The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-08-05
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

because it was one sent to him.
One cent and costs is the standard
fine for violating the fish law Of Ken
lucky.
Moths eat up S25 600, 900 worth OF
goods in the country every year, while
elephants don't injure us bit.
An English firm sold 5000 freproof
safes in Turkey before it was ascertained
that the filling was only sawdust.
Boston has about 5000 students OF
elocution and oratory. Many of them
study only for the purposes of private
life.
When cows have learned TO read, and
not till then, it will pay enterprising
firms to advertise on rocks, trees AMI
ence-boards.
Andy Smith is a Chicago burglar
who pays his exclusive attention TO
drug stores. If he robs them at their
selling price, one or two breaks will
make him a millionaire.-BOS Post.
The Russian army comprises 9Os gen
erals, 3l,4li officers and ss6 425 men.
The reserves number 742, l44 men, and
the Cossack troops 1872 officers and
1859 men, with l05,9i6 men on fur
lough.
"It looks like the scene of great
BATTLE" remarked traveller, viewing
the work offs recent cyclone in the
West. Yes" said the native, solemnly,
and without removing his pipe, "the
place was TUX by storm. ."-BoSt9n Tran.
script.
To fill up the gaps in the Paris parks
caused by the destructive effects of the
winter, $4,000 evergreen trees and 3O,-
0O0 deciduous trees are required. In the
Champs Elysees 5000 trees were killed,
and 5000 had to be taken down to the
roots.
Don't you want to be my wifep"
said small boy to smaller girl. With
some hesitation, but with certain firm
ness of tone, she replied: "Yes, l
would" Then" continued the boy,
as he seated himself on the grass and
lifted up his foot, "you may begin BY
pulling off my boots"
The Duchess of E linburg is described
as having acted the part of q faithful
and unsel6sh daughter towards her
mother, the late Empress of Russia,
during ber last painful illness, leaving
her husband and children to do SO.
The Gar is the only crowned widow
er and Victoria the only crowned widow
among the European potentates. Alton
so and Christine, of Spain, are the
youngest welded couple; William and
Of Germany, the eldest.
A hog killed and ate some of the
Rev. Bryant Ransons's fine chickens at
Mount Vernon, Ohio, The annoyed
Clergyman caught the brute and cut out
one OF its eyes. He had intended to
destroy its sight entirely, so that it
could see no more chickens to catch,
but through pity he left the job half
His congregation, however,
do not credit him with much mercy and
have resolved to put him on trial for the
act.
Benjamin Fish, 81 years Of age, died
at Trenton, N. j., while eating his
breakfast. He was known as the most
active man for his age in that State.
He was the oldest railroad man in New
Jersey, having been one of the original
projectors Of the Camden and Amboy
Railroad in 1882. He was the first man
to introduce stove coal in Trenton, which |
he did in 1922 It took him about q
whole year to sell about load OF it
30 little faith had tho people in the
article.
An English lady advises her country.
who are about to visit the United
States that they must not undertake to
bring unmade dresses through our Gus
toms without paying duty; that under.
should be washed and marked
with the owners name, gloves and stock
ings be tried on and turned inside out,
and lace and embroidery be sewed upon
some Of the garments as temporary
trimming. She has never found any
trouble in bringing things through in
that way.
An Englishman who travelled up the
Nile states that his beard, which at
home was straight, soft and silky,
began Immediately on arriving at
to curl, and to grow crisp,
strong and coarse. Bsfore reaching Es
Souan il rosembled horsehair to the
Iouch and was disposed in ringlets. He
accounts for this by the exceeding
1ryness OF the air, and considers that
10 the course OF many generations IL
permanently curled and crisped the hair
of negroes. The hair on the travellers
head was not affected,