The Russellville Democrat., 1883-04-05
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fhc New York Herald recently
gave 100000 to the famine stricken
ireland. A magnanimons specimen
Of philanthropy, and worthy Of emu
lation. The Herald is the largest
newspaper establishment in the
world. - sss@ tsA'
Nj. de Lesseps is on a journey to
,Tnnis it is thought in sfurtherancc Of
the project to GOOD Sahara from IKE
Mediterranean AThis turning or
the desert into an inland sea is per-
haps one Of the lighter employments.
with which the French engineer will
recreate himself while pursuing the.
task ofjoining the Atlantic and Pa
cific Oceans through Panama" q.
Mr.. Eads, the st. Louis bridge
builder, is the greatest dentist in
the world. He practices his profess
ion in the mouth of the Mississippi
river. He cleans out the mouth of
the great river every day.
Canada has sustained great losses
this spring on account of overflow.
The rainfall in the neighborhood of
Halifax has been tremendous. Wig
gins lives up there, and be ought to
do something for the weather.
The farmers Of Louisiana are be-
coming intensely enthusiastic on
the subject of jute culture. Mr..
Voght, of New Orleans, has invented
machine for disintegrating the
fibre, and if it succeeds jute will soon.
become one Of the staples of Louisi-
ana.
There is much talk Of Ostrich
breeding in the south as an industry.
1t is thought by our consuls at AL
giers, Buenos Ayres and other places,
that Ostriches can be raised in the
south to great profit. The only diff
ficulcy is in the breeding and rails
ing, for this settled, the profit is sure.
Horticulture is receiving much
more general attention now in this
country than at any previous period
of the history of the United States.
The people are evidently improving
in taste and refinement.
According to reports the wheat
crop is in bad condition and any
thing but fattering. If the crop is
short. wheat will be dear, as there is
no overplus in the market now.
Some inventor will invent ma
chine by which the fibrous texture
Of the various species Of palmetto
can be utilized. This fibre may be
obtained.
Hon. Thomas II. Dudley (late con-
sui to LiverpooI has put out pam
phlet son the prosperity of America
under protection and the decline of
England under free trade" 1t is
full of facts and figures and eminent
ly worthy of perusal
Communism is resolving itself into
new form and new problem in the
United States. 1t seems that mon
opolies encourage communism, and
vice versa. The fact is communism
is monopoly of hybrid corruption,
and as it increases in volume it in
creases in corruption.
The people of Urbino have cele-
brated with much enthusiasm the
four hundredth birthday of their
great townsman Raffaelle. Ratfaelle
was Justly esteemed as the greatest
painter of modern times, until the
late fashion of decorating China and
hand painting dinner-cards came in,
and since then sensible people have
wished that the art of painting had
stopped before Raffaelle born.
There was serious wreck on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad last
Friday. Fifty three persons were
injured and many of them seriously.
A broken rail was the cause. Two
sleeping cars were completelywreck-
ed.
Two rare plants have lately been
added to the Conservatory of Cor
nell University. One, which is called
the insect plant, is known botanically
as the Schimus MOLE. 1t is pretty
shrub that grows in the warmer
parts of South America. 1t resem-
bles our native sumac, but has aro-
matte leaves. When some of the
leaflets are placed in water they be-
gin to dart about upon the surface