The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-30
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| a leadlng motel IN Dunuee, ocoIlanu /,
is furnished throughout with furniture
made in Grand Rapids, Mich.
In Germany fruit trees are planted on
the sides of public roads and are pruned
and watched by the road makers.
The money spent for tobacco in this
country, according to the Retailer, ex-
cceds in amount the expenditure for
| tread
A society las been organized in
Brooklyn composed exclusively of resi-
dents who have lived there fifty or more
years.
There is one reason at least why type
setting machines ought to become very
popular with editors. They cannot yell
for copy.-RoHIe Sentinel.
A society for the prevention of pic
eating has been started in Boston. Tie
New York Commercial says it will be
patronised by the upper crust.
In the Territory of Arizona, with q
population of $1,000, there are only five
Protestant ministers and fou Protestant
churches. The churches have a total
seating capacity that does not exceed
1900.
Four hundred thousand dollars is the
reported loss OF the suspended First
National Bank Of Newark, and still the
directors profess not to know where the
money is.
When reform spelling becomes uni
verssl dime novel hero can write 81
KUN Nv a prowd and hotty race" with
out giving himself dead away as regards
his early education.
An amusing story is told Of thrifty
householder in Newburyport, Massachu-
sets, who travels on a season ticket to
and from Boston, and having purchased
a bedstead in that city, carried it home
piecemeal to save freight charges.
1t is said that the deepest gorge in
the world has been discovered il Col.
orado. We always had the impression
that the biggest gorge in this country
might be witnessed at railway station
where the train stops GIVE minutes for
dinner"
A pamphlet entitled Agriculture in
tbe United States and Russia" just
issued in ST. Petersburg, concludes that
unless all the modern appliances Of the
grain trade and the improved American
methods OF agriculture are introduced
in Russia, Russian prosperity will be
seriously endangered,
DR.. /. N. Brown, of Laurel, Ohio,
claims that the distinct likeness of a
little girls face has been photographed
by lightning upon window pane in
that town, and that the picture has
been recognized by score of persons
as the six year-old daughter ofThomas
Rogers, who occupied the house in
which the window is, year and half
ago. There are, he says, three other
pictures on the same pane, but no one
has yet recognized them; and there arc
pictures or three other panes in the
same window. Washing and rubbing
the glass does not remove the pictures.
The past year was not prosperous
year for tho shipbuilding industry OF
Canada, the number of new vessels
built AID registered being 265, OF "a, 4,227
tons, against $40 vessels of l0l, sos tons
in 1873, while in 1874 there were con-
structed 496 vessels, of l90,756 tons.
Canada, however, holds the proud po-
sition of the fourth maritime power
of the world, nearly equaling Norway,
which ranks third. In 1877 Canada
ranked fifth among the maritime States,
Italy having the fourth place, but last
year that nation dropped back to the
sixth place. Norway during the past
two years has increased her tonnage
81, l94 tons, while in the same time the
tonnage OF the dominion has been in.
creased by 81, ,698 tons.
Lately an inhabitant Of Naples in
formed his friends that he was about to
make tip to Paris. Immediately he
was overrun with commissions. Upon
his return to Naples the traveller brought
with him, however, only part of the
purchases ordered through him. "How
| in the world could you be 80 forgetlulP' p
said several Of those whom he thus dis
appointed. II will tell you how 1t hap
pened," said the Neapolitan; "such and
such n one in giving me their commits.
sions gave me the money at the same
time. l folded each ones money in the
paper on which his commissions were
written and placed all the papers on my
able. A sudden gust Of wind came and
blew away every paper that did not