Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-22
GLRA NINGS.

known two botanisis has been placed
at 100 600, but it seems there are many
still unknown.
BY railroad sseident tbs arm of
Mile. Grace de la Fontain wss broken,
and she also suffered disclosure of
her real name, Maggie Mccormick.
The American Bible Society is, for
the second time this year, so hard up
that 1t has to part with some of the
securities which have helped along the
soclety's work.
The total number of vessels built on
the Wear in 1884 was seventy, with a
total tonnage of ~, 424. being de-
crease of tiity-six vessels and lip 937
tons as compared with 1888.
The hame Of Arizona. the Sentinel
of that territory says, was not bestow-
ed through any poetic arrangements
of Indian or Spanish names bat
is derived from driduS, dry, and
zoHd, girdle or belt.
When vessels or tins bersink to great
depths in the ocean the pressure is so
great that water is forced in the pores
of the wood and 10 becomes too heavy
to rise again. Even when a ship is
broken up, the detached portions sink
ike leak This pressure makes it i'm.
possible for divers to descend 10 any
great depths
When a house is to be let in Mexico
the owner sticks an old newspaper in
the window. II isn't very tasteful
and seldom improves the appearance
of the house, but it is economical
and is understood by the community.
Az an egg eating match at Peter
borough, Canada, "a short time since
one man ate forty-one eggs and the
other forty The eggs were raw and
from a basket in . grocery store. The
basket was emptied, and the winner
sald he could eat dozen more.
There is the authority Of the editor
of the San Francisco Christian
Bdvocaie for the charge that no pure
| California wine Is put on the market
! He believes that admilteration is the
invariable rule. Some OF the vineyard
men retort that he is a reckless
| falsitier.
A side wheel steamer, 270 feet keel,
40 feet beam and Is feet depth OF hold
is now building at Detroit for the De
/ troit aud Cleveland route, which is
promised to be the finest and fastest
ON the Great Lakes Hercost will be
$275 600, and she is to be completed
/ fer the 50 son OF 1886
The largest bridge ia the world
crosses Lake Poncharuain, at New
] Mil t4ssf x4f, les IN
| length. IL is a trestle work, on piles,
and is made Of cypress wood which
was first saturated gith creosote oil
which renders it impervious to mois
ture aud proof against the attack OF
barnscles.
in Birmingham, England, there is
building for the London x North
western Railway a pianoforte railway
carriage, and the London Queen
explains that appliances will be
provided by which the sound of the
carriage wheels will be deadened
SO as TO preserve the harmony of the
music,
Lists Of the Jewish festivals for 1885
have been forwarded TO each British
general officer commanding a district,
m order that facilities for their obser.
vance may be afforded 10 soldiers of
the Jewish faith Work is prohibited
during eight days of the year The
Jewish soldier, therefore, has the ad
vantage over his Christian comrade of
eight days exemption from duty
while in receipt offull pay
After much discussion Of late, it has
been settled that the house ia which
/ the Duchess Of Richmond gave the
bell, immortalized by Byron in his
Battle Of Waterloo was small
one in the Rue de la Blanchisserie,
| and not, as has been heretofore claim
ed, in the Palais Acs, adjoining the
Royal Palace. II is Found that Byron's
reference 10 a "high half really re-
ferred to drawing-room neither
high nor over well furnished.
DR.. Thomas, in his address to tho
graduating Class Oh the Training
school Of Nurses, said that tho de-
mapd had not been met, even the city
OF New York not being half supplied
| with Trustworthy and intelligent
nurses The school does not seem to
be large enough According 10 the
chronological Journal, 200 calls for
private nurses and ~ demands for
trained women TO assume positions in
institutions, were declined last year.
The University Of Pennsylvania has
started department Of physical
cultdre. DR.. j. w. White, who will
preside over it, states that his duties
will be TO examine each student, note
wherein he needs physical develop
ment. and rece mmend the proper
mode OF exercise TO induce it. If his
back is weak, the rowing machine or
boat is advised if the chest is fiat,
PARALLEL bars are in order The ordi-
nary trainer generally picks out for
the boat a man who does not need IL.
Portugal outrivals Italy Itself in
the number aud pgenuousnsss of her
professional beggars. While the
cities are bad in this respect the coun-
try is far worse. There is no law
against mendicants. Lisbon has but
I ono foupdliuu bosnitpl and thai re-