The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-09-20
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

WlScolAaueeuS paragraphs.
The orange crop in California this yea1 yea
is said to BE the largest ever known II
that state, notwithstanding the fact that
many trees We're damaged by the Feb
ruary frOsts. The lime "crop, on tht
contrary, is much smaller than ustial.
| Show-printing this season is more
elaborate and flasher than ever before
The prevailing idea seems to be that the
success of our actors and actresses thi
i year is going to depend altogether up
on the amount of red and yellow pain
ttsplashed on to the hill-boards and scat
j texed through the barber shops.
Ii Hung Chang, viceroy of China, has
at the instance Of the United States min
lister. granted permission for a steame,
to run on the upper Pei-Ho river, be.
tween 'Tfentsin and Tong Cho. The con-
to all attempts on the part of foreign
cruiser to approach Pekin, the habitation
of the emperor, have been strongly op.
| posed.
An old lady who had purchased new
bonnet received it on Saturday. MOI
long after she was missed, and her alb.
sence was SO protracted that her family
became alarmed about her, and institut-
ed search. After looking the premises
all over; her daughter found her in hei
chamber, sitting quietly with her. new
bonnet on: The daughter exclaimed:
"Why mother, what are you doing here?'
"Go along down." the old lady replied
| am only getting used to this thing, so
that shall not be thinking about it all
/ nn fSFrNo Svi 11, a., k1
/: A feature of the exposition at Amster-
dam is a complete Japanese village,
which is reproduced with much fidelity
! and detail. There are huts of the ma
lives, Inhabitants and cattle, and ma
| tive orchestra furnishes Japanese music
Tor Japanese dances.
The house of 11rs. John w: Bigelow,
at Newport, is furnished With Venetian
portico which looks "ut on the bay,
afording one Of the best pictures in that
city. Mrs. Bigelow asked her friend,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, to say somthing
abou this piazza-' somthing to be re-
| membered." ." =. Mrs. Howe knitted her
fine brows and pursed up her nervous
mouth. Every one waited for the orac-
ular utterance Of the author ofthe "Bat'
bully piazza" was the unpoetic answer.
+ Plans have been completed for the
new silver vault to- be built Under the
cash room Of the treasury department.
It will hold about q, ,000,0 900 standard
dollars.
A dog of the shepherd breed, owned
by Aaron Hutchinson, of Mansfield,
Conn.,, not only possesses the usual &C.
omplishments common to the educated
CANNES, such aSshaking hands, awaiting
the signal three t. snap the piece of
bread, speaking, etc., but he also sings.
"Sit up, hold out your paw and sing"
says his mistress, and Pedro will pose in
q most knowing attitude, and to mus
ical accompaniment will join his voice,
varying his song as the tune is high or
low, fast or slow, and stop wher the i'll
strument ceases.
A very curious thing about deaf mutes
is the rapidity with which they learn
the meaning and use of slang words and
phrases. The ordinary street language
Of the day seems to be every bit as fam
iliar to them as it is to the people whose
organs of hearing are not impaired, and
and they will say, in their own way,
"you bet your boots!" or lyon bet your
sweet life!" with as much ease and grace
as if they had it at their tongues end all
their lives. One Of the afflicted young
men, when asked for an explanation of
this remarkable fact, said the deaf mutes
got their knowledge of slang from the
newspapers; that they were great read
ers Of the papers, and snapped up new
phrase or word just the moment it made
its appearance. They not only use slang
in writing, but in their sign-language.
Among other things brought to this
country by President Soto. of Honduras.
is silver cup made before the appear
ence Of the Spaniards in Central Amer
ica. There is IN. opal in rough state,
Ave inches high valued at $4,000. and
and cut in various FORMS One of the
cases is filled with coffee. none of which,
it is said, finds its way to the United
States, the French and English purchas-
ing it at twenty-five cents per pound.
In one case is an exhibit of fibre OBJ
tanned from a species Of pineapple,
which, as it is tough, fine, and takes
dyes with success, is used as filling in
silks. 1t has been woven into cloth,
which has every appearances of silk,
and has been manufactured into
delicate lace. Several samples of the
grass from which Panama hats are made
are exhibited, as also are ipecac leaves
and roots, jalap, ginger roots, allspice.
berries and other spices.
One Of the attractions of the recent
performance in the Chinese theater in
San Francisco fort the benefit of the
knights Templar was stage fight be.
tween two WARRIORS whose method of
attack was was to jump up inf the air,
strike the adversary in the chest with
the bottom of both feet, and then fall
full length Oh the stage, striking on their
backs with terrific force. It was style
of tumbfing evidently new to most of the
spectators, who applauded vigorously.
Anothersstyle OF gymnastics was much
admired. The performer would stand
on chair which ewas .the-apex ofsa .pyrr
amid of table and chairs, turn q somer-
sault in the-air; ;Gand land on another
chair similarly elevated, wlthihis legs
crossed under him dixie a. taller This
feat was done repeatedly, by two per-.
formersdressedin bewildering multi
tude of baggy trousers, skirts, Jackets.
and cloaks. With the ordinary dress of
an athlete the feat is calculated to,breaks
both legs Of the performe, but fdressed
as they were it was an astonishing exhi-
bitior1.;.ftt :c::;;5,-i :! '<,2 ~'%'
The remarkable tides and the terrible
and deadly storm (which have visited
the north Atlantic wit hin week approx
innate too nearly TO the time of the awful
volcanic disturbances in Java; not to
arouse the feeling that these dreadful
outbreaks which have been felt over two
thirds OF the earth, if not throughout it,
have common origin. The earthQu ke
wave is known to have been felt at San
Francisco, and it is certainly curious
coincidence that at nearly the same time
there should be such tidal wave in the
Atlantic as that which has done 80 much
damage at ATLANTIC City and elsewhere
on toe New Jersey. coast, and that there
should be 80 great st0rm-cyclonic in
its character-as't that which has cost the
lives Of so or more fishermen on the
Grand Banks, and at the time of year
usually free from such violence. It
wonld be over bold to attribute these
disturbances to q common cause. '.- e..
Miss Chamberlaine, Of Cleveland, who
is figuring in London as beauty is de-
scribed by Eliza Westhersby, who hap
pened to meet her in a gathering Of the
Prince of Wales's set, as about as pretty
as ten per cent. Of all American girls.
She had rather q. captivating way about
her, "oddly combining spi rituelle,
Marguerite air with the peculiar dash
and confidence common in Yankee girls.
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