Richland beacon., 1888-10-13
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\ crocodile Las been captured IN the Hud'
son river near Troy.
About 40 O0J tons of shoddy are shipped
from Germany annually.
John Drigh: is so weak ,ha, even bath chair
exercise eXhausis him.
New South Wales increased Its sheep 5000
900 during the past year
The grape crop along the Hudson river
is unusually large this year.
The king Of the Bclgians never wears
gloves AMI goes bearheaded.
Laurel, Del, IS one of the largest fruit
shipping markets in the world.
The largest glass works in the United
States are TO be built at Tt'in, o.
4 lady in New Brunswick, " j., celebr ated
her one hundredth birthday last week.
One hundred glass factories, employing
5000 men, resumed work on September l.
1t il claimed that - counties voted against
license al the recent election IN Arkansas.
St Louis IS the largest mule market In this
world, the sales reaching ST, O01, 900 per year.
Joseph Richardson, the millionaire, foI
years has kept coffin in his house ready fcr
use.
Emperor William has presented laartso
busts Of himself to Bismarck aud Won
ilolike.
General James Langion Curtis. the Amer-
caG party's nominee for president, is worth
50, 00j,O0d.
Pope Leo, assisted by Abbott Pessuto as
editor, Is writing a history of Rome in the
middle ages.
+. n. Crouch, the venerable composer OF
Kathleen Mavourneen," has been visiting
Portland, Me.
The mikado Of Japan gets publicly aud up
roar!ously drunk In broad daylight and
swa9gers around his palace just like COM
mon everyday drunkard.
What 10 claimed TO he the longest chsiu
ever made is in the imperial arsenal at Wen
ma. 1t has 5000 links and was used by the
Turks to obstruct the passage OF the Danube
In l5.9
white marble bust Of Apollo said TO be
OF wonderful beauty, has just arrived in Con-
stantinople from Smyrna, where 1t was cxca-
vated. Connoisscurs say that It is Of the
time Of Praxiteles.
There is said to be an expert archery PLAYER
behind the target rings The bell and his scnse
OF hearing is SO accurate that he knows just
where To aim his shaft.
James Selby, a wcll-known English whip,
has Just beaten the record on the drive from
London TO Brighton, making the distance
there and back, los miles hours and 80
minutes, the best previous run having been
s hours and 80 minutes The drive was made
on wager Of f1,0O0 10 $500, and elaborate
arrangements had been made for It Four
horses were changed sixteen times during the
trip.
Comodore Vanderbilt made his great fort
une OF $120, 000, coo after he had reached the
age of Is years. At that age his wealth was
el5, ,00J and by the purchase Of the Hsr-
lem road his wealth WAS doubled Then he
bought the Hudson River road and doubled
his fortune again Finally he acquired the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and his
western properties. and for third time his
estate was doubled.
The Audamsn islanders shave almost the
entire surface Of the scalp as thoroughly -
the imperfect implements at their command
will allow them. Formerly they used chips
Of broken flint for this purpose, but since tho
arrival OF Europeans upon their islands they
can indulge in the luxury of q shave with .
piece OF broken bottle glass 1t 10 said that
q wife takes peculiar pleasure in shaving the
head OF her husband.
The inhabitants OF the Oule-A -Aroun district
OF Algeria recently discovered a treasure Of
half million francs concealed in fssure In
0 rock. They quietly divided it up among
themselves nnd-said nothing about It. but the
authorities noticed that many heretofore
rty-stricken Arabs were investing In cam
els and other valuable property and started
an investigation. Now the officials are at their
wits end to get the treasure away from the
natives.
A man who has been stopping at Alexandria
bay is the owner OF a big Newfoundland dog
that Is the companion of his children 10 all
their sports, and particularly when they go
bathing. When the youngsters are In water
that is not beyond their depth the dog Joins
In the sport on equal terms. But let one Of
them start for deep water and lie instantly
selzes him by the arm and brings him back.
The dog once saved 10year-old lad from
drowning.
Walking canes now play an important part
In the many devices in use to Indicate .
mans political feelinga They are being man.
ufactured on a very extensive scale and arc
very pretty Some that we're exhibited in tho
window Of a Philadelphia jewelry store had
miniature representations Of the two promI-
nent presidential candidates for heads. They
are beautiful In design, are made In gold and
silver, the cane itself being OF ebony or NAL
aca, and are selling very rapidly. The silver
headed one cost 81, and the gold headed ones
sell for twice that amount.
The custom Of lifting the hat had its ori.
gin during the age Of chivalry, when 1t was
customary for knights never to appear In
public except IN full armor. 1t became q
custom. however, for a knight, upon enter
ing an assembly of friends, to remove his he'll
met, sigDifying 81 am safe In the presence OF
my friends" The age OF chivslry passed
away with the fifteenth century, but among
the many acts of courtesy which can be
traced back to its influence none is more d.
rect iu Its origin than that OF lifting the hat
to acknowledge the presence OF friend.
large part of the Brazilian empire IS
reads for republIcanism. Dom Pedro, the
present emperor. has been father to his
people. He has been largely influential In
abolshng slavery, and for the good he has
done the empire will not b, disturbed in his
day. But he will have no successor. After
bis death repub!canism will be the natural
order OF things. Brazil has enormous re