Huntsville gazette., 1888-05-26
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

"A British shipmaster at New Or.
leans reports that while off the coast
of Patagonia butterflies were blown
aboard his vessel at a distance of 15C
miles from the land.
"A Mount Vernon, N. Y, man who
has made the trial, asserts that any
man of ordinary intelligence can mas.
ter Volapuk so as to write and speak il
correctly in a months time.
White paupers are buried at At
tanta, Ca. by colored undertakers be.
cause the white undertakers will not
inter the bodies for less than $40, while
the colored ones charge only $3.50.
"A citizen of Eustis, Fla, is said tc
have combination tree in his garden,
consisting of a lemon, peach, pear,
grape fruit. persimmon, orange and
guava, all grated on one stock and all
in bloom.
A Cincinnati woman who had lost
her purse and q sum of money several
months ago, was surprised a few days
since to receive the missing article,
with its contents untouched, in pack.
age that came by mail.
"A colored minister, recently elected
justice of the peace in Jacksonville.
Fla, was found to be disqualified be.
cause his house was just outside of the
city limits. While the matter was be-
ing discussed, Mr.. Lee hired a force OF
men and moved his house into the city.
"A young lady of Americus, Ga,
has suggested to a Recorder reporter
design for a crazy quilt which is en-.
tirely new and quite unique. She says
that she intended to cut squares in the
shape of the different States of the
Union, and putting them together
make a pretty map of the United
States.
"A simple remedy for hiccoughs i.
given by the New York Medical Journal
The sufferer should close his externa'
auditory canals with his fingers, exert
ing certain degree of pressure; at the
same time he is to drink a few sips O.
any liquid whatever, the glass or cur
being held to his lips by another
person. The effect is said to be imme.
diate.
"A relative of George Washington
wants to sell to the United States Gov.
ernment for $4,000 the sword worr
by Washington when he resigned hi:
commission at Annapolis. The Nation
has already purchased his shoes and
shoe e-buckles, his old coats and waist.
coats, his epualets, his snuff boxes. his
trunks, his commissions. his medals,
his records, his home, and several
swords.
The amount of bronze cents coined
in this country from June so, 1882, tc
the same date in 1886, was $1,0O3,-
OS0.52. In 1882, copper and bronze
cents became very scarce, and strong
demand was created, which lasted
through the following two years and
gave rise to a very large coinage
Since 1884 the demand has been salts.
fled and the coinage has accordingly
fallen off
Hc SOluulOu SOuUCll Ol MaIlOD,
Ohio, offered ten cents a dozen fol-
dead English sparrows, and with this
incentive the members of the Marion
and Huber Gun Clubs began a sys-
tematic crusade against the little pests
at day-break the other morning. By
night they had killed from twenty-five
to one hundred and twenty sparrow,
each, and they expect before long tc
rid the town of the birds.
A Sioux City man who had been
bald for years was surprised lately to
discover patch of fiery red hair about
the size of a silver dollar growing from
the crown of his head. 1t came fortl
with surprising rapidity, and in few
days was se'eral inches in length. The
queer thing about is that what little
hair he had before was jet black, and
the red lock covers only small part
of the bald place. 1t is so funny thai
he scarcely dares to take his hat off.