The Mineral argus., 1885-04-30
USEFUL AND PLEASANT.

ers on the city pay roll draw s96,l2o
annual pay.
Druid Hill park, Baltimore, has a
baby camel, which was promptly
named FL Mehdi.
A Bucks county. Pennsylvania,
farmer. chlorOfOrmcd his diseased cat
tie before killing them.
Miss Weaver, Of kittanning, Pa,
has had twenty-four needles taken
from breast, side, and arms.
There are two thousand Italian
slaves under the padronc system in
Philadelphia, says The Times, of that
city.
Ca bill in preparation in the Penn
sylvania legislature proposed that
skating Kinks be taxed l per cent OF
their gross receipts.
Boston papers make rather light Of
the dynamite explosions. Sullivan's
sprees have made the Hub regardless
Of slight disturbances.
At Yale 73 per cent Of the students
came from other states than Connect.
cut; at Harvard As per cent came from
other than Massachusetts,.
A Boston clergyman is lecturing on
"a Business Mans Conscience" For
obvious reasons no ''hOrrible exam
pie" accompanies the lecture.
"This is good weather for the chol.
era," remarked citizen on a zero
morning. ''Yes, but | haven't got
the cholera" gloomily replied the sec-
Ond citizen.
Cincinnati has under discussion the
Building of an elevated belt railroad
around the city, the length of which
will be seventeen miles, and the esti-
mated cost s5.OOO,OOO.
Wilkcsbarre citizens told the school
principals that they did not want their
''young girls" to deliver declarations
in schools, as it has q tendency to
make them very bold.
Neal Dow is now convinced that the
cnmity to prohibition comes from the
moderate drinkers. Hard drinkers
are all anxious for the closing Of the
grog-shop as relief from temptation.
Richmond, Va, according to pub
lishcd report, furnished gas from its
gas-works (Owned by the city) ut less
than 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet last
year, and had net profit left OF S94,-
UOO.
1t is said that Congressman Phil
Thompson. when prosecuting attOr-
ney i'm Kentucky, once asked his twin
brother to try case for him. lie did
SO, and the court did not know the
difference.
Mr.. T.. II, Hoyt, mechanical engineer at the
New Orleans Exposition was severely injured
10y huge derrick pole falling on his foot He
was conveyed to his residence and after only
three applications of ~ Jaboi's Oil, all the
his duties
a Washington eccentric female
genius has invented ''machine to
lay ghost" a much more useful
continuance in these days of business
stagnatiOn and indOlcnt hens would
be machine to lay eggs.
Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia
is a great geOgrapher. and but for his
position and duties, would be great
traveller. His palace is called the Bcr-
lin African headquarters, and all ex-
plOrers are welcome guests there.
1t is said that the bobolinks, (which
are such dandylike, rOllicking birds in
the summer, go south in the autumn.
take oil their gaudy uniform, put on
suits Of rusty black, change their name.
and become either reed or rice birds.
The liquor dealers of Rome. Ga,
says The Savannah Ne,cs, are prepar-
ing to "boycot" large number Of
men who continually drink to excess,
thus iniuring themselves and not ben
eitting the saloons. When the list is
fully made out every salOOn-keeper
will forfeit $50 il he ever sells to
man on the list.
According to the recent decision of
Maine judge, all ponds in that state
containing more than ten acres are
public ponds. and the right to cut ice
upon them is public right. free to all.
In this particular the owners
of the shores have no greater
rights than other persons who can
reach the ponds without trcspassing
upon the land Of others.
The "Temple farm at Yorktown.
Va, on which is the Moore house.
where the commissioners to draw up
the articles of the surrender Of Corn
wallis met on Oct. Is, l7S1. is adver-
tised for sale. 1t was upon this farm
that the ceremonies Of the Yorktown
centennial celebration took place.
when the Moore house was made the
home OF the French guests. .
Quite stir has been made among
the health authorities of New Hamp-
shire over the discovery of OleOmarga-
rine in Concord. and the fact that two
tons of it are said to have been re-
cciycd in the city. The officials, ac-
cording to Concord dispatch. say
that New Hampshire is flooded with
adulteratcd articles of food of almost |