Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
NEWS AND NOTES.

A young woman of Pottstown the
other day found a cent of the date of
1881 in the yoke of hens egg that she
had broken for cooking purposes. The
date of the egg is not given.
Pigeons as a diet were always re-
garded by Marshall de Mouchy as hav.
ing powers of consolation, and he would
always order pigeons for dinner when
he met with adverse experience.
The oak tree in Bushnell Park, Hart
ford, grown from an acorn of the ia
nous Charter oak, is in fourishing
condition. This is the only successful
attempt to preserve an offspring from
the historic tree.
1t is told in Washington that after
certain Senator, noted for his absent
mindedness, came to New York for a
short visit, this memorandum was
found in his room: "Things to take
along; One pair socks, one shirt, two
collars, one pair of cuffs, one wife,"
Boys who smoke cigarettes are ap-
parently at discount in California.
A rancher in Proche week ago offered
to swap his eighteen year old boy, who
smoked cigarettes, to any person for a
dog, and finding no takers at that, even
up, he offered five dollars to boot, but
even then couldn't make a trade.t
The Audubon society is growing, and
new branches are rapidly being formed.
The members pledge themselves not to
kill or capture any wild bird not used
for food, not to disturb or distroy the
nest or eggs of any wild bird, and not
to make use of the feathers of any wild
bird as ornaments of dress or furniture
An experiment to test the speed of
the swallows flight has been made
at Pavia, in Italy, Two hen birds were
taken from their broods, carried to
Milan, and there released at a given
hour. Both got back to their nests in
thirteen minutes, which gave their rate
of speed at eighty-seven and a half
miles an hour.
The mint julep is an old colonial
Virginian drink. 1t was invented in
Virginia by wealthy planter, who had
company Of friends at his home. A
| great hail storm came up; he gathered
j the hailstones, and, on the inspiration
/ olthe menent, concocted that delicious
4 beverage which We cali mint julsp. II
fame spread, but at first they neve
made it except when 1t hailed.
Onions inhaled cause sleep, rest ant
repose. The soldier on his march ant
the exhausted iron-worker get grea
strength from eating the onion. Tie
a fresh onion around the neck and
bruise 1t to make its odor thorough
and you secure sound sleep from its
nightly inhalation. 1t will be an act oi
humanity to the restless, nervous ant
sick to copy this.
New Mexico newspapers tells Of {
"norther' that passed over the north
ern edge of Lincoln county few week
ago, accompanied by hailstones as larg,
as a mans fist, doing great damage t,
sheep. One man lost 5000 killed, al
other 5000, third 1900 out of a her,
of 5000 Merinos and Cotswolds. Sey
eral beeves and some cattle were killed
and it was rumored that the hail kille,
two herders also.
Nearly all the animals of New Sout
Wales are marsupials that Is, the
have an exterior pouch in which the
carry their young. The largest are til
kangaroo, and Of these a great variet
exist. They are found more or les
plentiful all over the colony, sometime
in such numbers as to seriously inte
fere with pastoral pursuits, eating til
grass which would pasture thousand
Of sheep and cattle.
The air of the sea taken at a grei
distance from land, or even on IL
shore and in ports when the wind blow
from the open, is in an almost perfe,
state of purity. Near continent
the land-winds drive before them a
atmosphere always impure, but at
distance from the coast this impurit
has disappeared. The sea rapidly pun
ies the pestilential atmosphere of CO.
tinents; hence every expanse of wat
|. of q certain breadth becomes an abs
lutte obstacle to the propagation
epidemics.
Here is a good way of removing o
jects from the eye: Take horse ha
and double it, leaving loop. If t
object can be seen, lay the loop over
: close the eye, and the mote will cor
out as the hair is withdrawn. If t
irritating object cannot be seen, raj
the lid Of the eye as high as possil
and place the loop as far back as y
can; close the eye and roll the b
+ around few times, draw out the hi
r and the substance which caused
n pain win usually come with it. ]
Il method is practiced by axe-makers Q
n other workers In steel.
,sj Coral Is used in India as an ado
n ment for corpses preparatory to creI
10 tion. On this occasion It's roseate
re may be deemed symbolical of the
"a vouring flames, but 1t is often devo
ie to sacred purposes both in Asia |
le Africa. Among western nations |
O. too sparingly employed as an ornam,
iy Coral Is, or ought to be, plentiful.
IN 1880 new reef was discovered, sew
o. Kilometres in length, at Sciacca,
II island near Sicily. This is not
L. hausted, but Is being rapidly expor
~ In A frIca where tha natives nrf buv