The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

There are 96,O42 scholars i'm the pub
lie schools of New York.
Except Quito, Ecuador, Georgetown,
Col, is the highest town i'm tho world.
A few drops of ammonia taken i'm
water will check excessive perspira-
ton.
Wine can lie shipped from Sacra-
mcntO to New York for % cents a
gall IN.
The Denver and Rio Gran,le Rail-
road is to bc extended to the city OF
Mexico.
The hair on a healthy camel weighs
ten pounds, and is worth hundred
dollars.
1t takes six hundred dollars worth
of gold leaf to decorate first class
sleeping car.
st Louis aspircs to become the centre
of the narrow-g gauge railroad system OF
the United States.
The Gerke vineyard, i'm Tclama CO.,
California, covers an area of $50 acres,
all of which is in full state of cultiva-
ton.
1t is said that during the month OF
May last no less than 5000 bison were
killed south of the Kansas Pacific
railroad for their hides alone.
England, Scotland and Wales are
sending ali increased number of emi-
grants to this country, England proper
especially.
According TO the last census, there
are in the United Stats FIVE millions
of children, Of school age, who do not
attend school,
Internal Revenue receipts for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, will ex-
coed $780, 900, being 1900, 900 i'm cx-
ccss of estimates.
A live fish has been discovered i'm
one of fhe bGliny spring s.of California,
which died rs soop ~ transferred to cold
water. Under what conditions might
that fish bc cooked?
Manipulating proves successful i'm
Iowa. One enterprising farmerOf West
Ford Township, MOnona County,
planted one hundred and thirteen
bushels, which are growing finely.
A submarine cable is to be laid from
Aspinwall to Carthagena and Santa
Martlla, Spanish Main, which, when
completed, must have the effect TO
promote commerce IN Central America.
The Antcricdn journal of Pharmacy
says that 10000 infants are killed
every year by the opium contained i'm
the various kinds of soothing syrup-
which they are allowed, or rather
forced to drink.
A party of engineers have arrived al
A,a., A fpr t,n f.f L in,
survey of the Pacific end of the Texas
Pacific Railway. lt Is stated that
eight millions of dollars are already
raisel for the enterprise.
The Texas Pacific Railway is TO be
5,5l5 miles i'm length. For two hun
dred and fifty miles the road is to be
on an air line, and i'm stretch of eight
hundred and fifteen miles there will he
but six bridges.
The Pare du BosphOrc says that the
special train of eight carriages con-
structed sumo years since by the
Eastern Railway Company of Francs
for Napoleon Ill, has been purchased
for the Sultan 10y the Romclian Rail
way Company and is now i'm Con-
stautinople.
Never write letter with pencil, as
you can never tell when trivial note
may become n matter Of great impOr-
tauce. Through the illcg,bility of a
hastily peucilcd note an lllinOisan lost
case involving ten thousand dollars.
The State of Nebraska is Justly ccle-
brated for its healthfiil climate. Not
cubic foot or putrid air or water.
Epidemic diseases unheard of. At
niosphcre dry, brisk, and bracing.
SCENERY varied, not mouotonous like
the States east Of the Mississippi.
1t Is said when Audubon, the dis
tinguished naturalist, was resident
of Henderson, KY, his inseparable
companion was a pettcd wild turkey,
that would follow the great naturalist
i'm all IBIS walk, and rtmaiu i'm his
study as would dog.
Boston is beginning 10 import Japan
csc paper clothing. The paper from
which the articles are made is wholly
water proof, is thin and light, an over
eat weighing only two pounds. The
goods are capable of being washed
several times, and will last number
of months.
Mr.. Rothschild, I'm arecent interview
with M. Thiers, told the President that
hc estimated the loss Of credit tC
France by the late election of three
Republican, members of the Assembly
TO be two hundred millions OF francs.
The transmission of sound through
sold metallic tubes is SO perfect that
conversation has been maintained i'm q
low tone between the ends OF one oI
the Paris water pipes 3,1O feet long
The velocity of the Transmission oI
so1nd il greater, by four to sixteen
times, in metals, than in air and in
wCot.
A few Sundays since teacher i'm the
Sunday school of al Episcopal church
i'm Chic,go said to one of her pupils:
Jamts, what good thing-what great
pleasure are you willing TO give up as a
sacrifice during the lenten season 81
Jimmy peditated about ten seconds
and resp )nied: II think III give up
going to Sunday school,"
When was little boy, and wor,
naked feet, and waz loafing around
loose for strawberries, was oftentime:
inst going to step on striped snaik
but it always cured me of strawberries
If striped snaik got into n 10 asre lo
before L did, alwus considered tha
all the Strawberries in that lot he
longed tow that snaik.-[ billings.
n Hartford Comm paper wants
people to believe that a married coupl'
was recently 10 he seen i'm that tow
with fifteen children, Of whom the old
est was only sixteen years old. Thi
won't do. We know too much Of New
England's vital statistics to have .
boarding school pa]med off on us unde
false pretenccs,