The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-24
PITHY PARAGRAPHS.


PITHY PARAGRAPHS.
The perceptible earthquakes of the
civilized world are estimated to average
in number Hope annum.
Holyoke, Massachusetts, is expected
soon to become not only the greatest
paper manufacturing, but the greatest
paper exporting city in the world.
The wings of the common fly, accord
ing to Paul Mayo, of Lausanne, Swit2er-
land, vibrate at the rate Of $50 strokes
per second, while during the same time
those of the mosquito make about 1000.
English farmers now offer six cents
per dozen for sparrOws' heads, and the
same price per dozen for their eggs.
These prices have stimulated a raid of
| almost complete determination in some
counties.
a horseshoe, made entirely Of sleeps
horn, invented at Lyons, France, is
found especially useful in the case of
horses unsteady on town pavements. 1t
costs rather more than iron, but is very
durable.
Lord Rowton, Lord Bcaconsfeld's
"faithful Monty" apologies for the de-
lay in the publication of the life, which
has been owing to his own delicate state
| of health, which prevents his working
with the energy he would wish.
The authorities of Berlin are trying
tile pavements for the streets. The tiles
are moulded into blocks rs inches
square and 80 inches thick, and are i'm
pregnated with bituminous products up
to % per cent. of their volume. They
are laid on concrete six inches thick.
The spaces between them are filled with
hot tar,
! 4 member of tie New South Wales
| Legislature moved not long ago reSu-
luton to the effect that the practice of
! the English Government of comforting
! titles upon colonists is inconsistent with
| the spirit Of the Democratic institutions
of tho colonies. When a division was
called for, the mover was alone on the
side of the yeas.
The British army just now closely re-
sembles that commanded by the illus
trious Bombastes Furioso; it grows
more and more like a skeleton day by
day. Its sources of supply, from causes
still somewhat obscure, are all but closed.
| Recruiting is nearly at standstill.
| Every regiment on the regular estab-
| lishment is below its strength. As for
! the militia, taking IL in the aggregate,
it is already short some 10000 men, and
the deficit is daily increasing.
A Maryland county treasurer says no
wonders not so much that defalcations
are frequent rs that they are not more
numerous, considering the heavy temp
tations. He says that when he was first
put in charge of his Office he was fairly
deluged with "private," "contidential,"
and other communications from New
Gork-proving-o paper-that NE could
Il all ],
he would intrust his money TO tho
parties sending the communications.
According to Mr.. Graham, recounting
his experiences OF mountaineering in
tho Himlayas TO the Royal Geographic
cal society, especially with reference to
his ascent of peak 23,7OO feet above the
sea, neither In that nor in any other as
cent did he feel any Inconvenience in
breathing, or experience any nausea, or
bleeding at the nose, temporary loss OF
sight and hearing; but the motion of the
heart was perceptibly affected, rs its
beating became audible, and its rate was
decidedly increased.
A correspondent writes to complain 70
the London Tablet "that in some Cath.
Ollie churches in London singing boys
are hired for musical agency known I,
be discreditably mixed up with inhdeI
sects. Boys who have sung blasphe
! nous Hymn TO Humanity az tho mis-
cradle Positivist meeting. house, are
actually allowed on Sunday morning t.
sing the sacred words OF the mass, and
persons who have been employed in q
Unitarian chapel are engaged 10 chant
the praises Of God In Catholic church,
At private interview which Mr.. Glad
t stone, aftor the public seance in tn,
] &C. y, oil ~ huI
, with Mr. Cumberland, the mind rcader
the latter offered TO CLEAN out of tn,
- Prime Minister'S mind all his
- future intentions rs to Egypt, tn,
franchise bill, and dissolution, and reaC
. him like an open book. Mr.. Gladstone
admitted the accuracy othis revelations
but solemdly bound him to secrecy. or
the day after Mr.. Cumberland had forty
, four visits from members of Parliamen
, anxious TO pump him.
In q compilation 10y Mr.. Gordon Cor
! man, entitled Converts to Rome" tn,
names are grouped under various heads
= and the reader can Mt once see how tn
work of conversion has progressed
among the nobility, army, at Oxford, etc
r Ii is interesting To remark that, Will
:. Cambridge has.produced lil converts du
! ring tho century, oxford has yieldo,
= BOG. OF these, Christ Church sent 30, FIX
: ctor 30, Driel -, Ballot ~, and Brasenos
e 10. OF the professions the army has bee
!, the most prolific of recruits. having sen
u over $50, aud tho navy the least *
y sending only ~. The book gives elo
. Gucnt proof of the zeal aud ability OF tn
> Roman Catholic divinos In tho last hal
y century.
: "And Ms good lost Is seldom or never found;
y AS fading glass no rubbing VIII refresh;