The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-04-16
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The house fly makes 80 strokes
second with Its wing; the bee 100.
The finest shops In Chinese city are
those devoted to the sale of collins.
1t is stated that a third of the popu-
latlon Of the United States now live in
the Mississippi Valley.
In the number Of murders Italy leads
Europe. In the number of suicides
Russia Is ahead.
Instead of an engagement ring, the
Japanese lover gives his sweetheart a
piece of beautiful silk for her sash.
The smallest birds egg is that of the
tiny Mexican humming bird, which Is
scarcely larger than pins head.
The leathern apron worn by the
blacksmith is mentioned by Pllny as in
use In his time, two thousand years
ago.
The average weight of a man @ feet
high should not exceed IT'S pounds; at
least that should be taken as a natural
proportion.
Among new inventions is boat with
steel fins which is propelled solely by
the motion of the sea water. 1t goes
best In rough water.
Smoking is universal In Siam, and
children begin TO puff the native cigar
cite, rolled in lotus leaf, at the tender
age of three or four
Thapa apa saYno In ea,a In ~ ia
Australia. One of them has 100000
acres. another 100000, a third 3.600,-
DO0, while big bank owns no fewer
thaa 100000 acres.
Almost all the camphor of commerce
Is the production of the camphor laurel
or camphor tree, which is IA native not
only of Japan, but of China, Cochin
China, and Formosa.
Up to 1926, on the Sabbath, there
were chains across the streets of all the
churches below the City Hall, in New
York, to prevent the passage of car
rlages during the hours of worship.
The fishermen of Holland take the
preeautlon of killing all fish caught as
HOOh AZ my Ait " hiAN hRhNh
fishermen, on the contrary, allow the
fish TO die from asphyXiatlon.
The smallest known species of hog
are the plgmy swine Of Australia. They
are exactly like their larger brethren In
every particular except size, being no
larger than a goodsized house rat.
1t Is not generally known that the
pharmacist has long used the dog-rose
for the manufacture of II confeetlon,
practically a jam. which he employs in
binding together the ingredients of
pills.
The favorlte sport of the Siamese is
fsh-tighting. So popular is it that the
King of Siam derives considerable rev
enue from the license fee eXacted for
the privilege of keeping lighting fish.
In Germany. when the vote of the
jury stands six against six. the prisoner
Is acquitted \ vote Of seven against
tive leaves the decision to the court,
aud In vote of eight against four the
prisoner Is convicted.
Salt pork. which was for centuries
the staple food of the mariners of Eng
land, Is almost erased from the bill of
fare on passenger ships, and is served
only twice week TO the bluejackets in
the navy.
Vegetables In the mountains of
Sweden. Norway, and Lapland suffer
greatly from the Norway rats. Farm
Ing in these districts would be very I'M
profitable were It not for the white
foxes, which prey largely upon the
rats.
In the sixteenth century there was a
curious law in England whereby street
hawierS We're forbidden To sell plums
and apples. for the reason that ser
wants and apprentices were unable to
resist the sight of them, and We're
cmpted to make use of their employers
money.