Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-21
BRIEFLY TOLD.

u0o.COO bridge, and railroad workshops
,os.ing 100000.
asviIfsh measuring eight feet in cir
.n",fsrerce was captured at Santa Monica,
Cs.. few days ago.
cane made Of 5000 pieces OF pssteboard
LIN cards, tightly rolled and glued to-
.,,6er is carried by man in Chico.
census of Portland, Me-, has just been
IAN which shows population Of IS, $50,
irrresse OF 1000 in three years.
r.h,rers are scarce in Maine and there
.b-;sk demand for men in the hay field
$50 day-so an Augusta paper says.
The number Of sheep in New Mexico is
..,orted TO have increased from 100000
:, lS,o 10 ~, ,OOO, 100 at the present time.
The quantity of wheat raised in Maine
a., wear was 695,714 bushels, OF oats, p
So bushels. and OF potatoes, 7,999625
bushels,
The star bloodhound, which for years has
,r.vsd successful engagements in Uncle
Tam, Cabin" recently met with an igno-
,,;pjous death at the pound.
ms proposed to start forfeit temper
.rcs society at Reno, New. The initiation
Iss will be S25. and when a member slips
mon his pledge he will lose his share of
the pot
There sre 100000 acres Of uusurveyei
land, in Montana, and numerous sections
vi,, bsve 10 be resuryeyed, owing TO the
;~pe-iect worthless character OF the work
done.
The army annual statistics for lSS2 are
rot encouraging. There were S,&l9 court
p,srtia.s. and Isl, 43I minor Punishments
inflicted by commanding officers. This is
An average of an ofiense and a half for
every officer and man.
church in Bavaria, accommodating a
thousand people, has been almost entirely
built OF papier-mache, which can be sup
p.jsd at cost little above that Of plaster.
Il can be made to initiate the finest mar
b,e,ss i, .akes polish superior to slate.
Henry Labouchero thinks the best re-
gs.pt p, cold punch is: Pour half.a-pint
Of gin on the outer peel Of lemon, then
sdd A little iemon-juice, sugar, glass OF
n naraschino. pint to pint and a quarter
# water. and two bottles OF well-iced soda
vs'ey.
In Paris, the city pa. eresIieaee OF suicides,
al the statistics so to show that telo de Sc
U,edominates either in the depth OF Win
Ter or during the hottest days OF Summer.
Wat is true Of Paris is becoming, every
year. true- OF New York, of which it is the
prototype.
Shad and other varieties of food fish are
disappearias from the Potomac. Twenty
years ago the annual catch Of shad alone
amounted 10 scores of millions. Hardly as
msny thousands are now taken, and the
price has advanced in Washington to
twenty i've cents per pound.
To 0chsuge linen once week is a luxury
which lew Russians know; eTen those who
lathe once week do not change their
linen 50 frequently. Indeed, to change
linen once a week is a sign of aristocratic
tendencies, like wearing gloves is sign
Ci CisrisiOcyacy in "Rabagas.
The possibilities of Colorado as an agri-
Cu,turs, State are shown by the fact that in
twenty three years the wheat acreage has
increased from ten acres to $4,000. The
large scale upon which irrigation is now
being planned and carried out will soon
cause very large increase in the acreage
a7alsbe for the raising OF wheat, as well
IS other cereals.
The construction OF railroads in Florida
has had the noteworthy effect OF turning
the faces Of West and Middle Floridians
toward each other, whereas, owing TO lack
OF intercourse, with other portions of the
State, and being nearer to Mobile end New
Orleans in time than to Tallahassee, the
first FAMED have heretofore desired annex
alton with Alabama.
According to a return issued the other
cay at Berlin, 2lS persons were condemned
IN Germany to decapitation between 1864
and lr'sS, Of whom only twenty.six were
executed. Between 1865 and ISIS no fewer
d an i2N were condemned: but in no case
was the sentence carried out. In 1873,
HoteI was executed for his attempt on the
Emperor. In 1879 and 1850 there were no
executions, and since 1881 there have been
CNly three