The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-04-11
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lodges in Texas, and sixteen thousand
Masons.
AT West Point, Ca, a fruit-grower
has sold since 1881 seventy-six thou
sand dollars worth of peaches off of
not more than fifty acres of trees.
"A St. Louis man has discovered
that cod fish skin, when properly
tanned, makes elegant leather. 1t is
of pearl-gray color, and very tough.
"A very brilliant light is obtained in
China from candles-only of late years
imported into Europe-made of wax
supplied by insects specially reared
through Chinese ingenuity.
"A Bloomsbury On. J) woman,
who was born dumb, began to laugh
Just before her death, and laughed con-
tinuously until she breathed her last
NJ Y. Herald.
There are but four national banks
in Mississippi. There is said to be
capitalists to establish one at Natchez,
where there has never been National
Chicago Times.
Between the clapboards of his
house A. Billings, of lie Roy, Mimi,
found one hundred and fifteen pounds
of honey. One piece of comb was five
feet nine inches long and twenty-three
inches wide.-St. Paul Press.
A few weeks ago man who was
walking from Peekskill to Sing Sing
became tired, and coolly turned the
signal light near him and stopped a
freight train. He got aboard the train,
but was arrested, and has been sem
fenced to one year in State prison
Troy Times.
, The use of the magnet for the cure
of disease was known to the ancients.
1t was known to Aetius, who lived as
early as the year 500. He says: 1--WE
are assured that those who are troubled
with the govt in their hands or feet, or
with commissions, find relief when they
hold magnet"
I'm twenty-one counties of Califor-
MIA during 1883 about ninety-four mill
: ion dollars in gold and one hundred
a and fourteen million dollars in silver
was produced, which was four million
q dollars less gold and like amount
5 more silver than was produced in the
9 same counties during the previous
f year.
: Norman Lowell, chief of the largest
; and wealthiest band of gypsies in this
. country, died recently near Elizabeth,
N. j. His wife, the queen, died in May
I last, at the age of one hundred years.
a Their eldest son will rule until next
$ spring, when there is to be great
gypsy council and q consolidation OF
: several bands under one head.-N. Y.
Sun.
= "A well-dressed man was seen to
t stare at woman impudently, hail q
g street-car imperiously, pay his fare con.
s desoendingly, seat himself fashionably,
s and expectorate furiously. "Who is
t that distinguished gentleman" whis.
y pered an awe-struck stranger to the
conductor And the conductor re-
/. piled: HE is the ianitor of a West
) Side fiat. Cincinnati Travellers
$ Magazine.
d "A Stamford dog which had beer
e used to drink at certain trough founC
# it empty the other day, but hose lying
s close by. After evident consideration
Q he picked up the hose in his mouth
e put the end in the trough, and waiteC
n for the water to run. 1t is pleasant t.
e know, that having got so far, Their,
g was witness who turned the stop
n cock, so that the dogs hopes wer
q realized.-Hdrttord Coatrunt.
There's no use talking, I'm goin,
to get married." said bachelor to
married acquaintance the other da,
b while busily engaged in sewing. Her
Il have worked just twenty minutes b.
= the watch trying to get this needl
n threaded, and then, just as succeeded
, pulled the thread out Finally ! go
Ia it threaded, and now, after sewing Of
this button fast and strong, find Nv
= got it on the wrong side, and hay
" my work all to do over again. IN
!" Ledger.
81 "A travelling combination at hote
~. in one of the small Ohio towns lei
- word at the office before retiring for
general call at half past seven o'clock
- to enable the members to make tn
y - next train for Cincinnati. The nigh
u clerk was son of ould Ireland, an
4: q at half past five in the morning h
~ ~ raped at the doors, awakening all {
- - the company, saying: sit is half-pa'
~ ~ five. I'm going off watch. You hav
~ an hour and a half to sleep yet. "-C7ev
land Herald.
= Europe and British India col
10 - sumo about 100000 gallons of hant
~ kerchief perfumes yearly. The EN-
y lish revenue from eau de cologne
30 30 $4,000 annually, and the total revenu
~ of other perfumes is estimated
~ $780, 900 annually. There is one pc
Il fume distillery at Cannes, in Franc
which uses yearly 100000 pounds
K acacia flowers, 100000 pounds of raj
ne flower leaves, $4,000 pounds of jasmir
ne blossoms, 10000 of tuberose blossom
II and an immense quantity of 9TH
TX MATERIAL Springfield (MasS.) Repu
as as LicGn.
= The use of arsenic is alarming
~ on the increase. The researches
10 DR.. Draper and Professors Wood al
= Austen show that it is extensively Ell
I. ployed in wall papers, textile fabric
lk writing and printing paper, candle
= toys, confectionery, playing card
ne theater tickets, rubber balloons al
az, balls, sweat bands of hats, paper &C