The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-28
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Coasu,s are not regarded as diplc.

Coasuls are not regarded as dirlo
matte officers.
Ours is the first government prohibit
ing acts Of attainder
The word "Poughkeepsie" is cor
rupjion of an Indian term meaning
'sa'e harbor."
TIE area Of the Dominion Of Canada
is 3, 2oI 81 square miles; that of the
United States 3, COZ, $50,
F. W. Jenkins, of Pittsburg, tainted
in his bathtub the other day and was
drowned before help came
A chapel fashioned out Of solid rock
has been found in an Old silver mine
in North chihuahua, Mexico, near the
Casa Grandc River.
A Philadelphia firm of soap manu-
facturer5 have n kettle that holds AL, :
600 pounds of liquids, and six kettles
that hold $50 600 pounds each.
Two sea birds, which had evidently
strayed from the hauats of old ocean,
were killed by an Illinois sportsman on
the banks of the Sangamon river.
The London Times first made its ap-
pcarance in 1875, uader the title of the
Daily Universal Register, which in 1888
was changed to that which it now bears.
A Florida orange grower inserted
bud from bearing sweet orange tree
into lemon root, and few days since
the fruit was sampled and pronounced
delicious.
The first Introduction of potatoes in
to Ireland is said to have been made bv
Sir Walter Raleigh at Yoghal, County
Cork, in 1886. STA Walters house still
stands there.
A gray wolf, which is believed to
have destroyed over $1,000 worth of
sheep and other took during the past
winter was killed near Thornville, Ohio.
the other day.
A Swiss manufacturer has just in
vented watch for the blind, on the dial |
OF which the hours are indicated by
twelve projecting pegs, one of which
sinks every hour.
Ten tons of cancelled tickets, that &C
during the past two wears at
he office Of the Boston & ALBANY rail-
Dad, in Springfield, Mass, are being
ut up preparatory to selling them as
I'D paper.
Oyer and Termincr are two old
french terms, relics of the Norman
INES IN England, and signify a COM
MISSION by virtue of which tho Judges
ave power to hear and determine or
ormlnato cases of felony, etc.
Mr.. Harrison GllIart, of Chill. Ind
mourning the death of pet Indian
ony that was foaIed in 1887, and was
therefore,, in all probability, the Oldest
ony IN the United States. Almost I'm
} the day of its death the pony was
rivcn in harness.
carter Harrison, who is in Bombay
a'Neo up to a carriage in which was
onhned large aud fierce man eatipr
ger looked the animal fairly in the
Te and tapped him with rattan cane
It'll the big brute laid down on its
dc and purred like a cat.
A s.. Paul baby fell from a second
DRY window, alighting on an awnino
hence it bounced off and fell on the
ou'ders OF gentleman who was PASS
g, ana who caught it in his arms. The
ntIemanS pug hat was ruined, but
baby wasn't hurt in the least.
Page county, Va, has the most I'M
lie lire Of the seasonal house there
wing been set atire by the burnino
allows that flew out of the chimnev
the fire having been put out wit,
rd cider, several barrels of which
opened to be at hand.
Mrs. Cyrus A. Koch, of Pittsbnrc
recently had removed from her ear
beetle which lodged there eleven !
'rs ago while she was ATTENDING
mic: The beetle was three quarters
an inch long. 1t had been preserved
act all these years by the wax in the t
)ne hundred years ago the town Of F
'ton' N, H., passed the following i
c; THAT the town provide one "
rel West India rum, five barrels Now
gland rum, one barrel good brown a
ar half box good lemons. two e,
YES OF loaf sugar, for framing and =
Ing said meeting house" J.,