The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
Facts Worth Knowing.

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Don Juan, the famous hero of By
ron's poem of that name, is said to
have been real person who lived at
Seville in the time of Peter the Cruel
He lived life of unbridled license. In
an attempt to abduct the daughter OF
the governor of Seville, he encountered
her father whom he killed in aduel. In
hooking defiance of the spirit world
in which he did not believe, he visited
the vault of the murdered man and in
vited his statue to follow him to sup
per- The legend says that the invita-
ton was accepted and the animated
statue followed him and sat down at
the table among the guests, afterWard
carrying the disappearing skeptic with
him to hades.
Among the most notable triumphs
of human perseverance and ingenuity
may be classed the cave temple of Ky
las at Ellora in India. This temple
has been sunk in the solid rock by cut
ting away and occupies space $50
by 270 feet. It is thus a mOnOlith or
one single block of stone. 1t is divided
into rooms supported by columns and
is in every way such temple as
might be erected by the regular process
of building, being surrounded by a
wide open space. The date of this
work is about 1000 A. d.
The only Englishman who ever oc-
cupied the Papal chair was Nicholas
Breakspeare, his papal name being
Adrian ". He was born about 100
near st. Adams. Before becoming
Pope, he was legate to Scandinavia,
and as such founded the archiepiscopal
see at Upsala. He was one of the most
able men who have occupied the papal
chair, and laid the foundation for the
temporal power Of the pOpes.
An aerOllte is stony or metallic
body, which, falling from the atmos-
phere, reaches the earth'S surface
These stones generally contain a con-
siderable proportion of iron. They are
sometimes heated by their rapid flight
fhrOnOh q
as to explode.
Among strange titles belonging to
Europeans kings may be mentioned:
Defender of the faith, Sovereign of Eng.
land; the Most Christian to France:
the Most Catholic, to Spain; King of
Jerusalem, to Austria; King of the
Cloths and Vends, to Sweden
Sir Humphrey Davy, the great nat
ural philosopher and scientist, was al
most entirely self educated man.
Among his achievements are the dis
covery of potassium, sodium and mag
nesium. His great invention of the
Davy safety lamp for the use in mines
where explosive gases are generated
has been an Invaluable boon to workers
in coal mines. Sir Humphrey did not
take out any patent on this device, but
left it a free donation to humanity.
He died in Geneva in 1929.
A shelter trench is the simplest form
of fertilization. 1t can be completed
by troops properly equipped in less
than half an hour. 1t is simply ditch
with the earth dug from it thrown up
in the form of an embankment on the
side facing the enemy. 1t affords a
good cover against direct artillery and
small arms fire. The best military au-
thorities claim that properly con-
Structed shelter trenches defended by
trained men armed with repeating rifles
are absolutely impregnable, except by
surprises.