Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12
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whom will settle in the Northwest.
Most of the emigrants from Denmark
are farmers in good circumstances.
The majority own farms, and when
they come to this country they bring
considerable money with them.
In the Gasette Medicdle de France
some details are given OF the life OF the
great opium eater, DIR. Charles dcs
E,anys lie used the drug for the
forty years proceeding his death, and as
long ago as 1868 was able to take three
and onc.uuartcr ounces Of the drug at
one dose. He wrote several medical
works and highly sensational political
papers.
The rapid increase of tobacco manu-
facturc in this country is worth noting
Last year 3, A57, 1909, ,0l7 cigars and 09t,-
$4,000 cigarettes were made in the
United States alone, requiring over
81. 600, 900 pound of leaf In 1872 not
40, 900, 900 pounds were uSed. The vast
bulk of tobacco, however, is consumed
in "othor manufacturers which re-
quired 2l7, ,45l 900 pounds in 1854.
The railroads in Guatemala are run
on the credit system. Freight charges
are seldom paid upon the delivery OF
the goods, but merchants and Others
expect three or four months and some-
time more time. II package arrives
with your address upon IL the railroad
company is expected to deliver it at
your residence, unless it happens to be
very bulky, and few weeks after a
collector comes around for the freight
money.
President Grevy. of France, likes often
to retire to his country home. He is OF
medium height, with broad shoulders,
and solid, well-proportioned body.
He enjoys outdoor exercise, and his
excellent physical health gives evidence
of the fact. His face is strong and in
telligcnt, but there is nothing in the
lincaments to betoken brlliancy or
poetry or genius And. indeed, NJ.
Grevy makes no prctension OF possess
ing these qualities.
Paris is cleared of rats by her NUM-
cipal Council offering premium for
the~ skins. Two years ago the pre-
MUM was SO per 1000. but it has re-
Gently been raised to $40 per 1000 in
order to get the city cleared Of the
pests. The rats are of the Norway
kind, and breed four times n year. The
skins when collected are sold to glove
makers for cents each, and 10000
skins are said to have been made into
"genulne kid gloves last year
A distinguished physician believes
from his practice that infants generally,
whether brought up at the breast or
artificial, are not supplied with suli-
cicnt water, the fluid portion of their
food being quickly taken up and leav-
ing the solid too thick to be easily di-
gcsted. In warm, dry weather healthy
babies will take water every hour with
advantage. and their frequent irctful-
ness and rise OF temperature is often
directly due their not having it.
Hens eggs were in great veneration
with the ancients. The Romans eX-
hibited them with great reverence in
their festivals of Ceres. The Greeks
equally honored them. The japanese
are very fond of eggs. They eat them
at dessert like fruit, and very often
with oranges. The rich Japanese are
very particular concerning them. They
will not eat those OF fowls which have
full liberty and feed on what they pick
up. They must be fed on rice, and
lay their eggs In rooms prepared for
that purpose.
An old lady over 80 years Of age, and
who was once great beauty, died re-
Gently in Paris, leaving after her a
diary in which she endeavors to show
up the alleged vanity of women. From
the age of 20 to 80 she spent three
hours day at her toilet, which foots
up for the period one year ninety-one
days and six hours employed in dress
| ing her hair, pOwdering her cheeks,
and painting her lips. From 80 to 81
the toilet labors amounted to five hours
day, the extra hours being consccra-
ted to the covering of the tracks OF
time. including the obliteration OF
crows feet and other necessary filling
in and grading. Time, four years and
forty days. After so, her efforts had
to be redoubled. 10 the last she resist.
ed the effects of time. y. Sun.
Eula Brown of Courtney. Tex, is the
youngest telegraph operator in America
possibly in the world. She is but little
over years Of age. Yet there is hard
ly a duty or detail of railroad telegra
ply in Texas that she is not thoroughly
familiar with. Her father has been ar
operator for years, and the little one
has passed all, or nearly all, her time
in a telegraph office since she frs
learned to creep. She always has ;
fondness for tampering with the keys
and she had hardly learned the letter.
of the alphabet before she also knew tn,
telegraphic signs and sounds for each
Before she had learned to write plainl,
she could send message over tn,
wires at fair rate OF speed, and to
day she can send and take as well q
any of the average operators Of th
country.
In n recent speech in the reichstag
Prince Bismarck said: II must say
that when was in England alway
had a painful and uncomfortable i'm
preston of the English Sunday; and
was always glad when it was over.
am sure, too, that many Englishmcl
had the same feeling about it, for the,
thought to accelerate the march o
time (on that day), without witnesses
in manner which l would rather no
characterize, and were overjoyed whcl
Monday dawned. Whoever has liyeC
in English society will understand wha
| mean. On the other hand, if you 9
into the country around Berlin, if
does not exactly happen to be near
brewery, and look at the villages, yo
are pleased with the appearance Of tn
people in their holiday garb, and than
God that we live not under the yoke q
an English Sunday"
Prince dc JOinviiIe at Sayage's Sta
tiOn.