The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-12
HERE AND THERE.

Spelling-bees are now held in all parts
of The Golden states.
Seven million boys and girls attend
school daily in this country.
There were twenty-ninc postmastcrs
who earned less than 81 each last year.
Columbus, Ga, according TO a recent
school census, has Il population of H.
.2l5.
In some parts of Florida oranges on
the trees unripe, are selling at Sl25
hundred.
Fingcr-rings will be the only fashion
able jewelry worn this winter in New
York city.
A Chnaman was recently admitted
to the Knights of Labor lodge at Ander-
son, Pa.
One thousand negroes have joined the
church at Columbia, 5. c., since the
earthquake.
There are l,400 lawyers in the city of
San Francisco, Cal. one to every 10
inhabitants.
Spiders are said to destroy more in
sect enemies of trees than do all the
nscctivcrous birds.
A rich gold mine is said to have been
discovered in bears den in Cpur
TAlene county, Arizona, recently.
The sand-hill region near Columbia,
5. c., is dotted with many Indian
mounds which contain valuable relies.
At Vienna has appeared weekly
newspaper, printed in English.-thc
first Of the kind ever published there.
The Catholic pastors in forty out of
siXiy-ona parishes in New York are
said 10 favor Henry George for mayor.
The establishment of an extensive
nursery in the center of South Carolina
is talked of by rich nurscryman OF
Jackson, Miss.
Mrs. Grundy suggests that a great
MANI society men ought to be inter-
estcd in the announcement of the open
ing of the night schools.
a popular street song in London
closes with the refrain that merely
for telling a man he was wrong" he,
the singer, got two lovely black
eyes"
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton at Rochester. \. Y. Is growing.
It has j7j members and $4,000 of the
$50, 600 required has been pledged for
Il new hall.
In southern schools increased atten-
ton is being paid TO the physical de-
vclopmcnt of the students. A gymna-
SUM is connected with nearly all of the
frst-class schools.
The dairy on the farm of the German
crown prince near Berlin yields one
thousand quarts of milk every day,
and he has arranged to sell the pro-
ducc to Berlin parties.
Nine miles of new houses have been
built in the city of Reading. Pa, dur
mo the past ten years. Most of the
houses, however, resemble more bor-
der cabin than n civilized dwelling.
The latest inquiry in etiquette is: If
a gentleman is walking with lady,
and his collar becomes wilted with the
warm weather, is permissible for him
10 ask her to accompany him into n
store while he purchases a second col
lar and puts it on?"
A popularity of Oglethorpe county,
Geoigia, is the marked division be-
tween the red and gray lands. The
line between them can be plainly seen
and can be followed its entire length
Even in roads it is so distinct that il
.an be marked out TO the inch.
Several years ago gold badges, at
cost of $40 each, were presented to the
Yonkers. n. Y, city council for some
remarkably good ordinance that they
had passed The gold leaf having
worn off the honest aldermen find
themselves in possession of leaden
ones.
A party of Boston sportsmen captur-
Ell a monster turtle of Seaview, on the
south shore. Il few days ago. The
reptile was six feet long. weighed be-
tween / 800 and l.S00 pounds, and was
discovered floating on the surface of
the water, where it was at first mis-
taken for n sunken ledge.
The cactus promises to be floral
pet this winter in Boston. All species
Of the cactus family will form favorite
plants for hall and room decoration,
and it is said that they are peculiarly
fitted for this purpose. because they
can endure knocking about, and can