West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-22
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Horse radiSh is a native of England.
Dr. Samuel Guthrie. Of Sackett's
llarbor, n. Y, discovered chloroform.
Academy is from Academns, owner OF
the grove near Athens, where Plato
taught.
Two hundred and fifty thou aud per
sons peris he'd IN Antioch by the earth
quake of 52G.
a Missouri mule has been cured OF
consumption by means of large chest
protectors and re pirators.
Africa signifies the land of corn, or
cars. twas celebrated for its abundance
OF corn and all sorts Of grain.
Mrs. Jackson, missionary returned
from India, says that during ten years
she never saw IIindoo child receive n
caress from its mother.
Donna Iuala Parraga v. dc Fuenzalida
has Just died in Rancagus, Chill, at the
age of l20 years. She lived TO see her
great-great-grandchildrcn
Turkeys are American birds. and were
first carried to Eur pc 800 years ago
and were so called, because they were
thought TO come from Turkey.
A Tennesseean began coon hunting
when he was thirteen, and he is now
sixty-thrce. In the interval ne has cut
Il notch for every coon he has killed, and
tie number is 1922.
The celebrated cathedral OF Notre
Dame, Paris, was founded in 1863. 1t
narrowly escaped destruction by the
Communists, May 1871, and has since
been beautifully restored
a Custom House officer at Atlanta
says that for the first time in five years
he recently saw in the United States
court room jury every man of which
could write his own name.
A railroad brakeman named Meredith
fell under the cars near Terre Haute. Ind.
and four wheels passed over both his
legs, bat no bones were broken and the
skin was only slightly bruised.
The building known as the cold
Craddock Fort or ''Old Craddock
House, on Ship street, in East Med ord,
Mass, is the oldest house in America.
The building was commenced Ia 1884.
A curious rel c of Napoleon /. has
been bought in Venice by Prince
Napoleon. 1t is portrait of the great
Emperor worked in his own ha:r. and
was given by him to noble Venetian
lady in 1909.
An odd combination of wares is of.
lered Ivy shop in the Italian city of
Bari, on the Adriatic. a sim informs
would-be customers that within can be
obtained: "Leeches, bread sold in slices
or loayes, and tuition In mathematics"
Grant Martin and Oracle Silvers aged
hfteen and thirteen years Respectively.
were married at Fairmont, ILL.,, few
days ago, with the consent of their
parents. They are probably the vonno.
ct couple that ever contracted marriage
in the State.
Jhe bearers at q recent funeral I'm
Chippewa Falls, Wis, we surprised TO
find, when they reached the newly.made
grave, that it was occupied. The Gu
pant pr0yedto be n tramp, who had lain
dowuin the grave while intoxicated and
had fallen asleep
The great Orlof diamond, which sur
mounts the Russian imperial sceptre is
the first in size and the third in value in
the world. 1t once formed the eve of an
idol In a temple near Seringham. India.
whence it was stolen by a French adj
NehtuIcr' IL weighs $50 carats, and is
valued at 81, 394,4IO.
The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune tells Of
fruit grower in that vicinity who has n
tree on which is full ripe fruit. last Feb
ruary's crop half ripe fruit Of May and
June, some not quite so ripe Of July and
August, a September crop, and now the
tree Is covered with blossom, making in
all five crops of oranges and blossoms on
one tree.
About eight years ago John Eckstein
was a clerk in store ia Zurich, Ontario.
He had a Canadian ten cent piece. upon
which blacksmith had stamped Dir.
EcNstein's initials. We'll, he lost the
coin and moved away from Canada. lie
now keeps store in ia ksou, Mich, and
The other day was greatly surprised 10 re-
coive, among other change handed him
by customer, the identical piece Of
money that he lost 50 long ago.