Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06
FISH BAIT.

A FRENCH lad employed iu one OF the
mills il Lewiston. Me-, wishing 10 have
day off, cut the big belt and stopped
LOGO spindles until it could be re-
paired.
JUDGE A. B. NORTON, ofiDallas, Tex,
has cane given him by Henry Clay in
1874. 1t is made from an ash tree that
was felled in that year on Clay's
grounds. sf
The Harriet Ross is still navigating
Lake Erie. She belonged to the victori-
GUS fleet of Commodore Perry in 1872,
and the only original portion left of her
is her keel. El4G Ei
GENERAL WAsHINGToN and General
Sherman, by a curious historical coinci-
dence, issued their farewell orders to the
army on the same day century apart
November /, 1888 1888. y
The other evening, III Dublin, while
Mr.. Barry Sullivan was playing Ham
let, just as he cried out in the closet
scene GA rat, rati" cat, who heard
him, jumped, in a state of extreme e1-
citement, on the stage, to secure her 10
vorite prey. +t'2
JUDGE FIsaER, of Baltimore, having
decided that man is liable in damages
for slanderous words uttered by his
wife, Mr.. Scholer, of that city, had to
pay $105 and costs because his wife had
said nncomplimentary things of Mrs.
Anna Mache. ii
of Sheridan's batteries on the Berry
vile Pike at the time of the battle Of
Winchester is still alive, aid it makes
her feel sad to think what the company
lost that day simply because there was
fight going on down the road.
A MAINE woman offered her husband
at auction and no one bid. Then sine
put up billy goat and $l2 wns offered.
Since this little domestic episode she
has been heard to give evidence Of
mathematical accuracy by remembering
that two and two always make four.
The fourth year Of the Harvard Annex
has demonstrated that the undertaking
may fairly be regarded as no longer an
experiment. The success of this form
of collegiate education for women is said
to be assured. A fund of SGT, 900 has
been obtained by the ladies of the ex.
ecntive committee.
IT is proverbially difficult for young
PAC cASa1hD " CoIuDllSu tASu16t1HcS Ill
practice. The reason for this is that
young physicians do not like to get up
at o'clock in the morning and drive
eight miles over country road, and then
have to wait three years for their pay
Philadelphia Cail.
ONE THOUSAND acres Of oyster plant
ing ground in Rhode Island employs
capital of 81 100000. Last year it paid
$125,000 in wages to the people
of the state; it furnished 666, 500
bushels Of oysters, worth $3.50, 500, or
S73S.56 to the acre, and it gave support
to 2, 400 persons.
YouNe MIR. Osgood, student at tho
Easthampton (Mass.) Seminary, fell
down mountain side there the other
day. After sliding forty feet he escaped
death at the very edge of precipice.
Fires were lighted by his companions,
and men from Easthampton, hurrying
to the mountain, rescued him by means
of ropes.
AMONG the notable bridges of the
world is the one Of Langang, China. It
crosses an arm of the China Sea. This
structure is some five miles long. and
has not less than 800 arches. Over the
pillar of each arch reclines lion made
out OF single block of marble, and yet
twenty one feet long. The roadway OF
the bridge is seventy feet wide. .l
a hENTucKY turkey hen stole away
during the summer and hatched her
brood In the woods. A few days ago
the turkey came home with flock Of
nearly. grown turkeys, accompanied by
half-grown partridge. Strange to say
the partridge Is about as gentle as any
OF the barn-yald fowls, and goes up to
roost with the turkeys every night.
A NEwsBoYs' lodging house ia about
to be established in Boston under the
direction Of several charitable ladies and
gentlemen. who have bad the plan un-
der consideration for some years. It is
hoped that when the lodging house is
founded on firm basis. evening class.
es, industrial schools and other educa-
tlonal and reformatory institutions will
gradually grow out of it.
A WASHINGTON letter says the mem
Ders 0. the Chinese legation are very
fond OF being out-of, doors. They ride
and walk continually, but their greatest
pleasure seems to bo to take drive
through the soldiers' home in IN open
carriage. They are always laughing ard
cnatt,np, apparently we'll satisfied with
their life in Washington. They are also
very fond OF the theater, usually making
up party among themselves about once
week. They rarely occupy box,
md usually select seats in the fourth or
NTH row OF the orchestra. That they
are tho observed Of ell observers
Wherever they 70 does raj appsar to