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day, which caused her death at "a,
URpA (Ur of the Chaldees), town of
much historical importance on account
of the connection therewith Of the patri-
arch Abraham, hnS been neafly dea
etroyed by fire.
THERE is, according 10 the GdulOiS,
only one doctor to every 10000 inhnbit-
ants i'm Paris, and then lots of them have
10 go out and do carpenter work 10 help
make living.
A LOT OF wild rice sown on the ponds
about Erie, Pa, two years ago, has
grown and ilourished, attracting thou
sands Of birds, large and small. Trials
in parts Of New England have not been
so successful.
THE Secretary OF the Liverpool Veg
etarian Society states that he has walked
800 miles in Is days--an average of 80
miles per day y--on a diet Of nothing but
raw fruit, and this without unusual ia
tigue or bodily strain.
TINS is an age Of canal projects. The
German Government, II is said, contom-
plates cutting ship canal, navigable
for war vessels, from the Baltic Sea 10
the German Ocean, and passing through
Schleswig Holstoin,
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Ballston Spa. After Il had been twenty
five years IN family its owner went to
Minnesota Tho bird soon missed him,
and its only cry was "Where Is Joe9'
1t ate nothing, and continued its call
until II fell exhausted.
THE Bo ,ton newspapers tell Of a stage
struck woman who got divorce from
her husband in order to become an
actress, failed dismally behind the foot
lights, returned to her home and begged
To be made a wife again, which was done
by a re-mariRge.
MAINE has law that relieves the
debt for liquor from payment. All
such sales ON credit are made Mt the
risk of the seller. Certain parties in
Boston just now, owing 10 the insolyen-
cy of few Maine liquor concerns, find
themselves out Of every dollar of their
claims.
A SOUTHERN city is said to boast Of
colored lodge, part of whose title Is
"The Grand Council of the Grand An
cient Order Of the Sons, and Daughters,
Brothers and Sisters Of Moses, of the
United States and the World at Large. "
Their secret grip lanes man for six
months,
THE Vcsuyius railway promises 10 be
an accomplished fact. A portion of the
rails are already laid, and a number OF
workmen are daily engaged upon the
work. The railway starts from point
situated to the west of the observatory
on that side of the cone which is least
seldom subject 10 streams of lava.
Cart. WEBB, the Channel swimmer
has undertaken 20 swim GO consecutive
hours, viz; for three days and two
nights. lie viii be allowed TO leave Tho
water for not more than 80 minutes il
each q hours. The attempt will b,
made under the most favorable circum
stances possible, VIZ: sea water of sum
mer temperature, and in London early
In March.
DURING recent storm at Anamosa
Iowa, woman experienced a pecula
shock, the sensation being that of
blow upon the forehead. She was puz
zled as 10 the cause. The next day /
was discovered that there was hol
torn through the floor of the room, ant
on closer examination the joist wa
found splintered Ii was plainly evi
dent that it was the work of electricity
and that the charge had gone upward in
stead of downward.
THE Swedish postal authorities hav
just published list OF the newspaper
S2d periodicals appearing in Sweden
The total number Is SIG, OF which Q
are published in Stockholm. Aite
Stockholm ranks Gothenburg with %
thon Upsola with II, Malmo with Q, an
Gehe and Jonkoping each with s. q
those 3l6 publications only about one
fbir1 ara nroDprlv npVguapers and thpr
are only 10 daily papers-b in Stock
holm, ? in Gothenburg, and | each /
Nordkoping, Malmo and Helsingborg
THE bridegroom was not present a
the time appointed for wedding d
Harmony, Ga The bride, who kne,
his bashfulness, said his courage ha
probably failed him. Somebody sug
gested that horn be blown TO call hin
and this was done. A responsive whoo
was heard from the woods near by, br
the young man did not appear unit
scouting party brought him in b
force. II was not until he became fcal
full of losing the girl, whose patienC
gave way 10 anger, that he mustere
enough courage 10 face the ceremony.
AMERICAN grape-growing was one
looked upon by European vinedressel
only ms something interfering with III
market of their wines herc-bence as
no possible benefit 10 them. Now, aftC
the rayages of that insect that has dt
stroyed millions worth of vinegar
property in Europe, Italy has offore
prizes, amounting 10 Sl,SOO, for vim
yards raised from gratis OF America
varieties OF grapevnes capable Of r