The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
items of Interest.

are mentioned as .resluents OF one
of the counties Of Georgia
The Sutlei one Of the great streams
Of British India. Is probably the swiftest
large river in the world it has a des-
cent Of 1900 feet in $50 miles, an
average Of about 81 feet per mile.
The Stoa was a celebrated porch, or
rooted colonnade, in ancient Athens, in
which the philosopher zeno and his
successors taught From this p ace the
disciples derived the name Of Stoics
A solid silver balustrade, which had
stood in one of the Mexican churches
since the time Of Cortez. was torn down
not long ago and taken to the mint,
producing over sixty thousand silver
| dollars.
Coffee made with distilled water is
said to have a greatly improved aroma.
! Il seems that the mineral carbonates in
common water render the tannin of the
coffee berry soluble, but the drug will
not dissolve in distilled water.
Mad dogs recently became so numer-
Gus in some parts of Alabama that
schools in one county were obliged to
suspend, as 1t was considered dangerous
to have the pupils abroad.
In an article on "Inebriety Among
Railroad Engineers" in the Philadel-
phia Medical and Surgioal Reporter, it is
stated that these men are exceptionally
temperate. The nerve and brain ex-
haustion attendant upon their occupa-
ton is so great however, that cine
briety among them is very preciptitate
and fatal
4 Bloomington Ill) youth Of Is. after
4 course of yellow-back literature, wrote
toa merchant that unless he Immediately
received 500 he would burn down the
merchants store. He confessed after.
ward that he adopted the scheme from a
novel
The mother of family consisting Of
two grown-up daughters, living in
Goffstown, n H., recently died. and
when the undertaken came to perform
his duties the father was asked the
name of his wife. His reply was
Mother. No other name could he
remember, and the daughters were
equally ignorant, having never known
their parent by any other name than
Mother"
The enormous wealth OF the Orleans
Princes is chiefly derived from Louis
Phillppes mother, who, in consequence
de Lamballe, became sole heiress Of heI
father, the Duke of Penthievre, the
richest subjec. of France. The Duke
died in 1893 His daughter had two
days before his death been divorced
from her worthless husband, who was
thus debarred from touching hel
property.
A French statistician has discovered
that up to the present 2,5iO emperors
and kings have governed 81 nations
Out OF this number 800 have beer
driven from their thrones, Ga have
abdicated, "a have committed suicide
12 have became insane 100 fell into
battle, 1913 were captured, 25 diet
martyrs, Isl have been assassinated, ant
los have been condemned to death anC
executed according to law.
The importance of wholesome potabl,
water for cities is shown in Vienna
Since the introduction into that cit,
of water drawn from the Syrian Alps
constant and very considerable decrease
has been observed in stomach and in
testinal troubles, and cases of typhui
fever have became rare.
Two Frenchmen, the brothers Fore
have invented new kind OF harp
made entirely of wood Instead o
strings, the inventors use strips o
American fir. The sound is produced
as in the ordinary harp by the con
3. tact Of the fingers, but the player wear
leather gloves covered with rosin Tn
tone of the instrument is said to be O
remarkable purity.
The last reported novelty in Londol
is burglars company, which con
ducts business in a most careful an
systematic manner. 1t has a numbe
of inspectors, who travel over Europ
in quest of openings for work, an
o mechanics who can open the mos
elaborate safe. Finally, there is
solicitor who negotates the restitutio
of bonds for commission Of thirty-fiy
per cent. All the managers have r,
a ceived prison education.
MAN MILLINERS.