Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-10
MISCELLANEOUS PARAGRAPHS,
NEW YORK is flooded with spurious

dimes.
A NEW arrival at Castle Garden, New
York, recently offered baby at auction,
desiring $40 as starter.
A SECRET service detective rejoices
that bracelet bangles are going out of
fashion, because the mock coins used
were often passed for money.
MEXICAN merchants complain that
they are constantly victimized by re-
ceiving goods from the United States
which are much inferior to the samples
displayed by drummers.
A DAILY mail between New York and
London is a near possibility. 1t is
stated that ex-Postmaster General
James says it is practicable, and Post
master General Gresham favors it.
That portion of the mouth in which
the greatest power rests is the corner.
A circle of an inch in radius, having its
center at the junction of the two lips
will include the chief focus of express
sion.
HEAVY diminishing is beginning in the
dove fields, and the slaughter of the in
nocents will soon be general in the
South. Thousands of the toothsome
birds will be slain within the next few
weeks.
ONE hundred and twenty acres of
the Potomac flats have been reclaimed.
It is expected the marshes south and
west of the White House will be con-
verted ere long into splendid park of
500 acres.
A BLACK perch of extraordinary size
was caught the other day out of Pole
cat Greek, Randolph County, N. G.. Its
weight was 144 pounds, its length 81
inches, and size of the head around the
gills Is inches.
The highest railway in the world is
now being constructed at Pixies Peak,
Col. It will reach an altitude of 1920
feet above the level of the sea. Out of
the thirty miles of road, there will be no
straight track longer than 300 feet.
A CURIOUS insight into the habits of
the fnny tribe is gained in spearing fish
by torchlight in the st. Lawrence.
When a gar is speared he sometimes
drives his captor out of the boat by
fierce attacks with his long, sharp beak.
A FEW days ago some hunters of
Philmont, Columbia County, N. Y,
found in swamp near there paper
balloon on which was Card stating that
the balloon was sent up at noon July 4,
by Grand Army of the Republic Post
1872, of Mauch Chunk, Pa.
A VERY simple plan for a street rail
way has been devised by DR.. Il: &.
Davis, of Newton, Mass, by which a
track and pavement can be put down at
abont one-haf the present cost. and yet
be more durable; it will also save a
large percentage in repairs.
TWENTY or thirty women, black and
colored, old and young, none of whom
had ever seen James j. Hannigan, gath
cred around him with tears and sobs of
sympathy when he fell on the sidewalk
and died from hemorrhage of the lungs
in the streets of New York.
The house where Aaron Burr lived,
on Reade Street, New York, is to be
torn down to make way for business
buildings. It is two-story brick, with
shingled roof pierced with dormer
windows Burr went from it's doors to
fight the fatal duel with Hamilton.
A LADY correspondent writes us on a
highly-perfumed, canary -bird's-breath
tinted paper inquiring what she Should
do to prevent wrinkles" We don't
know, innocent one, unless you let the
young men sit on some other girls lap.
-[Yonkers Statesman.
A ToNAwANDA, N. Y, firm is making
"merry go round," somewhat after the
principle of the flying circus" with
saddle horses, carriages, animals, etc.,
on which about $50 persons may sit
comfortably. It is operated by porta-
BILE engine, and considerable speed can
be attained.
The remarkable fact has been
demonstrated that railways may be the
means of enriching the fora of places
through which they pass. The extern
sion in 1878 of an important road into
the province of Helsingland, Sweden,
has been followed by the immigration
along the line of no less than seven
species of plants which we're before un-
known in districts where they now ap-
pear. One species seems to have been
spread twenty miles along the railways
course in 1882, and about one degree
during the last four years.
The consumption of the native coal
of the Missouri slope is growing rapidly,
and coal mining promises to become
one of the leading industries of the
country. To show the increase in the
demand tLc following figures concern
ing coal shipped from Sims are given:
Coal shipped from November, 1882, to
July, 1883, 1920 tons; from November,
1883, to July, 1884, 22,330 tons, or an
increase in the latter period of 9,61O
tons. People are learning to use this
coal, and many of the leading business
houses and hotels of the country are
using it exclusively for fuel.
CHEWING, GUM is made from chicle, a
gum which exhudes from a Mexican
tree, the fruit of which is called sapo-
dilla. The fruit is about the size of an
apple and as delicious in favor. The
gum is collected. by tapping the trees,
runs out freely, is moulded in the sand
into cakes, hardening in the sun, and is
brought to the market on pack-mules,
each mule carrying about three hundred
pounds. When the natives start out on
a long journey they always provide
themselves with chicle, in order 10 allay
the pangs of thirst, for by chewing the
gum the mouth and throat are kept
moist and the desire for water dimin-
ished. ....,....-. -...-
Go from home to get home informa-
ton. A st. Louis gentleman Of Ken
lucky birth and education went recent
" to Montreal. Wanting cigar, he
went to the stand in the hotel and made
known his desire. The dealer, a portly,
side-whiskered person after the London
pattern, asked him if he would "ike to
ave 'Enry Clay: at the same time
taking down a box of that well-known
brand. While making his selection,
the Kentuckian said, Henry Clay
Clay seems to me I've heard that
name. Pray, sir, who was Henry Clay ?"
,Enry Clay, sir2" replied the suave
dealer; e was celebrated tobacco
manufacturer hover hin the States" ;"
sIs he dead r. Hi think . his, sir;
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