The Mineral argus., 1883-10-11
1te,ns Of General Interest.

,and 4, remove the remains Of keokuk,
The Indian chief, to a poiht near that
citv. and erect a suitable monuIaeuI 70
his memory.
Al Vicksburg, Miss, wells sunk about [
oeo feet reach the Gulf level, y aE
abundance Of excellent water, WIN me ,
sand and sea shells, IL found :
Andrew II. smith OF Rohrersville'
Nd. while searching for potatoes In MS
oarde noticinga hole Of peculiar shape,
sLrnst hus hand ipto 1t and was hltlen.
Ante n,in was followed by a coplous
Az of blood. IL had been bitten by a
arge copperhead.
Frederick Haas. confined IN the Nor
r;stoVn Pa. asylum for the insane, was
sane the physicians for the institution
acLnovledging his sanity, tut IL re-
ouirrd "A writ of habeas corpus 10 GET
him out.
Tho monuments of Inther to be I'M
vailed at Madgeburg celebration on Nov.
10, represents the great retoI ner as
io1dLing nm 10 heaven, his head uncov'
cred. his left hand pressing against ms
beart m the right the Bible. At his
feet lies the papal bull.
The English papers state that MT
Artbur 81. George, the inventor OF a tel
enbone. has perfected n contrivance
winch IL supplemental to the telephone,
and will enable every description oil
conversation carried on through the IN
strunent 10 be not only recorded but
reproduced at any future time.
The English sparrows, which are eat
an in Philadelphia for reed birds, are
considered a great delicacy. The flesh
-. a IA rlar than tn Il oil the
: reed bird. but the Philadelphia COOKS
l saw That only those who have never eat
en- any thing but reed birds can tell the
difference.
1. is said that the cochineal trade has
t been nearl, ruined Dy the discovery OF
= anime dyes. Until very recently this
y ,rade was the mainstay of the island OF
o TepprN,. the rochineAl depending upon
-, the cultivation OF the cactus plant, which
since the supercessiOn of the trade uy
, nnline. is no longer the remuuerativt
u business that IL formerly was. The iall
u urs of the trade has affected all clasSe'
, of society, the rich AS we'll as th'
poor.
The secretary Of the Williamsburg IN
Il W gas company has received a contri
button to the conscience fund from
u" boy who writes as follows: when
y VAS A small boy | used for the fun Of
~ lhrrak the glasses in your street lamps
should have known better. and | dld
but ANYHOW / broke them. | have sine
been converted TO the religion o. Jesu
lChrist. the Son OF God. and his spur
ic tells me 10 pay for those panes OF elas
r. So / most chveriullv send YOU. -. Whlci
[ think. will cover eve fythlng NJ
Gen. John Hojgl0n, one otthe wea'u
lest and most respected citizens Of III
lbuaue. died. AGED IS. He vas one
his he ueAo,iat3rs OF the Ashourton treaty
The brother and sister. who belong
les the Danish race. are living near IS
ely kspils As man aud wife. InSy nave
uS Family Of dyiOrmcd children III cons
be- luynce.
the An attempt % introduce silk cultui
,ss ,t, S,,.t c,gY-y has a.ei. owing % n
labIstv 81 the projectors 20 pay 4 mo
areHul stteutIou % the rasluS o. u
- worms
spv Iii claimed that a vault to Be GO
structei for safe deposit company
ish- -Yn-iunati will be tie a-gsst oorsa
proof vaalt I'm the United States. Il
a n, b.. a. feet ; inches long. p feet l ms
vide. andS set In height INSIDE mes
Drs- r--werr In addition % the 2ller leS
,,'o- there vii De q time lCck connected vt
An Two >spars-e mOvements-lne ID "
,st- r case -ls other fais-Ano 1y means
'Rp an ingenious -~outrlvance. pom Go'
the ve-,s s.c1li stop e 400
Ithsr u-tSlu. no coStSce e. Ne1-%
ne ysr,c auer propery setting we OF
bs locks DC s claimed tla1 DS u
seen tasv uitl the chief cblec-on 70 III
.cOS c,kS
ABe-n iourua, speaks % the tnl-
~ Gus sHect OF greasy water oz steam o
i - srs IN scuch Germany where the "a
hia f-e~c1sa,,y contains mSscesia, ~
Z cot Substance 3 Aso contained o a ri
Who sl5glce- extent IN me waters e1
his Refine. Hhs Stty acids torm WIN
the ~uazusst a locally uSoluo.s &S@
q re- uaStu- the experiment On >1la--% =
mas white uox Ter Ill De zen h1saa2
4 hs the water. tn1 pa putu1g p
tths waer this powder envelopes
= hu-er aaj protects 70 trom oSlnE @e'
p he ENru wheu the water = uOl gre
nay m-asuesia hs a. INJURIOUS stecs. a.
Z he ysrence has pc0vsI m the case pa
Itss c~0n1z-ning much caroOnals Oh
rseSer nssA
rbs river WithAm IN snsland
lust 5sen the Seeus Of = novel c0n
. ws Nors thsn So anglers suesSed TIE
., comusss for valuable PSzeS
sh1 fisherman who csughs the argess
T. - .ithsin : cSr1ain tune % ooeAlA the
Z HlS prirs. Ata given signN All the an
Nl qsSt their INES into De water Anu
ifNrR@ kaanszr rvalrv as shown o. me