Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
Miscellaneous Matters.

" - MISCELLANEOUS maGCeI9.
The first attempts to introduce gas as
an illumination in the United States.
says the New Orleans Times-Democrat,
were made in Baltimore between 1916
and 1920. They failed, but it was success
fully introduced into Boston in 1922.
The next year the first gasight COM
pany was formed in New York, the
"New York Gaslight Company They
began operations with a capital Of ST..
900, 900. But the people were 50 slow
to adopt the new illumination that the
company was not in full operation until
1927, when the population was about
1865, 600.
Apples are so cheap in Wyoming
county, New York, that the farmers
scarcely care to pick and pack them,
as the barrels cost as much as the fruit
brings. Wine apples, very fine, are
bringing only 80 cents per barrel,
while 40 cents per bushel is the price
paid for caporters. The cider and
evaporation works offer Is cents per 100
pounds for apples, and it is no wonder
so much fruit lies wasting on the
ground. This is an apple and pear
year.
The entire number of buffalo robes
captured this year was four against TO-
900 last year. In 1881, the year after
the Northern Pacific was opened
through to the little Missouri, North
western traders got in about 100000
robes. The railway let in the hide
hunters and as the buffalo happened to
be south of the line, and within reach
ing distance of the Missouri and trans
portation, the output was large.
Thousands upon thousands were killed
whose hides were never removed, and OF
these thousands large majority fur
nished only a few pounds of tenderloin
to the rapacious rihemen. There has
been talk for years about time when
the buffalo would be practically extinct.
Now that time has come, and it is toe
late for protective laws.
In paper on eyes, read before the
late English Social Congress, it is said
that very quiet eyes, which impress and
embarrass one with their repose, signify
not only self-command, but also much
complacency and some conceit. Rest
. less eyes, that cannot look one steadily
in the face, denote deceitful, designing
mind. Eyes in which the white has a
yellowish tinge, and is streaked with
reddish veins, indicate strong passion
and hasty temper. Very blue eyes be-
speak a mind inclined to coquetry.
Gray eyes signify dignity, intelligence
and excellent reasoning faculties green
7ish eyes, falshood and fondness for
scandal. A malicious mind IS often in
Dictated by greenish eyes. Black eyes
show passionate, lively temperament,
and often most deceitful disposition.
There is fresh alarm at New Or
leans lest the Mississippi river should
desert its present course and leave that
city stranded as an inland town. Last
Saturday the Produce Exchange adopt
ed an address to the governor inviting
his attention to the STEADY enlarge
ment of the Atchafalaya outlet Of the
Mississippi river,"' and declaring that
Every many of the members of this ex-
change are impressed with the belief
that there is serious danger in the great
body of the water of the Mississippi be-
ing DETECTED into that river, and thus
find its way to the sea, to the irrepar-
able injury of the city of New Orleans
and of the many towns and hundreds of
plantations between the Atchafalaya and
the present mouth Of the Mississippi
river"
The "pink of perfection" in dinner
table display appears to have been
reached at feast described by the New
York Mail: "A pretty fancy called "a
pink dinner was recently given by
young married lady of Orange to eigh-
teen guests. The large, round table
was lighted by candelabra holding pink
candles. In the center of the table was
! large bed of pink roses, three feet IN
diamater, that dissolved at the close of
the dinner into bouquets for the ladies.
At each plate was knot of pink roses.
The menu cards were pink. Even the
bread was tied up in pink satin rib bons.
The various courses perforce did not
change color, but the climax of this
well appointed meal was reached when
the Roman punch was served in pink
pond lilies of enduring shape"