The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-11-23


81 There are trees so tall in Missouri
that /. takes two men and boy TO look
to the top of them. One looks till he
gets tired, and another commences
where he left off. 1~I Us ~ I13
Some boys in Cincinnati recently
stole the inside out of poor organ
grinders machine, and he being deaf,
ground away the next morning in bliss
full ignorance ofwhat adhappened. 30
1t is said that the juice of one lemon
day, taken in water, will cure the
most obstinate case Of neuralgia. No
sugar should be taken, as it has ten
dency to counterfeit the effects of the
lemon juice. w r.s,.ire -
II forest tree lately cut down in
Wisconsin was found an Indian arrow
head completely imbedded and grown
over. 1t appears, from counting the lay
ers of wood over it, that ninety years
have elapsed since the arrow which it
tipped was shot at the tree.
We have received No, l, Vol. ., of
the Mount Auburn Index-an educa-
tional sheet issued monthly by the Mt.
Auburn Young ladies' Institute Of Gin
cinnati, 0. From it we learn that the
school has opened with large increase
Of numbers over last year, and is in q
very prosperous condition. -.
The Halifax Chronicle. in the course
of an article upon Canadian annexation,
reasons thus: The market of the Uni
ed States is necessary to our lives. The
market of Great Britain is not Dreams
will not clothe our children. The
warmth of the shade ola brave flag will
not compensate for a barefoot winter
The people of Abyssinia are so well
aware of the great loss which their
country has suffered by the death of
Thcodorus, that they have begun to
venerate him as saint. The German
missionaries in Abyssinia report that
thousands of pilgrims visit his grave,
where a number Of miracles are said 10
have occurred.
There is in Wales railway of only
two feet gauge. The engines and cars
about one fourth the ordinary size and
weight, and the running expenses are
proporsionale. It demonstrates the
feasibility of little roaGs and little cars,
and they may perhaps be extensively
adopted upon routes which have not suf
dclent traffic to support the larger ones.
A LUCKY STREAK --One of the popu-
lar Milliners Of Fourth street has, with
in the past few days, received letter
from England, announcing the decease
of a relative Gan uncle, we believe), by
which occurrence she falls heir to the
neat sum Of 100000, equal to 100000
in gold, or about S25O.000 in green
backs, after paying all expenses.-Cin.
Chronicle.
Fanny Fern thinks there is no man
who would not rather be shaved by
woman than to kave great lum bering
man paving about his jugular vein, and
poking him in the ribs to get up when
another mans turn came. l don't say
how his wife might like it, but 1 am
very sure he would, and as to his wife,
| why-she could shave some other man,
couldn't she?
A non explosive lamp filled with
non-explosive oil, and capped with
patent nOn-explosive burner, exploded
in Cleveland. Ohio, on Friday night. A
gentleman in the room suddenly noticed
| that the lamp seemed to enlarge. He
| drew back a step or two, when the lamp
| exploded, sending hundred pieces Of
glass flying through the ROOM 1t was
standing on the bureau at the time, and
was properly trimm d, and in good order;
yet with all these 'non-expl osives,' it
did explode.
A surgeon in Russia recently showed
how red tape can be cut by a skiIlful
hand. He had been summoned to care
for four men injured by an accident in
| town in the interior The only train
| to start soon was for freight, and he
was told that he could not travel on it
| except as an escort to living freight. He
| hurried to a house near by, and bought
| rooster, which he carried upon the
train, and was permitted to proceed,
the requirement Of the rule being fulfill
| ed.
ARRIVAL OF SwINE.-The Cincinnati
! Chronicle says the arrival of hogs it
tue Great Western Stock Yards was lar
ger than heretofore during the present
season, and, as they wendell through
the street at an early hour, they excit-
ed universal admiration on account Of
their prime condition. The stock arriy.
ing this year from Indiana is, at the he
ginning, of better class than has for
several years characterized the earlier
shipments. Those coming now are not
heavy, but we'll fatted, and Just the kind
for family packing 81
A young Swede, totally ignorant Ct
the nature OF his game, killed four
bears, near Lake City, Mimi. Finding
indications OF the passage of some ant
NAL into hole in the rocks, he laid
down his old shot gun, and procuring
long pole, began coaxing them out
Snarling and growing followed his pro
ceedings, and be stepped back and lev
cIed his gun il time to give the bio
black head that was presented at the
hole quieting charge in the eyes. He
reloaded. dragged out the incumbent of
the hole, and performed the eye opera
| ton On the next one, and so on until he
had bagged the four.
"Tall oaks from little acorns grow
| Large streams from little fountains flow"
Seven years ago the PLANTATION BIT
EERS Wcra Int little Imam I,