In building nests, birds invariably avoid
the use of bright colored materials, which
| would add to the chances of the enemy in
locating them.
A few years ago the Peters pence from
Paris averaged 5000, 900 francs. In 1893 the
sum was 800, 900 francs, and last year it
fell below million.
Seneca, when tired writing his treaties
on morals, found amusement in going
| over his accounts and calculating how
| much interest was due him.
| Octavius Augustus had mortal dread
OF thunder, and whenever storm came
on he retired to an underground vault
| built for protection.
Next to money, Rembrandt loved
nothing so well as his monkey. He shed
tears when the ape died. and painted
portrait of his pet from memory.
Richter was fond of pets, and at one
time kept a great spider in a paper box,
carefully feeding and tending the creature
for many months.
Philip, the Duke of Burgundy, spent
much time in contriving trap doors in his
house and grounds to souse unwary stran-
gers in water beneath.
Henry III. of France was so fond OF
spaniels that he went about in public with
a litter of puppies in basket suspended
from his neck.
The theory that the stature of the pres
ent day man is smaller than that of his
ancestors has no foundation in fact, ac-
cording to a French scientist.
Julius Cesar was ashamed of his bald
head, and when it became shiny he con-
stantly wore laurel wreath in the hope
of concealing the deformity.
I. r. Haines, Abbott, Neb., claims to
be the raiser of the largest tomato-three
pounds three and one-half ounces and
eight and one-half inches in diameter.
Since California became a part of the
United States she has paid to the general
government 1927, 000 600, of which onl
$6l, 600, 600 has been returned in appro
priations for internal improvements.
The brunettes and the blondes of st
Louis are very unevenly matched in the
public schools. There are 1928 light
haired pupils to 5567 dark haired ones.
San Antonio, Tex, councils have passed
an ordinance which prohibits physicians
from charging more than 81 a visit. 1t
was passed at the solicitation of the lead
ing physicians of the city.
The velocity of wind is continually
changing. 1t varies every second, and
while the average velocity may be twenty
three miles an hour, in the course of one
minute it will be altered several times.
1t is not surprising that people seeking
divorce courts never go to South Carolina.
Under no circumstances, nor for any
cause whatever are divorces granted in
that state
London is the largest city of the earth,
with a population of 4,231, 43l; Paris
stands next, with 2,447,957; New York
third, with 800, 739 Next follow Canton,
Berlin, Toxic and Vienna in the order
named.
According to the census of 1870, Massa-
chusetts had population of 1878, 1877, New
York $685. 751, Pennsylvania 434, 1878, and
Virginia TAI, $40. Total population of the
United States in 1880 was $3.50, 063.
Chauncey NJ. Depew receives 500, 900
year as president of the Vanderbilt
roi1 nf
makes about as much from the practice of
law.
Truly Shattuck. the heroine of the
Poole murder, and an ex-Tivoli chorus
girl who has been starring in the Y &
Company, has been married to Walter
Talbot, the blonde tenor, member OF her
troupe.
The Chinese empire is divided into
eighteen grand provinces, representing an
average area each 24S, 900 square miles,.
The German empire contains 211, 900
miles, the French republic 240, 900 and the
British Isles 121, 900.
There are about 1900 Indians in the
Usage tribe, and the government holds in
trust for them the sum of $S, 500, 900. or
over $500 per head. Nevertheless they
are supported at the public expense, like
so many destitute persons.
Switzerland is about to esta blish state
bank at Berne, which will have the ex-.
elusive right to issue bank notes. The
capital is fixed at %, 900, 600 francs, the
Swiss confederation making itself respon-
sible for all liabilities.
Badges worn in the buttonhole have
taken the place of Communication tickets in
Belgium, where the new system of fort
nightly season tickets good on the rail-
roads over the whole government system
has greatly increased the number of COM
muters.
There was funeral at St. Albans VT,
recently of Democrat, aged So, who was
buried in coffin made by Democrat, Of
pine grown on a Democrats land and
sawed at Democrats mill. and the I'M
dertaker and bearers were Democrats.
A curious wager was that made by
member of Parliament, who bet gentle
man well known on the British turf that
a man could go from London to Edn-
burgh in any mode he chose while an
other made million dots with pen and
ink upon writing paper.
1t so happens that the leap years COIN
eide with the years that are divisible by
four, and thus they may be known Of
the years concluding centuries, only every
fourth is a leap year, beginning with
1000, which is divisible by four, as is also
2iOO.