The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-31
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1t is told OF monkey who mad suffered
from toothache for several days, that he tied
string to the offending tooth and pulled il
out with a jerk.
Two boys in San Diego built small boat
took on provisions for three months, sailed
down the coast to TUdos Santos Islands, es.
tablished camp, and engaged in seal fish
ing and she'll gathering. They are now max
ing money.
Further investigation into Indian finances
creased the estimated cost of the Afghanis-
tan campaign to at least $75,0O0,000.
In the borough courts of Derby, England,
the lawyers are considered to lack personal
dignity to such degeee that gowns and wigs
are decided necessary to the maintenance of
respect for the court.
There is a young man in New York
who is barber on Sunday, a
lawyer on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday and a
barber again on Saturday. He was obliged
at first to help himself through his studies
by utilizing his defines with the razor, and
he keeps it up now to exc out the earnings
of his slender practice and take care of his
wife.
There are about $4,000 factories in Russia
producing goods to the value Of 500,000,000
roubles 1925 ,O000O0) year. AT Moscow
the wholesale trade is almost entirely in the
hands of Germans that is either Russian
subjects ofGerman origin, or subjects of the
German empire. Among the manufacturers
on the other hand, the Russian element pre-
dominates. Importei goods, which former
ly came chiefly from France, are almost en-
tirely of German production; year by year
the French imports are diminishing, while
the German imports are increasing
A lad at Reading, Pa, got small fish,
about two inches long in his ear while diving
in the Schuykill river about three weeks ago,
feeling slight tickling sensation at the time.
Soon after he began to experience pain, and
at intervals since has suffered untold agony
in his head. One night he was unable to
sleep or even lie abed, and walked the floor
constantly. In the morning be felt some-
thing press against the lobe OF his ear, and
his mother inserting probe, drew out the
fish. No physician was called, as the parents
thought the trouble was neuralgia, it being
intermittent.
A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
says: There are great many so-caled soil
taires sold as single s.ones which, when put
under the blow.pipe, will come apart in sin
gle pieces, put together for the American
market. have detected them and separated
tn m. There is not one diamond in ten sold
in our market but is the refuse of the Lon
don market. They are sold at fictitious
value, so that not half the selling price can
be got when put on the market Nearly all
are otf.color, speckled or feathered. Very
few cold mine diamonds" arc on the market.
These are the real valuable stones that are
marketable all over the world. People that
are investing in these jewels will be surprised,
/ expect, at these statements, and yet they
are true.
The body of an unknown man, found
floating on the 9th instant in the Mississippi
river, near New Orleans, was deliberately
tattooed. On his back was pictured the
crucfxion, with the Virgin kneeling at the
foot of the cross. This extended from the
nape of the neck to the middle Of the back.
There was a star on each shoulder, with the
medallion of lady in the centre; on one
shoulder shield, with ship in the centre,
and the name independent" on it; on the
chest an American eagle, two crossed Amer
lean flags, surrounded by wreath of laurels;
on the right arm two lovers in the act of
kissing, and a sailor boy holding rudder I;
on the left arm tomb, with the inscription,
SIN memory Of my mother" and bouquet
of flowers extending from the elbow to the
wrist On the back Of the left hand was the
letter II.
The total number of sea-going vessels of
all nations lost last year was greater than 10
IT'S. Classified according to the flag under
which they were sailing, it appears that 504
of the lost sailing vessels and 10 of the steam
ers belonged to England; 21S sailing and 8
steam vessels to America; 124 sailing and
steam ships to France; III sailing ships and
5 steamers to Germany; 112 sailing vessels
and steamer to Norway; GA sailing ships to
Italy; 81 sailing vessels and 2 steamers to
Holland: 81 sailing ships to Sweden; IA to
Denmark; 40 to Greece; % sailing vessels and
steamer to Austria; IS sailing vessels and
1-steamer to Portugal; II sailing and no less
than steam vessels to Spain; II sailing YES
sells to Russia; to Nicaragua; to Chill, and
each to Bolivia, Belgium, Liberia, Guate.
nala, New Granada and Costa RIGA.
A fruit picker is the latest invention. II
is simply ring or collar Of sheet medal
four or five inches high and the same in d.
ameter, with the upper portion formed into
half q dozen points like a crown, each
point being covered with an India-rubber
disc or ield to prevent the fruit from inju-
nv by contact A socket in the side receives
a light pole of any desired length, and from
the bottom of the ring or crown extends a
light hose of cotton drilling or other light
material, to convey the fruit down to the
hand of the operator, or into basket, wagon
or wherever desired. Standing on the
ground, the operator reaches for the fruit,
the points of the crown passing on each
side of the stem, and a light upward shove
easily detaches the fruit and it drops down
through the crown and hose. The operator
can hold the pole in one hand and the hose
in the other, or the hose can be hooked to
small movable bracket placed on the pole for
that purpose, thus allowing of handling the
pole with both hands, Or on assistant can
manage the hose.
The old Sunday law of Massachusetts, is
construed with considerable strictness by the
supreme court whenever case arises under
it. A man who received damage from I'M
perfection in the highway, while driving on q,
Sunday, sued the city for compensation. II
was proved that the plaintiff drove from 1905
ton to Cambridge to attend afuneral on : un'
day. Returning, he passed through Soiher'
vile and Charlestown to make a social cal
The lower court permittedthe jury to decide
whether the return journey Substituted y
new and different purpose in the place OF thai
which he had in view when he left his home
and was not justified by any reason OF neces'