The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-07

hut before the vessel was around Point
Wilson the men got their irons OH threw
theu overheard, ana forced the ba.6 % re-
turn to port, where, AZ last accounts, She
Was still lying
y Taunton WOMAN relates that she re-
Gently sat beside another woman, a stranger
TO her, in an Old Colony car. As the train
passed Quincy the stranger pointed to the
crowded burial place 50 Dear the track and
remarked IN q cOmplacent tone: 1--WE got
three OF the best husbands layln' there that
ever woman had
The Mormon ladies are much interested
m sllk-growine. At meeting Ot the
Women's SILK Culture association i'm Phila-
delphia daughter Of the late Brigham
Young sent sample OF some silk that she
had grown and unwound herself and a
delegation OF Mormon young women are
soon TO come to Philadelphia to learn the
art.
Patti has been greatly impressed by the
playing OF two young children named
Wetzler, who are studying ut the College OF
MUSIC IN Cincinnati, and were brought to
her on her western tour She kissed them
enthusiastically, said she had never heard
anything 10 equal II from children of their
age, and predicted famous future.
Only fourteen cities in the world, includ-
ing those OF Germany itself, have larger
leut0nic population than Paris. Az the
beginning of the present year, the French
capital contained 10000 persons whose
mother tongue is German. OF these, over
IO,O0O belong TO the German empire. The
rest are Austrians and Germans, who have
acquired citizenship in Russia and America.
The Indians in Nevada catch quail by
scattering wheat soaked in alcohol on the
ground. THIS the birds eat greedily, and
speedily become staggering drunk. They
are then easily caught and killed. This
practlce has given rise 10 the report that
the Indians kill quail with poisoned wheat,
but II Is pronounced untrue. The only
poison used is alcohol. The Indians in
this way get large numbers of birds for the
market
The chairman OF an Ohio village commit
lee Tor the relief of the poor was induced
by the other members TO undertake tour
OF inspection. They led the way directly
to house, which was his own property,
where woman was living in the basement
with four children, whose ages ranged from
= TO :, She WAS sick abed, they were nearly
naked, aud there was not u cent to buy
1000, fuel or medicine the landlords
agent having taken her last money for rent.
In 1900 an act Of parliament was passed
at the instance of Lord Chancellor Elton
who IN the very hard struggle ia the outset
OF his career probably had many time to
seek the aid Of my uncle"--reieying
pawnbrokers from some of the very harsh
rules under which they labored, aud so
great was the gratitude felt by the fraters
nifty that as long as Lord EldOn lived his
health was always drunk at pawnbrokers'
trade dinners, and his memory was toasted
after his death.
a discovery OF q deposit OF CryoIte has
been made near Pixies Peak. The present
supply OF this mineral comes from Green
land, and is landed III Philadelphia by the
ship.load. Not enough is known. however,
OF the quantity existing in Colorado TO de.
termlne its commercial standing, but if the
supply is satisfactory, it will become an
article OF commercial importance. IL is
used in the manufacture Of carbonate of
soda.
The French commission on historical
monuments has lately been occupied by the
consideration OF report on the present
condition OF the ancient palace of the popes
mt Avignon, which is now used as Il bar
racks. The report states that this circum-
stance is the cause OF permanent degrade.
ton to the building itself and the irescoes
II contains. The commission has entreated
the ministre des beauX arts to spare no ef.
forts for the removal OF the troops from this
historic palace.
Mr. Delaunay, explaining to the London
Biological society about the faith of animals |
in the cold water care, gave them as il |
stances the following facts; "A dog he !
knew of, having been stung by viper, |
plunged its head several times day into |
water while another, when was |
run over by u carriage, retired to Il brook |
and sat III il Tor three weeks. hut they |
were both beaten by II cat, who, with sin |
guar lortitudc, remained for forty.eirbt |
hours under u Jet Of cold water.'n