Sharp County record., 1880-10-07
MISCELLANEOUS.


Chinese, in San Francisco.
The United States have contributed
about $1,000, 900 during the past year to
relieve the distress in Ireland.
"A Maine school teacher captured
thirty-three cuds of gum from her pupils
in one day, and it was a rainy day at
that.
The cost of living in Paris has in
creased so much that the American col
ony is smaller than at any previous time
for twenty years.
"A man in New York State who had
been deaf for sixteen years, recovered
his hearing by being in a boiler exqlo-
sion.
The fortune-tellers of Paris have
fixed rules. They tell every fourth Gus
toner that he will die u violent death,
while the other three are to live long
and die rich.
The rule against carrying fruit
from the tables was enforced at Long
Branch hotel the other day when an old
lady struggled out of the room with an
entire watermelon.
The Russian military tribunal at
Kietf has given judgment in the case OF
the twenty-one prisoners. POpotf, a
priests son, called General in the asso-
citation, and Ivanoff, an ex-student, ar
rested after armed resistance, an ex-
plosiye machine being found in his pos
session, were sentenced to be hanged.
Four were sent to the mines for twenty
years, and seven to simple baniShment
to Siberia.
An astrologist of Kingston, Jamaica,
will find in the hurricane at that place
confirmation of his theories. About a
year ago he made a direful prophecy
of earthquakes, hurricanes, famines,
plaques, and wars, that were to begin
in 1880 and last seven years. Even this
prophet, however, has some good in
store for us. Those who survive 1887
are to live "twice as long as they ever
did"
An advertisement in the London
MOrR5ng Post in 1913 is quoted as in-
dicative of the values set upon scholar
ship at that period; Wanted, as tutor
and butler, well educated reduced
scholar, to teach boy of nine, Latin
and English dramatically, writing, ac-
counts; and if French, dancing, draw
ing, he will be preferred. He is to dine
with the youth and maid, and 10 act in
the capacity Of butler to the father He
will be strictly examined, and the most
satisfactory characters required in both
capacities"
"A curious telephone experiment is
reported as made in Switzerland on the
occasion of the Federal fete of singers.
A telephone had been placed in the
Zurich Festhalle, and two conductors
connected with the Basle telegraphic
Office, where large audience had con-
gregated. The distance from Basle to
Zurich is about fifty miles. The Basle
audience enjoyed the singing about as
well as if they had been placed in the
upper circle Of an ordinary opera-house.
At the end of the performance they
proved their satisfaction by clapping
hands, which the telegraphic wires
transmitted with perfect fidelity to the
Zurich performers.
The cuirass seems likely to very
shortly disappear altogether from the
armies of Europe. At present it is re-
tanned only in France, Germany, Rus
sia and England, and in the two latter
the regiments of cuirassed horsemen,
although they might doubtless be en-
ployed in case of emergency, are not
generally considered available as field
troops. The Horse Guards and Life
Guards, for instance, have never been
on field of battle since the day of
Waterloo. When, at a critical moment
in the late Russo-Turkish campaign, the
Russian Guard was hurried to the thea
ter of war, the four regiments of cuiras
siers forming part of it were left behind
at ST. Petersburg.
Two swindlers made more than
$4,000 in week in San Francisco, by
a plan, of which the following case is
an illustration: One of them made the
acquaintance of a restaurant keeper,
and talked about buying his establish
ment. They met again in the street
and the second swindler introduced
himself as stranger who was about to
return to his home in Europe. He said
he had his fortune in the bag which he
was carving, and wanted their advice
as to what to do with it. He broke open
one of the rolls which the bag contained,
showing 500 gold pieces. The first
swindler proposed to the restaurantman
that they should steal this money. To
do this, he said, it would be necessary
to induce the foreigner to intrust the
bag to him. This could be brought
about, he thought, if the restaurant man
would set an example by putting $4,000
into his hands ostensibly for safe keep
ing. This was done, and of course he
disappeared with it.
An accident of an unfortunate, yet
not altogether serious, kind recently
occurred at Bridgnorth, in England.
For the last two years the Bridgnorth
Rowing Club have had a floating bath
on the river, and certain days are re-
served for ladies. On the day in ques-
ton the Severn was greatly swollen by
rain, but nevertheless no danger was
apprehended, and thirty ladies were
there bathing, when the bath gave a
lurch and commenced to sink. The oc-
cupants were alarmed, and forsaking