, 1878-05-29

MIS-. roster, Ot MuScatlne, IS another
bewhiskered beauty. They are black
and glossy, three inches long. and the
mu>tache over her lovely mouth would
do credit to any young or old gentleman.
IN Japan man may procure divorce
from his wife Oh the ground that she
talks too much, and the amount of do
mtstic bliss that there is in that country
surpasses the widest flights of imagina-
ton.
The singing of the Marsellas is still
prohibited in France, but when the
French soldiers were ordered to attack
the Malakotf, at Sebastopol, they insisted
upon singing the forbidden song, and
they storm"d and took the fortress!
Blyard Taylor's presence in Paris at
the opening OF the international eXposl-
tion was undoubtedly II necessity. This
venerable tramp has been on hand at the
opening of every international rXpOsi-
ton that has been held. He is therefore
II sort OF necessary adjunct.
There lives six miles from Richmond,
Va, Mrs. Martha T. Hopkins, who is only
thrly.nine years old and has just been
married to her sixth husband She Was
first married at twenty years OF age; took
her second husband when twcnty.iour
years old; her third husband when
twenty seven years old, andher tillh hus.
band when thirty seven old.
A remark OF Count Rumiord suggests
food Tor reflection, along with another
kind OI food: THE number of inhab-
ltants who may be supported in any
country Ipsn its internal produce de-
pcnds about as much upon the state of
the art OF cookery AS upon tnat OF agri.
culture"
The ancient Greeks used to have a
great deal of trouble with their hair as
We moderns do. AS for instance Eu-
rpped his and Thucy.dyed his. In fact
they were all hair-assed about it more or
less.
A hoy in Ohio has thIee eyes, one
where tie lett ear ought to bt. This is
mean. The boys of the other States
can I have but two eyes. Ohio gets
everything undrl the present Admins
tration.- Ckic0go Times.
Edmond About says: At the age of 25
a Fr,nchman has rhymed tragedy,
written in two journals, received three
sworuwOunds, attempted two suicides,
troubled the peace OF fourteen husbands
and changed his political opinions nine
teou times.
A. b. Robeson has probably the largest
poultry yards in New York. He keeps
5000 ducks, 1000 turkeys, and 1900
hens. They consume 80 bushels OF corn,
, barrels Of potatoes, and other food
daily. His fowl house cost $1,000.
Barley, which was never before a sub
ject of export, has been sent from the
United States and Canada to the extent
OF four million bushels since September
last The cat crop has also been drawn
upon to a moderate extent
A curious complaint comes from the
South to the Catholic authorities. 1t IS
that the C0lored converts hold fast until
they come within reach of Methodist
camp-meeting. They then return to
their first love, and the process OF con-
version to the Roman Catholic Church
must be done over again.
A century ago the state of the clergy
in the lake district OF England was odd
indeed. The Curate was usually the
village publican, and it was not an I'M
common sight to see the reverend host
playing cards and drinking beer on
Sunday morning with his customers until
the church bell toied.
Petroleum was utilized as early as
1906. Nat Carey, n peddler, was the first
person to do so. He gathered it by
floating flannel cloths on Oil Creek, Pa.
and when they became saturated with
the oil floating on the surface, he saved
it by wrlnging out the clothes. The oil
thus collected he sold as Iiniment, under
the name OF Senesn oil, and it became
famous.
Over $1,000 a year is tho value Of tue