The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

! The yearly consumption of cheese In
England is about ten pounds to each in
habitant.
An onion weighing four pounds seven
ounces was raised on Amelia Island, near
Fernandina, Fla.
The rats in an Ohio barn rose in their
might and killed the dog that had been
sent in to exterminate them.
A dinner was given in Warrenton, Va,
to twelve old ladies whose aggregate ages
was 800 years. They danced quadrille
and the minuet.
In 1927 John Mcdonald, footman, car
ried the first umbrella ever seen in Eng
land, and strangely enough, it wasn't his
own.
A check for $500 recently passed through
one Boston bank and the Clearing House,
and when it reached the bank upon which
it was drawn it was found that it was
neither signed nor endorsed
A recent wedding at Williamsport Pa,
had gloom cast over it by the discovery
that, through some unaccountable mistake,
the bridesmaid had been married instead
of the intended bride.
A High Church Vicar advertises in on
English paper for curate, to whom he
will pay $3.50 week. By way of in
find eligible lodgings for $15.75 q
week.
In the town of Wethersfeld, Conn
stands an English Pearmain apple tree,
nearly eleven feet in circumference one
foot from the ground 1t yielded fruit
nearly a century before the Revolution,
and is still in good bearing condition.
Baptist Pastor Batcheller, of Stafford, is
a handy sort of minister. 1t is said that
he has been accustomed to shingle and
repair the church and do all the sexton's
work, besides attending to his regular pas
torial duties, and is also Judge of Pro.
bate.
| A German has invented q clock in
which the winding machinery is operated
by the alternate expansion and contraction
of glycerine or other suitable liquid, acting
on piston, motion in either direction serv-
ing to wind up the weight
A French physician named Bartharand,
residing in Algers, has for thirteen years
been collecting vital statistics in that coun-
try, and has on his list l, 300 cases of death
at ages exceeding eighty years, 1872 of the
persons deceased having been centen-
arians.
Death from joy is rare occurrence in
this sober, cloudy world. A Sheffield
blacksmith, who had been in prison for
two months, returned to his home, and on
seeing his wife and child, was so over
powered that he ruptured his heart and
and died before physician could be sum-
moned.
A runaway bridal couple from Cleveland,
Ohio, turned up at Louisville recently,
penniless, and had to beg lodging. The
bride had pawned her ring and both were
in great distress, but full of pride. They
said their trouble arose from failure to re-
ceive money from the groom's parents, who
are wealthy.
Among the shipments to Europe by the
Waltham Watch Company was lot of 200
winding watches, by order of the
British Government, for the use of con-
ductors and engineers on the State railroad
of India. This order was obtained in
direct competition with foreign manufac-
ture.
The Russian nobility are numerous, and,
as class, by no means rich. Previous to
emancipation, about twenty years ago, q
land proprietor was not thought wealthy
unless he possessed at least Eve hundred
serfs. But only 3,S03 proprietors had
more than that number, while Al, 600 had
less than twenty
Four distinct races inhabit Hungary
the Sclaves, the most numerous; the Ger
mans. who are for the most part mixed
breed; the Magyars, and the Roumanians.
There are also a great many jews who
have increased and multiplied exceedingly
of late years. For instance, in 1870, Pesth
had only 10000; now it is believed to have
$4,000.
A Miss Moore, of Falls county, Texas,
was recently preparing for her marriage,
and invited friend named Miss Williams
to assist her. In rummaging about among
some clothing an old pistol was found,
which, being carelessly handled by Miss
Williams, exploded and shot Miss Moore
dead. She was buried on the day before
appointed for her wedding, and Miss Will
lams has since become hopelessly de-
ranged through grief.