The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
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ArtcSian wells take their name fro,,
having been first introduced at Artois.
i'll France.
Taking it year i'll and year out, the
,oldcst hour of each "a is 8 O'Clock in
the morning.
a golf course has been opened in
Switzerland at spot 5000 feet ND in
the mountains.
Nearly all the rivers in west Africa
within 1000 miles east and west of
Ashanti yield gold.
Fuchias, bcgonias, primulas and vio-
lets require little sunshine, roses more
and cactuscs most of ALL
Campbell is the author of the quota
ton, Like angel visits, few and far
between. 1t is foundin "The Pleasures
of Life
Cycles are used i'll large numbers in
johannesburg, South Africa 1t is said
there are 1000 in use by all classes in
that place.
Wheat. i'll 100 parts, contains IA of
water; mineral elements, 2; album.
noids, ID; carbohydrates, GIG; crude
fiber, 3, and fats, 15
III Connecticut the rent of farming
land Is the most serious item of expense
Ill the production of wheat, being no
less than $6.3l per acre
There are several plants of the wheat
family which are perennial and reap
pear i'll the same fields or localities from
year to wear indefinitely
1t is not generally known to farmers
that wheat straw is Il most valuable
food for stock, containing almost rs
much nourishment as hay.
The cocoa palm may well be deemed
the staple OF life, us it produces every
essential requisite for the support of
many nations on the globe.
III 1891 tho wheat crop of the world
was estimated mt 2,lS7, 600, 900 bushels,
of which the United States raised 612,
600, 600, or over one-fourth
Copper coins were first introduced
into England in the reign of James l.
Previously brass, tin, iron and leather
tokens were freely circulated
Tho cost of housing wheat after
land states, averaging from GS cents in
Vermont to 96 cents i'll Massachusetts.
The first race of French kings was
called the Merovingian dynasty, and it
lasted 27l years, during which events
occurred which altered the aspect of the
world.
The Peninsular war was the war car
RED on between the years 1903 aud 1914
by the British, Spanish and Portuguese
forces i'll Spain and Portugal against
the French.
The center of flower bed or Il flower
box is the point to start from when fill
ing III the flowers Begin with the tall
est and brightest varieties and finish
with the dwarf and lighter sorts
The birthplace of the queen overlooks
the public gardens at Kensington, and
the suggestion is made that the board
of works should place tablet record
ing the fact under the window of tho
room.
The result of cquinQucnnial census
i'll inner London shows that the popula-
ton, which on March 20, 1891, was
4.al1,743, was on March 20. 1896.
i,4ll,27l, an increase of 200, 528 for
the five years.
Henry VIII was the first king of Eng
land who assumed the title of "maics-
ty." Before that reign the sovcrcigns
We're addressed us my licgc" and
your grace, the latter of which cpl
thcts was originally conferred on Henry
N.
Andrew Cameron, diver, ut work on
Loch Trcig, divcd to 4 depth of 200 feet
This 1t Is said, is the greatest depth
ever reached by submarine diving Up
till this the record dive was that at
Brussels, where diver named Vallnont
reached the depth of 100 feet.
Even by his bittcrest ASSISTANTS it
was not urged to Bacons discrcdit that
he had III thousands Of cases accepted
the gifts of successful suitors after the
trial. Bacon WAS not the first chancel-
lor of lofty mature to be accused of
pcrvcrting justice for the sake of gold.
\ novel means of protecting IL cash
box from marauding fingers has been hit
upon by a certain merchant of Buda-
pest. He sprinkles the box with IL GER
tain powder, which has the peculiar
effect of d, -ng the skin blue, the color
being intensified by washing and resist
ing the perSuaSions of SOAP
AT Marlborough house there is more
ceremony, socially speaking. than mt
Sandringhnn. \ number of servants
herald your arrival or departure and
there are usually two servants standing
outside your room door when you are
staying III the house, and IL man behind
the chair of every guest at mcaltimc.
y novel way OF Illuminating II tunnel
has been devised III Paris Rcncctors