The Seattle Republican., 1901-08-02
OF
INTEREST
Ecclesiastical Wayside Notes
of the World.

OF the WOrlQ.
BRIEFLY SAID
Facts and Figures About Things in Gem
eraI Called and Collected by the
Worlds Master Minds-Much liza Little
Concerning Things That Interest Hu-
manity Most The United States
Leads i'm Points of Interest COmmsr-
eialIy and Otherwise.
There is a cheap quality Of wine
that can be bought at wholesale in
Lisbon, Spain, for two cents quart.
In order to keep an engine in
smooth running order it requires
100 gallons of oil per year
The refining Of sugar was first in
vented and put into operation in the
sixteenth century at Antwerp.
Autocars are to be used by the
Paris police to Overtake street cars
running at too rapid rate and for
the overhauling of criminals using
any knid of a rapid transit to escape
The Kansas legislature recently
passed a law forbidding the require
ment of children to prepare their
lessons at home for recital the next
day at school
In the islands of Mount Surrat,
British naturalists have discovered
a stingless bee that is famous as a
honey maker, and an attempt will
be made to transplant the breed to
England and other places.
Female hpysicians of Sweden are
not permitted to hold positions in
hospitals, and a monstrous petition
has been presented to the govern
ment that such privilege be no
longer denleQ tnem.
According to some scientists the
bread eaters of the world in 1871
numbered 81 100000; in 1881 the
number rose to 416, 100000; in 1891
ftss -, soc, eco; at the present time
they number SIC, 100000.
Accordingto a medical and surgi-
cal reporter there has been a mark
ed decrease of mortality in recent
years, which is largely due to the
better knowledge of medical juris-
prudence among the soldiers.
The editor Of a medical paper has
Just discovered that half an hours
nap in the afternoon after a meal
has been partaken of is helpful, a
fact most any old body has known
for many years.
An Americans expectation Of life
is good at any period The Eng
hshman's is not quite so good by
just shade; the Germans is less
by a year, and the Frenchman's is
a little better than the Germans.
The personal property Of the late
Senator Fair Of California is valued
at 100000, and, according to the
ruling of Judge in that state, two
thirds Of the amount will be imme
diately sold and distributed among
the heirs.
Though Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams were for many years
close personal and political friends,
yet the later years of their life they
were such bitter enemies that Ad-
ans left the capitol rather than see
Thomas Jefferson inaugurated pres
ident Of the United States.
Empress Josephine first popular
ized what is now known as the
handkerchief, owing to the fact that
she had irregular, black teeth, she
held a lace handkerchief before her
mouth whenever she laughed, and
the custom was thereby established.
The Sprague family has had
charge Of the American consulate
at Gibralter for sixty-nine years,
but the Fox family, Englshmen,
has held the little consulate at Fal-
mouth since the time Of George
Washington and has received $500
per annum for the same
Kansas is at the front with
standing wheat in the field at
noon, harvested, threshed, ground
into flour, baked into bread in large
quantities, sold around town by
0 clock, served for supper, all in the
same day" Kansas is remarkable
for remarkable lies
Here is the history of London's
bridges in brief: Westminster bridge
was begun in 1888 and finished in
1146; Blackfriars bridge in 1860
and finished in 111O; Waterloo
bridge in 1871 and opened June Is,
1917; Southwark iron bridge in
1914 and finished in 1919, and the
nresent London hridOn in 1924 he