, 1885-11-06
VARIOUS

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English fashion now dictates that the
stationry of a woman Of the beau monde
shall have the address in one corner and
the initials in the other
The London Lancet, the leading medi-
cal authority of the world, SAYS that more
cases of lunbago and rheumatism are
caused by wearing ovcrcoats than by going
o without them.
The Gencsia was caught in the storm
which ravaged the Labrador coast and had
a very rough time. The storm lasted from
the nth to the 10th. The Gcnestas rig
ging suffered some damage.
While Miss Laura Boyd, Of Pittsburg,
was eating an oyster stew hastily, her 5000
diamond dropped into it, and before she
knew of her loss she swallowed the pre-
cious stone. An ometic restored it to her.
The Osscu atorc Romano states that it
concludes from the estimates made by the
various missioners that the total number
Of the members Of the Roman Catholic
church throughout the world is between
275,O0O, 900 and 300, OOO. 900.
Eight morning dailies are now pub
lished in the city of New York. Boston
has five, and its population is less than a
third as large as New Works. New Or
leans has four, and its population is a
third less than that of Boston.
II was the boast Of the west some years
ago that a bonanza man of some sort had
drawn his check on a shingle for s5oo,OOo.
Down in Texas the other day it was de-
cided that Hugh Bunnisou will scnwlcd
on a canilc-hox should stand.
Some $50 former residents Of Massa-
chuseits now living in Minneapolis have
formed a Massachusetts club for monthly
sociables for themselves and their iami-
lies. \ condition of membership is a
former residence in the old Bay State Of
at least one year.
The splendid estate of Medzibor, in ST.
lesia, which was bcqueathed by the late
duke of brunswick to the king Of Saxony,
has just been sold by the latter to Baron
Won B~uddenbrock for 81, 50O,OOO. Med
zibor is famous for its sporting, and it is
considered to be one of the finest forest
estates in Europe. The Emperor William
had the first refusal of this property.
The fact hat there are ninety-iiye aims
giving societies in Washington will be
news to most people, and, as Rev. DIR.
Giesy said at the meeting last night, Of
the Charity Organization society, it is a
wonder, under the circumstances that the
whole city is not reduced to pauperism.
Iudiserilninato and wholesale almsgiying,
such as the above figures imply, is absurd,
and defeats the proper end of charity. 70
Washington. Stay.
Merton A. Root, of Southingtou e.,
vent home Sunday and ill-treatel his
wife. She went into the cellarand spilled
two barrels of cider. This enraved the
husband, and he obtained a silk dress be-
longing to his wife and mopped it in the
cider Tho wife eomplained or Root. and
he was arrested aud fined s. and costs,
a~monntinp n sol ~ And ne Root maid
the cider, silk dress and legal freight,
Mrs. Root has nothing but the i'll treat
mcnt laid M against him,
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months non in , robc ,( white sat,p and
noint lace orpamcn,ed with peorls The
name giycp the child was George the III.
III. r,tber il NOW Sir George Wcsting.
bouse having been kn;chted Inv the king
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