Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-25
Items Of Interest

Stockton is forming a Cremation So
~.
Cato, at eighty years of age, learned
speak the Greek language.
slutarch, when between seventy and
hty, commenced the study Of Latin.
socrates, at IN extrems old age,
rned TO play on musical instruments.
Doctor johnson applied himself to the
tch language but few years before
death.
ranklin did not fully commence his
ophical ps-..lIs until lie had
ehsd bis fidseth year.
Dryden, in his sixty-eighth year,
nmenced the translation OF the Had,
most pleasing production.
4udovico Moenaldsco, at the great
Of one hundred and fifteen, wrote
memoirs of his own times.
Pghby, the translator of Homer and
tgil, was .unacquainted with Latin
Greek until he was past fifty.
Mormon Bishop Taylor, of Salt Lake,
nts to buy tue narrow gauge road
En Phoebe to Bullionville. U. T.
Women who make flannel drawers in
w York struck for ten cents pair
ere they were gettiag five, and 90
* for seven.
Killing alligators for their skins and
th employs large force Of men in
Prida, who have engaged to furnish
900 skins TO French tannery in a
On time
ames Hobbs got judgment against
New Mexico and Arizona Railroad
npany for the loss OF both legs IN a
lision near Benson, A. T., for $50, 900.
tion for new trial has been made.
3occAccio was thirty-five years Of age
On he commenced his studies in light
ratnre, yet he became one Of the
attest masters Of the Tuscan dialect,
nse and Petrarch being the other two.
Par first National bankrupt law was
lcted on April 4, 1900. and repealed IN
rcmber 10, 1903; the second was passed
August 10, l84l, and repealed on
rch 3, 1913; the third Of Jenckes Act,
FED from March 2, 1867. to September
876. Congress Is likely to be asked
consider the advisability Of new Act
session.
Within comparatively brief period
residents Of Louisville have died
m strains suffered while acting as pail
rers. 1t is believed that this fact
we'd Prof. J. Lawrence Smith OF that
"a, well known scientific man, to
uest in his will that none of his
|nds be asked to be bearers Of his cof-
and to direct thst rix strong men be
Ployed f9f That purpose.
optyFAa. newspapers were started
Dakota kfpg last October. The
bon for thi3< Etraordinary outburst Of
rnalistic entS prise wss an act of
hgress which requires settlers pre-
,fing government l>nd to publish the
'Iaration Of their intentions, in order
scquire title from ehe government,
. period of six weeks in some news
per Of general circulation.
10 incident OF recent occurrence could
tstrate more clearly one OF the curl
lies OF modern times, than the publ
ion In the San Francisco papers on
nday morning Of the full particulars
|he execution OF 0'Donnell, the slayer
the informer Carey. The execution
X place in Newgate, London, prompt
st 8 o'clock; yet, full account had
cbed San Francisco before the morn
papers went to press.
fannie Zimmerman, daughter OF a
ltimore clergyman, engaged herself to
gentlemen and fixed yesterday as
wedding day. One Of her lovers,
10 was from Pennsylvania. went to
residence with a license, and as lie
8 about to drive with her to the min
pr his rival from Virginia made his ap'
srAnce. After race through the
eets the latter was arrested and de
he'd until the ceremony had been per
med.