Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-03
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The fees which each new recipient of the
Order OF the Garter pays amount to nearly
$1,000.
At Salem, Mass.. six men and two horses
moved a brick factory chimney, ninety feet
high and six and halt ieet in diameter, q
distance OF n hundred feet, and set IL on a
new foundation.
The nickel, which was until quite recently
looked upon with supreme contempt In San
Francisco, says An exchange, has already rev.
oluionized the prices OF certain things and
services in that city, and ii is believed that
copper cents will soon be current.
The practice of numbering houses on the
streets Of our cities began in Philadelphia
where 1t was introduced by the marshal who
took the second United States census In that
city. 1t WAS in that census that all the in
habtan,s OF the country were mentioned by
| name.
As illustrating the morals OF French soci-
ETY., divine, Pastor Ducland, has just fought
| duel with an editor. The pastor welded
the sword with great skill and inflicted Sc
rious wound on the fore arm Of bis adversary.
| Upon his return to the Palias Bourbon he was
warmly congratulated.
Dallas, Texas, claims to be the most strik-
| ing example Of growth in the Southern
States. In 1923 it was only a clump Of
unpretentious warehouses and snan,es on the
Trinity; now 1t is sodly built over an area
extending back two miles from the river, and
has population Of over $4,000.
A veteran Italian sea captain who had been
sailing on the Mediterranean for sixty years
ran into an English steamer while bringing
his own steamer into Leghorn the other day.
The accident affected his spirits to such an
extent that he took chloroiorm and morphine
and died on the following morning.
A very clever invention Just brought out
has been shown to New York manage
By simply turning the handle OF machine a
sound is produced, resembling the clapping
Of a number Of hands The applause, by
means Of a large funnel, is projected into the
| front of the house. Ii is a French proiuc-
ton.
A gentleman witnessing Dr. Carver's skill
J with the rifle discovered that he possessed g
counterfeit silver dollar in singular way
Having watched the doctor puncture innu-
merable silver dollars with c!eanly -cut bullet
holes he threw his bogus coin high in the air
The instant it was struck the lead was shat
+ tered into pieces.
DR.. G. g. Abbott, the naturalist, recs ntly
found upon his farm At Trenton, n. j.. a box
] tortoise, upon the under shell OF which was
cut his grandfather's' name, j. Abbott, with
the date 1921. The appearance of the tor
, toise denoted great age, and there is no rea.
son to doubt the fact that the name was real
ly engraved upon it sixty-tour years ago.
The wealthy merchants of London arr
discussing the advisability of private sub
: scriptions toward the defense of that city
against assault by war ships. They fear
that, in the event OF war with ioreigt
! country equipped with apowertul navy, 4
fleet might make its way up the Thames ant
enforce an enormous ransom for sparing tn,
town.
A man visited Poughkeepsie the other day
, with lot OF miniatu'e cages, each cage cou
tanning miniature wax bird. He said th
bird would attract flies and that it was GOV
I cred with poisonous matter which woult
kill them as fast as they dipped into it. H
sold over fifty OF his cages along Main street
and now the owners OF them have more file
, than ever.
r A. A. Munger, one Of the richest men il
{ Chicago, has sailed for Europe tor the purpos
, OF investing 5000, 900 in paintings. He pro
poses TO build up great art gallery 10
Chicago which shall rival anything Of th
] kind in America. Visitors will have ire
admttance by ticket, aud ultimately the gal
1 lery will be given to the city. Mr. Munger
= wealth is estimated at several millions.
During the celebration OF some weddln
festivities at Newbiggin, in Durham, MAJ
named Temple fred dynamite cartridge L
produce report. 10 some way another cart
= ridge which he held in bis hand exploded
q blowing his band off. The fire communicate
= 10 other cartridges in his trousers poke
t which also exploded with terrific force an
the poor man was literally blown into pieces