The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Two thirds OF the f., t-women's included
that walk the stree t. at AT anita, Georgia,
are more or 90 drfurmed. or crippled with
corns bunions, sunkeD arches, ingrowing
nails, and other unnatural and unsighily
features.
Al . O'Clock one morning last week an II :
tense darkness spread over Hsgerst ,wn,
MARYLAND, and continued for neatly hrl =.
hour. The darkness was 40 great that bus-
"esa men and others were compelled to
light the gas.
A memorial bronze statue of the martyr,
WI lam TyDdae, VINO was bora In A. ID.
1854, and who first Translated the New T.s-
tueut irJm the Greek, will som be- erected
-, the Thames em hankment, near Charing
Cross bridge. London.
The Duke OF Abercorn has thirteen titles,
each OF WHICH represents u separate peer
sge; the Marquis of Butte has fifteen; the
Dukes OF Areyie aud Huce ugh have etoh
sixt. zen, the Duke oi Ham lion, seventeen,
una the Duke OF Atl,l, with twenty three.
stands ut the top OF the tree.
The company having the contract 10
build iDal across Cape Cod have expepc-
ed 80 much toward It's construction that
they will hardly retire from their work and
as they have tour years more In which To
fni,h their labors. II 10 expect. ID they will
have the canal In the required time.
The queens printers have just issued the
bill Introduced into tue house of commons
BY Sir Lionel Playfsir, TO l-gsliz. the prsc-
tice OF cremation. The proposed law will
admit OF the practice Ut burning the bodies
OF the dead as . alternative to ordinary
burial.
Mr.. Austin r. Pike, New Hampshire's
new senator, 10 sixty-four years old, tall
and slightly ttooDiDg; has Q wsll-shaped
heao, bald scross the top. With . fringe o!
dark hair rcd iron'ersy WHISPERS; H.s
eyes are shrewd aud kindly, while his
whole appearance shows the gentleman.
A correspondent OF the London Elsctrian
gives the following AS al Instant remedy for
loot nAchs: With u small piece Of zinc aud
n bit OF silver ANY silver coin will do), the
zinc d aced on one side Of the afflicted gun
aud tue silver on tse other, ny Drioging the
edges together, the ANAL current OF cleo
tricity gene rated immediately and pain
less y stops t1e toothache.
Engineering claims that TELEPHONE COM
muuica,ion has been successful y establish.
ed between moving ves.l., aud quotes n
recent experiment on French river, As
one vessel va, towing the other The wire
was carried along one OF the bawsers anu
tho circuit was omplttsd THROUGH Tho COO.
per on the bottom OF The ships and the wa.
ter. Conversation was carried on in lain
and audible tones.
Speaking OF the new hotel to be built n.
st, Louis, u gentleman from that city SAYS
II will have accom- rotations tor 90 persons.
II will be- the largest hotel IN the world, but
will not design TO do transient business, Ms
really its position will unfit 1t for that kind.
The hotel Will be for the accommodation Of
thoss families and persons who wish the
surroundings of u comfortable home. but
do not find Them In the ordinary fats or
boarding houses Of the city.
.suo he
statistics OF the golden states progress In
the ,hirty-six years since suffer electrified
the world with his discovery, say that the
states agricultural product has arisen until
IL has thrown the auriferou. metal In the
snane, being now about 500 900 600 year.
The fIuit PROD uct alone almost equals that
OF the mines, and now that a court ras de-
propht sled that wine making and silk GU
lure will, ere l,ng he more smpOrtant IL
dustries than gol seeking.
New York Is the greatest frog-estirg city
OF the world. This may account FOR the
undue croaking and the sudden and unex-
pec'e ed Jumping Of stocks on Well street.
II New York would change its d ct to hon
est hog aud bominy with an occasions cut
OF payirie-fa,ted beef, We have not doubt
but that IL would soon begin 10 Approximate
TO the honest methods In vogue at cities far.
Their west Sirce the GAYS Of the missing
link" diet has exrrted large iLduebce and
there Is every indication that ffoss d..
rested with the character Of fluids used In
New York are not, TO say the least, eisvat.
Ing.
Some idea OF the magnitude Of the bust
moss of raising sweet scented flowers for
their perfume alone may be- Ratbered from
tie TACT that Europe and British Iadia con.
sume about $50 600 of handkerchief per-
fumes yearly: that the EoRlish revenue
from eau de cologne 10 $40 O00 annually and
that the ,tsl revenue OF other perfu mes 10
estimated at $4,000 annually. There 10
one great perfume distillery at Cannes. 10
France, winch uses yearly 100 ,00O pounds
ri acacia flowers. 10000 pounds OF rare
flower leaves. 81. 600 pouooe OF jasmine bios.
.oms. % 90 of tu oerose blossoms and an
jmmcn,e ousn,i,y ~ other material.