The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-27
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

At the present time London has over
5000 solicitors.
In Lapland dress fashions have not
changed for l 1000 years.
In japan the number of earthquakes
average about 500 year.
The Tower of London is said to be the
oldest building i'll Europe
Earls take precedence of the younger
sons of dukes of the blood royal.
Ten days per annum is the average
amount of sickness i'll human life
England imports something like $50,
600 to $40, 600 worth of food yearly.
The English secretary of state for the
colonies receives Il salary of $50, 900.
In all state ccrcmonials the sovereign
takes precedence of all persons whatso-
ever.
The Oldest son of marquis takes
precedence over the younger son of
duke
The Bank of England contains silver
ingots which have lain i'll its vaults
since 1896.
The Archbishop of Canterbury ranks
Immediately after the members of the
royal family.
The stadium used by both Greeks and
Romans was 400 cubits, or 2i3 yards
foot 8 inches.
The ell i'll use i'll cloth measure was
ut first the exact length of the forearm
of Edward III.
One thousand cubic ccntimeters equal
quart of the standard measure in use
i'll this country.
The oldest sons of the younger SONS
of peers take precedence over the oldest
sons of bar0nets.
Matches have not yet displaced the
timber box in certain rural districts of
Spain and Italy.
The Princess Louise draws from the
British treasury the modest allowance
oi &c, 600 per year.
The reed, mentioned i'll several places
III the Bible as It measure, was Is cubits.
or 10 feet | | inches.
The Hebrew span, often mentioned in
the Scriptures, was 1919 inches and
equal TO three palms.
The eldest SONS of dukes, maruuises
and carls are usually called by the sec
ond title of the father
The total income of the guilds of the
city OF London is said to amount to as
much as 81, 80, 600 per annum
Tlburzi the notorious Sicilian ban
dit, enjoyed the distinction of having
been sentenced to death 81 times.
writer of historical fiction. The founder
of this school, it has never since pro-
duced his equal
The number of horses killed for con-
sumption as food in Paris last year was
23, lS6. this being exclusive of 43 mules
and 1888 donkcys.
Rabclais was the most acute satirist
of the renaissance period. His biting
sarcasm of the foiblcs of his time has
never been cxccllcd
The most accomplished of linguists
was Mczzofanti AT the time of his
death he is said to have been familiar
with III languages.
Hippocratcs has been styled ''the IA
Their of medicine. Some of the names
ed to the present day.
On the death of Il person in Madrid
it is the general custom to close for
nine days one OF the outer doors of that
persons late residence.
The greatest Protestant preacher was
Luther. the founder of dissent in Ger
many. Modern Professionalism dates
from the time of Luther.
For the Indian postal service there
are close to 10, 600 postofficos, Differed
by over 800 postmastcrS and clerks,
With some -. 600 postmcn.
An immense fortune has been made
by Peter Muller in the preparation and
sale of cod liver oil. He employs 10, 600
persons on the Loffoden islands, of Nor
way.
The average life of thcatcr is a3
years. From 1861 To 1861, inclusive.
1877 thcatcrs were burned down, and IL
every year since has lecn about the ay-
eroup