The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02

days, but it was impossible to complete the work within that time, and $780, 900 more than was apportioned for the purpose was consumed for the pay of the members and the conventions running expenses.
 Dr, Palli, distinguished Italian sa- van t advances the theory that the hu- man organism undergoes, in the course of its existence, a slow oxidation, on the completion of which death ensues. This operation should require (accidents eX- cepted) about 100 years To counteract the devitalizing action, he recommends that few grammes of 8 sulphate be taken every morning as furnishing a check upon oxidation.
 According to recent official statements, the land appropriated to fruit growing in the United States is 1, 4,500000 acres. Upon this there flourish 1l2 ,000, 900 apple trees, 29,000,000 pear trees, ll3,270,OOO peach trees and Al ,260, ,O00 grapevlnes. The total value ot the fruit crop through out the United States is set down at S238, ,2l9, 700, an amount equal to halt the value of the average wheat crop of the country Toward that large sum apples are held to contribute S5O, ,4OO,0 ,00O, pears Sl4 l30.000, peaches S47, l35, 900, grapes $2, llS, ,000, strawberries $5,00O,- 900 and other fruit $l0, ,432, ,O00.
 Concerning the charges of the express companies the AnlericG1a CultlUdt0r says :: "The express companles in their eXorbi- ant charges fail to realize, or at least fail to be governed by the fact, that in all other branches of business, both private and corporate, profits are largely re- duced. The public demand lower rates in accordance with the times. Mama gers of express companies should not de- lay making a reasonable reduction in their charges, and without forcing un- healthy competition, or creating public diseontent by grasping and selfish policy.n
 Miss Nettie c. Carpenter, a young lady from Michigan, has taken herself a claim in Graham county, Kansas, and built thereon a very neat stone dug-out, roofed with poles and dirt. To keep the dirt from falling down she put heavy paper on the under side of the poles, and, hearing rattling noise on the paper, she thought that the mice were at work. She got the broomstick and gave the paper gentle tap, when, instead ofmice as the young lady thought, she brought down a hissing viper. His vipership immediately took possession of the bed and coiled himself for a fight, but he got more of it than he could stand and had to succumb to the courage of Miss Net tie. He measured four feet in length.
 This is the way fortunes are made in Leadville, Colorado. A. Cohen was one of the speculators who went there to look for a silver mine. His money dwindled rapidly until he had only S3. 50 left. In desperation he went to 9 whole sale grocery and bought a barrel of ap- pies, paying his entire capital on account and remaining in debt Sl.50. Then he set up a stand at a busy street corner and offered his apples for sale at ten cents apiece. Before sundown he had sold out, and was the possessor of nearly $50. The next day he had larger stock-in- trade, and did equally well. In fort night he was a well-to-do man. His profits had been immense. Now he has large fruit, nut and caNdy business, and has store full of assistants.
 A poor Hungarian lately showed a black pearl to Pesth jeweler, and beg ged him to value it and give him what he could for it. He was told that the pearl was of great value, and 6hat ne would better take it to Rioacrman, of VI emma. which he did, and was naturally oslrad whnro lie had obtained possession of snoS, a rarity. The Hungarian an- swered that he had got it from the valet of the late Count Louis Batthyani. It turned out that it was one of three black ', pearls which, more than l5o years ago, were stolen from the English crown, and which wore for long time vainly sought b. for, II being at that time supposed that tnepa were the only three black pearls in exlstenee- The British Government has bought the black pearl for 5000.
 Photographic postal cards are another new-fangled notion in Paris, that will he likely to prove a great convenience They are to be sent almost instantane- ously from one quarter of Paris to an other by the pneumatic tube system already constructed and to be used here after exclusively for town dispatches For ten cents one can send a message ot any desired length within the limits o1 a postal card, to be delivered in half an hour after printing. Sealed messages may also be sent tor a charge of fifteen cents-the forms on which these are to be written have twice the capacity of the postal card. Telegraphing throughout France is done at the low rate of about one cent per word, but the new system will make the average service in Paris much cheaper.
 The following ''points " are given by the Rural Neao Yorker to persons buying horses: '' An intended purchaser should have the horse brought out before him. and watch the animal as he stands at rest. If the owner is continually start ing the horse into motion, and urging him to show off, something may Dc suspected, because it is when a horse is at perfect rest that his weak points are divulged. If the horse be sound he will stand square on his limbs, without nov ing any of them, the feet being placed flat upon the ground, and all his legs plump and naturally posed. If one foot be thrown forward, and the toe pointing to the ground, and the heel raised, or il the foot be lifted from the ground, and the weight taken from it, disease or ten derness may be suspected