Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
NEWS AND NOTES.

In Mexico they fine theatrical mana
gers who omit any part of an advertised |
performance.
A Fresno, CAL, lawyer was fined $50
recently for telling the judge that he
was going home to bed instead Of being
in court when the jury brought in
verdict in case where he appeared as
counsel.
. A large cave has recently been dis
covered in the Oregon range, forty |
miles north of FL Paso, which in size,
and in the beauty of its stalactites and
stalagmites bids fair to rival the Mann
moth Cave.
An incident in Melbourne foundry
is said to have led to the discovery that
plunging iron castings into amixture of
molasses and water softens the metal
to such degree that it can be worked
as readily as wrought iron.
A Chicago jeweler has invented a
self-winding watch. By an arrange
ment something like the carefully
balanced lever of a pedometer, the
watch is wound by the motion of the
wearer when walking. A walk Of seven
minutes will wind the watch to 60 for
forty-two hours.
A genious from the Wooden Nut
meg State has invented clock in which
there is a money drawer. Money can
be deposited at any time, but can only
be removed during one day in month.
Another notion is in screwing the.
clock to its shelf so that it can only be
removed when the drawer is open.
A strange accident happened to
consignment Of heavy cattle sold for
shipment to England. Rough weather
was encountered on the voyage, and the
stanchions to which the cattle were
tied gave way, forcing the stock to the
other side of the ship and causing it to
careen so much that to tighten the YES
sci the cattle were thrown overheard, q
loss of $4,000.
The following bill was recently seen
displayed in the parlor window of a
house in a suburb: "To let, a small
sitting-room and bedroom, witha superb
view Of an immense garden, much
frequented, planted with large trees,
brilliant with flowers and decorated
with numerous statues and other works
of arts" The garden in question was
cemetery.
White persons have blacked up to
Initiate negroes from fdme imrlemorial
For anegro to "whiten up" to person
ate white person is something new
This occurred recently in Montana
where white child was required in a
drama. A local little darky was the
only child obtainable, and much grease
paint was used in getting him to just
the proper complexion. ~
Even so recently as ten years ago
there were very few occupations open
to women. II was marriage or nothing
The nothing would often indeed, be
the better of the two alternatives. but
to be an old maid was regarded as such
prodigious failure, that young women
were ready to take almost any risks
rather than be reserved for such fate,
That day has happily passed.
. A legal custom of the colonial days
continues to be observed in the Dis.
, trict of Columbia courts. According
to an old Maryland law, the foreman
of each jury is presented with pound
, of tobacco on rendering the verdict In
each case. Sometimes the equivalent
of one pound is substituted. Tn,
money is usually devoted to the pur
chase Of cane for the foreman ant
minor comforts for the jurors.
Photography, 1t is claimed, is to b,
still further advanced by the use of tn
! air brush. Inthis device little holde
, is charged with India ink, and, by
: bellows operated with foot-pedal afte
! the manner of sewing machine, tn
) fluid is blown upon faintly-outline,
) portrait, the result making a pictur
superior in many respects to the bes
t crayon in drawing-the whole opera
t ton involving also only few hours
!, time.
A great dish at Egyptian harer
! feasts is that of lamb roasted Who'll,
After the manner of nest of Chimes
{ boxes, each smaller, than the other, tn
4 lamb is stuffed with whole turkey, tn
9 turkey with chicken, the chickenwit
pigeon, the pigeon with a quail, an
the quail with becafco, the smalle
bird known except the humming bir
The lamb is roasted over a slow fl
Q until 1t is almost ready to fall to piece
Egyptian bee growers travel vii
:, their stock for pasture. The custo
: originated In remote age. There
= nearly 60 days difference between Il
vegetation Of theupper and lower Mi
= Egyptian bee growers use large fla
boats holding from 60 to 100 hives
= bees, and float slowly along as Il
= vegetation advances. The sinking
the boat to certain depth in the wat
indicates when they have filled t
hives with honey.
~ To accomplish the seemingly incret
- BILE act of putting an egg in a vial, !
- quires the following preparation: Y,