The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-17
Items Of Interest.

mends potato water as wash for
animals afflicted with lice. One ap-
rlication Of wa er in which potatoes
have been boiled Is said 10 be suf-
icient.
One OF the curiosities OF Canton is.
"a tower containing a system OF tanks.
or vessels one above another, perfor-
ated, SO that the water Is kept drop
pirg regula ly through them for the,
purpose Of keeping the time.
Green Victoria has managed the
estates of the Duchy OF Lancaster SO.
well that last year she realized an in
come of $4,000 from them. At the
beginning OF her reign they yielded
about fourth of the sum.
1t is said tina. when the father OF
Professor SUNNI, Of Yale, came to
this country (he was as English mer-
CHAMP he could neither read ncr
write. Twenty years later he was
one Of the best read men 10 Hartford.
A Minnesota man found a young
and beautiful squaw nearly frozen.
He took her TO camp and thawed her
out. When partly fhawed he pro-
posed marriage and was accepted.
There will be no danger Of freezing.
hereafter. Quite otherwise.
Itrequires 10000 cubic feet OF the
finest quality OF pine lumber 10 make
the yearly supply of iucifer matches
or the United States. and it takas
100000 cords OF fine hard wood 10
make our shoe-peg 1t takes 40,-
100000 ties to supply our 10000 miles.
Of railroad.
The exports OF wheat and wheat
-four at its equivalent 10 grain from
all the United States ports to all for
eign countries FOR the year ending
December 81. 1878. as per the official
report OF the government. were equal
to 134. .309. .966 bushels against 61462.-
s55 bushels in 1877.
The Outlook, Downey, CAL. says
that o. P. Parsons. on the Ranchito.
has 30 acre walnut orchard ten
years old that has given three crops.
The last crop averaged 80 lbs. to the
tree. Some Of the older trees on the
place gave $50 lbs. The prices range
from s to 10 cents per pound.
Ranchmen IN eastern Wyoming and
western Nebraska met with serious
losses during the winter. Snow 4 II
to an immense depth and drifted bad
Iy. Cattle wandered long distances
for food an>I became too exhausted
to return to the streams to drink. 1t In
estimated that the loss win reach 20
per cent.
Victoria has 100000 worth OF
royal plate. 1t includes a gold SER
vice for 140 persons. ordered by
George w.; shield formed Of snuff
boxes. worth $4,000; thirty dozer
plates, worth $4,000; an Indian pea
cock of precious stones, valued at
$4,000, and Tippoo's footstool, u
tigers head with a sold ingot Of gold
for his tongue.
Miss Moegler OF Chicago. one OF the
graduates OF the women's hospital
college, has been successful in win
ming by competitive examination, q
place as assistant physician to the
county insane asylum. This Is the
first competitive success OF lady In
securing hospital position in this
country, where doctors OF both sexes
! have met IN competition.
The Mourmon conference at Salt
Lake has closed. John Taylor was
reelected president OF the twelve
apostles and trustee OF the church.
Moses Thatcher Logan was elected to
fill vacancy of one OF the apostles,
No president OF the church. SUCCESSOR
70 Brigham Young. was elected. q,
; @. Cannon, territorial delegate ia
congress, advocated polygamy as q
preventive OF prostitution.
There is no little food for reflection
on human vanity, in the inscription
that covered the coffin OF Madam
Bonaparte. 1t told the date of tn.
birth and death OF Elizabeth Pattere
son." In her life she clung to the
name OF Donaparre. She frequently
refused 10 recognize persons who ad.
dressed her as Mrs. Patterson and
after this fitful fever she died In the
Presbyterian faith OF the Patterson's
instead of the Catholic faith of the
, Catholic faith OF Bonapa.tes, and left
, the wish that she be buried as Eliza.
beth Patterson.
, Such murders as those OF Aston
and of Elliott are not without their
good effects. The grand jury in At,
, ianta returned seventy five true bills
in jiffy, and demanded OF the coun,
, try's representatives In both branches
, OF the general assembly an effort tc
I pass law that shall put blockade
, and stop, to the "buying. selling. own.
ing, possessing, loaning, borrowing
or bringing into the stale any pistol OF
pistols, or In the buying or selling
any pistol cartridges" Among those
indicted for carrying concealed dead
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