Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07
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Judge David Davis, ai!ed by his young
wife, is writing his "reminiscences.
1t would be rather funny to see the
wooden tOothpick on the banjo.-Commer-
cial Bulletin.
A Newark barber has lost his voice, and
he is doing the largest business In town
YOnkers Statesman.
Louis Pasteur, the great chemist Is in
his siXtieth year. He is native of Dole.
i'm the department of Jura, France.
The Boston Herald asks /: ..Aow shall
We protect our port ?r Better increase the
duty on the foreign article to IS cents gal
lon.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
At the suggestion of Governor Alger the
lock-step system of walking has been sbarl-
doned in the Michigan penitentisry, and the
marching in ranks or squads substituted.
Il hear you are an actor now"
''Yes; walking gent"
That's too bad. But I've heard this
was bad season on the road."-Chicago
News.
Henry W. Williams, president of the
Massachusetts Bicycle Club, has ridden
Is. SIS miles since and including 1880. He
took to bicycling for his health and it has
made well man of him.
''What do they do when they install q
minister?' inquired . small boy. r.Do they
put him in a stall and feed him?" mot a
bit" said the father. They harness him
to the church and expect him to draw it
alone."-St Paul Globe.
James Russell Lowell has Just given to
the Massachusetts, Historical Society an
autograph letter of Robert Burns, quite
characteristic, and dated at Dumfries, May
81, 1898. Mr.. Lowell received the letter
from the widow of Bryan Waller Proctor
(''Barry ConwalI"), mother Of Adelaide
Proctor
From the examination Of the papyri and
other ancient manuscripts belonging to the
Austrian Archduke Rainer 1t appears that
block printing was known to the Arabs in
the ninth century. A text with marginal
ornaments, giving Arabic prayers. is found
to have been printed from one block on a
strip of paper.
Johnny labOriously lugged pail into the
parlor, where the family were assembled.
and asked his maternal grandmother to
kick it. ''Why should kick it, johnny"
grandmother inquired in amazement. "Just
to amuse papa" said Johnny. He said he
would give $40 any time time TO see you
kick the bucket"-New Ork Ledger.
A storehouse belonging to the Mohave
Indians, situated on the bank Of of the Col
OradO river, opposite Fort MOhave, Arizona,
fell In few days since, killing one Indian
and severely injuring two others. The ac-
cident was caused by piling several tons of
mesquite beans and corn on the roof. The
Indian who was killed was Immediately
placed on . couple Of cords Of wood and
burned to ashes, after which the Indians
proceeded to burn everything belonging to
him, and to kill his horses and have big
feast
A large oak block about 1s inches In d.
ameter. that had been knocking around in
various Brooklyn (Me.) lumber yards and
was split up recently, and In it
was found an augur hole about three
fourths Of an inch in size, containing
bunch OF human hair done up in piece of
printed paper. The hair was near the CEN
ter Of the block, and fastened in with q pine
ping. Il was apparently put in when the
he was quite small, q, the tree had grown
M the plug to the thicknsss OF about four
|sskss. with the grain perfectly smooth and