The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-26
THINGS you MAY not KNOW

WE'VE years.
The atmosphere is free Of microbes
at an elevation OF 1000 feet.
As far as is known at present thers
are forty-eight kinds OF housenes.
Great Britain has the longest coast
line OF any OF the countries Of Europe
There is said to be no record Of the
existence OF the camel in wild state.
The capacity OF the Atlantic cables
is 300.O0OOO0 words annually. Only
25,0O0.0O0 are sent.
At the prevailing increase in popu-
lation New York City Will be the home
OF 100000 persons in 1892
The State OF Guanajuato. Mexico,
has produced silver worth $4,000
600 Mexican. during the last $50 years
An Indian stream. the River Kist-
nah. 600 feet wide. has the longest
span OF telegraph wire in the world
Perhaps the most curious Of polish
ing wheels is that made OF corn husks
Tor finishing shell or bone combs
When New York city gets its water
from the Catskills. the longest fow
win be from a point 100 miles from the
City Hall.
The yellowest gold comes from
Alaskan placers. the reddest from the
Ural. California gold is yellow in hue.
that from Australia reddish.
Although glass bottles were made by
the Romans as far back as the year
20 A. D.. their manufacture was not
begun In England until 1853.
Just $780,. eco cords OF wood were
used in the United States in the manu-
facture OF paper pulp last year, twice
as much as was used in 1899.
While the tonnage OF the feet OF the
Great Lakes is increasing, the number
OF craft is decreasing. owing TO the
greater capacity OF the newer boats.
Great Britain imports about Sis0..
100000 worth Of timber. wood and
manufactures thereof yearly, Of which
the United States supplies about .s22,-
10000 worth.
A Harlemite fond Of figures has been
keeping tab. and says that New York
women In a line 10 buy tickets or post
age stamps consume two and one
fourth as much time as men
Systematic investigation OF the Phil
fppine islands reveals the fact that the
group consists OF 1900 islands, while
before the American occupation the
Number was estimated at 100.
On the largest tobacco farm In the
world, a .25.O00-acre affair. near Am
sterdam. Ga. is grown about third
OF all the Sumatra tobacco used for
cigar wrappers in the United States
A Quadrangular screen. which opens
or closes as a door TO which Il is at
tached at the top is opened or closed.
invented by a Kansan. is said to pre-
vent dies and other insects from enter
ing house
There are said to be 1000 Esperanto
societies and schools throughout the
world now, and periodicals for propa-
eating the language now number fifty
five. eleven more than there were last
December. Esperanto is gaining off,
cial recognition and privileges In Eu-
rope and Asia.-Boston Herald
There are 1850 newspapers pub
llshed in the United States; about l.
600 OF them are published daily and
10 are managed. edited and published
by negroes. In Asia there are 5000
periodical publications. OF which the
greater part appear In British India
and Japan; the latter country pub
fishes 1900 newspapers. Africa has
only 200 newspapers. OF which thirty
are published in Egypt and tn rest
appear in the European colonies.-Chi-
cago Journal.
An interesting feature Of the dis
OF prizes at ST. Olave's Gram
mar school. Bermondsey. was the pay
ment Of the ''rent" OF freehold field, |
which was leased in 1856 to trustees
'or the benefit OF the poor OF the par
sh. The lease was "for a term OF 500 |
rears. at the yearly rent OF red rose.
payable at midsummer II lawfully de-
The representatives Of the
trustees paid the rent with a bouquet
II red roses, which was handed 30 the
warden OF the school.--London Daily |
Mall.
While the grading OF Main street,
Manassas. Va. was In progress recent
y the workmen discovered that their
,icks went to depth that indicated
cavity. Upon investiga-
ion II was discovered that a trench to
he depth OF three feet had been dug
md a number OF barrels OF -four put
herein and concealed from the enemy
m the evacuation OF Manassas by the
troops. A large quantity
u barrel slaves and a white sub
tancs resembling decayed -four were
'xhumed.
A remarkable collection OF nearly |
90 packs OF playing cards OF all ages
nd all nations has been presented TO
he Company OF Makers OF Playing