The Morning herald., 1878-07-18
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Nine Welsh minors, buried by accident
IN coal mine, lived ten days without
food. 5.s sa9sssaa re ss ..,.,
st. Petersburg Ii, With 4 single excep-
,;on the unhsalthisst city of the world
Madras, Spain, being that exception. ~
The uses Of India-rubber have become
30 numerous and the material 50 costly
4 that many experimsnters are looking about
4 .or a mbstitute. b4aa5tt pre- a@s7S9 I'll ss9'
II has bseen proposed to tho Khsdiys Of
Egypt to convert into paper. the cloth Of
the mummiss, Of which II is calculated
100000, 900 must BE- deposited in the pits
/ Of Egypt. ,a a.aag 10 netsar5fat q "A
Nailed TO the doors Of the Temple
Church, London, was Q notice, reading:
.Diyipe service will commence on Monday
morning at 0 o'clock, and continue until
4 further notice." e g,qqq.,, ,.
An English woman named Mary Guile
has accidentally been present at three
different murders, and been the means of
hanging four men and sending seven others
to prison. f.& Wra
st. Paul's Cathedral, London, was begun
and finished by one architect, Wren, under
one master mason, Strong and during the
episcopste Of one Bishop Of London,
Compton. 2
When farmer In Hamilton county, N.
y, found that his wife had eloped with o
peddler, he went over and hired band,
\ bought new suit Of clothes and gave
\ dance, which cost him $50.
When very young Fox used to attend the
4 House Of Commons in hat and feather,
but in 1881 usually wore frock coat aud
buff waistcoat which Wraxall calls 'the
uniform Of Washington"
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The population2of 81. Louis, Mo-, is put
down at 5os, 600. SThs citylcovers 10000
acres. Tho river frontage isoysr eighteen
,niles. There are ~2.ol7 acres devoted to
public parks.
There Is 9 young man In Illinois who
falls in love with every actress who makes
bit in Chicago. As he buys 'ach one
five pounds Of candy, every grea, actress
works westward ~ often % possible.
Frances Henry Morgan, the tumpeter
who sounded the charge for the ''Noble
Six hundred" at Balaklava. has recently
died. He was badly wounded at the brave,
but disastrous charge. va
4 A German miller received an order for
three months Of free lodging at the ex-
pense Of the Government for mixing gyp-
sum with his -four to the extent of ten
per cent.
A ABaltimore pickpocket defeated an at.
tempt to take his photograph for the
sogues gallery by making wry faces.
Thereupon the police labelled him ''Thief"
and marched him up and down crowded
street until he promised to sit quietly bs.
fore tho camera. Il
An'aristocratic coachman of San Fran
cisco was signalled by . policeman to turn
out or halt for an old lady and little girl,
but he brushed against the policeman and
was therefore arrested. The policeman
was suspended and the case was dis.
missed. w."
Apainter in Hamilton, Ont, attempted
70 improve the appearance Of a negro
boy BY painting his face white and his
halr red. The colors were put on in oil,
and allowed to dry, the lad being securely
tled' The painter was fined $2by Police
Justice. F#AF
VIM. Joseph, Of Ackley, La, while dry
ing his head with towel, rubbed of every
Fpear Of hair. Then his eyebrows fell out,
Rnd his moustache followed, and finally his
Whiskers. In one short hour he was totally
bad The cause of this affliction Is unao-
counted for a.L,I N
Tho natives Of some distant countries
70 provided with natural soap factories.
west India tree bears fruit the pulp of
which is suitable for washing, and Chill
nd Peru produce tree the bark of which
an excellent substitute for soap in wash
ng. s ta@% sv
1here died in an asylum near London,
ne other day., lunatic in whose stomach