Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-03-06
Miscellaneous.

made from grain can be produced from acorns.
 Richmond, Va, has debt of S4,741, ,TO5 65, on which she pays an annual interest of S3O3. 134 43
 Of ,O0O ounces of healthy human blood, 1915 oinces consist of water and 3fS5 ounces of solid matter.
 All solid bodies become self-lumi> nous at about the same temperature, beginning to show dull light at about 1 ,OOO degrees.
 Twelve perpendicular feet of wafer are annually cvaporated from the surface of the Red Sea between Nus bia and Arabia.
 The last find in California is a vinegar well, a natural deposit of acctic acid, as strong as the com mercial article. The miners hope to strike deposit of old applet ack next.
 Simply because his cat brought home two or thlee fish whit h she stole tIom the neiglboring market, B iggs beasts that he gets his mack erel by the kit,-Boston Transcript
 "The trees will not be gin to turn over a new leaf until spring." said a sad eyed tramp, land as I always follow natures teachings. I think I'll wait" And he sat down in the farmers kitchen and waited until the spring of q big dog came.
 "Mr White," said Harrisburg law yer to a witness in the boy. at Ihe time these papers were executed you were speculating. were you not?' "Yes, sir" "''You were in oil? ?' II as." And what arc you in now ?' Bankrupty," was the solemn reply.
 Dr. bio Lewis planes the night cap, as well as the unventilated hat for tho early and often bald head. Does the good doctor refer 10 the old-styie flannel head-gear, or the night cap which the young man of the perod takes before starting home to bed?'
 A well dressed man appeared at house in Hillsdalc. Mich, and asked for q meal, like a tramp. It was given him. After finishing good, warm meal, he took a fine, fresh cigar from his pocket, lighted it and waike off as though he were propri> etor of the town.
 Au-tralia has adopted stringent measur,s for preventing the spread Of scab in sheep. Officers are ap> pointed over the districts, whose du> ties are to inspect farms and brand every sheep inspected.
 An anonymous authority pre- ibes kerosene oil as a prot' ction against squash bugs and similar pes:s, 10 be applied by soaking rags in the oil and regging them down to the ground in the hills.
 A fashion item says "there is a great rage for stuffed birds among miiliners." This rage for "stuffed birds's becomes general about Christmas time; but they are not worn on the hat.-N orristown Her aid.
 IL was his first attempt on roller skatts, and as they brought him to in the toilet-room he remarked: II tell you, boys, that Was gorgeous. I must have knocked in the who dome of heaven the way those stars flew round. Iwonder if there's any Lift for the next man."-Oi; City 
 The chemist of the National De- partmenL of Agriculture is credited with saying that the fertility of the soil of the western prairies will be exhausted sooner than that of the rocky land of the eastern states.
 "Now, then" said a Galveston 10 one of his travelling who was packing up for his journey, "let us see that you sell more goods on this trip than you did before. Our finn is generally known now"
 '-Sce here, my friend, that dog of yours killed three sheep of mine last night, and 1 want to know what you propose to do about in?'
 "Arc you sure it was ny dog?'
 "Yes."
 "Well, I hardly know what to do. I guess 1 had better sell him. You don't want to buy good dog, do you?"
 Wash baby up clean and dress him really pretty and be will resist all advances with a most superlative crosness; but let him eat molasses, ginge rbread, and fool around the coal hod for half hour, and he will nestle his dear little dirty face close up to your clean shirt bosom and be just the lovingest, cunningest little rascal in all the world. Dedication of Baptist Taber-
 nacle.