The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-11-07
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the red egg plant.
During the tobacco season Lynch
burg (Va.) has sold twentwenty-three
million pounds of leaf tobacco.
The average enameled watch hang
ng at the waist belt of the average girl
contains a powder putf-nothing else.
--Chtcaqo Herald.
Congressman William Walter
Phelps has planted over q quarter of a
million trees on his estate in Bergen
County, N. j., within the past seven
years.-N. Y. San.
The percentage of cattle losses ON
Western ranges is not larger than in
the States. This statement, although
it may seem little fshy to Eastern
people, is susceptible OF the clearest
proof. Chicago Tribune.
Long names having been made q
subject of discussion, the Lexington,
Is. CD Dispatch devotes part of its
space to this sample, excavated in the
neighborhood: BENJAMIN Bathurst
Benbow William Henry Jeremiah An
drew jackson Singo Simon Peter
George Washington Johnson"
1t is less than thirty years since
an ocean cable was successfully laid,
and now there are one hundred and
ten thousand miles of submarine cable
in the world. Governments own
twelve thousand miles and private
companies over ninety-eight thousand
miles valued at one hundred and fifty
million dollars.--M Y Tribune.
"A Boston legal authority says that
the young lady who has been Tilted has
the right to read the recreant's letters
in her breach of promise suit, but she
must not weave them into novel and
copyright them. That privilege be-
longs to the gentleman. She may,
however, demand the return of her
own letters as her property.
Post
The age which oysters may reach
under favorable circumstances is yet
unknown, but specimens have been
found which were believed to be from
twenty-five to thirty years old. With
care the bivalves may be kept alive for
considerable time after removal from
the habitat. 1t is stated that they have
lived on the floor of cold cellar for
three months. -BGItimore american.
"A peculiar custom in the Cape
Verde Islands is noted by recent
visitor there. His hostess was smok-
ing a cigarette, when suddenly she
drew it from her lips and offered it to
him. Though somewhat startled, he
accepted it with the best grace that he
could command, and upon subsequent
inquiry found that 1t was considered
among the islanders one of the great
est compliments a lady could pay to u
gentleman.
I'm giving his reasons for vetoing
one bill Governor Pattison. of Pennsyl-
vania, says: at is greatly defective in
photography. Hereditaments is spelled
'hereditments;' encumbrances, 'encum-
berances;' proceeded, proceeded man.
ner, manor required, required do
cree, 'dcree;' costs is written cost.
Syllables and words are omitted. An
other is written 'anoth. y Here il GER
tainly an effort for reform in the right
direction. Philadelphia Press.
Before tho days of the telegraph
carrier pigeons were successfully util.
lied in journalism. When Daniel Web
ster made his famous speech at the
completion of the Bunker Hill monu
ment trfplicate copies of his addres,
were hent by three pigeons. Two o.
the nir6s reached the New York Saa
building with the speech in good order
and the San thus succeeded in leading
its contemporaries twenty-four hours.
The third messenger fell exhausted 81
Connecticut, and farmer picked il
up.-B0Stos Journal.
Belfast, Ireland, has now o popu
lation of two hundred thousand peo
pie. The site of the city formerly be
1onged to the Chichester family, ant
Lord Donegal is still the ground land
lord of the greater part, but most wal
let on perpetual lease by a reckless pre-
decessor in the last century, Had tn,
Chichester family retained the property
and managed it judiciously their in
come from it to-day could scarcely
have been less than 81, $780, 900 per an
mum. AS it is Lord Donegal's Who'll,
Irish property is put down at $20b, 900
Rev. Sam Jones. the Southern sen
sational preacher, held revival a
Plattsburg, Mo-, recently. In an in
terview with st. Louis reporter h
said: II have long held the opinion
that Missouri was badly in need Of m,
services. This year have converted
ten thousaed people, and ninety-iiv
per cent of them remain true to thei
professions. l don't profess to hav
: methods; and when asked regarding
them / say am perfectly willing /
swap methods with any one If his ar
; more efficient. They have lots {
! methods, but the test of the fisherma
: is his string of fish, and not the nun
Der of good bites he receives"
: The New Orleans Times Democrt
8 relates that a prominent citizen
8 Jones County, Mississippi, who stoo
a high in the church, made a visit |
0 Meridani recently, and on returnin
s told his neighbor that he had seen ic
:. manufactured in that town with tt
t mercury at ninety-eight- The men
:. bers of the church concluded that I'll
i brother had degenerated into an alb
0 liar. A committee was sent to Me
q dian to investigate, but they came bac
!, and Endorsed Brother Blanks stat
ment A look Of establishment on Il
faces of the assembled brethren soc
!, gave way to one of indignation, AZ
% Brother Blank and tho entire COMM
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