The sun., 1898-02-13

more than usual rapid utterance will
reach 5000, and even 5000. But 125
words a minute, or 1850 an hour, is
fair average.
Sports-Chares Mitchell was knocked
Grt by John l.. Sullivan in Madison
Square Garden, New York, on Nav Ia,
1883.
d. W.-Eiwin Booth never acted in
Washington after the assassination of
Abraham Lincon by his brother, John
Wilkes Booth.
+. decentralization of parent
makes citizens oi hi. minor children,
and the boys may vote when they be-
come u years OF age.
Mrs. R.-The British Consul, located
in Philadelphia, should be consulted by
persons who suppose they may benefit
by estates in England.
S.-A trademark may be registered at
the Patent office, Washington, ID. c.
Write to the Comm issioner OF Patents,
Washington, d. g.. for circular.
! NJ D.-l'hen are 67 deaths per min
ute, 81, 72o per day and 35,G39, SO per
year. Births number ~ per minute, 10O,-
'DD ~ way ttii' '''. '-to'" PEI Veal.
Addicks-Sir William Thompson cal
cuIates that the number OF molecules in
a cubic inch Of gas is lOo,0Do,O ,OoO, ,OOO,-
COG, 100000, 900, and i'll each OF these
molecules there are several atoms mov-
! ing among themselves at the rate of
seventy miles minute.
/ Navik Club-Proverbs relating to Feb
rllary follow: "Nhen the cat in Febru-
ary lies in the sun, she will again creep be
/ hind the stove in March, 'When the
north wind does not blow in February it
will surely come in March, "For every
thunder with rain in February there will
be a cold spell in May
Stella-N1ilton said
50 dear to heavn is sanity chastity
/ That when soul is found sincerely so
A thousand liveried angels lackey her,
Driving far off each thing Of sin and.guilt,
And in clear dream and solemn vision
Tell her OF things no gross ear can hear,
Till oft converse with heavily habitantS
Begin to east a beam on tn outward shape.
Mary C.-Bithday stones follow: Jan
nary, garnet, constancy; February,
amethyst, Sincerity; March, hyacinth,
wisdom; April Diamond Innocence;
May, Emerald, success in love; June,
pearl, long life; July, ruby, loves free
dom; August, sardonyx, congeniality;
September, sapphire, peace; October,
opal. hope; November, topaz, fidelity;
December t1rquois, prosperity.
Jeweler-The first gold nugget found
by james W. Marshall, Jan. 10, 1S4S, in
California was exhibited at the Worlds
| fair in 1893. Marshall was doubtful
whether it was gold, but Il woman to
whom he showed it, Mrs Jenny VIM
mer, settled the question. She took it
and plunged it into a kettle Of lye, eav
| ing il there over nighi. Next morning it
was found to be bright and shiny and
not at all eaten by the powerful alkali.
! That was how gold was discovered in
California.
/ NJ. R.-Chares A. Dana's "Nia Sacra"
follows:
Slowly along the crowded street 90,
Marking with rcvcrent look each pasScr's
face:
Seeking, and not in vain in each to trace
That urima soul whereof he is the show
For here still move, by many eyes unseen,
The blessed gods that er>t Olympus kept;
Through every guisc these lofty forms Sc
Declare the al-hodng life hath never slept
/ But known each thrill that i'll mans heart
hath been
! Alltl every tear lllal HIS SAT- eye nave NtIu
Alas for Us the heavenly viSitantS
We greet them still most unwelcome
guests,
Ans nswcring their smile with hateful looks as
kancc,
Their sacred speech with foolish bitter jestS
y But oh, what is it to iml erial lovc
That this poor world refuses all his love!
Y. E-Thc following is a complete
list Of the maiden names Of the mothers
oi the Presidents of the United States:
Washington, Mary Ball; John Adams,
Susanna Bovlston; jefferson, Jane Ran
dolpll; Madison. Nellie Conway; Monroe,
Eliza Jones; }. q. Adams, Abigail Smith;
Andrew .Juckson, Elizabeth Hutchinson;
Van Buren,. Maria Hoes; Harrison,
Elizabeth Bassett Tyler, Mary Armi
stead; Polk Jane Knox; Taylor. Sarah
StrotIer; Fillmore, Phoebe billiard;
Pierre, Anna kendrick; Buchanan. Eliza
beth Spccr;i Lincoln, Nancy Hanks;
johnson, Mary McDonouyh; Grant,
Hannah Simpson; Hayes, Sophia Birch
ard; Garfield, Eliza BaIIou; Arthur, NAL
vina Stone; Cleveland. Anna Neal; liar
Campbell Allison
Ship Captain-The largest and strong
est huwscr in the world has just been
turned out by Acssrs. X. Hood, Haggle
& Son Of Newcastle -on-Tyne. 1t is in
tended for towing the huge floating dock
that was recently built AT Wall>end for
the Spanish Government. The cable is
made Of white Manila hemp, weighs
nearly five tons, is % feet in girh-com-
posed OF $500 threads Of hemp is 800
feet long, and its breaking strain is $50
tons. 1t will be seen what heavy work
depends On its strength when it is stated
that the dock it has to tow weighs some
5000 tons and the steamer at the other
end will carry some 1000 tons Of coal for
the voyage. 1t required seventy men to
haul it out and to stow it on the trolley,
which was drawn by seven horses. Ac-
cording to the weather he passage is eX-
pccted to take from so to l2O days.
\, the Municipal Court.