The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-11-05
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Massachusetts will be interested to learn that
on an original map Of the world, by which Alex
ander vi divided the discoveries between Spain
anu Portugal and which is in the possession
OF the Vatican, all the present United States form
blank space marked 'Tera de Bacaaos," or The
Land of Goldfish.
= Forest culture in Dakota has led TO the ap-
pearanee of birds that before seen there
"A piece OF cruelty of the most distressing sort
IS perpetrated by the Mail and Express of New
nons,' " Reginaids." "Arthurs" /" "Keyricsn - and
"Granviles " Of society to-day were twenty or five
and twenty years ago christened James, John,
Peter, Robert or William
Cycling is giving to the present generation of
England a remarkable knowledge of their own
country, which raj roads were causing them lose
and has infused fresh life into many once famous
inns on the old post roads. The most popular eye
ling ground is the great Bath road and men fre-
quently go 80 miles and back
The Bishop of Mines, in the south of France,
has aimed pastoral letter against the bull fights
and bull races that have of late become popular
north of the Pyrenees The reverend prelate goes
for the Objectionable games in a very vigorous FASH
ION, but distinguishes between their relative de-
greeS OF w,ckedness. The bull fights he denounces
rs altogether bad, and he fatty forbids good Catlo-
lies to attend them; of the races he says that
while they may not properly be classified as
downright sinful, yet their tendency is immoral
and they are apt to rouse evil passions and foster
nid hablts. Cathollc newspaper publishers are
forbidden to advertise or report the objectionable
games.
At Mddlesborough, England. the other day,
Dr Strathern appeared a witness at Petty Ses-
That 1t was very serious thing to kiss book
which was handled by all kinds of people" After
some argument, the doctor offered. by way of COM
promise to kiss the book if a clean sheet of paper
were p aced over the cover. The Bench declined
to accede to this to allow the doctor to make an
affirmation, and eventually he consented, under
protest. to =" run the risk of catching disease"
Many man attempts TO make an honest living
and finds it slow and hard work 1t is generally
that way when man is new at any business
Shoe ana Leather Reporter
- There is an Indian in the Cherokee tribe in the
Territory who IS 81 years of age and does all his
own work. This is chiefly curious as showing that
there Is an age at which Indians will work-lfH-
,odittee Journal
Only one pound in 10 of what is sold as butter
In Chicago, according to the Health Commissioner
OF that city, Is the genuine unaduterated article
As a horse and cart, apparently with load of
hay, were about to pass the Custom House of
Nroenhoven, on the Belgian frontier the animal
suddenly stopped and either could not or would
not bulge an inch Two Custom officers came up to
lend hand, whereupOn the driver took to his heels
1t turned out that the hay concealed about $50 kiIos
OF Dutch tobacco. ConscentiOusness must now be
added to the other good qualities of the horse.
The recent census in Massachusetts shows that
out of about $50 towns $50 lose in population The
gains are in manufacturing centers the marked
losses in the agricultural districts and certain COM
pensatory gains in towns which would be expected
to lose are due to their being convenient homes for
those whose business is in the cities. Nantucket
threatens to become depopuiated in time. The
population of the island has fallen from sO64 in 1855
to g. I43 in 1885