The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-09-04
Items of Interest.
There are 10000 trees in the streets Of

There are 60, 600 trees in the streets OF
Washington.
New Bedford (NIass) carpenters
sshingled one side OF the roof Of house
before they discovered they were work
ing on the wrong building.
An epicurean doctor says that in order
to obtain the full flavor of butter the
bread upon which it is spread should be
introduced into the mouth with the but
tered surface downward. s
An additional picture for nearly every
day in the year was placed last year in
the "rogues' album i'll the Berlin Grim
inal Police Court. During the year the
collection served to identify 1874 Grim
inals.
In noticing a new medical work en-
titled "Palntable Prescribing" scien-
tifc journal makes the curious and highly
suggestive error, for which it apologies
of calling the book Palatable Poison
ing"
The ideal Christian community would
seem to be i'll Iowa, where, under one
pastor, Presbyterians, Baptists, Congre-
gationalists, and others are harmoni-
ously working together. The Sunday
school superintendent and two of the
Bible class teachers are Baptists, one of
the elders is Congregationalist, and
another is Lutheran.
J A farmer OF Peacock, N. j., while
ploughing recently, lost his watch out
of his pocket and turned it under u
He did not miss it until night, and next
morning he commenced ploughing the
ground over again, and soon ploughed it
up. The watch had been under the
ground eighteen hours, and was still
running.
It is said to be quite the custom now
for French ladies to carry revolvers. At
q fashionable dinner party lately, gen.
tleman was observed hesitating whether
to sit on the right or left OF handsome
young widow. At length he said, with
a very polite bow, Pardon me, madam,
but will you kindly say on which side
you wear your revolver"
A young farmer Of Westford, Otsego
county, N. Y, was struck recently in
the face by the tail Of COW which he
was milking, and became so enraged
thereby that he procured an axe and
chopped off the tolls above the switch OF
every COW in his stable-six in number.
The Proceeding finally came to the ears
of outsiders, and the tiller Of the SOL
was fined ten dollars.
The birds Of Louisiana, papers of that
State say, will soon be exterminateI.
The colored people there not only make
birds OH article Of food, but have begun
to use their eggs for the same purpose.
The eggs of cartridges, robins, wrens,
knocking birds, and all others that they
can get their Lanls on Ire eaten.
Lawrence, Kan., can pick up piece OF
clay and model it i'll few minutes tc
almost any form that suggests itself to
his mind, with life likeness truly as
founding. From the common clay
there found i'll abundance, without tools
of any kiud. without models or designs,
he forms men and beasts with wonder,
full realty aud 10 uncomfortable artistic
talent.
The old story about recitation of the
Lords prayer Ey the elder Booth to q
company OF cicrgynen, who were affect
ed to the point Of hystelia thereby, has
started OIL Il new round i'll the religions
journals. ''Such y performance by {
play actor Ii aling with sacred language,
says Edwin Booth. could not possibly
have moved orthodox ministers to any
other te,lis than those of regret A
recitation, to be 50 effective, must hay,
favo-iug circumstances.
OCE.AN-WAVES.