Amador ledger., 1909-02-12
ITEMS WORTHY
OF PERUSAL

their household refuse in separate re-
ceptacles. The rubbish is used by the
authorities.
The Nile contains greater variety
of fish than any other body of water.
Australia's largest cattle herd com
prises 10000 head and is located 32O
miles south of Port Darwin.
The condition of the Arctic atmos-
phere makes 1t possible tor two
people to converse when one mile
apart.
The only complete and unaltered
Saxon crypt in Great Britain is that
at Hexham Abbey, it being built
wholly of Roman stones, there being
also many Saxcn stones imbedded
in the new walls of the building.
An American naturalist claims that
earth worms as we'll as squirrels may
aid the forester in his work. Dry
maple seeds are drawn into worm
burr ows where they often sprout in
moist seasons.
Chulalongkorn, the SIamese King,
has informed some of his acquaint-
ances that he intends to write book
describing his experiences and adven-
lures while travelling in Europe.
Thomas Moore never made more
than S., 900 per year for his work.
Bulgarians live to ripe old age on
zoghart. made from sour milk, which
is thoir principal diet.
The Simplon tunnel holds the re-
cord for length.
The salvation Army is operating
in fifty -four different countries.
Over $4,000, natives are employed
by the missionary societies OF
America and Europe to work among
their fellows.
The entire population of the world
could be placed on the Isle of Wight.
There are several silver ingots in
the bank of England which have lain
there for 300 years.
Jewish societies of London are
agitating the problem of restoring
the pure Hebrew of antiquity as the
national Jewish language.
or the 600, ,00U miles of railway in
the world only ten per cent is in
tropical territory. The greatest per-
centage is in the temperate zone.
One-fourth of the total population
of the city of Venice are paupers.
1t is estimated that 10000 people
are arrested IN Chicago each year on
charge of drunkenness.
The practice of subJecting prisoners
to the treadmill Is still carried on in
some of the English provinces and it
one of the prisoners pauses CROSS
bar strikes him soundly on:thes calf Of
tho leg.
In marrigae announcements in
Spain, the ages of both parties are
given.
A good locomotive will last twelve
years with careful attention. 1t
should travel 100000 miles before
wearing out.
There are 13,4O0 different kinds OF
postage stamps in use in various
countries of the world.
Eighty Thousand dollars a year is
spent by the railroads of South Aus
tralia in keeping weeds from their
tracks.
/ A bone in the ear drum is the
smallest bone in the human body.
In the production of lead Spain
in first and Germany second.
1t is claimed that there are Al, OOC
total abstainers IN the English army
The custom of using passports dates
hack to the first crusade.
Almost one-hfth of the available
land of the earth is infected will
malaria.
Over one-seventh of Great Britain
commerce passes through the Sue
canal.
Boys grow the most rapidly in thei
seventeenth year; girls in thei
fifteenth.
1t costs on an average of Sl25 pc
year to maintain prisoner in Eng
land.
Arctic explorers seldom return t
their natural climate without suffer
ing lmmediatel from influenza; bow
ever, cold is unknown in theAnort
regions.
r Some of the cigars made an
I smoked in the Philippines are tW
70 and half feet long.
r A man IN Norway must be vacc
D mated regularly before he is qualift
IN vote