St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

There were 9Th births in Rhode
Island in 1878 and 4,441 deaths. The
little State is getting crowded.
"A sawfish fourteen feet long, includ
ing its saw, which is three feet long
and with forty eight teeth, was caught
in a net at Mayport, Fla, a few days
ago. Its teeth, it is said, indicate that
it is twenty-six years old.
John w. Bacon, of Lexington, Ga,
owns mule twanty-one years old who
always goes alone to the blacksmith
shop when she loses shoe or when
anything else is the matter with her
feet.
"A young fox taken from a litter was
placed with u litter of kittens at Wat
kinsvilie, Ga, q few days ago. The
mother cat at once adopted it, and now
than in any Of the rest of her family.
"A wood-chopper near Binghamton,
N. Y, who recently had his leg pinned
by falling tree, was rescued through
the intelligence Of his dog that started
off, and through its piteous barking and
persuasions induced the mans son to
follow it to the woods.
"A woman rushed into the Paw
tucket (R. l. Free Library a few days
ago and earnestly requested the libra
rian to select for her an interesting
novel, as her husband was not expected
to live until morning, and she wanted
something entertaining to occupy her
mind.
The Queen of England, says a Lon
don journal, never moves, either at
home or abroad, without being accom-
panied by untidy-looking bags, bundles
and baskets, and innumerable small
boxes, all containing things which would
be much better placed in one large
trunk.
The Denver 71.ibune Office is sur
rounded by a moral crowd. There are
three saloons and four gambling houses,
an "opium Joint" and ten-pin alley
about it, lottery in the building and
one side fronts on Holiday Street
Under such conditions, says the journal
named, it is quite a task to get up a
strictly Christian paper.
Sir Hugh Allan, the millionaire ship
owner of Montreal, began life as dry
goods clerk with capital of 500. He
is now worth $4,000, 900, is seventy
years old, and may be seen at his office,
busy with the details of his business,
from 10 O'Clock in the morning until
late in the afternoon of every working
day.
Personal investigations in various
sections of Ireland by those who deep
iy sympathize with the unfortunate peo-
pie of famine-s stricken districts have re-
vealed, not perhaps actual starvation,
but conditions of distress ard wretched-
ness to which death would indeed be
preferable. Gifts from America are re-
ieving multitudes.
-Brigandage is assuming tire aten-
ng proportions in SPAIN where there
ire now at least thirteen bands of bri-
yands actively and preftably at work.
The most celebrated leaders of these
bands are: "Juanillones,' whose head
quarters are in the Sierras; Ell Terri
oile," in the province of Alcazar; Gel
Iurdo,' in the neighborhood of Mala-
"a; " Agul,' in the Asturias; "Migue-
illo'' and '.Rubio," in Grenada.
"A more than extraordinary case of
is reported from Tachiuribori,
Osaka. A man called Iseki Gihei is
living there who was born on the 10th |
If July of the Sth year of Kuanzei, and
Who who reached in March of this year
he age of 24S years. AS he expressed |
himself, he can be considered as liv-
No chronicle of the Tokugawa Govern
nent, which was established about $50 |
ears ago.
1t is bad enough to have athletes
compete in long-distance walking
matches. 1t is too bad to induce Grip
lies to do so. Yet there is to be held
DON in Paterson, N. j., a thirty-six-
Jour walking match, in which all the
must be one-legged, and
walk on peg or artificial leg. The
rst prize will be an artificial leg worth
100 and thirty per cent of the gate
honey. There should be society
ormed over there for the prevention Of
ruelty to one-legged men.
The Rev. Mr.. Brooks, of Newport,
). l., is the happy possessor of an UNI
rella that is fifty years old. 1t is made
f green silk, with a white border, is in
n excellent state of preservation, and
ill yet outlive many umbrellas of more
ecent manufacture. 1t has not yet ex-
erienced the uses of adversely. Per-
APPS it has found tongues in trees,
ooks in the Rev. Mr.. Brooks, sermons
i old umbrellas, and good in pretty
luch everything.
"A distinguished Connecticut cler-
yman performed the marriage ceremo-
Y for wealthy couple. Immediately
4 its conclusion the groom fumbled in
is waistcoat pocket, and, extracting
18th his thumb and finger small pack
re, handed it to the clergyman 1t is
ot considered etiquette to examine
lch d package until after its donor has
eparted. The emotions which agi-
ted the soul of that clergyman on find
g that the package was nothing but
aper of tobacco would be difficult to
escribe in type.