The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-14
or GENERAL INTEREST.

much an acre Is the occupation OF sew
sral men at Wichita Falls. Tex.
The Hanover (Mich.) Times an
nounces that it will take in payment for
subscription wheat, potatoes, old stove.
pipes. turnips, beets. parsnips, bees
wax, onions, cider, butter, lard, cast
OF clothing, old rubber shoes, oyster.
cans. old iron and money.
-. T. Campbell, United States Con.
sui at Auckland, New Zealand, says in
his latest report to the State Depart
ment that twelve million dollars has
been expended in New Zealand in the
last eight years in the effort to over.
come the rabbit plague.
1t was believed for long time
that a shaft Of the Balm Lode, near
Butte. NJ T., was haunted, but the
recent discovery Of half starved goat
at the bottom Of the shaft IS supposed
to account for the mysterious appa-
ritions that terrified the miners.
"A man who has been in the fish
trade at Port Clinton, O., says the fish
caught there are SO strongly impreg-
mated with oil that it is hard for the
dealers to get rid Of them. Many
people will not eat them. The oil is
washed from the Wood County fields
down the Portage river.
"A Philadelphia shoe house recently
received an order for pair Of slippers
from a member Of the Japanese royal
family, the Princess Tanabe Kin. The
order was accompanied by a piece Of
paper on which was traced the outline
Of the royal foot. with the necessary
measurements. It calls for q No. ~
slipper.
The study Of "Volapuk" is becom-
ing fashionable craze. The best
method Of learning to speak it is to fill
your mouth with hot coffee and cold
mush, while cheap boy tickles your
nose with feather till you sneeze.
The expression will be recognized by
learned Volapukers wherever found
Arcola Record
The results Of the shot water' cure
are said by physician to be the stimu-
lation of the stomach at first, but after
repeated use a lessening Of the tone Of
the digestive tracks, which causes con-
gestion and dyspepsia. Hot drinks
tend to lessen bronchial irritation, and
may be used profitably in some cases
Of consumption.
There is a wonderful brown and
golden bird in Mexico, a species Of
bee martin. that is remarkably ex-
pert bee catcher. He has way OF
rufiling up the feathers on top of his
head SO that his crest looks exactly
like a beautiful flower. When a bee
comes along to sip honey from this de-
iusive blossom it is snapped up and de-
voured. #&
"A party Of ladies and gentlemen
started to explore a cave near Clyde,
Ark. About nine hundred yards from
the mouth Of the cavern they en-.
countercd an immense army Of rats.
The rats were vicious and made a
savage attack on the explorers. Two
Of the ladies tainted and had to be
carried out. Hundreds of the animals
were slain by the men.
"A few years ago school ma'am in
Cumberland County, Maine, was pre-
sented by her beau with deeds to some
California lands. Both considered
them worthless; but a woman hates to
part with any thing, so she put them
away. Recently she received an offer
Of &250,OO0 for the land. valuable
mineral deposits having been dis
covered. which she promptly accepted.
-Thirty-five years ago prominent
farmer Of Wayne County. O.. was d
passenger on . train on what is now
the Fort Wayne road, and neglected ia
give his fare to the conductor. A few
days he called on the station agent
at Wooster and told him he wanted ia
pay for the ride, as his conscience had
been troubling him for thirty-five years.
The money WAS paid over with interest
Ia full and forwarded to the general
passenger agent.
Dr. James G. Hyndman. Of the
Ohio Medical College. tells how the
only Catholic priest in America who
wears beard came to let his whiskers
grow. The priest, whose pastoral
duties are performed in Cincinnati, il
subject to throat trouble. On the ad
vice Of DR.. Hyndman he let his beard
grow and had no further inflammation
in his throat. His superiors, however,
objected to the innovation and the
priest was obliged to 60 to Rome to OBJ
tain permission to wear whiskers.
General Badeau notes that Grant
and Lee met once, and only once, af'
ter the surrender at Appomattox Il
was soon after Grants Inauguration as
President in 1869. Lee had gone to
Washington on some matters concern
Ing railroads. and had taken the op
portunity to call on Grant The latter
referring to Lees main purpose, said
with grim humor, ':You and !, Gen
cral, have had more TO do with destroy
Ing railroads than building them. y
But Lee did not smile, continued the
conversation gravely. and the remark