The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-09-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Miss Rivers, OF Charleston, S. e., has
n court dress worn by Marie Antoinettc.
It is Of purple satin, and is still in good
condition.
Hanlan, the oarSman, has widowed
sister in Montreal who has beaten lin
in two-mile single scull race and can
do it again.
A company has been formed with the
object of laying down from l4,OOO,0OO to
$4,000, 900 OF American oysters upon the
Schleswig and Holstein shores.
Brooklyn takes dog census every
year. Last year 1t had 1918 dogs. This
year there are 10 %! CANNES in the city.
A tax of two dollars on each dog is i'm
posed.
Two OF the most popular literary men
in English society just now are TIE
Americans, Bret Harte and Henry
James, Jr whose books are sold largely
at railway stations.
Discharged soldiers OF the United
States in applying for pensions on ac-
count of wounds received while in the
service, can have their pensions date
only from the time of application.
Josh Billings sagely remarks: There
are men who don't seem to komprehend
the difference between notoriety and
reputashun until they find themselves
serving out a three years term in sum
State prison.
Just now the newspapers are teeming
with the paragraph, Don't drink ice
water when you are hot" and it is one
that should be regarded by all. The
time to drink ice water is along in the
dead of winter when it is a tight scratch
to keep from freezing TO death.
A farmer in New York State protects
his hen roosts from hawks and thieves
by dozen guinea hens. The hen roosts
will be safe until a deaf hawk or a thief
without hearing prospects among them.
No hawk or thief would go within a
mile of q guinea hens voice, except
upon conpulsion.
One of the census enumerators of Nc
Lehman county, Texas, found widow
years old with a son twenty
seven years old. The generally accepted
explanation of the circumstances is that
the boy lied and claimed to be older
than he was.
The Oldest timber in the world which
has been subjected to the use of man is
found in the ancient temples of Egypt.
1t is found as dowel- pins in connection
with stonework which is known to be
at least 1000 years old. These bowels
appear to be Of tamarisk or chittin-
wood, of which the ark is said to have
been constructed.
With the development of New Mexico
and the increased value of grazing land,
the old system of ranges over which the
cattle roamed at will is rapidly being
replaced by that of individual owner
ship and fencing. 1t is claimed that the
added security of stock and the lessened
expense of herding much more than pays
for the interest on the investment, and
it is probable that five years from now
it will have become the almost universal
custom to fence all ranches.
The census makes striking changes in
t he table of cities. New York, Phila-
delphia and Brooklyn retain their places
at the head of the list. St. Louis which
was fourth in 1870, has changed places
with Chicago, which was then fifth.
Boston is now sixth, having gained
point at the expense of Baltimore. Gin
cinnati remains where it was. San
Francisco has also gained, New Orleans
receding to the tenth place. Washing
ton, Cleveland and Pittsburg have gone
ahead of Buffalo, which had the eleventh
place in 1870, but which now drops TO
the fourteenth place. Newark comes
next and is followed by Milwaukee,
Detroit, Louisville and Providence.
Emperor William is described rs look
ing better than he has done for years,
and wearing q robust and hearty air.
He regards himself at Ems rs a soldier
on leave of absence. He seldom wears
his customary uniform, but generally
appears in plain dress, which is, how
ever, less becoming to him than his
well-krown regimentals. IIis'mode of
life at Ems is rather monotonous. He
rises early, visits the Brunnen," takes
his constitutional walk on the prone
made, and then sets to official work.
Any distinguished ircquenters of the
famous Spa may be sure of an invitation
to his najesty's ever hospitable board.
The evenings are usually spent at the
Royal theater, in the Kurhaus, where
he sits among the audience without any
particular box being set apart for him.
He delights in listening to comedies and
farces, whose wit never fails to evoke u
smile or arouse his laughter, which,
ringing with unaffected pleasure, is
always q II eat for the whole house.