Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-08
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

A human life is lost for every fifty
thousand tons of coal mined in the an
thracite regions.-N. Y. Sun. '~'
The stalest egg IN this world is in
Washington. 1t was found in a guano
bed and is one thousand years old
Washington Post.
1t is said that birthmarks may be
removed by the use of a sunglass. 1t
must be employed judiciously, so as
not to blister the Cleveland
Leader.
I Mate, a Paraguayan tea, is very
popular drink in South America, which
has never been introduced into the
United States. 1t is said to be very
stimulating.
! Some japanese military officers
have invented hemp boats, each of
which is capable of carrying eight men,
and can be folded up for transportation
SO as to occupy very little space.
"A column article in the Denver
NeUs describes the finding in Middle
Park, at the depth of thirty feet, the
agatized timbers of a ship of unknown
length, evidently moved by sails"
1t is proposed to change the street.
nomenclature of Washington, substi-
tuting for the letters of the alphabet
which now mark many streets the
names of historicalp lpersonages-Adams,
Benton, Clay, Van Buren and others.
John White, the well-known boat
builder of Cowes, Eng, has designed
fishing vessel on life boat principles,
which, he claims, will not sink if over
whelmed by the sea and filed with
water. Already two such vessels Of
thirty tons have been sent to the coast
of Ireland.
The British Medical Journal tells of
man who used stimulants to such an
extent that his breath would catch fire
if he incautiously approached too near
light. That's nothing. There is a
man in Detroit whose breath can be
smelt through telephone when he is
talking two miles away.-Detroit Free
Press.
1t is a sad comment upon the hard
luck which pursues some men that
Henry Nolle, poor cobbler, who lost
his life while trying to save woman
and her child from death, has been
buried in the Potter's Field. Here is
noble fellow who deserved monu-
ment, and he got pauper's grave as
the reward of his heroism.-N. Y.
Christian Union.
An immense land bequest was re-
Gently made by San Franciscan. The
late James Irvine left to his only son,
among other property, 10000 acres of
land in one body in Los Angeles Coun-
ty This large domain Mr.. Irvine
bought Jointly with another man in
per acre. In 1875 Mr.. Irvine bought
out his partner for $250,000.
In England they draw distinction
between legitimate and illegitimate
"mashers." 1t seems the legitimate
''masher' is "a gentleman of birth and
breeding" and that he simply
"mashes" for the fun of the thing,
never going beyond the limits of pro-
priety. Moreover he never does his
tmashing" on the street corner, and
he smokes the very best brand of cigars.
N. Y. Tribune.
DIR. Bochefontaine, who was one of
the most determined opponents of nj.
Pasteur's theories, has just died at the
ing the last cholera epidemic in Paris,
swallowed pill composed of the vom-
things of a cholera patient, in order to
prove that the disease was not conta-
gious. He was continually experiment.
ing upon himself, and it is believed that
his early death may be traced to some
poisonous dose which he has swallowed
in order to test its effects.
The Journal Of Lewiston, Me-, tells
the story Of woman living near there
who suffered for years from severe
headache, having been advised to try
certain ''foreign cure" which, by
the way, is inclosed in nicely-fnished
box, something on the make Of car
whistle. She purchased the cure and,
being in total ignorance of its nature
or any thing else pertaining to it, ex-
cepting the manner of applying,
rubbed the box instead of the contents
several times across her forehead. The
pain left instantly, and has not since
returned.
One of the leading teachers of the
violin in Boston-and in America-re-
lates that young woman came to him
for instructions, and, after lesson or
two, he very frankly and honestly said
to her: at is of no use for me to teach
you. The simple fact is, you have no
musical ear" 30, know that" she
returned with the utmost sweetness
and candor 'But why" he asked, in
astonishment easily imagined, ''do
YOU come to me if you know. you
have no carp 80, it is because of
my health answered the interesting
pupil. my doctor says there is moth
ing SO good for my dyspepsia as the
exercise of the arms | get in violin
playing. boston Letter.
One takes off his hat to two good
grandmothers, whose pictures appeared
recently in the Cincinnati Commerctat-
Gazette Shriveled they are, and crow
foot marks show plainly, but the pion-
eer mothers are one hundred years
old. One, Mrs. Mary Small Camp
beH, the mother of two Congressman,
was born on the Juniata river in this
State, on March 20, 1876; the other,
Nc Mary Smith was horn at Salem,