The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

feet in length was seen in the waters
of the bay near Whatcom, w. T., re-
Gently.
Mr.. Ruskin says the English have
ceased to be English. Some of the
American dudes are trying eard to fill
their places. ...-.
One thousand pairs of three-dollat
opera glasses offered for sale in New
York City were found to have cost just
seventeen cents pair.
An organization of all the Mormon
poets in Utah is in process of formation
at Salt Lake City. 1t is projected ito
encourage the poetic talent that exists
among Zion's people," . ..
The registration in Philadelphia
generally largely exceeds that of New
York, although at the last Presidential
election New York polled 10000 votes
to Philadelphia's 175,000.
Mrs Mart Holcombei, of Brady
Island, Neb., cleaned out a den of
snakes on her farm recently, killing
forty of the reptiles. The only weapon
she used was stout club.
"A Denver man has collection Of
over seven hundred pens, no two alike.
Some are shoyel-shaped, others look
like miniature stove-pipe and others
are delicate and diminutive.
The Bank of New York has check
yellowed by fire which was drawn by
Aaron Burr August IA, 1884, and also
another check drawn by Talleyrand and
Gulian Verplanck. 1t is nearly one
hundred and four years since the bank
was established. .
In Liberty County, Fla, a youth
and maiden had been engaged, but
their parents objected to their union.
The other day they happened to meet
at the grist mill, and as the miller is
the county judge the marriage cere-
mony was performed then and there.
Land in many parts of California
is becoming too valuable for wheat
growing, and large tracts are passing
into orchards and vineyards. 1t is ex-
pected that before many years have
passed the bulk of the wheat growing
lands of to-day will be more profitably
used.
A man died at Fairview, Fla, re.
Gently at the age of twenty-scven, who
for fourteen years, according to his
dying statement, had never remained
whole month in one place. On his
death-bed he stated that he had killed
his cousin in a quarrel, when a boy,
and had since been wanderer.
-Apeculiar deposit which resembles
clay in pliability, but which when ex-
posed to the air becomes rs hard as
granite, has been discovered ut the
base of Bear mountain. near Taylor
vile. N. G. Blocks of it have been
dug out and used for all the purposes
of stone with success, and it is pro-
posed to build houses with it. .. Dr..
So intense 10 the personal feeling
which Gladstone inspires, and which
has greatly increased IN the last five
years, that excursion parties are
formed, not only in England, but in
Scotland, to visit Hawarden for the
sole purpose of sending up volleys Of
cheers from the lawn around the SIM
pie but stately country house.
"A county official at Akron, Ohio,
has beaten the record for absent-mind-
edness. He went with an attorney to
a restaurant for dinner, and, finishing
his meal hastily. returned to his work.
The lawyer ate most leisurely, and
when he was about to return to the
court house he discovered that his rub
bers were missing. Later he called on
the county officer, who acknowledged
that he had discovered on reaching the
office that he had two pairs of rubbers
on.
"A new industry at Auburndale,
Fla, is gopher farming. Two resi-
dents are equal partners in large
farm, embracing over one thousand
acres. They will 60 into the raising
of gophers on large scale at once,
having ordered a number of coops to
feed the young ones in. They will try
the market next week with carload
shipment to Washington. 1t is said
the most fastidious epicure can not
tell the flesh of Florida gopher from
the famous Maryland terrapin.
Thomas A. Edison has sent Prof.
James Rcalton, of Maplewood, N. j.,
on long hunt for species Of
vegetable growth which will enable
him to make great improvements in
electrical appliances. Mr.. Edison is
sure that the vegetable has an ex-
istence, because he has it in his pos
session; but as to where it grows and
how to secure it in quantity is the
problem which Prof. Ricalton will
try to solve in two years tour of the
globe. He will 60 to India first.
Every man when he takes up his
cards at game Of whist holds one out
of 635, 01S, $50, 600 possible hands. As
for the total number of variations pos
cihlo omonp oil tho plavarc IL ia an