Telegram-herald., 1888-12-21
CRISP CONVERSATIONS.

At Hong Kong thieves steal the tele-
phone wires.
The clergy Of the Church of England
of all grades, from archbishops TO curates.
number %, 900.
One Of the promised sensations of the
Paris exhibition viii be given 10y a man
vho viii make daily balloon ascensions
mounted on horse.
According to the gossip Of the bar, the
Parnell commission costs precisely three
guineas a rninute This calculation in
cludes the whole expenditure Of all the
parties concerned, the state included
1t il calculated that there are over
200. 900 lepers III British India. the
minority of whom have places in aims
houses and asyluIns. the Others roaming
over the country and suhsistsng on
charity.
1t is estimated that there are In the
east of London alone 3l4 900 persons en-
trely dependent on casual labor. A
great proportion of this number live a
dull, hopeless. shiftless and sad life on
the verge Of starvation.
IL is said that at least a dozen London
actors and actresses arc practicing their
parts by aid Of the photograph. They
have thus N nearly as possible the saTne
opportunity "a the audience 81 Judging
of the correctness Of the emphasls and
infection used in any given passage.
Labrador is said to po@sess waterfall
that makes Niagara Falls insignificant
in compaiison. K r. Holm. who re-
Gently made tour of Labrador, locates
this fall oa the Grand river, which is
1900 feet wide .; the fan. and the height
Of the fau is estimated 10 be nearly 1900
feet
The only herd Of buffalo on this ccp-
tinent belonged 10 Maj. Bodson. q Win
nipeg. wh) has sold them g. a prominent
Kansas cattle dealer for $4,000. The
Canadian government is anxious to keep
the herd ~ that country, and is trying
- induce BeGsoD not 20 ship the animals
= Kansas
The phcnogroVh has reached such q
F degree ~ perfection that gape and vav-rs
are Reproduced ~ if ulih great distinct
ness. At a recent trial given al MT I'd
ison s laboratory meeting letween tvo
F lovers was recorded. and persons q ex-
E Yerlencc say that the kissos were repro
dUoed With tsnt2hz.ng ACCURACY AID
fervaT.
If has boor estimated that sn average
Z eve feet - water fsiis annually over
TIE whole earth. Surprising thai con
denFstion takes place 81 ar sverage
te.ght - 5000 fest. tie force - evspora-
uDn - supply f1cb rainfall r1ifst equal
the '4iin7 of 51z .oe9 GO Te1nds q water
5000 Tee; iu every minute. or sNo8t ef.-
tN.o- horse PsHef Constantly erer7ee.
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arrlel g. "a county I1 s. asnirrtDn tern
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bead - Tiser uoz, eafiei hF that nsr0e
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vfre ccn ts5rirg 80 f0tflss coet 59 rix
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