The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-02-27
Personalities.

"a remarkable tenor voice." says the
Baltimore American, "has attracted
much attention from those who have at
tended the Plenary Council services at
the Cathedral. 1t belongs to Father
O'Keefe, of the Church of the ImmacI-
late Conception, of Philadelphia. He
is not only a fine vocalist, but he is u
theoretical musician. The range of his
high notes extends to G fiat, which he
takes easily, and not only holds at
length, but on Sunday evening executed
an impromptu cadenza of delicate trills
touching again this high note"
One of the large reservoirs of the
fish farm of M. D. Calkins, near Neva.
da City. New, was emptied recently in
order to ascertain how the fish placed
therein at various times had prospered.
The mirror carp, brought from Wash.
ington, ID. O., and planted a year age
last March, when they were six months
old, now weigh IL pounds, and measure
D feet q inches in length, and Is niche
around the largest part Of the body.
Mrs. Crowl, the widow of a merchant
of Cleveland, O., who left a fortune OF
5000 900, has been ruined by her only
son, who, being entrusted with the care
Of her money, lost it all in grain specu-
lations. re has fed to South America
with a girl whom he married from q
concert saloon. All her property has
been seized to pay his debts, and she il
left entirely destitute.
The new lord mayor OF London is
Alderman Nottage, who was brought
up In the iron business and severa
years ago was sheriff of London and
Middlesex. Hefounded a widely KIN own
artistic establishment, and built the
Orleans Club and other handsome
buildings at Brighton. Like most lord
mayors who, as Macaulay says, though
useful and highly respectable, seldom
belong TO princelY and well-ranoyned
commercial houses, the new magistrate
is a member of a number of the munic.
ipal guide, such as the spectacle max.
ers and loriners, and was this year mas
ter Of the Carpenters Company,
From a single grain Of wheat planted
IN 1881, says the Grass Valley, CAL,
Record, grew twenty-five stalks, each
bearing a full head. These yielded $50
grains, 760 of which were planted the
next year, producing one fifth OF a bush.
ell Of splendid wheat. This was plant.
ed last spring, yielding seventeen bush.
els, making 1,020 pounds of wheat from
one gram In three years.
The upper waters Of the Delaware ans
its branches, and the headwaters Of tbs
Charlotte River, or east branch OF the
Susquehanna, near Delhi, N. Y, have
been literally overrun with musk-rats
for the past month. Five local trappers
on these streams have captured over
three thousand since the first of the
month, for which they received $3.50.
Minks have increased largely in this
region during the past few years, al
their skins have not commanded a prics
to make it worth while trapping fol
them.
Los Angeles county, CAL. is booming
with prosperity. The increase Of the
acr cage of vineyards over 1883 is $500
acres and the yield of wine ], 1850, GOO
gail ons greater. The area of land Gull
tivated has increased 81, 900 acres, the
yield of corn 553,610 bushels, of barley
l 800, 900 bushels and Of wheat 2 300. 600
bushels, while there is q corresponding
increase in the root and fruit crops, the
nuts. olives and many other
products. The valuation has increased
81, S14, 931 during the year. From pres
emit indications the coming season viii
eclipse the past.
Herodotus, the ancient Greek, wrote
the following. which is quite as true
now as in his day: @You will observe |
hat all wise and good persons are
remarkable for t~ruthfulness.
indeed there can be no virtue where
is no truth, and as for falsehood
md doubfe-dealing. none but fools and
xnayes condescend TO adopt them.v !