The Mineral argus., 1883-09-06
Genernl Mention.

stay at home."-New York Observer
General Mention.
In 1872 a bright cloud was observed
at midnight to cover a mountain in the
island Of Java; it emitted globes Of fire
so luminous that the night became as
clear as day. Its effects were astonish-
ing. Everything was destroyed for sew
en- leagues round. Houses were de-
molished, plantations were buried IN
the earth, and S,040 people lost their
Choate, Webster, Prentiss, Writ
polished their sentences till they almost
glistened like marble. Not q word
could be exchanged without doing vio-
lence 10 the meaning. They studied
the matter of their subjects well and
then gave particular attention to the
form Of expression.
A piece Of lime which 9 boy carried in
his pocket was the Of his death
from blood poisoning. It is the first
instance on record of a boys pants-pock-
ct going back on him. To think that
brass wire, rusty old knife blades, de-
cayed fruit, cobbler's wax, fsh hooks,
putty, mice, hedgehogs, can be carried
with IMMUNITY, yet there's all this fuss
about a little bit of lime that looked as
innocent as q piece Of chalk.
At a recent wedding the Princess Of
Wales wore a dress Of white satin, mt
ting her exquisite figure like q glove
The skirt had three ~fiounces, each
edged with cofee-colored lace. Over
the bodice was a short zouave jacket OF
| co~6ee-colored lace. Her bonnet was
IT, ~N-o- fr;uouad NTH tho oama
material. At one side was a bunch Of
pink carnations, and fastening the
| strings a bunch Of dark red flowers.
She carried q white parasol with a gold
handle. The three princesses we're
dressed in plain white frocks.
In Garden City, L. l., they have a
new and very happy way Of drawing the
social line. The rents are all fixed by
the Stewart managers, so each person
knows what rent his neighbors pay, and
thew divide into as many circles as there
are different rates. Thus the 81 1000
house men won't associate with the
$500 house men, and the 81 800 house
men won't associate with the $l,0Ol
house men and SO on. One man there
paws s., 800 annual rent and, of course.
he won't associate with anybody.
A cruel magazine editor returned the
manuscript Of a poem IN a lady in New
Orleans. She says: 81 do not really be
lieye they ever unfolded lit to look a
because, while rewriting it, IAN evelast
fell upon the paper, and, instead o
brushing il Of, / concluded to leave j
there lust to see whether they would
read the piece. Well, SUR enough
when | opened the paper, there was m!
eyelash all undisturbed! Now you know
iftbese three half sheet had been fin
gered the little :eyelssh would neve
have come back"
European statisticians are gradual.
reducing their estimates of the popula
ton Of China. 1t used to be put at owe
400. 600, 900. Benin and Wagner reduc
their estimate fer China and Corea iron
A3t5OO.OOO to Z 9,50U, 900. Peterson re
| duees his estimate by 100000, maxim
1 the present total $50, 00O, 1000. DR.. HAP
ner. missionary, believes this al safel
} he reduced another $1,000 600. Nj. HiI
= nisley. Acting Commissioner of Custom:
thinks $50 900 more correct tina
1 35O.OOO.OOO. The losses by the Taepin
v and Mohammedan rebellions, and b
the famine and pestilence which sweI
: the provinces Of Chill, Shantung, SAM
y | Snenhl anu AlOulg hAO
e ted al from 81 900, 900 to Sl,OOO,OOO.
/. Many cases Of typhoid fever, scarl'
E tina and diptheria have been traced b
British medical men to contaminate
' milk, and the source Of disease was
Il marked that Eve years ago the Priv
" Council issued an order imposing upo
E county justices the duty Of inspectir
and regulating the sanitary arrange
ments Of dairies, milk shops and Gov
houses. The order not having bee
properly attended TO, and recent on
t breaks Of fever having demonstrate
the necessity Of more stringent acto
an act has just been passed by parll
ment which provides for the registr
1 lion by the local authority Of all perso'
v carving on the trade Of cow-keepei
l dairymen or milk sellers; for securil
Re the cleanliness Of milk shops and mi
a vessels; for advising ~precaution again
10 infection or contamination; for inspe
lion of the cattle in diaries and co
sheds: and for authorizing the C a
thority TO make the necessary regul
T, tons, This is very sensible legislatio
1 and might be copied in this count
s with good results.
10 The American House was pulled
Sc the 9th, and several unmarried people