Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-03
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

In China the year begins in February
Every year %. 900 spaniards emigrate to South
America.
England used half a million Christmas trees
last Christmas.
The state of New York has furnished three
postmaster generals.
Five presidents Of the United States have
been Of Scotch-Irish descent.
Tea consumed in England is subject TO
duty of twelve cents per pound.
Thomas A. Edison has taken out nearly 500
patents on his various inventions.
man five feet eight inches in height ought
to weigh 100 pounds when he is forty
California has almost a monopoly Of the
cultivation of apTicots in the United States.
Japan now possesses the heaviest and finest
battleship afoat the Mikasa, Of 1920 tons dis
placement
Tacoma Wash, is 3, 200 miles from New York
by the shortest route and ii takes 127 hours
to get there.
library Of Is, 900 volumes. all written by
died recently in st. Petersburg.
Peck at first meant a basket or receptacle
for grain or other substances. The expression
at first had no reference TO size.
1t takes about seventeen and one-half years
for a dollar to double itself at per cent in
terest compounded semi-annually.
The word hoyden. now applied exclusively to
person of like character. but Of either sex.
Ship rats which are propagators Of the
plague, have been thoroughly exterminated at
Marseilles by the use Of liquid carbolic acid.
One Of the first Indian women to take up the
calling of trained nurse is educated girl
of the Pueblo tribe, Miss Seicher Atsye.
Twenty years ago a few foreigners had risked
their lives in landing in Korea, but today its
capital has an American street railway plant.
There are L. s5s. s22 acres of unoultivated land
in Italy which might be developed and made
productive by the application OF ordinary en-
terprise.
The ancient Mexicans had species of whistle
which produced at least three tones. IL nad
two finger holes and mouthpiece on the side
The Weld of cranberries for 1901 was as fol-
lows: New England, 100000 barTelsi New
Jersey. 10000 barrels; the west. 1900 barrels
a normal crop. 49,
carver's travels" published in London about
177s. Possibly it is corruption OF the Spanish
"Aragon"
A young man can seldom account for his
fathers lack of knowledge. but in after years,
when he has sons Of his own, he begins TO
realize the Ignorance OF youth.
At the University OF Budapest lunatic from
the local asylum appeared in charge OF ms
keeper and asked to be allowed to pass his eX-
animation. He passed successfully and re-
turned 70 his asylum with his diploma as
professor.
At Yarmouth England the town council
employs a band certain months of the year 10
play twice daily in wellington gardens, where
a charge Of penny mead Is niaae toF su-
mission The receipts during the recent sea-
son were sl3.5OO
1t is calculated that about los. 600 skins OF
the ermine will be used to make the peers tSls,
as the price of this fur has much increased in
view Of the demand. about 900 worth will
be needed for the ceremonial
For many years, German emigration has
found its chief destination in the United
States About six millio1 people have come
their descendants now constitute a very large
element Of our total population.