News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-12-06
NOVELTIES OF THE DAY
MYSTERIOUS, STRANGE AND IN
STRUCTIVE FACTS.
Interesting Itcms for Readers =
Many Subjects Considered and
Many Points Elucidated.

mer. He died the other day from men
nights, the direct result of the blow.
A BATTLE between q mink and an ee
was witnessed in the stream below the
pumping station at Gardiner, Me. The
mink had tho eel by the back of the
head, but the eel wound himself arounC
the mink, and rolled him around in the
water until he let 60, and the fight WA.
O draw.
MARION County, Ky, may properly
claim the oldest living Kentuckiau IL
the person Of Aunt Til Ruley, of color,
and n hundred and twenty-One year;
old. She recently walked from hel
home in Raywick to Lebanon and bach
again-twenty-eight miIes-the SAM
day in order to attend a circus,
FESTIVE residents of Paris have be
oome weary of the usual means of enter
tainment, and have introduced anothtl
novel method of competition. This is
nothing less than races in balloons
Two such contests were recently held al
the French capital, and the receipts
were devoted to charitable purposes.
"WHIsTLING jugs" have recently been
AObLAS1 III bI1C dhllC1tLb DuI1tI plnCoS Ol
Peru. Many OF the whistles in the
mouths OF these jugs produce sounds
representing the noise of birds and
animals. 1t is possible that tho saying
Wet his whistle" may have origin.
ated with use of these quaint Peruvian
vessels.
In front OF the provision store Of one
Mcmahon, Mt Crescent Beach, neat
Boston, numerous squashcs were dis
played the other day. Rain drops fall.
ing upon them from the electric light
wires so charged the vegetables with
electricity that McNIahon, i'll handling
one of the squashes, received u severe
shock. Other persons tried TO pick up
the s%quashes, with the same result.
A CURIOUS invention has been produce
ell in the shape of n nOiseless clock, for
use more especially i'll sick rooms. In
place of the usual pendulum the hands
are set in motion by the unrolling of a
chain, the end of which is fastened to a
buoy floating in q tank of liquid. Tho
latter escapes ut n uniform rate, and can
be utilized to feed a lamp-wick. and Civ
ing the apparatus the double character
of clock and lamp.
The average watch is composed Of It's
different pieces, comprising upward of
2,400 separate and distinct operations in
its manufacture. The balance has 49,
900 beats or vibrations per hour, H.
$50, $50 in thirty days, 1877, CSC, 900 in
one year; it travels 43-100 inches with
each vibration, which is equal to nine
and o half miles in twcnty-four hours,
1921 miles in thirty days, and 3,5583
miles in one year.
a FRENCH physician, DR.. Fejz, men
tions a curious apparent cause of left
handedness. A child in n certain family
was left handed, and the second appear
ed to be so ut the age of one year. 1t
was then learned that the mother always
carried her children on her left arm.
She was advised to change, and, held on
her other arm, the infant, having lis
right hand free 10 grasp objects, soon
became right-handed.
If IL one notices II peculiarly dis
gruntled expression on the faces OF most
of the Philadelphia coachmcn, they may
know that it is all because their mis-
~tresses, bowling to the dictates of fashion,
will not allow them to wear their mus
taches. The average coachman is proud
of his mustache, and to have to sacrifice
it is sorely felt. Not long since a coach
man offered to work for SIS o month less
if allowed to keep his mustache, and,
being refused, quit.
THE grent Lick Observatory on Mount
Hamilton, in California, is beginning to
yield substantial results in astronomical
science. Prof. Holden took every night
during August a series of Photographic
views, with a large Photographic lens,
OF the notably respondent MOON. These
are more than five inches in diameter,
and show sill the elevations and de-
pressions with startling m~inuteness.
This is the first time that n series of
views of the moon nave been taken in
this manner, Ms it is not in every loca-
ton that perfect views of the planet can
be obtained for thirty consecutive
nights.
The steamers Alaska, Peconic, d. X.
Phillips, Commodore, last season caught
As, 000, 900 menhaden, of which number
about ten millions were taken before
July l. All these fish were rendered at
the works of the company on Long
Beach, Orient. The steamers of the
Church Bros. captured the almost in
credible number of %, 900, 600 of fish
since July l, when all the factories, with
the exception of that of the Orient Com
pany, begin operations. Fully 100, 0O0,-
900 menhaden were Melted by crews of
other concerns. These 240, 900, 900 fish
have been turned into oil or fertilizers.
Miss ANNA BLAKELEY, o sales woman
Mt Lima, Ohio, met with a singular acct
dent that will cripple her for life, if it
does not result fatally. In passing along
counter IL pair of scissors, which she
carried suspended by q rubber cord from
her belt, caught in n pile of goods. and
cord was stretched to its full limit,
when the scissors released themselves,
the elasticity of the cord drew the
scissors toward her with great force.
The points struck her in tho back and
penetrated the spinal column nearly nh
The spinal cord is injured, and
he young lady at last accounts was in n
condition.
A CURIOUS Photographic apparatus, in
which a camera is raised by n rocket and
owered by a parachute, is being deveI-
oped by a French inventor, NJ. Amedee
CAASDS' III 40 GA pCIIAlClllLl 1OILu Gll6
cylindrical camera has twelve lenses
'ound its circumference with q sensitive
IN its center, and is provided with
shutter which opens and instantly
'loses rs the apparatus commences to
all. The descent is easad by the open
ng Of the attached parachute, which is
Irawn back to The operator by a cord at
ached before the firing of the rocket.
FOr securing bird 's-eye views the photo
ocket offers several important advan-
ages over balloon photography, such as
comparative cheapness in operating, and
from risk in case of use for mil
accommodating.
VIENNA correspondents of the daily
,apers have reported the 'bad luck of
he Emperor William when he was
hooting with the emperor of Austria in
'tyria, but the fact is that the emperor
ught ought not to attempt shooting,
avs the London Truth, and probably
My does SO because sovereigns are
to participate in all sports.
Villains left arm, as everybody knows.
useless, so that he carries q peculiar
Ort of light gun, which somewhat re-
emhles a pistol, and with which he an,
q matter Of fact, take only ''pot" shots, {
that unless the game is driven close
him Gas was the case when he killed I
he great stag at Detmold) he has no I
nance. 1t was preposterous, under {
1ch circumstances, to attempt channels l
uniting. {
Two mysterious deaths occurred at 6
on board the %brigantine Mary G. q