The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-12-25
Items of interest.

An american has been appointed by
the King of Coree 20 be Chief Farmer,
with a view to Introducing our veget-
ables into that colntry.
A pious citizen Of Buffalo proposes to
Chain ~ Bible to- each telephone i'll the
country, SO that, while waiting for
replies, the telephoners will have some
thing to read OF d nature to repress pro-
family.
A confectioner in indianapolis gives
customers the privilege of eating all the
canly they can get away with at one time
III his store for twenty-five cents each,
and declares that he makes money on
nine out of ten.
In Santa Clara county, Cal, there is q
rat, allied to the ground-nest making
species, which climbs small rees and
makes compact nest of twigs among
the branches, something after the man
ner of gray squirrel
The Indian names of Boston, accord
ing to Prof Horsford, are !: Accomon-
ITEMS, meaning " Beyond, the hill-little-
cove; y Messatsoose Massachusetts,
Great kill mouth = Moshanwomuk,
Canoe place." and Sh.wmut Near
the neck"
A man gave himself mp to the Alle-
OH u
ago and asserted that, having disposed
of - stock of counterfeit money except
one lead dollar, which he had, not be-
cause he did not try to pass it, he was
now ready to suffer for the offence.
The painted rock of Santa Barbara
county, CAL, is $50 feet high, ana upon
it are many color paintings in > good
itate of preservation that are thought to
be the work of Indians. There are two
caves in this giant rock, one at Its base
and another some sixty feet up, and in
each of these are pictures of animals.
1t has been hoped that few OF the
gigantic ostrich-like birds (Epyosaise Of
Madagascar, supposed to be the original
Of the tabled roc, might still be living
bnt thorough search of the deserts in
tho interior Of that island shows that
this hope is unfounded, though the
species no doubt existed within cempar-
atively recent times.
IN some parts of the African coast the
shark IS still worshipped and offerings
of poultry and goats are made Once O.
year child is sacrificed to propitiate it.
The little victim is bound to q post i'll
the sands at low water, and, as the tide
rises. mingles its shrieks and screams
with those of Its mother until it is de-
vonred by sharks. II
4 Notice worled as follows Is said
b. appear on the door of wel-kaown
business office: 1.-THE hours of atten-
aasce in this office are: To canvassets
for church subscriptions 10 to Q; Book
AMI ihsnrsaee agents, 2 to A; commer-
ella! travellers beggars and advertising
Men. all day We attend to our own
business NJ might "a
II ~ said on good authority that Just
before the outbreak Of cholera in Tou-
ION the swallows suddenly disappeared
fron the loessliiy. An officer M the
Bengal Cavalry said in reference to this
chat during cholera epidemic in India
he bad noticed that though many Of the
dead remained unburied, oil Of the car.
rion- eating birds had disappeared
An elective stud is the largest novelty
of this inventive age. The diamond
forming the stud has a cavity in the
ceassye. This forms the receptacle for o
tiny lamp Stored electricity can be
carried IN the waistcoat pocket, md
when switched on to the stud lampit
greatly intensifies the brilliancy of the
diamond, producing splendid effect
DIR. Mazzotti tells of man who had
scorbutic affection, which he set about
to cure with whiskey. He got we'll Of
this trouble, but became hard drinker,
and soon found himself the victim of a
rare disease called opisthoporia. This
curious affection consists in inability to
walk forward. When the patient was
told to advance, he used every effort to
do so. but eould only succeed in going
backward, and he continued to do so