The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-02-16
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OF ali denominations, includes more
than half the population.
The Jewish population of the
world is estimated by Prof. Bru-
niati at 100000 persons, of whom
more than 100000 are in Europe.
It is stated by DR.. Billings q. S.
A. that 100000 people die annually
in the United States from pre7ent-.
able diseases and avoidable acci-
dents.
The French indirect taxes have
yielded over S43,0OO,O00 more than
the estimate-thst is, the yield Of
the corresponding taxes in the pre-
vious year.
Celluloid is now being used in
the manufacture of artificial eyes.
The material is lighter than glass,
and it's non-f.iable quality renders
it far more trustworthy in emer-
gencies.
A dress album, is the latest
idea. A piece of each new dress is
carefully cut and pasted upon a
leaf and the date is attached. Thus
a record of lady's changes OF cos
tune is made.
A young school teacher in Red
Bud, ILL.,, by the name ofBailey, at
tempted to punish a pupil aged
Is, and was stabbed to death.
Both teacher and pupil were con-
sidered OF excellent character.
It is said that the railroad Offices
in Austria employ upward of three
thousand women. They receive q
salary of from SIS to $50 per month.
They are invariably the near rels
lives Of dead or active male en-
ployees of the road.
A Providence woman went no
furter towards numbering an enemy
than to get a false advertisement Of
her death into the papers, with the
age set down at SS years, and the
Miss inserted to remind the reader
that she was still unmarried.
About a thousand million dollars
of our national debt have been paid
since the war ended. France has
now nearly treble our debt, and
Great Baitten more thsssdb donble
E'en 2glnas III mas a bigger debt than
mat which remains of ours.
The authorized mandatory OF
playing cards in St. Petersburg is
stated to produce $4,000 pack per
day. Estimating the working days
OF the year at 800, this gives a
total Of 100000 packs as the
annual consumption Of this article
in Russia.
There are sewing women in New
York who are compelled to exc out
subsistence by making shirts at
forty-fve cents a dozen. The sew
ing machine has, no doubt, brought
great blessings with it, but The
Song of the Shirt has lost none of
it's pathos by being sung to new
accompaniment
It is reported that P. T. Barnum
is the person who has offered to
buy the body of Guiteau It is
said that MIR. Barnum's purpose is
to have the body embalmed and
then to exhibit it in his Chamber of
Horrors, which, it is understood, is
to be one of the features of his
travelling show.
While a landlady watched the
empty trunk of q suspicious boarder
at Jackson, Mich, he escaped with
all his extra wardrobe in his pockets
and high hat. She overbauled him at
the railroad station, pulled off his
hat, and amused the spectators by
taking therefrom shirt, pair OF
socks, and some collars.
An Indianapolis child became a
smoker unde two years Of age, be-
ginning with a very mild cigarettes
which his mother taught him to
use in order to keep him quiet, and
soon taking to strong cigars with
great enjoyment. But at four he is
in a hospital, undergoing treatment
for spinal troubles brought on by
the effect of the tobacco on his
nerves.
The Daily NeVs-Democrat ot
Gunnison, Colorado, contains the
following announcement, over the
signature Of Mrs. Julia Garrahy
A liberal reward will be paid by
Martin Joseph Garrahy's wife fol