The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-12-05
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

FOREIGN passports are hereafter good
for only six months.
ALFRED Russell WALLACE claims fol
man an antiquity of 5O0,O years.
One of the celebrated Blair drum
mond geese died, recently, at the age
| of 70.
CARL SHURz, being interviewed, says
there is no truth in the report that he
intends to remove to Chicago.
LYDIA SHERMAN, the female poisoner,
Is the only woman occupant of the Con-
necticut State Prison at Wethersfeld.
In 1871, two persons were killed in
England by the sting of wasp, and
two by the bite of rat, while the death
of one infant is attributed to circum-
cision.
The richest man in Maine is ex-Gov.
Coburn, of Augusta, who has several
million dollars "salted down" most of
which he has made in the numbering
business.
A NEW toy for boys is bear about
two feet high, which, upon being wound
up, growls and stands upon his legs in
true bear style. These toys are made
in Munich.
GERRITr SMITH said to New York
reporter: $50 home, sir. won't be
interviewed, sir. Keep away from my
house, sir" The reporter concluded
to depart, respectfully, but immedi-
ately.
The first paper made of linen was
made i'll the year 1900. Paper manu-
factured from cotton rags was invented
in the tenth century. 1t is supposed to
have been made of other material in
China as early as 10, b. C.
A MECHANICAL contrivance, arresting
at will the motion of the street cars,
has been invented by Scotch gentle
man, and is now exhibited in leading
English cities. The invention enables
the driver of a car to stop it instantly,
without in the slightest jolting the pas
sengers.
THE velocity of the wind is various
light air, mile light breeze, 5 miles
gentle breeze, 10 miles; moderate
breeze, 90 miles; strong wind, % miles;
moderate gale, 30 miles; fresh gale, As
miles; strong gale, so miles heavy
gale, 20 miles storm, so miles; hurr-
cane. 100 miles and upward per hour.
THE total humber of railway cars now
running in the United States and Cam
ada is estimated at about 400, 900, of
which not far from $4,000 pertain to
passenger trains. There are 103 COM
panies engaged in the manufacture
and during the year ending in May last
they turned out an aggregate of 1881
new cars.
ABSOLUTE pnre iron is said to have
been produced by Russian chemist by
means of the galvanic battery. During
the process large quantity of hydro |
gen was disengaged from the ordinary
iron used. The pure iron is silver
white metal, very nal cable and ductile, |
and so soft as to be readily cut with
pair of scissors. 1t oxidizes very rap
idly.
STEWART, the dry goods duke, is in
trouble. Not financially, for he is worth
over twenty millions, but his health is
failing, and he expects to die one of
these days, and he wants to know who
then will see that the little cash BOYS,
working at one dollar and half a week,
are fined for sitting down between 7
o'clock n. m. and 6 p. m.
THE History of the Roman Catholic
Church began with the commission
given after our Lords resurrection to
the apostle Peter, who closed his apos-
tolic labors in Rome, in the year A. ID.
81. The present doctrines of the Ro-
man Catholic Church were first settled
upon and promulgated by the Council
Of Nice, who assembled in the year 325,
and proclaimed Christ to be God con-
with the Father.