The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-11-12
AL SORTS.


Freshmen class
GEoRdE BANCROFT says Washington
was six feet two inches high
OrFESBAuH made much money from
his operas, but died poor.
MRs. FuoRENcn's costumes in the
Mighty Dollar" are insured for S25,-
600.
A Pans shop had G7,00O customers
one day tllis fall, ana sold $3.50, 900 worth
Of goods
VERMONT has four venerable ex-Gov-
ernors living, each Of whomis more than
so years old
WHAT il the difference between fixed
star and meteorP One is sun, tho
other darter.
The woman who haa the best time at
party is the woman who has the great
est show Of real lace.
THE Rochester Herald SAYS that the
man who has corner III pork should be
made to squeal.
A NEVADA ball report says; ''Miss
Honora x. was full d gelatin fact, the
eclatist lady present.
The honey crop Is pronounced fail
ure by one-half. So that we have not
sweet thing III bees this yenr.
No LESS than 5000 Cinnamon are now
building railroads iii Oregon, Washing
ton, and British Columbia.
ATLANTA las new enterprise, watch
manufactory. 1t begins with facilities
for turning out six watches per day.
w. w. CoRcoRAN, Of Washington, has
given away $3, ,000,000 il public heneiac-
tionH and 81 900, 900 in private charities.
Henry WALLACE and jane Wallace,
his wife. haye entered college it Wcs-
leyan University, Ct, as Freshmen"
SPAIN, with only 1900, 600 81 inhab-
itants. turns ont yearly twice as much
wheat as does Italy, with 28,00O,0O0 Of
inhabitants.
on tic occasion Of the celebration of
thc tenth anniversary Of the capture Of
Rome, I'LL political offenders were par-
doned by the King of Italy.
THR postal savings banks in Itnly take
IN twice as much money as they pay
out. tile institution being considered
safe and convenient by the people.
A BIN collector returned to Memphis
or horseback with bHg full of gold and
silver c0in. Tho horse ran away, the
bag burst, and II grent crowd followed
for mile, picking mp tho money.
Ak effort il 81 foot IL Washington W
procure the assembling there Of Il worlds
convention to promote international ar
bitrntion. Sept. g. 1883, the centennial
81 tile acknowledgement Of American IN
dependence,
"EyERYBopY is looking Mt Rhode Isl
| and remarks the editor Of the Proyi-
dence Dispatch in the course Of an edit
ORAL on .,rhe Duty Of the Hour. This
explains the recent advance in the price
oi microscopes.
PRoFANrTY has increased to such an
extent il New York since the telephone
vas introduced That the company has
been forced to put up sign " Please
don't swepr through the telephone, I over
each instrument.
Ii SWINGING healthyP" asks q young
lady. 1t is, under some circumstances.
But il the hinge breaks, the pastimc is
not only unhealthy, but dangerous.
We are always glad to extend TO the
vouno and inexperienced the knowledge
attained by years Of experience.
KEEPING poultry Of some kind or other
is almost universal in China. The poor
est household has, wherever practicable,
ia pert cock and three or four lean hens,
which stalk hungrily in and out Of the
mud shanty in search Of anything eata.
ble that no one else Of the family may
happen to able to digest.
AocoRDINa to Viennese statistica
Journal Austria is better provided witt
public libraries than any other country
, in Europe.
IT has been estimated that Of tn
horses in the world Austria has 1867, 600
Hungary, 2,179,000; France, about 3,
: 600 60O: Russia, 81 ,470,0O0 Germany
1852, 900; Great Britain and Ireland
2,255, 900; Turkey, about 100000; til
/ United States, 9,504, 900; the Argentin
! Republic, 100000; Canada, 2,624,O ,OOC
!. Uruguay, 1,60O,Ooo.