St. Landry democrat., 1885-07-25
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

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working way through the sandstone,
had been unable to destroy or remove.
In Massachusetts in 1860 there was
one divorce to every fifty marriages, in
1876 one to every twenty, and in 1888
one to every fourteen. In New Eng
land two thousand families are broken
up by divorce every year.-Bostos Jour
nal.
The German and Dutch books
printed in dark blue on a pale green
TAper have not given a satisfactory re-
yult. 1t was confidently expected that
ythe combination would prove restful
to the eye, and diminish shortsighted-
ness.
1t appears that they grow to a
green old age in Surrey, England.
Recently a widower of eighty-four was
married to widow of eighty-seven.
The bridegroom was attended by a
grandson, and the bride by couple of
great-grand-daughters.
A firm in Marlborough, Mass, re-
Gently received from Baltimore a cargo
of rags, and in the center of one of the
bales was found an old-fashioned pock-
etbook containing a twenty dollar Con-
federate note, gold chain and some
small change.-Bostoa Post.
The difference between an imita-
ton and a genuine amethyst can be
easily distinguished. just put them
on your tongue alternately, and you
will find that the spurious feels warm
and the genuine icy to the touch. The
stone which has had the greatest run
of late is tiger eye, which has pecu-
lar, dull fire. It is only piece of pet
polished.-N. 7. Graphic.
The word pen, in Holy Scripture,
refers to either an iron style or to a
reed, the latter being the earliest form
of pen used in writing on papyrus.
One Of the earliest attempts to make
steel pens is attributed to William Cad
bury, England, who, for his own use,
constructed clumsy article from the
main spring of watch. Steel pens
were first brought into use about the
year 1903 Chicago Herald.
Two years ago several large iron
spikes were for some purpose driven
into a very old apple tree near Clyde,
N. Y, that for years had been nearly
barren. Last year it was filled
with large, fine apples, and now
the blossoms are plentiful enough to
warrant good supply of fruit. The
owner believes that the spikes restored
to the tree its original prolific quail
ties. He is now trying the experiment
on other trees in the orchard. .-Bu.tGto
Express.
1T is said on good authority that
cyclones always originate in equatorial
regions. but never occur within eight
or ten degrees Of that line. Another
thing that is peculiar is, the whirl is
from right to left in the northern and
from left to right in the southern
hemisphere. Masters of sailing yes
sells caught in one of these cyclones
by knowing the laws of its direction
can easily sail out of its course
Philadelphia Press.
British Burmah is anxious to be-
come crown colony, Independent OF
India. This proposal, which has the
y support of the Rangoon Chamber OF
4 Commerce, is founded upon the belief
that the province is starved, and that
its wants are neglected by the Indian
Government, while its surplus revenue
is drained away to meet the wants OF
other provinces. 1t is also urged that
neither in language, religion nor people
has British Burmah anything in COM
mon with India.
A socialistic society called the
Harmonists, at Economy, Pa, near
Pittsburgh, which once numbered thlr-
teen hundred members, has dwindled
to thirty. The survivors are all ages,
and none of them will probably be
alive ten years hence. The property Of
the society is estimated at fully one
million dollars for each member and
what will be the final disposition OF il
is known only to small circle. lG Is
said that many of the members have
never handled a penny in their hVes'
and would not know piece OF money
if they saw it.-P Pittsburgh Post,
"A few days ago a farmer Lying
near HoWe's Cave was plowing IN
field about half mile from the cave
mouth. He stopped for few minutes
to rest himself and horses under th'
spreading branches of tree. Moving
IN little distance he turned and look
ing back was dumbfounded to see tina
the large tree was gone. He ran bacl
and almost fell into o large chasn
which had swallowed the tree and I
plot of ground. It is believed that thu
win lead to the discovery OF an Quite
s from the rear of Howe's Cave, ant
should this theory prove correct tn
field will be more valuable TO TN
farmer than before the shade tree dis
appeared from view. albany (N. e
Journal
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