Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

A part of the cargo of the steamer Fe-
roma, recently lost on the Dutch coast,
consisted of about 5, 100000, 0C0 needles
designed for the Chinese trade.
The mussel has been turned to &C
count for stewing at North Haven, Mo-,
and is already said to rival the oyster for
that purpose among the best epicurcs.
Great Britain consumed $50, 900, 600
pounds of wool the last year, and the
United States 39s, 900. 900. The British
wool being of lighter shrink, the
amount used was probably about the
same.
Sunlight has been put to odd use at
Brussels. Falling on a small shaft the
rays cause an upward draught of air
which sets fan in motion, and that in
turn starts machinery that winds a
clock.
The discovery has recently been made
at Oraincnburg, Germany, TINT even
wild boars are not free from trichin9.
1t is the first case of the kind officially
verified, and steps are to he taken at
once to extenl the inspection.
-Four dogs invaded slaughter pens at
Mile Pun Brook. n j., the other even
ing and before dcsisting killed two hogs
and so badly in: ured 90 sheep that the
latter had to be put to death. The dan,-
damage done is estimated at $3.50.
A paper machine shipped from South
Windham, Conn, to Visions; n the other
day weighs 80 tons and is declared to
be the largest machine of the kind ever
built in the East. Nine freight cars
were required for its shipment
Judge Thomas Cooley left his classes
at Michigan n;versity Tuesday, in the
midst of his examinalio 8, and started
for New York city. 1t is reported that
he has been offered $1,000 to become
attorney for several large trunk lines
centering there.
A brutal hoax that had fatal result
was rerpetrated at Pownall, VT, when
Martha johnson, Is years old, was told
that her son had dropped dead in the
street. The news, which was false,
threw the old lady into commissions,
and she soon died from the shock.
Kentucky has $4,000 square miles of
coal feds; Pennsylvania, 1850 miles;
Great Britain, en- ire, H. $50 miles; and
England. alone, f,039 miles. The wealth
of this State is largely due to the devel
opmcnt of the coal. and the importance
of Eng and III the industrial world is
due to a similar cause.
An extraor linary aversion to horses
was peculiar characteristic of Hun.
carian magnatc recently deceased. lie
would rot allow any animal of the kind
to come upon his lands, so that visitors
who rode or drove to sec him had always
to al ght at his park gates Trained
deer used to draw his own vehicle for
many years, but lately his carriage was
drawn by team of oxen.
In Germany recently was held the
go ,per's Festival" which occurs in
Munich every seven years. Those who
took part in the Coopers Dance wore
green ull-caps with blue and white
feathers, silver bordered crimson jackets,
black velvet knee brooches, viii stock
in.s and shoes with silver buckles. Each
dancer held above his head half hoop
of cvergreens, from which hung small
keg.
Detroit, some days age, announced the
death of probably the oldest man in the
world" dad Freeman who left 1873
descendants. She now rcvises that pro
liability. and puts forward Andrew
Lucus, whose age is fixed at 127 years.
by "prc of that leaves no room for any
sort of doubt" Lucas, who was slave
says that he remembers many things that
occurred lerorc the Revolutionary war
under the father of General Jackson.