Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-21
FACTS IN a FEW LINES


ion in 1876.
The average length Of whales jaw
bone is feet.
In Hamburg the authorities tax dog
according to his size.
The common house sparrow flies az
the rate Of - miles an hour.
India wheat Is still thrashed by being
trodden out by bullocks and buTaloes-
Russia already ranks as sixth among
the wine producing countries Of the
world
The waters Of North America are
stocked with l.s00 different varieties
OF fish.
Among the wonders of Surrey, which
is a suburb Of London, is horse that
wears spectacles.
Tulips are cultivated in Constantine
pie, and there is tulip festival there
once year, IN spring.
Alaska has a seaeoast of &c, 600 miles,
exceeding that of the remainder of the
United States 4 times
Austria is the only empire in the
world which has never bad colonies or
even transrnarine possessions.
In South Africa there is a great de-
mand for donkeSSs as they are proof
against climate, plague and flies.
Atlanta has an ordinance prohibiting
vehicles from passing places Of worship
at rapid rate of speed on Sundays
Nearly goo patents have been issued
for horseshoes, but not one of the in
ventions has ever come into general use.
The Russian scepter is of solid gold.
feet long, and contains among its orna-
ments 26S diamonds $50 rabies and 10
emeralds.
An electric doormat has been invent
ed which rings bell as soon as any one
steps on it, thus making it safe to leave
the doors open.
The japanese, who are getting to be
great cigarette smokers. now use every
month ID, 900. 900 imported and SO, 000
600 native cigarettes.
Piscatorial authorities say that were
it not for the natural enemies Of fish
the Goldfish would fill all the available
space in the seas, rivers and oceans.
In Austria at the present day the
public executioner wears a pair of new
white gloves every time he is called
upon to carry out capital sentence.
1t has been demonstrated that the
voices of women prompters are moro
distinct on the stage and are less audi
BILE in the auditorium than those of
men.
Charcoal is the great Italian fuel,
Naples alone consuming 40. 600 tons of
wood charcoal, at cost of from $40 to
$50 per ton. the national consumption
being 700, 900 tens.
The best burglar proof safes are made
of alternate layers of hard and soft
metal, which are welded together. This
mbination Will not yield to either
drill or siedge hammer.
HOLSTERS cannot be persuaded TO grow
up together peaceably. If dozen new
Matched specimens are put into an
aquarium, within few days there viii
be only one-a large fat and promising
youDgster.
Foreign butterflies are often found on
the snow by mountain climbers, aud
the insects are so brittle that they
break unless carefully handled. When
taken TO a warmer climate, they recover
and fly away.
1t is stated on German authority that
the astonishing number of 1000, 900
glass eyes are made every year in Ger
many and Switzerland, while one
French house manufactures 500, 900 of
them annually.
A mile Of hedge and ditch equals an
acre OF land. The amount of extra land
that would be available for crops were
all the hedges in the United Kingdom
trimmed properly would, it is estimat-
ed, be equivalent to 600. 600 acres
Instead of importing India is begif%
ming to export coal at the rataftow in
lo0 600 tons month iyr,S develop the
colleries are in Be-
Calcutta. APP
proapr5ost singular ship IN the WORM
~ polyphemus of the british navy
!, s;,,niv long steel tube, deeply
IN the water, the deck rising
~, -o feet above the sea. 1t carries
'nis .a;ls and is used as ram
and torpedo boat
valasouez's third centenary VIZ,
.or,as next year, is TO be ceiehfateu ~
the Madrid academy by the erection u
the painters statue in front OF the IA na
.;onal Museum of Painting. haiu
t;ues prevent the academy, however
from, offering prizes for competing plans
The only reward will be the honor Oh
having the approved plan selected
There was Christian church III Eng
land n, a very early date, say within
century after Christ. 1t was practlcaiiy
exterminated, except IN Wales ana
Cornwall. by the pagan saxons during
the fifth century In the year oso Az
,rstip came from Rome TO convert tne
| Saxons. but even his church was no'
| fnIlv Roman for more than century
l after his time.
The most widely separated points De
tween which telegram can De sent az
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