DO YOU
KNOW THAT
There is a model fish market In
Copenhagen, built by the municipal
ity. With the exception of the larger
varieties, like cod and halibut, all
the fish are kept alive In tessellated
tanks filled with running water.
Poisoning by means of phosphe ized
grain Is said to be an effective means
of checking the increase, of raablts
In certain parts of the colonies.
Sponges are known to he very
abundant In the Australasian seas:
especially is this the case with the
horny or highest form of spurges.
On one day in the year among the
Hindus gambling is consMer? 1 not
only allowable, but commendable; It
Is called Dovnli.
It is claimed that the diving bell is
’an Invention of the Greeks, dating
hack to the sixteenth century.
Societies for the prevention of
cruelty to animals were first formed
in Great Britain.
It is to Gustavus Adophus of Swe
den, whose reign began in 1611, that
tiistory gives credit for the invention
of fixed ammunition. In his cart
ridges the bullets and the charge
were united In a paper case. It waa
not, however, utnil 1850 that the first
successful metallic cartridge was pa
tented by an American.
The lend pencil- has a history ex"
tending over several hundred years,
for it Is claimed that a manuscript
of Theophtlus, attributed to the thir
teenth centuyr, shows evidence of
Slaving, been ruled with something
that might have been n black lead
pencil.
in the reign of James the First twen
ty two shilling pieces were coined
with tiie head of the monarch wear
ing a crown; afterward, in the snrfle
reign twenty shilling pieces were
coined, the crown -being replaced by
a laurel wreath.
There are at tlie present time more
than 21,000 varieties of postage
stamps in circulation throughout the
world.
It Is estimated that more than
200,000 pounds weight of paper ar*
! used in tills country yearly for the
iiinufncture of cigarettes.
Colombia is annexing a large pari
of tlie castor oil trade formerly held
by India.
St. Peter’s, Koine, was three and a
lair centuries in construction.
Tlie basis of bay rum is Jamaica
of Saint Crete rum made from the
shimmings of the sugar lioilers, the
scrapings of sugar barrels and the
washings from sugar pots. For the
best grade of bay rum the rum must
lie free from foreign odors and al
most colorless.
| It has been discovered by a student
of cemlstry that tobacco ash contains
20 per cent of potash. He estimates
that the ash of a cigar contains 6.5
grains of potash; that of a cigarette
1.75 grains and that of an ordinary
pipe tobneeo, 1.16 grains.
_
Tlie Germans have made use of a
Belgian machine for digging canals
1 as a trench digger. In one- minute
! it excavates a cubic meter of ditch,
i In' favorable ground It can advance
: over 100 yards In an hour.
I
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Cryolite, which is a source of alutn
i inum, used also in making soda and
I glass, 'is nearly wholly Imported from
I southern coast of Greenland.
ANECDOTES OF
THE FAMOUS
A good story in Field Marshal Sir
Evelyn Wood’s new book. ‘‘Winnowed
MemorSes” is lohl of a man, then
over 80, whose guest the writer once
^ was and who held rather strict views
)
on religion.
At dinner on tlie first night of his j
(Sir Evelyn’s) stay his host called
out from tlie end of a table seating
twenty four guests: “Colonel Wood,
do you believe that Jonah was three
days and three nights in the whales’
belly?”
I remarked "How very uncomfort
able for the whale!” to which ho re
plied: "Will you tell me, sir, do you
believe it or not?”
I asked "Please say how the whale's
digestion went on.’ and he said an
garily “I asked you a plain question.
Do you or do you not believe It?”
and I answered, cheerily. "No.’ To
wl^eh he rejoined "Then you will
leave my house tomorrow morning."
The ladies retired, and as I opened
the door for my hostess, whom I had
taken into dinner she observed, "Oh,
t do hope you are not going!’’
"1 am not thinking of it,’ I re
joined; “he will have forgotten it by
tomorrow morning.” And so ho had.
One day^ln /tfarftament a young
member, one of John Redmond’s po
litical opponents rose to make his
maiden speech.
Although obviously suffering an
agony of nervousness, he managed to i
say some bitter things about the Irish
members. m
Whereupon one of the nationalists
started to puncture his remarks with
jeers thereby intensifying the youth
ful members’ nervousness to an al
most pitiable degree. Redmond turn
ed on his followers In fury.
“Give the lad a chance!” he snap-*
ped. The Jeers eacesd.
Admiral T.ord Fisher is fond of tell
ing a story of how he was once giv
ing a Nhort lecture to his ships com
pany on their demeanor in public.
Above all things ho impressed upon
them that they must avoid quarrel
ing or brawling.
"If,” he said "a civilian should make
offensive remarks in a public house,
and try to induce a quarrel, the well”
conducted sailor should drink up his
beer, and go quietly away.
After his address “Jackey” Fisher
questioned his audience to ascertain
if they had comprehended his re
marks.
“Now .Seaman Smith what should
you do If you were at. an inn and a,
civilian wanted to quarrel with you?”
“I should drink tip his beer, sir, and
’oak it!” was the unexpected reply,
given In all good faith.
A story is going therounds con
cerning Sir Edward Carson which is,
at all events, typical of the man.
When the new first lord arrived at
the admiralty he summoned the heads
of departments and told them what
he required of them.
It was a brief address, and dwell
principally on the need for closer
co-operation, but the sting was in the
tail.
“Gentlemen," lie concluded, “in my
profession when a Jury disagrees, it
is discharged. I don't think I need to
say any more.”
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TEMPERATURES
Following are the lowest recorder*
tempera I liras for this year and Iasi
on the days lesiguated. The minus
sign before u ujjmber means below
sero.
11. S Wentber Bureau.
191# 1917 j
July 1. 18 r.n!
July 2. 4# 67
July . 415 48
July I . 44 44
July 5 44 44
July (i. 48 38
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Bar of Gold
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nimihei' not being presented the '!
• * followng numbers win in the or- I'
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i > der named: •;
3 ; No. 4811. i i
; 5 No. 5392. I;
No. 2572. 5 '
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