Naturalists say that a single swallow will devour 6000 flies in a day. The Chinese gardeners arj the most expert fruit growers in the world. Over 2,000,000 postal cards are necessary to m.;et the daily demands in America. There are at present only 1022 Airiuriciiis in China, according to a roc-:.nt consular report. There is said to be a judge in Cliatlawho acted iipon 111 divorce applications in 150 minutes. Of Shakespeare's famous characters Hamlet speaks 1509 lines, lago, 1117, Othello RSO, and Lear 776. One of the keepers in the Philadelphia Zoo says th-it an elephant will tremble with fear at the -sight of a mouse.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3135, 18 August 1892, Page 2
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