Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-03
FISH BAIT.


with street Arabs who live by stealing
pet dogs from ladies out shopping, and
then returning them when a'reward is
offered.
A PATENT, the invention of Char
lottesville, Va, man, for indicating sta
tions during the passage of cars has late.
ly been tried on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. 1t works automatically.
MANY of the Prussian officers have
for long time been learning Russian,
and what is called the railroad regiment
is now studying it. Their knowledge OF
French was found very convenient in
1s7O-72.
Two New Workers who are now in
Jacksonville, Fla, claim to have dis
covered chemical process that will pre-
serve oranges and other fruits for twelve
months without impairing the quality Of
the flavor.
THERE is one-legged confederate
soldier in Georgia who has never drawn
any pension from the state, because all
of his command were killed and there is
no one to certify to his having been in
the army.
A PAIR of knitted socks 2,OOU years
old has been discovered in an Egyptian
tomb. They are loosely knit of fine
sleeps wool, and the foot is finished in
two parts to allow the sandal strap to
pass between them.
A YOUNG Springfield (Mass.) couple,
recently married, economical by not 60
ing far away on their wedding trip, bid
ding farewell to their friends one side of
train and leaving for Springfield ho-
tel from the other side.
AN effort is to be made next season to
raise the steamer Sir Robert Peel,
burned off Peel Island in the St. Law
renee River, in 1888. 1t is not known
what prize lies there, but it is thought
to be worth while Investigating.
AN expert Gn London will case) late
| " stated that pencil marks rubbed out
revive wheA the texture of the paper re-
| turns to its normal condition. The ex-
istence of these marks proved most en-
barrassing in the case in question.
MARSHAL SERRANo, the Spanish Min
lister to France, says a correspondent of
the Baltimore American, is over 70 years
of age, of medium height, slender.
straight and very keen. He has small
white mustache, cut short. and wore the
uniform of captain. general, with large
golden epaulets. His decorations were
the Grand Gordon de Ia Legion d'Hon-
neur, the Order of the Golden Fleece,
and the Collar of the Annonciade.
JOHN URKHARDT ANDREWS, leader of
the New York draft riots, is dead. He
was born at Smithfeld, Va, September
IA, 1926, and was the son of DR.. George
| w. Andrews, q prominent physician.
He was n graduate of the University of
V,rginic. He did more than any other
man to inspire the mob's passions, dnd
he served term in Sing Sing for his Of
fense.
| The condition OF Chinese peasant is
described by writer in the London
Times, and can hardly be considered en-
viable. He is never able to rise above
| his position, is satisfied il he can wear
the blue cloth spun by the women of his
family from cotton grown by themselves,
and the coat, which lasts him any num-
Der of years, serves him as clothing by
day and as covering by night.
THERE are no less than $4,000 post
offices in the United States. Two thou
sand two hundred are SO important as 70
be filled by the appointment of the ores
ldent, the others coming under the NOM
ination of the postmaster general. The
salaries vary greatly. The highest sum
paid to these officials annually is S., 1000.
The sum total paid to postmesters in the
entire country is about $40, 100000.
PETER GILsEY, the grandfather of the
present generation Of the Gilseys, in
New York, and the founder of their
great wealth, landed in this country
from Denmark penniless. He was q
piano-forte maker by trade, but after
ward openeda cigar store on the Bowery,
where he and his wife built up fortune
OF S3,OOO,O00 by peddling out penny
cheroots.
il" WHAT sort of man is Uncle Re-
mus ?" | asked my Georgia friend.
| "Joel Chandler Harris,'' be rerlied.
smiling. "He's a little, red-headed.
freckle-faced farmers boy from Putnam
County. just about as handsome as
burnt shoe. He's good fellow, though.
and bright, but indolent. Sort Of n
slnged cat. He has been very we'll treat
ed by the Atlanta Constitution people"
-I'hitadel11hia Record CorresDond-
ence.
| NEARLY forty years ago. on raid
made by the Comanches into Texas tbey
seized and carried into captivity young
malden named Cynthia Parker, a niece
OF Hon. Isaac Parker, A few years af-
terward she married Comanche chief
and OF this union son, named Quinah.
was the fruit. During the war Gen. Sui
Ross recaptured Cynthia Parker, and
she returned to Texas much against her
VIII, and died. Her son remained with
the tribe and is now their chief. q.
THE United States boasts the only poi-
sonous lizard, the Heloderma, a speci-
men OF which was recently exhibited at
the Central Park Zoo. Experiments
were tried with it at the Smithsonian.
and the scientist who was bitten was
dangerously affected, but was relieved
by immediate attention. The saliva is
ionnd to be alkaline, and when injected
into pigeon caused death in nine min
utes. They are frequently found in
Montana fighting with snakes, ALWAYS
coming out victors. i
A LARGE trade ls carried on between
Java and China in edible birds nests
lhe nests, which are eaten with great
relish by the Chinese, are built b, a
species OF swallows, and composed Of n
sort of mucilaginous substance: it is
transparent and in appearance like
mother of.pearl or white horn. The
nests are found in almost inaccessible
cliffs, and the men who hunt for them
are bold and daring set, and tenecions
Of their rights. No foreigner has ever
been allowed to witness a search Tor the
nests. NJ ~
AT Newcastle, England, lately, an ost-
ier and his master were charged at the
instance of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with
iii-treating horse by cutting off por.
ton of his tail. 1t was stated that the
cutting off a portion of horses tail ia
improve its appearance was custom
that prevailed all over England, and was
known as dressing. Three veterinary
surgeons said that it entailed upon the
animal great suffering. The bench said
that in consideration of that being tbe
| first prosecution in tho Nnr4b af ~