Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-09-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.
"A scrap-book, compiled by Thomas
Jefferson while he was President, has
recently been added to the collection of
the Virginia Historical Society.
Lady Caroline Norton left $500 by
her will to "the good cause of woman
suffrage" and Mrs. George Oakes, an
other Englishwoman, has lately contrib
uted $500 to the same cause.
1t is reported that the Western
Union Telegraph Company has made
contract with Mr.. Edison to paw him
that he will give the company all right,
title and interest in his telegraphic in
ventions.
Prof. Skeat has undertaken an ETY.
mological dictionary of the English
language, illustrated by few selected
quotations approximately illustrating
the period of Introduction of the vari-
Gus words into the language. 1t will
take about three more years to complete
the work.
MIR. Edison's peculiarities were
strikingly illustrated recently as plas-
ter cast of his head was being taken.
While the work was in progress he en-
ployed his time in experimenting as to
the sound conductivity of the wet and
dry plaster, and in communicating with
those about him by telegraphic instru-
ment which he could not see.
Henry M. Stanley's real name, ac-
cording to the Baltimore EUery SGtur
day, is Henry M. Eastway, and he was
born in New York. His father was a sea
captain. The family went to Europe
when Henry was very young, and soon
afterward the. Captain died. Henry
quarreled with his mother at the age of
16, and went away to seek his fortune.
Other accounts make Stanley Welsh
man, by name Rowland.
A discussion of the question, "What
is InspirationP" appears in the Septem-
ber-October number of the North Amer
icdal heUiesO. The writers are the Rev.
DR.. +. H. Hedge (Unitarian), the Rev.
DR.. f. A. Washburn (Episcopalian) the
Rev. Chauncey Giles (Swedenborgian),
the Rev. DR.. j. p. Newman (MethodisO,
Most Rev. DR.. James Gibbons, Arch
bishop of Baltimore (Roman Catholic),
and John Fiske independently.
In appearing as julia, in the play
of the "Hunchback," Mary Anderson
wears first simple white muslin dress,
founced nearly to the waist. The sec
ond dress is pale pink satin, the front
of which is solid mass of silver en-
broidery. The third dress is robe de
chambre of pink cashmere. The fourth
dress is violet velvet, trimmed with am
ethyst silk; and the fifth a bridal robe
of white satin, profusely onramented
with Brussels lace and orange blossoms.
Science and Industry.
The Great Eastern, it is said, has
been bought by a company for use as
cattle boat to carry Texas meat to
England. Her capacity will be 1900
head of cattle and 5000 sheep.
--Sylvanus Morris, of Ellington,
Conn, is raising about $4,000 cabbages
for the city market. He claims that
the crop is fully as profitable as tobacco,
and less of drain on the land.
The hair of the deer, it has been
discovered, is five times lighter than
cork, and a Government commission
reports that pound of hair will sup
port weight of 10 pounds for three
days. Within the last two years deers'
hair has been extensively used in the
construction of life-preservers, cush-
ions, etc.
Emerson, Corville 4 Co., owners of
salmon-canning factory in Collins
vile, and reputed owners of the can
merry at Sacramento Cal, which estab-
lishments have been for two months
putting up salmon for expectation, in
xyialatioY, of tho 1au baya haan arracfaH
Over 50,0 600 seed-salmon, on their way
to the spawning grounds, are believed to
have been destroyed by canneries since
Aug. 1, and the State has thereby lost
not less than a million of dollars.
East Liverpool, Ohio, has the larg-
est potteries devoted entirely to iron
stone china and decorated ware in Amer
lea. Firms that formerly gave employ
ment to 60 and 20 hands now have work
for 200 and upward, and the whole num-
ber employed in the potteries is now
over 1000 men, women and children.
The shipment of crockery from that
place from January /, 1878, to June 4
were 29,479 packages.
The Augusta (Ga.) cotton factory
shows very satisfactory sort of a bal
ance. sheet. 1t has been making cotton
goods for 19 years, during which time
it has omitted only one quarterly div
idend, and its profits have ranged from
20 TO 8 per cent. a year. Its present
capital is 100000 its surplus 1886, 900,
and it made about $4,000, 900 yards of
cloth last year, while a factory in New
Hampshire, having more looms, made
only 100000.
-Quinine has advanced in price, un-
til it is higher than it has before been in
this country since the rebellion. This
is attributed not only to the spread OF
malarial disease, but to the falling of
of the supply of bark, owing to troubles
among the South American tribes OF
Indians, who are the principal gather.
crs. They have shipped no bark fol
eight or nine months.
1t is not generally known that the
Chinese make very fine razors, and that
for long period no European shaving
knife could compare with theirs il
keenness and durability. A fine edgt
is necessity with them, since they reg
ularly shave their heads-carefully
emitting the without using soaI
or any other emollient. They only
moisten the scalp with little warn
water.
School and Church.
Oakland, Cal, has Chinese Pres
byterian Church with 30 members.
The Methodist Conference il
France, after generation of labor, ha
20 churches.