West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-14
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sta pies of California. On one plant
alton IN Sonoma county, 10000
pounds were gathered last season.
Japan is about to adopt the
American system of railroad build
ing, and has organized a union
steamship company to develop the
trade of the empire.
The shipment of cotton from
Helena, Arkansas, this season is
the largest ever known in the his
tory of the town, and will reach
$1,000 bales.
TINE TO SToP.-When a West
End man and his wife engaged in
a debate the other night and the
dog got up and scratched to be let
out of the room, they concluded
that it was time to stop the discus
sion.- Boston Post.
CAUGHT.-A young man in a
train was making fun of lady's
hat to an elderly gentleman in the
seat with him: eyes," said his
seat mate, chats my wife, and |
told her if she wore that bonnet
that some fool would make fun of
it,"
SMART GIRL Vassar has one
smart girl who will in the hereaf-
ter be heard of in women's rights
societies. She described STRAW"
as being a hollow thing, with a
ten-cent man on one end of it, and
a twenty-cent drink on the other
end.
In Australia and New Zealand
100000 people have already 3d.
100000, sheep, and have an area
nufficient tor the easy pasture of
s00,000,000 sheep at the least.
With one-twelfth of our popula-
sion, they have twice our aggregate
stock of sheep. e.
WALNUT TIMBER.---In California
walnut trees are grown as regular
crop. Ten years growth produces
nearly twenty inches in diameter.
A walnut crop would prove a very
profitable investment in any State
of the Union, the demand for wood
for furniture purpose is so large.
EIGHTY PER CENr.-The grand
jury Of the St. Louis Criminal
Court, after thorough investigation
reports that eighty per cent of the
crime and pauperism of that city
is directly chargeable to saloons,
and recommend a minimum IL
cense of $1,000, and for those which
sell only wine and beer, $500.
BIG STEAL.-A keg Of gold val
ued at $4,000, belonging to the
United States has been stolen at
Panama. The keg was one of two
in which 100000 in gold coin was
shipped from the sub-treasurer at
New York, through Wells, Fargo
& Co., to pay off the men of the Pa
cifc Squadron.
OLDEST STovE.-The oldest stove
probably in the United States is
the one that warns the hall of
Vrginia's Capitol in Richmond.
It was made in England, sent to
Richmond in 1910, and warmed
the House of Burgesses for sixty
years before it was removed to its
present location, where it has re-
manned for thirty years.
The Quincy Market Coal Storage
Company, of Boston, are said to
have the largest refrigerating
building in the world 1t is Of
stone and brick, 100 by so feet in
size, and 70 feet in height. The
capacity is 100000 cubic feet, the
cost 100000, and the ice chamber
holds 100000 tons of ice. It will
be used for storing dressed beef and
mutton. The Chicago refrigerat-
ing cars unload at the door.
Cow BoYs,--An exhibition of
skill with the lariat at Austin,
Texas, a few days ago, drew a
crowd Of 10000 persons. Ten cow
boys contested for silver trimmed
saddle worth $500, to be given to
him who roped, threw and tied
down a steer in the shortest space
Of time. The winner accomplished
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