The Mineral argus., 1883-09-06
Miscellaneous Matters.

MMALlLLo II
The Olympia Wyoming Courier Of
recent date says there are nov not LED
than 1900 Cinnamon in British Colud
bia. and the number is increasing full
100 per month by the arfival OF shi|
loads in Victoria.
Our consul to Brazil has teleNn0nI
the department Of state that X
and other eminent physicians ID
that after the various microscopic al
other tests Of the blood Of yellow fsvl
patients they have fully established u
theory that the yellow fever germ exid
in the blood. They claim to have foud
various evidences in every subject ope
ated on.
The Trenton, N. j., editor who spod
slightingly Of factory girls and their nj
rails raised a hornets nest. and the bu|
ling Of fifteen hundred factory Rir|
coupled with threats at an elaborate a
play Of boycotting methods was 30 fed
| kul that he had TO come and say that I
wrote the offensive article in hurrl
and didn't mean it.
A trial Of the S1-ton guns at Dover
short time a ago, resulted successful
The ground trembled ~perceptibly frol
the effects Of the explosion, windol
and doors ratified, and several thl
panes Of glass in the lighthouse wed
| shattered. Four rounds were fred, u
p~roiectiles being all OF the same weigl
i, 700 pounds-but the charges Of pod
der varing from 225 pounds TO 4
hounds, the latter being a full chari
/ The ~proiectiles struck the water at u
tances varying from 1900 yards 10 ID
miles. according to the elevation, al
the recoil varied from four to sever led
The carriages and aiming apparel
worked admirably.
NJ. de Lesseps breaches that the Cd
dren Of the rich are over-dressed, oV3
fed. and underexercised. He 4
brought up in many respectes like
vounp ~savage-iust as he is rearing /
little folk-and he thinks that had it 4
been for his fathers appreciate
Of the unadorned beauty 4
infants and dislike
finely clad and pampered babyhood. |
IN. de Lesseps) would not have ID
served his vitality 30 far into old age
he had done. The basis of a strong Co
etitution were laid in a free and natu1
childhood. At the age Of five he V
no more afraid to ride a m~ettlesoI
horse than sn Arab Of the desert. B
fore his boys and girls were old enol|
TO play marbles and dress dolls he 81
them ponies and took them out 10 n
in the environs of Paris.
The corner stone Of the Garfield nd
umentin San Francisco is to- be laid in
gust 5, and it is expected that the cel
monies will 1T very impressive. 4
governors Of all the PacI
coast states and tern
ties, King Kalaksna Of the Sandwl
Islands and his staff, the entire mill
Of California and Nevada, and dele
tons from all the coast ports OF
grand army of the republic will be pr
: emit. and the direction OF details vii.
given 10 the Knights Templar. 4
monument will stand in Conservah
valley Of Golden Gate park.
In Iapland the sun never goes id
/ during May, June and July, but, in I
4; ter, for two months, he never rises
all. His place, however, is somevl
supplied by the wonderful north
lights, which fash and flicker in
/, gray skies. They look like fires d
1 thousand shapes and colors. Now
/, clowns, and now like domes; now \
flashing nets, and nov like streamen1
: silk: now like banners, and now
. arches-these welcome guests mai
: night beautiful.