The Columbus journal., 1883-06-27
OF GENERAL INTEREST.


An Ithaca IN. Y; man ate seven
dozen oysters in a stated time and won
ten dollars. A physician visited him
several times aftcrward and charged
him twenty dollars.
The last census of India shows that
there are 2l, ,OOO. 900 widows in the land
of elephants and jungles. This is due
to the fact that no woman whose huS-
band dies is allowed to remarry.
The late Marshall Jewell. of Con-
necticut, is to be honored by the people
of Denver. Col, who have decided to
name q new park on the outskirs OF
that city ''the Marshall Jewell Psrk."
In a recent letter to the Ohio State
Forestry Association. Mr.. John 6
Whittier says that he is panied and in
dignant at the wantOn destruction OF
forests in the New England States.
"A farmer in California carried a
mouse around on the inside Of his clothes
for several hours, the other day, before
he discovered what it was. He felt its
struggles. but said he thought it was the
twitching Of one Of his muscles.
The wife of brand-new member Of
Congress told her neighbors that her
family would remove to Washington,
but she was undecided as to how they
would live in the capitaA-she favored
taking one of the Potomac Wash-
ingtOn Post.
The bellies Of the Piute tribe of
Indians walk slong the railroad tracks
Of.civilizatiOn in Nevada and gather the
black dope. which drops from the
axles of the cars. With this they smear
their cheeks and arms and grow more
beautiful 10 .-
"A woman and her three little children
We're recently discovered in hogshead at
Wilkesbarre, where they sought shelter
after having been turned out Of their
house for nOn-payment Of rent. The
husband and father is in Jail on charge
of larceny. Philadelphia Press.
-Roselle. n j., is the first small
town in the United States to be lit by
'.village plant" of Edison electric lights.
which consist Of eight miles Of wire,
five hundred lights in thirty-five houses.
one hundred and fifty street lamps and
clusters ut the depot. all run by one
hundred and fifty horse power engine.
"A rural typo in setting up farm
item, made it read 1.-The temperature Of
the soul depends upon its humidity" and
when the editor came in with his wet
boots on and lifted the wretch out into
the soil Of the adjoining pig pen, he had
time to reflect upon the difference be-
tween soul and sOil.-Rome (N " Sen
tinel.
To youth who inquired whether,
in saluting lady friend whom he met
in the street. he should raise his hat
merely or bow rs well. Toronto paper
replies that he should do both, rs the
hat was ''raised out of courtesy to the
entire sex; the bow is an acknowledge
ment Of the individual recognition"
The mother of Senator Jones, of
Neveds, fell down stairs at his residence
at Gold Hill the other day. and arose
with painful bruises. For years she
had been suffering the worst pangs of
dyspepsia, but As her bruises healed
she found that her stOmschic troubles
had been Jared out, and she is blessed
with better health than she has had
since 1868. This certiticatiOn Of the
efficiency of the movement cure is
grstuitously inserted for the benefit of
the afnicted.-Detroit Post.
"A woman who elopes takes great
chances in England. under the new
'.married womsn's property act" J." if she
takes any of her husbands property
along with her. Mrs. Margaret Fletcher
has reason to regret her foolish act.
She ran away from her home at Work
ington short time ago. and carried
with her jewels and wearing apparel
valued at sixty dollars. Her husband
first sued for divorce and got it, and
then prosecuted her for thief, and the
Judge sent her to Jail for three months.
-Chepets, the widow of Oursy, the
Ute Chief, has become the bride of 3
White River Ute. Instead of the fine
silk dress which she wore on her visit
to the ''Grest Father" at Wash
ington in company with Oursy, she is
now content with buckskin leggins, .
wsistcOat Of rough material, and q
blanket on which ~. s." is woven in
large black letters. But she is just rs
naughty now as when the wife of q
Chief. Her sheep number thousands.
and she has many more ponies than she
has any particular need for. Besides
this, she has nearly $3, 900 in the agency
safe. Chicago Tribune.