The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The museum at Reading, England, con.
talns among It's curlosties bride formerly
Used TO stop the mouths of scolding women
~ that town.
A prize type-setting contest took place
recently in Berlin, where the winning com
posltor set 9,4l5 letters in the course OF
three hours, an average of about fifty-three
Wofcs per minute. in ordinary newspaper
type.
"A sealed chest left by the famous Count
SSltrueness has just been opened by order OF
Aing CHRISTIAN, of Denmark 1t contains
nlgnly important documents throwing light
on otrueness' relations to Queen Caroline
MAZDA sister OF George ILL.,. of England)
April IS, 1772. -
\, Inc shape OF the new British man-o war
Mats is so peculiar that her keel cannot be
Ia'9 IN any oil the ordinary building slips,
auu me vessel must be constructed in one
VI Inc docks. Great care is taken 10 pre-
vent strangers having an opportunity of
making any examination OF the model and
drawings. ' ''N
Inc connecticut River Lumber company
laS delivered on the bank of that stream.
opposite Colebrook, 1900 900 feet of lumber,
,lhey also have, on the second Connecticut
lshei ZV,VVOOOO feet more, and have pur-
gnased OF the Beatties, of Maidstone, Yer
mont, 100000 feet. AS soon as the river
M.u lhe lakes open 300 lumbermen will be-
s'n work on the annual drive.
portsmouth antiquarian has come in
possession OF an order to the French army
Ppsueu ana signed by Louis XVI. as king of
raahce, and dated January %, l777, seven
lars amer his marriage with the unfottu.
h ba,e siafl Antolnette. The document also
S SitalS the signature of st. German, the
"aus private secretary, who also was a
That time. VI
vh tuesday morning last Levi Louns.
c Cu,S, liylns IN the Sackett's lake, Sullivan
Lis"In.y, New York, ncighborhood, went to
ths o s 10 iced his stock. As he opened
Sr 10y sSaole door he discovered large doe
tuletly feeding with the dattle. The deer
yeeaule frightened and commenced iump.
hs around and in its efforts to sscape
VIZ viuse us leg, Mr., Lounsbury sought ad.
wo cv az 70 what he should do with the
NJ VSS sn animal, the law imposing fine
saa sov On any person killing deer ont of
'Nason' lie was advised to shoot the deer.
,va piiiIus, insects and various animals were
Sr e,, represented at the Vanderbllts' fancy
Scs ,S PAIN m one young lady represented a
viz, Inc overskirt was made entirely OF
" "u,.e cats, tails sewed on dark back.
s e. The bodice was formed of rows of
s "u,se cats heads. and the head dress was
foHsne9 white cats skin, the head over the
bSenesu OF the wearer and the tail pendant
sc,in nd' blue ribbon with "Puss" in
wo ,Ueu upon IT, from which hung bell,
nt ''ounu the neck, completed the dress.
noss aa,'aueiphia has Last Mans club, com.
WIZ, oi seventeen members, fifteen of
one, ia sat down TO their third annual ban.
ent Ss Vile sne other evening. The two not pres.
ware iai, uuavoidablv absent, but covers
as IL , 'a,u ior them aud viands served lust
will my We're ut the testal board. They
manr ' os to dine together yearly, as
Is rsscn y, siem as survive, till the last man
and too.pYu, who, ,gray-bearded, tottering
soen,no .uless, perhaps, will dine alone In
.,uu state amid seventeen covers.
man o ~ TWO years ago one native China.
ssSnnlary follower of the Chtis,ian rcl,sinn
ms the jewellers in that place, Thronrh
na.t "tu,,uehce and that of the ministers n
nov h,,tie chapel has been built, which
!inv aS tnltly church members and over
nativs s,M'hr attendants of worship The
thirds ~ CHRISTIANS have contributed two
carry o vi WhM the building cost. They now
and on tnelr Sunday servi ca themselves.
provide FOR the expenses.
nc Mr' x. Barrett Browning, ,be son of Tho
bee, las taRen a studio In Paris. and has
time vA,ng There Mt sculpture for some
Auc,, past, under the guidance of M,
q, o1se kodin. lie hns mn ambitions
he banoo, heroic size so far progressed that
This \ 70 exhibit II in plaster next year.
80 group Of Dryope, the daughter Of