The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25
RANDOM FACTS.

Cats are greatly venerated in Persia. The e.
line friends Of the Shah number fifty, each having
its own attendant and 4 special room for meals,
When the shah goes a journey the cats go,
too, being carried by men on horseback
Two Ohio boys were hunting for skunk the
other day. hoping to sell its hide and provide
themselves with pocket money. During their
search they found pocketbooS containing large
sum OF money and the skunk was not attacked.
Nets are now to be tried as means OF cssenias
the motion and force OF sea waves. they arr
foaed on the surface OF the water by an invention
Of Baron d'AlesandrO. and are said 70 be more
effclcious than oil when used for the same pur-
pose.
According to Prescott. the money Of the Aztecs
consisted OF quilts full OF gold dust and bags OF
chocolate grains Before the introduction Ot
coined money into Greece skewers or spikes OF
iron and copper used, six being a dracllma
handful
One Of the mes; costly handkerchiefs in the
world is owned by the Queen Of Italy. and IS said
to be valued at $50 600 It took three women NOR.
than twenty yelrs TO make it. 1t Is so fine that
the queen keeps it in jewel box the size OF an
ordinary beaupod.
The soIidifed alcohol which a Berlin firm has
been sending out in a tin vessel intended to serve
IL 4 pocket LIMP and stove Is reported to consist
essentially OF G. per cent Of alcohol. 20 OF soap
and IL Of water A similar product is readily
made by dissolvins scraped tailow soap in warm
alcohol.
A few decades ago the manuscript treasures in
the Vatican Library were practically inaccessible.
since then one barrier after another has been
rrmovcd and now il has been decided 10 have
duplicates made Of many u the moet va!uahie
and oldest manuscripts for the benefit OF other
Ill raries.
Nearly every barber shop in Albany. y. Y.
has on one Of its shelves a shaving mug labeled
Theodore Roosevelt 1t is good advertise
me Mt for the barrier but matter OF fact tac
Governor does not patrnniZe any OF the shops
n, gets shaved in the private room CT the eNeeu-
tive chamber.
The advisabiIity OF the general adoption Of the
twenty four hour clock has been discussed By the
,,oerican Society OF Civil Engineers. member
Of the organization. who Is engaged IN inc man
uf,eturirg business in Maine, SAYS that he ts
been using the twenty-four hour system 'oE
some time and that his worAmen all IKE H.
Mexico has a bird called the melanarpes. which
b.= discovered 4 new Use for the telegraph pole.
Al the foot OF the post this bird makes a large
hole in which it rears its family; somewhat
Liybar nm the post II makes an observatory.
80, ybirl, bored holes permit 1t to scan the
horizon in every direction; still higher thss
slgacions bird makes its storchous@. and thus the
pole serves as its house. fortress, and warehouse
A girl in Germantown, Pa. has an .'unlucky
room No one can enter it without walking
under 4 small ladder. The mirror is cracked and
peaeock feathers are strewn about in pr0lusion.
Diectly over the girls bed IS suspended an UNI
Lrelli which is never closed. There are thirteen
articles Of furniture in the room. and on inc
walls are hung thirteen pictures The girl wears
no jewelry except opals and will only have her
room cleaned ON Fridays.