Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-16
OF GENERAL INTEREST

last of the telephones VIII nave l" 90.
Rusiu.,s men IN the East are throwing
them out, ..,4
.-Arnongthe Indian ttbs one in tour
die of consumpt on. larger r"rf on
than among the white or coiured rsS''>.
Consumption - more prevalent among
the Irish than any other race.
If. according TO a New York com
collector. complete collect on OF
American cents is cheap AT hNe hun
dreJ dollars, how much would "A good
collection of common sense bc worth'
Agriculture is q dangerous buSl-
ness in California. Recently squash
broke loose from A vine. rolled down
hill smashed in SIDE of barn. and
killed horse chicago Times.
-AW Worcester County woman whose
husband is dentist, engaged a man To
saw wood for her, and when IT." JOB
was done told him she hadn't got any
change, but the Doctor would pull
tooth for him for nothing some time
Boston Trdrclcr.
ALI lfe is a joke to the Japanese.
saws Lieutenant Wyckof. OF the Hy-
geographic Bureau. who lived in Japan
for five wears. .'During all that me
never saw any one angry. l hardly
believe that they could lose their TEN
pers if they should try.
The amenit Is and sweets of Jour
nalism are found in the Southwest.
Thus the editor = the Richmond (MoD
COnScrrdtOr thanks a friend for a
basket of superb grapes, sweet as the
honey of Hy bla and du>ky aS the cheek
of daughter of the Upper \ lie.
An electr clan asserts that in bodies
in which life is not extinct the temper
, ature rises upon the Application Of an
| electric current. but never in the case
/ of actual death Tn : fact supplies a
test for use in cases where life Is suS-
/ pected to remain in persons apparently
dead. - Chicago Herdh.
MANY thousands of tons of cotton
seed. once considered valucIe>S. are
now sold from ten to twelve dollar,
per ton. In seven months ending last
/ August. Sl.S2S.a7l worth OF cotton
seed oil was exported to Europe from
the southern States. or about twlr" a
much a. during the same period OF lasi
year.-N. J. iOd.
some one has come forward witt
a new arm of defense IN the shape OF 2
steel n sld. which can be attached by
a sort Of sleeve Al the eNtrrm " OF 2
rifle. Each soldier. instead of having
to throw up a cover at every place
he NAV be halted under the fire Of the
enemy cares his cov"r along W It
him. ready for use at any moment
" J. Tribtnc.
The monument at South Coventry,
. Conn. erected to the memory of Cap
tain Nathan Hale. the MARTYR spy o
the Revolution. bv Coventry citizens II
1916, is being taken down and rebull
. at the States expense. the act on of The
frost having pushed out Of position some
of the Quincy granite blocks OF the Struc
ture. and also somewhat soiled its sur.
face Hartford CoWrdW.
An old coffee machine has beer
patented in London. A lamp beneath
bols the water for infusion. and AT the
same time rOast> the berries. which. a:
roasted. are automatically emptled in
TO a hopper and ground by mill at
tached. Thus the whole process q
roasting the green coffee berries, grind
inc and infuSing the same, is simultane
ou-lv performed within about titcer
minutes.
We make a detour of mile,
writes correspondent Of the Spring
field tMass) EcJH5l,cGH. Ito drive BY
the homes of Oh cf- White Ghost anC
Don't Know How. neat. twO-Storl
houses. one frame. the other logs, Will
shlnrlcd roof in the Crow ReServat on
The owners are both cut. but We rca,
over the door the ambitious sign tha
has become famous:
MR. u. X. HOW.
DRY Goods and Provisions.
The guest on Of the right to hiss i,
theaters has lately been brought to tria
in France. At the Lvons Casino
poor singer was applauded by tn
clauue: member of the audience eN
pressed his djsappro5ation by vigorou
kissing. and was arrested therefor. Th
Judge dec ded in favor of the dcfen
dant. and was supported IN his decis o.
by the superO court. on the groun'
that one member of an audience has a
/ luutH Gul AZ IN li'-- MS ti'a nv Va A's
performance as another has TO mantle.
his approval.
surf bathing has developed a ney
danger. saws the New York Commercial
4drertiSer. Recently young womar
was found on Coney Island tra.I
who. on exam nation, proved to be de
mented. The matter was explained b
her relatives thus: While bathing a
Long Branch during the summer sh
was struck violently on the side of tn
head bv a large wave. and since thel
has been subject to fits Of temporar
insanity. Perhaps more sickness cal
be traced to surf bathing than is gene
rally supposed.
The general interest in the yach
race for the Americas cup shows hoE
near the people in all parts Of tn
country have been brought togethe
by telegraph and railroad since tn
day when the America won the troph
over thirty wears ago. Then the in
terest in the victory was confined {
the Atlantic sea-board; but now th
race between the GencSta and the Pur
tan is an affair of almost as much i'll
tere>t among people OF the prairie
who never saw a ship aS among thos
whose lives are spent within sight OF tn
ocean Chicago current.
-Porpo Sc leather is a novelty a
vet. especially when used in the manu
facture of shoes. II has been largel
used, however, in making shoestrlng,
owing to its great strength and pliabi
ity. Ii has long, tenac Gus fibre, anc
as it will not crack and tear. it make
an excellent leather. When made II
into a shoe it greatly resembles Frenc
kid. Ii wears like iron and would b
: suitable for BOYS shoes. Ii is entirel
: waterproof. and very cooling to tn
feet, making it excellent for surnme
wear The skins cut from five TO 81
rairS of mems vamps. The leatht
is hemlock tanned -hG,Adnge.
Experimenting on Criminals.
A well-known ply sician in Britis