The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
Facts Worth Knowing.
The Western Union Co., uses
over 1OO,0OO,OOO envelopes year.

The Western Union Co., uses
over 1OO,O00,OOO envelopes a year.
If a we'll could be dug to depth
of forty-six miles, the air at the
bottom would be as dense as quick
silver.
According to "The Journal of
the Knights of Labor" out of the
100000 workers of America less
than one-ffth are in any form OF
organization.
The first of April and the first
of July in any year, and in leap
year the first of January, fall on
the same day of the week. The
first of September and the first OF
December in any year fall on the
same week day.
The Arabs use camePs milk in
place of that of the COW, and in
all parts of the East, sleeps milk
is extensively used as substitute
for cows milk. In Spain the goat
is the domestic substitute for the
COW, that country having 100000
goats.
Of the entire number of En- lish
peerages only five go back as far
as the thirteenth century. Of the
53S temporal peers $50 have been
created during the present century,
126 during the past century, and
only sixty-two trace their titles
beyond the year 100.
1t is reported that commercial
oils are to have another addition.
In China it is stated that sue
cessful extraction of tea-seed oil
has been obtained. It is said to
be slightly pungent but edible,
and also Of consistency which
makes it valuable lubricator for
fine machinery.
The highest temperature in the
world is over the southwestern
coast of Persia on the Persian
gulf. In July and August of one
year, the thermometer marked
over 100 degrees in the shade
night and day for forty consec-
utive days. It has been known to
go as high as 40 degrees.
The principle of the tubular
boiler has been discovered in the
ruins of Pompeii, where a num-
Der of bronze domestic boilers
have been found with tubes inside,
as in our most elaborate marine
boilers. The tubes are made of
bronze foil, bent and brazed or
soldered. Some of them are ell
egant in form, and may have been
the "samovars'' or kettles of a
Pompeiian IS o'clock
Probably the most remarkable
drummer who ever lived was Jean
Henri, the famous tambour ma or
of the Emperor Napoleon. One Of
his feats was to play on fifteen diff
ferently toned drums at the same
time in so soft and harmonious a
manner that, instead of the deaf
ening uproar that might have been
expected, the effect was that of
novel and complete instrument
In playing he passed from one
drum to the other with such Won
derful quickness that the eyes Of
the spectators could hardly follow
the movement of hiss hands and
body.
What is now the Estate of Del
aware was also put under PENIS
government by the Duke of York.
Everything was done with GER
emory in those days. When Penn
got to Newcastle, in Delaware, its
government was transferred to
him in the following way: The
key to the fort at Newcastle was
delivered to him. With this he
locked himself into the fort and
then let himself out in sign that
the government was his. To show
that the land with the trees on it
belonged to him, piece Of sod
with a twig in it was given to him.
Then a porringer filled with water
from the river was given to him
that he might be lord of the rivers
as we'll as of the land
The most terribly fatal plague
ever recorded in the worlds his
tory, known as "black DEATH, on
account of the frightful appear
ance of the corpses of its victims,
fror, Darcin into E11rono IL