The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-01
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tho organs of speech indicate mental
or moral dcfencies.
A Liverpool bicyclist who was rid
ing down steep hill near That city
was shot through cottage window by
the breaking of his machine.
The district around Galena, Kansas,
is credited with being the largest zinc
producing locality in the world. Last
year 10000 tons were mined.
The proposed worlds fair at Rome
has been postponed until 1894, as
France has set its heart on having one
in 1889, the centennial of the revolu-
ton.
Arizonas total production Of copper
this year is expected to be nearly so
per cent. greater than last years
yield, amounted to 17,00O,0O0 pounds.
The project of having policemen de-
TITLED daily TO weigh coal delivered
to the customers at retail, and ste that
the full weight is given is now agita-
ted in San Francisco.
A Macon woman was lately fined
$2.50 for striking her husband on the
head with bed slat in a quarrel about
blackberry pie. The next day she stole
all his money, $40, and left for parts
unknown.
A horse at Riverside, l.. l., by bis
weakness for eating chickens, is oaus
ing his owner considerable trouble.
The horse eats chickens, feathers and
all, whenever he can manage to catch
them.
Few people but forgers know that
the banknote paper on which Ameri-
can legal tender national banknote cur
rency and Government bonds are
printed is made entirely at Dalton,
Mass.
The reason why negroes are such
good: cooks lies in the fact that all per.
sons with full lips can judge better of
viands, and care more for gastronomy,
than those whose lips are thin and
bloodless. Those lips which possess
the largest glands possess also the most
power to detect flavors.
A New York ice cream manufac-
turer claims to be able to make ice
cream keep year in just as good con-
dition as when first made. 1t is not
unlikely. Corn starch and chalk keep
sweet a long while.
A horseshoe made entirely of sleeps
horn, invented at Lyons, France, is
found especially useful in the case of
horses undsteady on town pavemcnts.
1t costs rather more than iron, but is
very durable.
The wings of the common fly, ac-
cording to Paul Mayo, vibrate at the
rate of $50 strokes per second, while
during the same time those of the mos
quito make about 2O0O.
| Tennyson wrote "Honor the light
brigade, honor the charge they made, "
but gas companies had souls when the
poet was young.
| Holyoke, Mass, is expected soon to
become not only the greatest paper
manufacturing, but the greatest paper
exporting city in the world.
The Tribune has a man looking up
bets for Blaine. This is we'll enough,
but it is quite possible that bets will
not win in the present contest.
A few years ago the women of In
dia were not allowed to learn to read.
Now there are 126,34O girls attending
schools established for them.
Statistics show that the tendency to
suicide is much greater among gam
blers from losses than among business
men. The sharp strain of the gaming
table, short though it may be. spoils
the nerves, and weakens fortitude more
than the strain of business. Cavour,
one of the most serene of men, was
within an ace on one great gambling
night, of throwing half of his fortune
away rather than call a card, and only
called it, as he relates himself, because
a drop of perspiration rose on his oppo
nents forehead
AT this time, when cut flowers fade
80 soon, it is well to know that if g
small bit of the stem is cut off and the
end immersed in very hot water, the
flower will frequently revive and re
sumo its beauty. Colored flowers arc
more easily rejuvenated than white
ones, which are apt to turn yellow
For preserving flowers in water, finely
pulyerised charcoal should be put into
the vase at this season. Where vine.
are growing in water, charcoal will
prevent foul odors from the standing
water.
The production of oil from suutlowe1
seed has become au industry of consid
erable Importance in Russia. 1t is ex
pressed on the spot, and the produc
is largely employed in the adulteratiol
of olive oil the purified oil is consid
cred equal to olive and almond oil fo
table use. The most important indus
trial applications of the oil are TO
wooden dressing, lighting, and candl
and soap making, it being regarded
for The last named purpose, as superio
to most other oils. The Russian arti
Gle is of pale yellow color
Mr.. Isaac Came, rich shoemaker o
| LiveIp pool, who left his property t,
public charities, opened his first shol
; opposite the building where he hac
been servant, and put up sigl
, which read, ~ Came-from over tn
way" Somewhat like this was the sigl
| of tavern keeper named Danger, nea
Cambridge, who, having been driver
out of his house, built another oppo
site, and inscribed on 1t danger frou
over the way" The successor then re
/ tortcd by putting up new inscription
"There is no danger here now"
, Insect Pests