Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

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The present Emperor Of China has SER
ye 70 wipe bis nose. He occasionally blows
him up. ri
Eighty British farmers, discouraged by
the bad times in England, have sailed Tor
Ihe man whom you kant git 10 write
poetry OF tell the truth until You get him bali
drunk ain't worth the Investment. SETS 81
Why was Golsh very much sdrprised
when David sluug the Stone at him! Because
such 2 thing uefer entered his head before.
Frisnd-"Lcok here, Tom, you've had
enough. Tipsy youth--"No such thing.
Oten had two muehs never had enough"
Ges. Taboo has sold cut his ohe-ihird ln-
telest IN the Lrtie PitubuIg Nine NJ n .esd 7
vile for 81, 900 00G cash David M0ffat ana
jerome b. Cnaaee we're the purchasers
''Do you keep any Hamburg edsineY' asks
a timid mise "Not tf we can sell it,n was
the pert reply Of the clerk. he kept some
that day.
ain pursuing my theme, should like 20
cover more ground" "Buy shoes large
enough Tor your ieet, nnd you'll do ii,' was
the iinpudent suggestion from ibe crowd.
| ltdestroys bali the pleasure Of summer
resort to hear man tat soup 81 the diLner
| table ike the last few gallons Ct water being
sucked out a bath tub By the waste pipe.
Tie new postmaster at Blsckville, s. c.
has lacked the following notice on the post.
oiiice door: Post Ofice--Apy one that
wants 10 mail letters can sleep lhom under
! the door other con7eniences will be made to-
morrow e2H@-D
Think OF the gorgeous beauty OF the but
telnS, with his hahy pinmage decorated with
tbs colors Of the rainbow, and Remember tina,
, he attslned all his 1uery Just as mortais have
theirs-by grubbing for il.
Professor lleeluring on psychology: GA
phenomena are sensations. For instance. that
| feat appears green TO me. In other words,
have sensation of grOenness within me-"
Oi course no harm was meant but still the
Class would laugh.
He had an authenticated girl and promis-
ed to take her out riding. She met him nj
the door when he drove up, and be t2claim-
ed, "liellt! RsadyF She misunderstood him
and toey don'l sprak now. Thus slang makes
snother clap ht loves yourg dream.-Phils-
delphia Sunday Item.
The OneidA Community, Of New York,
has yoted 10 abandon the complex marriage
system heretofore pfovsiIlng there, and to
adopt the advice Of 81. Paul, 20 let those
mal ry or remain single who preferred to-
This action has been taken, GAYS President
hayes, 10 deierence 10 public sentiment.
An excellent lutte or cement for joints and
connections is a mixture OF commercial ClI c.
e:lne and very finely ground litheFage Ii
sets IN from ten to twenty plinutes, accord
ing TO the Quantity of lthargo employed; Il
resists acids, alcalies, either, slcotol, bengol,
st4PhnFst or carbon, etc. aud II bears heat
OF 440 deG I.
In discussion, at the French Academy Of
Sciences ou spontApeous combustion. II was
stated that pulverzed charcoal, owing to its
power cf rapiditg ahsorbiag arr, will often
'gnite spontAIisousy. Aitef. long exposare
10 warm, dry air. the wood work OF q house
Is frequently reduced TO cohditon similar
to that OF this charcOal powder. lt is brought
down To porous, spongy state, capable OF
Rapidly assimulatiug oxygen, and therefore of
generating intense heat.
There are 1000 teachers on the payroll
OF the 81. Louis Public Schools eight.tentbs
ot whom are women, Lady teachers have
oeep proved to be more useful than gentle.
men, and the fsct stands that in st. Lunis
me only male teac hers employed are ptiuol-
pas and Assistants In the High Schools.
Many OF the Principaf, also, are women.
miss Fanny Bacon is Supervising Princi-
pal-that 10, Principal Of the Elliott School,
snd bas charge Of the Eads school as Visit
Ing Superintendent The salaries range from
S4OO TO $1,000 per year.
7-Beware OF little things. A,blaek seed
no larger than a rin-point will grow an
onion that msy tsint breath enough to break
up Peiroshal, rain school, and shattes the
good Intentions OF sewing circle.
The growsb Of ihe uso of quinlne in New
Jersey is said to be startling--and freeing it
from duty ought to be "big thing for the
Jerseys.' lt is a remedy there for every
thing, from the haadache to a sprain land
come even take il as a substitute for ''Jsrsoy
lightning l
The United States consul at Manchester
Eng9 says that the failure Of crops is much
more serious than generally supposed
abroad. The demand 10 EoRland for meats
and grain VIII be enormous. Business is |
greatly depressed. Lsst year more than
$4,000 persons wero maintained at Manohes.
ter BY the public. The coming winter will
probably witness rtill greater desttution.
ITO CIR RiD or RArs.-A farmer SAYS:
Four years ago my farm was iesriully infes.
ted with rats. Taey were 90 numerous that |
had great fears of my whole crop being
destroyed BY them after Il was housed; ba.
having two acres OF Wild peppermint that
grew in a field Of wheat, cut and bound with |
the wheat, drove The rats from premises. / |
have not been troubled with Them since,
willie my neighbors have any quantity Of
them. l felt conynced that any person who
Is troubled WIKI these pests could easiiy get