Amador ledger., 1905-05-26
CURIOUS FACTS.
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mountains seven have never beer
climbed.
The progeny of pair of rats, un-
der favorable conditions will in three
years number 1000.
No former mistress of the White
House had more general supervision
of the mansion than has Mrs. Roose-
velt.
Gen. William Booth of the Saliva
tion Army neither smokes, drinks
nor. eats meat, aud but occasionally
tastes fruit.
The largest animal of the cat spe-
cies to be found IN the United States
is the puma, which at times attains
a length OF six feet.
On the northern coast of France a
number of towns are now connected
by telephone with London. The
charge is 81 for three minutes talk.
The eyes of snake are never clos
ed. Sleeping or waking, alive or
dead, they are always open. because
they have no eyelids.
The orange production of Califor-
MA amounts to about eighteen million
of dollars in value and the gold pro-
duction about seventeen millions.
At Yarmouth. England, the races are
managed by the municipal authori-
ties. One year the city made SIS, 900
from the enterprise aud reduced taxa
tion to that extent. Peter Becker the
late German landscape painter. was
so completely absorbed with the Mid
die Ages that he even wore mediaevaI
clothes in medieval house.
The King has had the art treasures
at Winsor Castle rearranged but has
not been able to have them insured,
owing to their great value, which is
said to be $50, 900, 600.
Despite the fact that Germans, Sy-
rians, Greeks, Roumanians aud other
nationalities have been pouring into
South Africa, British woI Ikmen can
not be induced to go there because
beer is too dear.
In France an annual census of the
horses is taken for military purposes.
The last two censuses have shown a
perceptible decrease in numbers,
which it is feared, may become ac-
centuated.
The treaty between England and
Thibet was written on an enormous
sheet of paper as the Thibetians for
superstitious reasons, objected to
signing any document that occupied
more than one sheet.
President Roosevelt is a Junior
member of the Old Boys Fremont
and Llnooln Republican Club being
the descendnt of man who either
voted for Hale in 1852. Fremont in.
1856, or Lincoln in 1860 or 1864.
A hat which was taken from Col.
John S. Mosby when he was serious
ly wounded in Virginia in 1864, has
recently been return to its famous
owner. 1t has been il the possession
of lady at Orange, NJ.
OF the 100 men who formed the first
survey party on the Isthmus of Pana-
ma only four survived the hardships
and returned to the United States
alive. OF those survivors only one
was living recently.
Bricks will absorb about a pint of
water each, consequently the captain
of ship that carries a cargo of
bricks must be careful that leak
does not go undetected, as the water
is sucked up nearly as fast as it goes
in.
The story circulated at the begin
ming of the Russo Japanese war that
General Kuroki's father was Pole
has again been denied. The name
40 oil O1O oopdhOSO OHc, UolDR u6TlV6u
from kurioi. (black) and Ike wood,
or tree
The sportsmen of Japan used to take
most of their game with gooshawks
and sparrow hawk, using only spaniel
dogs to flush the game, but now they
are taking to dogs generally and are
importing good many from England.
A single tulip bulb sold tor 81, 500
as late as 1909, and in 1918 another
was valued at 81, 500. In 1854 three
tulips we're named in the catalogue of
London florist valued at one hun
dred guineas, while in 1877 the big
gest price asked was three guineas.
A correspondent sends remedy