Daily Republican., 1883-11-22
SENSATIONAL ITEMS.

From the time the keel ola Chinese
Junk is laid until the vessel goes to the
bottom, where all junks seemingly 90
eventually, prayers and spells are en-
ployed in its behalf. Mid SPELLS and
ncantations a lucky day for launching
is chosen. A shrine to the goddess Tien-
how, the tutelary deity of the sailor, is
carried in every junk. Propitlatory
sentences and prayers are inscribed in
various parts Of the vessel. Notwith-
standing the use of all these preventa-
tivcs, however, storms will overtake
the junks. Instead Of blaming the god
dcss, or losing faith in the ttticacy of
spells showeie about the craft, the
sailors usually search among them
selves for a particularly wicked fellow.
If such on he found, he is likely to
be tossed overheard as the cause of the
trouble.
A paper has been ascertaining the
petting prOpeuSlties OF our leading act
resses, from witch we learn that Mrs
Mckee Rankin's tavorite is a Mexican
dog. Ada GiIHan's a squirrel, Agnes
Elliott's a monkey, Madame Ponis's a
cat, called M-thusaem, Agnes Booth S a
parrot, Alma SANKEY'S dog, given to
her in California Ada Dyas cultivates
white mice, Rose Coglan divides her
affection bet ween il pug and skye ter
rier, Fanny Davenport keeps fish in an
aquarium, Alice Harrison jnclines to
numerous Gugs, Elite Henderson dotes
on poultry, Mary Anderson has u ras
sion for flowers and curious shrubs,
and Miss Sarah Jewett has 10 pet but
herself. The husbsnd gets poor show
In the above list.
A few weeks since, out on the Louis
HOll iday iarm, near Riverside,s H.,
while engaged in saving lumber, the
saw struck hard substance and stop.
ped. Upon examining the matter it was
found to have been caused by the teeth
coming in contact with horseshoe. The
log squared one foot in thickness where
the shoe WAS found and the horseshoe
was exactly in the heart of the tree and
at about the distance of six or seven feet
from the ground. The wood has grown
over and around the shoe and the nails
the latter having the appearance of being
driven into the wood. The tree froms
which the log was taken is what i
known as the water oak.
In some parts of Italy the inhabit ants
retain the provincial habits OF their an
cestors of the early ages. One of the
most curious customs still observed re
lates to their arr rliages. The bride Is
dragged from home by main strength
The struggle b, gins in her own room,
where she must cling, shrieking as sht
is torn away by her married womtl
friends. Among the Weather classes
the practice OF announcing the approach
of the bridal pair to church by tht
blowing of trumpets still continues.
A. Krippner owned fox squire
with only one eye, which had beer
taught to run up it's masters sle, We. l,
escaped, and Mr.. Krippner found it in a
cage. labeled " for sale in Charles Els.
pich's bird store. Mr.. Krippner put
his hand into the cage, and the squirrel
ran up his arm, aud on reaching home
it seemed pleased. Now Mr.. Es
pich, who disputes Mr.. Krippner's
ownership, has sued for the squirrel
and Cincinnati court has the case II
hand.
There Is on exhibition al SanLnis
Obispo, Cal, an ear Of corn grown in
the exact torn of the land ora child,
the wrist, hand, thumb and fingers all
perfect excepting the little finger which
| /, double. 1t is covered with small
urains of corn to ear the UPS of the
fingers, which AZ" bare prongs OF cob
giving the appearance OF hand cla'
with u nit. In tota height 1t Is hvt
and half inches and three inches
broad across the palm.
A popular sport in Philadelphia is
dog-iaclng. At a recent two-hunt!ret
yards handicap race there were six
teen entries, OF which thirteen started
The dogs were run in heats of four
and the four winners in final heat.
A beaut full lady, we'll known In the
social circles of Paris, recently created
q great sensation at foreign court by
appearing in ball costume Of white
kid, which fitted her like glove.