The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-22
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Geographic wires in New York city.
The ordinary strength Of an elephant
is calculated as eNHal TO that OF Ia
men
The area of arabic llrds in the United
States is testimsted at l,5NAOOO,OOC
squarc'miles.
There was law enacted in Massachu-
setts in 1916 fning any one who made o
long speech.
Men are more inclined to ask curious
questions than to obtain necH3saly in
struction.
The acknowledged version of the
Christian Bible has been translated into
226 different languages and dialects.
The Boston public library now con
tains in its several departments 35l,sil
books, increasing at the rate OF 1900
volumes per month.
1t is just now the study Of the age to
see how many woSds can be crowded
on to square inch of postal card
Waterloo Observer.
We are told "the evening wore on
but we are never told what the evening
wore on that occasion. Was it the
close of summers dayP
at requires a man of good sense to
fall in love with plain woman" Bu'
any fool can fall in love with pretty
woman.-Ialianapolis Herald.
How doth thebusy little fly
Improve each chance, to light
Upon the tip end of your nose,
And dance with all his might.
-DaRieisonpHie Sentinel,
Three days after baby is born every
body says, Ketchetty, ketchetty," ana
digs its ribs with forefnger. Hence
the prevalence of ill-temper in adults.
Philadelphia contains 1903 distinctiror
factories, giving employment to nearly
1900 hands, without including ulos
employed at the Baldwin locousotiv,
works.
Chickweed is an excellent barometer.
When the flower expands fully, W,
are not to expect rain for several hours
should it continue In that state, no rain
will fall.
A number of prominent citizens OF st.
Louis, who are members Of various re-
ligious denominations, have organized
an association for the purpose of pro.
noting the practice of cremation in lieu
of the present almost universal custom
Of burying the remains Of tho dead in
cemeteries.
Jane Gray, Of Palmo, Miss, had two
ardent lovers, and made her choice be.
tween them. The rejected suitor was
greatly cast down by his failure. Jane
told him that he had no real reason for
regret, as she had twin sister who was
so much like her that strangers could
not distinguish any difference.
Calls for clergymen are frequently
heard from the frontier, but not often
for the kind described in the following
passage from the Aurora (Nev.) Herald:
"We are sorely in need Of preacher,
but we don't want any cheap trash. We
want o good, muscular Christian, who
can snatch sinners by the scruff Of the
neck and drag them, bowling, up the
plane OF righteousness, and who will not
drink more than he can hold. Such
man will get right smart layout here"
A writer in the Scotsman AYERS that
out Of $4,000 hams imported into Ham
burg last year, 297 were found to con-
tain trichirm, while of l4,000 sides of
bacon S5 we're found to be more serious
ly infected. He adds that recent
commission in this country reported
that Of the pigs slaughtered at Chicago
no fewer than eight per cent. we're thus
infected. At Liverpool and Glasgow
there is no examination made as at
Hamburg.
Two snakes-one black runner, the
other q viper, each about three feet
loDg-were found in the swamp back Of
the Western Maryland depot, at Me-
chanicstown, Nd, in the following pre-
dicament; The black snake had caught
and began swallowing, tail first; the
viper. retaliating, curved around and
began TO swallow the runner, tail FIRST;
and when found each had swallowed the
other up to the head, there being moth
ing but the Two heads projecting from
the mouth Of the other,