Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-06
MISCELLANEOUS.


White quail are among the curiosi-
tie- of the animal Kingdom to be found
al PInal, Arizona Territory.
Rowan Ward, of Stewart County.
recently found on his place a gourd
four feet ,in inche, long and about a,
broad. He followed 1t out. put rock
ers on 1t, and now it serves as q cradle
for his haby,-Nason Telegraph and
MESSENGER.
Some wears ago gentleman stop
ping in Cnhas.et,' Mass, placed
couple If goldfish in the pund at Co
hasSet common Recently the pond
has been drained and cleaused. and
Boston J1O1at.
Part of the old furnace in which
was smrltcd tho iron for the chain to
ob>trUct the Hudson River in the Revo-
lutiOnarv WAX is still standing near
HOboken. y. J. Aaron Burr for n long
time commanded the regiment which
guarded this important property N y.
IrtbhHG.
The town of NOrthiield. Mimi, is
named after two of the oldest settlers,
Mr. North and Mr.. Field The Younger
brothers. who committed the daring
bank robbery in that place in 1876 are
serving their life sentences in the State
Prison at Saltwater Sentimental
women still continue to send them fruit.
flowers and dplicacies. st PrR Globe
One hundred and five years ago
Nicholas Thomas and Lucy Somes lived
in Mt Desert. Me, and he wanted to
be married. There was no minister
within thirty miles. So they married
themselves. On the town records.
under date of 1850. is the contract
which they drew up and signed-agree-
ing. in the presence of God. the
angels and these witnesses, to love. to
cherish and nourish,' and to Glove,
honor and obey, a. husband and wife
so long as God should continue their
lives. Boston JOgTRdi.
This has been great year for
Curiosites in Canada The Island Press
notes 4 few of them. among which are
several pairs Of trirletS. and a mackerel
living with half-inch tack buried in its
flesh Some of the less remarkable
events are. perhaps. the finding of 4
potato which weighs three pounds and
0ne-haf ounce: that is, so far as known
the largest potato ever dug in the prov
incr; We have also potato growing out
of bone that was dug in a field at North
Head; we have also a toadstool tina:
measures one foot wide. The Press re-
trains from noticing others for fear its
veracity would be doubted.
NJ Penali. portrait painter in
Lyons, was engaged to be married to
Mile. Minnie Bernard, and the day Of
the wedding had been announced. A
few DAYS ago Penali said TO his fiancee:
{ 81 hope You have paid Difference to my
antipathy and ordered all your clothes
without 4 hustle" The girl smiled
and replied: Sooner than wear .
wedding dress without tournure /
shall never wear any at all" The
artist earnestly protested. and finally
begged her 10 choose between him and
her devotion to fashion. The result
was not in his favor. and he left the
same evening for Egypt.
The Carriage Builders Conven-
ton
The carriage builder, mss, resolved, I'D
iourned.
Shook hands and to their several homes re-
turned.
Fine felues they were all made no hub bub,
Nor spoke a s nr,e word against the Hub.
. They met. and from the Ii oment they began,
The wheels of their convention smoothly
! The speeches made were sharp and pointed
all
And shafts OF wit few thickly round the
The modest carriage OF each speaker won
Respect while speaking and applause when
e done:
Their language was from hack ne yed phrases
And the convention closed harmoniously.
boston Courier.
1t WAS mentioned few DAYS ago
that the umbrella of a passenger affected
the compass of steamer when crossing
the Irish Channel. Since then Sir
William Thompson has examined the
umbrella and found it powerfully
magnetized. He says. in reporting upon
the incident. that in these days, when
electric lighting is becoming so
common, and when any one, without
knowing it, may get the steel ribs of his
umbrella magnetized by going near to
DYNAMO machines, it is of great i'm
portanee that steps should De taken TO
prevent passengers on vessels with
umbrellas going near the compass in
use.
Paris has very strict building Eegu.
lations The height Of houses is fixed
at 40 feet on streets less than Is feet in
width. 30 feet on streets less than 81
feet in width, 60 feet ON streets less
than 66 feet in width, and al &c feet on
streets. boulevards. and the like of 66
feet or more in width. Buildings set
back from the streets gain right to
additional height in proportion as the
width of the street is increased by the
distance of the building in the rear OF
the street line. Seven. including the
entresol, are the number of stories
fixed, and il is provided that no ground
floor shall be less than nine feet in
height. measured from the ceiling.
Five of the German States still
permit lotteries to exist, partly for tn,
reason that people are prone to gambl
anyway. and partly for the money the,
bring to the State treasures. The tiv,
lotteries will have to pay in taxes thi
wear: That of Prussia. l.341, 900; o
Saxony. l.S00, 600; of Mecklenberg
SIS, 600; of Brunswick. 1895. 900. and 0
Hamburg. 1.03j,00O marks-whici
makes altogether the snug sum of 81,
299. 60.
Four miles west of ThomastOn. on al
unfrpqurnted road, stands hous