The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-25
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

does it contain a particle Of waI. 1t is
made OF shellac, Venice turpentine aud
cinnabar. The latter gives il deep
red color, and the turpentine renders
the shellac less brittle.
twenty-five barrels Of the finest
American winter wheat -four, made by
the newly.patented process, we're sold
to fill an order direct from the house
hold Of the queen of England. The
price paid was nine dollars per barrel.
A man st Bloomington, Ind, has for
several years believed he was dog. -
The people did not object as long as he
confined his demonstrations to barking
at those who passed his house, but
when he began to bite, then they locked
him up.
Parties on the Pacific coast having
stolen vast quantities Of timber from
public lands, special agent was recent
ly sent 10 look up ths matter, and sue
ceeded in seizing 1000, ,O0O feet Of logs
already cut, which he sold at public
auction, realizing 81 per 1000 feet.
The November number OF Harper's
Magazine contained pretty poem en-
titled "A Night on the Tete Noir, which
was written by Miss Josephine Harper,
a daughter OF one of the publishers, 1t
was sent anonymously, accepted and
paid for before her father knew anything
about it. ~
| President Seelye received lrsv week
for Amherst college gifts amounting to
S1O6,O0O or this amount $500 in
stocks and bonds is from Hon. Chester
W. Chapin, of Springfield; an assurance
of $50, 900 from the Stone. estate OF NAL
den, and 81 900 from another source to
establish a scholarship.
1t is an open secret in the oil trade
that most Of the olive oil imported into
this country is 'doctored' abroad by the
use of American cotton seed oil. Recent
statistics show that from New Orleans
alone the exports of the latter article
are 1,sOO,0 900 gallons annually to Italy
and 600, 900 gallons France.
The United States supreme court has
rendered decision which holds that the
statutes establishing general system
OF trad mark registration, and prescrib'
ing penalties for violations Of Its pro-
visions, can not be upheld either III
whole or in part, aud must be declared
invalid and unconstitutional.
Caustic lime sometimes gets into the
eyes of those engaged in building oper-
ations, and produces very injurious eff
feots. 1t is stated that the evil results
may be entirely neutralized by the use
of cold sugar water, compound of lime
and sugar being formed which is desti-
tute OF asy action upon the eyes.
A famous English general says that
in British regiment Of thousand men
there are, in his experience, usually fifty
men who, as forlorn hope, will do any
thing; that nine hundred men who would
either cape or run will follow the City,
and that the other fifty are ours who
would cringe in a ditch Il they could.
The Philadelphia Ledger says it will
not be news to all, but doubtless 1t is to
many Philadelphians, to learn that they
live in the largest wool manufacturing
city in the world, and that on Phil
adeIphia looms more yards OF car
pet are manufactured than in the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland.
The personal risk OF elevated railroad
travel is the latest New York insurance
wrinkle. Rates 81 per annum, 81 ,000
of ofinsurance, covering 'all accidents on
the elevated railroads of New York, in
cluding the steps leading to and from
the stations, omnibuses and street rail-
roads Of New York, Brooklyn, Jersey
City and Hoboken, and the regular lines
Of ferryboats running TO and between
the above cities
Irregular methods are tolerated in the
West. Two men started from Mime
apolis on the same train, carrying con-
flicting deeds to piece OF land in Sioux
Falls, and each resolved. 70 get his docu.
ment recorded first. AS they approach
ed that city one of them climbed upon
the engine. slipped the coupling, left
the train TO take care Of itself, and
rushed Oh, securing his title half an
hour In advance of his rival, who had to
wait for another locomotive
Dennis Coppers died in New York,
owning plat in the Calvary Catholic
cemetery, wherein were buried his
family; but es he had been Free
Mason during his life, the authorities
denied sepulture TO his body in the
consecrated ground, on the plea that
the canons Of the church SO decroed,
whereupon his executors took the matter
to court and won decision that the
sale OF q cemetery lot is an absolute
transfer, and beyond the Jurisdiction Of
the cemetery authorities.
When a mans house is building
he never thinks the carpenter puts in
one-third enough nails, and frequently
and with biting sarcasm asks him il he
doesn't think the house would stand IL
he Just simply leaned II MP against Il.
sell, and saved all his nailaY Then & few
years afterward, when he Gears down tho