Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-05-25
Things Said and Done.

Rachel Dennen, OF Portland, Me-, years
oil age, has completed the magic quilt OF 907
squar . - ''tni - iias - '.sfss1e
A misuse of argue for augur is not unfre-
quent in speech and in print, as ''I argue
from that event" &C., instead of augur, &c.
knowledge is power. Mind is more now
eriul than armies. It not only distributes
the power of the State, but it controls the
wealth and resources of nations.
The New Orleans Crescent publishes an
account OF the death of young man in that
city by spontaneous combustion. He had
been hard drinker for many years.
The dollar mark is modification of the
figure 8, and denotes Il piece of eight reals,
Oh, as the dollar was formerly called, piece
of eight 1t was then designated by figures.
The seven medals, gold, silver, copper,
quicksilver, iron, zinc and tin, known TO the
ancienls are still the foremost In the estima-
tiou of the present generation.
Daring 1868 the Kentucky State treasury
disbursed the following sums:-For red loxes
IS, ,OS5,59; for gray foxes, &c., 400; for wolves
SEQ; for wild cats $i,Gl2
Hens often acquire the habit OF eating
their own eggs and the eggs of their COM
pauions. Nolhing teaches this habit to fowls
more rapidly than allowing them to eat egg
shells.
An order has been issued by the comman-
dnnl OF the Washington navy yard prescri
bing a uniform for the watchmen employed
there. II is to he of navy blue coats, pants
and vests, with the blue navy caps, minus
the gold lace.
The immortal hammer which drove the
last spike in the Pacific Railroad is now on
exhibition in seventeen OF the principal cities
of the United States. The spike itself, being
OF gold, is considered too costly to dupli-
cate.
AS TO the statement OF the mummies found
in our Western mounds having light hair,
/ the colorlng matter Of the hair was evident
| ly destroyed Ivy burial for centuries in nitrate
OF potassa caves, the whole soil being i'm
| pregnaled herewith.
II is claimed by French toxicoIogist that
! the essence of turpentlne is an antidote TO
4 the poison Of phosphorus. This dioovery is
4 likely To be OF great use in preventing the
fearful diseases which result in match fac
tones from handling phosphorus.
Floweiing is an exhaustive process, and
draws largely on the stores laid up in the
root and stem, as is seen in the carrot or in
the beet, where the second years Towering
!
the root, and the plant dies.
Century plant is now in flower IN Ro-
chester. The bud broke and first showed
itself on tie 25th of April, and a week since
it was lour feet eight inches high, growing
from three TO four inches day-a straight
stem, starting from the centre oil the plant,
from four To five inches in diameter
In Aurignac, at the northern base of the
Pyrenees, is cave which men in the re-
mutest times used as q sepulchral vault Al
the portal OF the tomb, relies OF funeral
ieasls were found, and in tile cavernuu,
vaults skeletons OF men and weapons, placed
there with the dead and lor the dead.
A liquid glue, lar superior 10 mucilage
may be made by dissolyng glue in an euua
/. quantity of strong hot vinegar, adding
! fourth Of alcohol and little alum. Thu
Will keep any length of time when PLACED
ia closed bottles, and will glue togethe
lorn, waod, and mother of pearl.
For lie first time in the history of France
sailing vessel, little lore-and.ait schoon
rr, is moured in the Seine, directly along.
side the Tuieries. Frenehmen daily thronl
The quays and bridges in her vicinity, il
order to gaze at the wonderful stranger
Even the Emperor and all the Imperia
family have paid visits to the tiny craft.
Tie roofing paper mill of John w. Dixon
at Norrlstown, was totally destroyed by fir,
last Wednesday night, supposed to hav
been caused by spontaneous combustion
among Il lot OF oily matter deposited on til
premises. The loss was about $2O, 900, in
, surance $4,000, princlpally in Fhiladelph
offices.
The very lowest races of tribes Of mel
profess commerce with the dead. The de
based tribes OF India, the Bushmen, tn
Australians, The South Sea Islanders, hay
their seers, who pIoless TO see and talk wit
spirits. To these untaught men tins com
merce seems as real as commerce with ne
OF flesh and blood