Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-01-14
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;MIkcelfaneous.
Ruffalo has sent five car loads OF
nroyisions to the Kansas and Nebras-
ka sufferers.
The great desert of Africa has
nearly the present dimensions of the
United States.
The live stock trade of the coun.
try absorbs between forty and fifty
millions of capital per annum.
The Troy IN, W Press claims that
the first Suhday-school Christmas
tree was put up in that city in lS4S.
Says Miss Kellogg: "a young
girl in her training to become a
singer must make a covenant with
her eyes, and not look upon man.
Tons of postal cards without ad,
dresses are destroyed in the Dead
Letter Office, because people write
their message first, and then forget
TO address the card.
Petroleum springs have been dis
covered in Northern Germany, which
in purity, clearness and specific
weight, are said to surpass those of
the United States. There are also
many in Russia.
Under the Church of st. Mary at
Dover, England, and enclosed in a
leaden coffin, there was recently
found body that is puzzling Eng
lish antiquaries. They fancy it may
be King Stephen.
A lot of human skeletons, of all
ages and sexes, were recently found
in clearing out spring at Modoc,
Colorado. 1t is believed that par
ty of emigrants were murdered by In
dians and thrown in there.
Figuratively speaking, New York
is living better than for two years
previous to this. In 1872 the death
rate was 1876; in 1873, go in 1000,
and statisticians say that for 1874 it
will not exceed 27.5 in every thou
sand.
At a church fair held in Bucknell,
England. lately, ale and tobacco were
among the articles sold, and now the
vicar of the parish has been prosecu
ted under the licensing act for sell
ing those articles without a license.
The New London Northern Rail
road furnish its half dozen little
racks or pockets in each of their pas
senger cars for the reception of BIZ
bles which are supplied by the Ameri
can Bible Society for she use of pas
sengers.
In Oregon the canning of salmon
has been overdone so that prices
have deteriorated to such an extent
that the Gamers have gone TO can
ming beef instead. AS they can buy
cattle in Oregon for q cents a pound,
there is margin to work on in the
business.
1t will be 100 years on the 18th of
April next since the battle of Lex
ington was fought, and the citizens of
that town have resolved to celebrate
the event by salutes, a procession,
an Grafton, a parade, a dinner, etc.
The President and other distinguish
ed guests are expected to be present.
The Sioux City Ia. journal was
obliged to issue an explanatory and
apologetic card the other day, owing
to blundcr of the foreman in the
composing room, by which an ac-
count of the marriage of two high
ly respectable citizens of Des Moines
was published under the head of
"Crime"
A correspondent of the Richmond
Whig, writing from Cumberland
county, Va, says: "The State will
soon own great portion of the land
by purchase for taxes. Something
must be done by our legislators to
lessen or abate taxes on land, or the
State will soon be depopulated of able
and willing laborers."
According to the London journal
Of Horticulture, sex in eggs can be
distinguished in this way: Eggs
with the air bladder on the center of
'he crown of the egg will produce
those with the bladder on .
'ne side will produce pullets. This )
if it be correct, is impor-
ant to poultry-keepers, as it enables '
hem to decide which egg to sell and |
which to set. I