The Washington times., 1920-10-28
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1t Is estimated that Niagara Falls has a pos
sible development of 100000 horsepower
Yellow with a reddish tinge is called cain
colored" because Gains hair and beard were
supposed to have been of this color.
Several varieties OF spruce are used In the
manufacture of airplanes. 1t is suited to the
purpose because of it's great strength in COM
parison with it's weight. its uniform texture
and its freedom from defects.
Daylight saving was suggested as early as
1907, by an Englishman named william Wylett
in a book entitled Waste Of Daylight" The
following year a bill for daylight saving was
| introduced into the House Of Commons. but
failed to pass. The subject was brought up In
Germany in 1910. when the German Federal
Council passed a measure to set the clock one
hour ahead. within three months twelve Eu-
ropean countries had followed suit--namely'
Holland. Austria, Turkey. England. France,
Norway, Sweden Denmark. Italy, Switzerland.
Spain and Portugal Nova Scotia introduced
daylight saving into America. The measure
was brought forward in the United states In
l9ls On March 16 of that year Congress pass
ed. and on March 10 the President approved. q
bill providing daylight saving for this country.
Capt. Matthew Webb lost his life in an at
tempt to swim the Niagara Rapids on July -
1883, and q similar fate overlook John Lincoln
Soules w. J. Kendall, Boston policeman, went
through the rapids protected only by cork
life preserver on August 81 1886. In 1856, 1897
and 1889 Carlisle D. Graham successfully went
over the falls in barrel This was also ac
complished by George Hazlett and by William
Potts. OF Buffalo. Among the tight rope walk
ers who crossed the falls were Maria Speltania
In 1879 and Samuel John Dixon In 1890.
A nautical mile is defined to be one-sixtieth
part Of the length of a degree of a great circle
Of sphere whose surface Is equal in area to the
area Of the surface of the earth This distance
| Ia about 6,0S0.27 feet
Coco is the name Of a tree (Cocos Nucifera)
Cocoa is the name of shrub (Erythoxylon
Coca). Cacao Is the name OF a tree tTheobroma
Cacao) Cocoa Is the name Of product. the
which a part OF the oil has been pressed. From
this product the beverage known as cocoa Is
prepared
Printed records of the debates and other pro-
ceedings Of the two branches OF Congress are
extant for the whole period OF its existence,
from March 4, 1850. to the present time. Though
those records have been issued under various
connected documentary chronicle, and the DIFF
ferent series OF which Il Is composed have the
sanction OF Congress as official, and have been
distributed as Government publications.
The only liquid which will dissolve mica is
hydrofluoric acid.
The uncared-for farm hen seldom lays over
eighty eggs a year. while well-fed flocks OF
several hundred hens have records Of an aver
age OF over twelve dozen eggs per hen.
The Great Pyramid of Egypt is the tomb oil
Cheops second king of the fourth dynasty. Its
original height was 4s2 feet and 1t covers ~
acres OF ground.
The Bureau OF Biological Survey says that
snakes do have lungs
"Dode" Paskert, outfieider for tho Chicago
Cubs. 10 the Oldest player in the big league
Rames.