The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-09-16
Miscellaneous ItenlS.

IT is fict worth noticing that the Chi
nese who come to New York invariably
marry Irish wives.
The printers strike in San Francisco has
mad the effect of placing some twenty five
women at the case.
AT Jacksonville, Indiana, the groeers
nave united In an association for protec-
ton against dishonest customers.
IT is noticed that of late, in the detection
OF great criminals, in America, rewards
seem to have lost their efficacy.
WOMEN ride through the streets of Paris
standing on the seats of the carriages, and
sing the "Marseillaise" to rouse he popu-
lace.
To REMOVE lime which gathers in tea
kettles, ill the kettle with water put in
one-tourth OF a pound of Spanish whiting
and boil until the lime is removed.
ABOUT four hundred American officers,
the larger portion OF whom were in the
Confederate service during the war, are
now attached to the Khedive's army In
Egypt.
The geographical centre of Massacbu-
setts is in the city of Worcester. About
three-fOurths of the population of the
commonwealth lies east Of Worcester.
LADIES of the fifteenth Amendment color
paste their 'hair" to take out the kink
The white ''girls of the period" roll theirs
IN paper to put the kink in. A difference
of taste as well as of fashion.
TUE regulation widows veil is now de-
clared to be yard and q half in length,
and OF English crane. It's only relief is o
deep hem, Of over IN inch in depth, upon
the edge.
The Selma and New Orleans Railroad
is progressing rapidly. The bridges are
being built across Valley creek and Jones'
branch. The grading Of the road Will
soon be finished to Cahaba river.
A BENEVOLENT individual Of Westbrook,
Me-, lost his vest the other dav, contain
ing $3.50, bank book, gold watch, &c. 1t
was found by a boatman, who was taken
to the owners house and treated literally
to soar GPpjeS.
a COUNTRY clergyman, paying a profess
sIonal visit to dying neighbor, who was .
very churlish and universally unpopular
man, put the usual question. s.Are you
willing to go, my friend?" Oh, YES. said
the sick man, 81 am" ''Weu," said the
simPleminded minister. ST am glad YOU
are; for the neigkbors are willing"
Two United States soldiers reccntiv aL-
scOnded from Minnesota With $4,000 of
Uncle Sans money. Tao Indian detec-
tIves captured them In twenty-four hours.
secured the money, and charged only $50
each for their services.
''WE shall. perhaps, be beaten at first, "
said the Crown Prince as he went to the
Rhine, ''but don't mind. We are quite
sure to win IN the end" He was wrong
about the first part Of the speech. How
will it be in the endY
one of the most surprising things about
modern London is the rapidity of It's
growth. Notwithstanding its already en-
ormous size IN 1910, not fewer than 225,-
922 new houses have been added 10 it since
then, forming SO new squares, and 5,S31
new streets, OF the total length of 1,03C
miles.
TRE navy ofNorth Germany has but one
! admiral, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, whose
pay Is So, $50 per year, besides 81, $50 fol
table money" The vice-admiral gets
$500, and each of the two rear admiral:
! 81, $50. A British admiral gets SS,S50
besides 1850 table money. The differ
ence in economy in the two nayies is mucl
the same throughout.