The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-03

Items Of Interest.

Texas cattle on the move north
ward. The yield Of the southwestern
part Of the State this year will, it 10
estimated. be upward OF 100000.
The people Of Reading, Pa, have
In their midst woman who has slept
continuously for three months, with
the exception OF half an hour each
day. when she is reused to take food
A meteor recently exploded at an
early hour OF the morning near
Petersburg, Va. 1t was too far dis
tant for the report OF the.explosfoa to
be heard, but the light was 30 bright
that for several moments the city was
Illuminated by 1t.
The limit Of brutality In pedestrian
exhibitions by women has probably
been reached In Cleaveland, where
Millie Roze was dragged repeatedly
TO the track by her husband, and
compelled to complete the task OF
walking 5000 quarter miles In 5000
quarter hours.
Any one who wants q prfntfae-
press, has now the chance OF purchas.
ing the one which Napoleon carried
with him to Moscow, and which fell
into the hands of the Russians during
his retreat. IL Is now at st. Peters,
burg, and the owner offers to cell Il
for 1.500 roubles-about$ $3.50.
At Akron. Ohio, the other day had
IA years OF age named Cornelius Mo-
Farland procured gunpowder from .
stone quarry. and put IL in his pock-
ct. He afterward put portion OF It
on Loard and ignited 1t. 1t comnu-
nicated, to his pocket and exploded
blowing away a portion Of his hOwela
and otherwise terribly iarOesatnG
him.
The hitherto despised, neglected
and apparently worthless pine straw
has developed into a new Industry
and an article Of export at Washing
TO. N. C. Over eight tons were sA1p-
ped on one steamer to New York last
week, and the mandatory requires
fifty tons a week. 1t is said that at
the factory where 1t Is consumed u
first undergoes sweating process.
by which an article OF spirits is oh.
tanned, which Is used for medical
purposes, and that 1t is then manu-
factured into paper, and also an az
ticle for stulfing mattresses.
Sleep has a most wonderful power
often stronger than the will. a. Ia thu
case OF the sleeping soldier, and moro
mighty than pain. as when sick per-
sons and tortured prisoners sleep In
the midst OF their suffering. No toi-
ture, it is said, has been found equal
to the prevention OF sleep. Tho
amount OF sleep needed differs sc-
cording to the constitutio, and hab~
its. Big brains and persons who per-
form much brain labor need q large
amount of sleep. Children need
more sleep than grown people, be-
cause construction Is more active
than decay in their brains. On the
whole, however. people better not
steep in NEE ting.
~BlInd with rage" meant something
in Paris workshop one afternoon
three weeks ago. An overseer Of tbs
works, finding that one OF the men
had not finished a piece OF work
which was urgently required, fell In
to such state of fury as to strtke
him in the face. Almost IN the very
act of striking. however, he stagger>
ed back, shouting for aid and COM
plaing that he could not see. The
workmen came round him with of1ers
of assistance, but nothing could 10
done. 1t was certain that he had
suddenly lost the use OF both hta
eyes. Medical evidence showed that
some OF the blood vessels behind the
eye had burst, and that the blood had
flooded the interior cavities OF the
eyeballs.
The fine gold-weighing scales made
in Philadelphia for the New Orleans
mint are marvels OF mechanical In
vention and accurate workmanship
The larger Of the two has capacity
of ten thousand ounces troy. or about
six hundred and eighty-slx pounda
avoirdupois. and, when loaded to ita
full weight. will show a variation OF
one- -thousandth part OF an ounce. or
the millionth part OF Its weighing ca
pacity. Another pair OF scales h the
one intended FLOR weighing gold
only. 1t has bearings composed OF
the finest agates which have been
ground with wonderful precision. So
delicate Is the machine that 1t viii
give the precise weight OF human
hair. and is susceptible to the slight
est atmospheric changes. Millions OF
dollars worth OF precious metals will
be weighed annually upon these
scales.