The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-08
FUNNY FACTS

q sln ti,e southern part Oh california
lsrf,o gard are eonlng Il features
; a a /. the new uiliingss Nv
I s ~ Germany SSemp loyets( offlaBor are
compelled to grant ones hour ;a.t
midday. and women with household
cares ca may claim m extra half honr.
y Astronomers are uncertain whether
the planet Mercury, rotatcs in about
e 81 hours or IS days spots$now Wis.
ible are; expected 10 solve the question
soon. vs. & n
Jaures and Deroulode. before Sleay,
Ing the locality where they fought
their bloodless duel, gave money for
the poor of The neighborhood. n Der.
oalede also presented the owneryof the
grounds wherein the duel took place
with a medal on which Is d portrait
of himself. Y / Il; GU
Manchester. England, is. h. having
trouble wlth}its police. "a member q
q committee appointed by the City
Council to Investigate stated that d
certain policeman was a burglar; that
the police 8blackmailed women. and
that In one case a saloonkeeper was
harassed 10 his grave by them. 81
Several OF the London hospitals
have on their books the names and
addresses ofi|many men and women
who have undertaken to sell portions
of their cuticle Whenever the necos.
sity arises, and 1t is said that quito
a regnlaritraGc Is now being done IN
the buying and selling Of human
skins. {fi,S 4, 4 I ss
Francis Cation has endowed In
London University n fellowship for
tho promotion OF The study Of INA.
tional Eugencles," which Is defined
as The study Of tho 8agenccs under
social control that may improve or
impair The racial qualities Of future
generations either physically or,men.
tally
ii Writing from Damaraland3 about
the warSlnf German Southwest Africa
an officer writes to "a Frankfort pa.
per:s IN theory one German soldier
Is supposed to equal fiyeSHereros, but
In practice, under Southwest African
conditions, 1t Is moro probable that
We shall need FIVE Germans 10 every
tHerero.' "
Y A mining engineer announces thnt
he has discovered in tile town Of
Plymouth. Vt, deposits $of platinum
which are the richest he has ever seen
in that part Of tho country. Tho plat.
innm runs about m ounce 10 the ton.
each ounce being valued int ID little
over sci, which Is about a dollar
more than the present value 5of an
ounce of gold. y, ss,.}ik,
At present a fancy value attaches
to old pewter 10 oldBlflre dogs md
fire backs, snuifers, brass candle,
sticks and the like. A fnd,,of this
kind occurred recently at; a farm;Rt
lkingsworthy. near Winchester where
nm "old !tub" was found 10 be ID stand
ard Winchester bushel Of bell metal.
The object, which, the farmer s.had
sold for a few shillings, was sold5latef
for G co.
For the luncheon Lord Mayor Of
London gave in honor Of King
and Queen Of Portugal, IN the Gull.
hall, November II supplies as fol.
lows had to be laid in: One hundred
tureens of soup 90 dishes Of soles, %
dishes Of lobster, 90 dishes of part,
ridges, so dishes OF outlets, 60 fillets
Of pheasant, 40 dishes Of raised pic,
co dishes Of roast chicken 2 barons Of
beef leach weighing 40 pounds),
50 jellies, 50 creams, 90 dishes Of
pastry, G,Ooo plates, 1900 knives,
5000, forks, and $500 glasses. t3s s55i
The elephant is grea. as a traction
power. Experiments have shown
that a horse pulls about one-sixth5 Of
Its own weight, whereas an elephant
can pull Its entire weight. 5 This
might be emphasized by the fact