The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
FACTS IN FEW LINES

A New York bank has a safe forty
feet long by twenty feet wide.
On the anniversary In England OF
ParneIrs death his followers wear a
sprig Of ivy.
In Silver City On. NJ land grant
suit Pedro Melenuda, aged 100, was
called as witness.
Peruvian tombs dating back to the
time of the Incas have been found to
contain fine specimens of cotton fab
RIGS
Candies seem out Of date, except for
occasional and special use, but Great
Britain still exports more than $1,000
600 worth every year.
II you should burn your diamonds
you would not even have ashes left as
a memento. After total ombustion the
diamond leaves absolutely nothing.
John Amory Knox. who made his
fame in Texas. was perhaps the last
American editor to engage in formal
duel Nobody was hurt when he met
Sculptor Shehan in 1888.
A strong aromatic oil, used for ia
voring purposes. is being distilled from
the green leaves of the celery plant in
Germany. One pound OF oil is produc,
ed from 100 pounds Of leaves.
In many of the Maine villages favor
ed by summer visitors the curio shops
carry stocks of wasps' nests. These
nests are In great demand and bring
anywhere from 30 cents to SIS apiece.
In 1854 a deposit of So was made in
Brattleboro (vt) savings bank in the
name OF Eugene Field. afterwards
poet and journalist. This account has
never been disturbed and now amounts
to $6S.S7.
The ST. Petersburg correspondent of
the London Mail says that eardrums
made of thin leaves Of silver are being
used in the Russian military hospitals
for diseases Of the ear, to replace de
tective organs
The smallest place Of worship in the
world is Peters Cross church, at Ling
ield, England. Provided externally
with tower and internally with an
altar and baptismal font it furnishes
pew accommodation for twelve per-
sons.
WiIliam WEIGH of Greenville, O., was
recently sentenced to prison for life for
stealing a side Of bacon. While adj
hitting that the sentence was excess
I've. the Judge found the statute under
which WEIGH was indicted to be posi-
tive.
One of the parties to suit that was
heard in London county court the
other day had a remarkable name, and
it is recorded that when the usher
shouted at the door. "Mr. Port Wine,
come into courtY' the magistrate on
the bench looked astonished.
After being closed tight for forty two
years as an abode Of .'spooks,' an e1e-
CANT residence on Agrippa street, Co
logne. built in the style Of the last
century, has just changed hands by in
heritance and is being aired and clean
ed with a view to occupation.
Speaking in Sydney recently, the pre-
mier of New South Wales said there
were fewer criminals in proportion to
population in that state today than
ever before, and one of the problems
was what to do with the jails, which
were rapidly becoming empty.
AT recent religious ceremony on
board the German flagship Deutsch-
land, Emperor William preached a SER
mon to the officers and crew, taking
for his text the words: Blessed are
those who die in the Lord. They rest
from their labors, and their works fol-
low after them"
In order to deter boys from smoking
cigarettes 1t was suggested at a meet
ing OF the education committee of the
London county council that the dia-
grams of cigarette smokers handwrit-
ing which appear in the medical off, |
,er's report should be enlarged and dis |
played in schools.
On the occasion of the last birthday |
of the king Of Italy a let |
.er carrier was remembered with an |
Increase OF pay. The man, whose name |
g Domenico Stella, has been In the |
service at Rogliano for the last sixty |
Tears. Is eighty years old. blind and |
till attends to his duties, with the as
distance of a grandchiid
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver d. Woodruff OF |
5outhington, Conn. observed their gold |
N wedding anniversary recently By /
going over practically the same terri |
.ory which they did upon their wed
ling tour fifty years ago. Uncle Sol
Finch, who is nearly ninety-four years
I'D, drove the party 10 the depot half
! century ago, and he held the reins on
he trip to the depot the other day.
After the mother of Calvin Houser
( Indianapolis had used her rod to
God advantage she threw 1t down and
esumed her cooking. Calvin, Emartinz |
9th physically and mentally. grabbed
be blfeh and iahbed It I'm the ground
his was fften pears ago. Shortly
fterward the boy left home. He re-
entity found that the ty-ig had taken