St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
DISCRIMINATING prairie docs al

discriminating prairie dogs at SO
muoa an acre is the occupation of sew
eral men at Wichita Falls, Tex.
"A silver mine that was once worked
by the Indians has been discovered in
Fannin County, Ga. There is a legend
that a similar mine exists in jackson
County, and number of persons are
making vigorous search for it.
j. 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.
"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 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 1t calls for a No. 81
slipper.
The results of the ''hot water" cure
are said by physician to be the stimu-
lation of the stomach at first, but after
repeated use 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 pro6tably in some cases
of consumption.
There is a wonderful brown and
golden bird in Mexico, a species of
bee martin, that is a remarkably ex-
pert bee catcher. He has way OF
rufiing up the feathers on top of his
head so that his crest looks exactly
like beautiful flower. When bee
comes along to sip honey from this de-
lusive blossom it is snapped up and de.
voured.
"A party of ladies and gentlemen
started to explore cave near Clyde,
Ark. About nine hundred yards from
the mouth of the cavern they en-
eountered an immense army of rats.
The rats were vicious and made q
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 woman hates to
part with any thing, so she put them
away. Recently she received an offer
of $250,000 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 a
passenger on train on what is now
the Fort Wayne road, and neglected to
give his fare to the conductor. A few
days ago he called on the station agent
at Wooster and told him he wanted to
pay for the ride, as his conscience had
been troubling him for thirty-five years.
The money was paid over with interest
in full and forwarded to the general
passenger agent.
DIR. 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, is
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. 1t
was soon after Grants Inauguration as
President in 1869. Lee had gone to
Washington on some matters concern
ing railroads, and had taken the OPP
portunity to call on Grant. The LITTER,
referring to Lees main purpose, Said,
with grim humor, ''You and /, Gen.
eral, bSSFe had more to do with destroy
ing Railroads than building them"
But aiee did not smile, cggtlnued the
convers,tion gfateiy. nd the remark
able pofat Of aslsserview seems to
have beea thst 1Nuded no other ref
erence to qasr tne pag
"A place whie3fe people don't want
office has beens discovered, and, strange
to say, it is in Ohio. Bonneville, Ross
County, place Of about FIVE hundred
inhabitants, was incorporated as viii
lage several years ago, but as time
passed the people got tired Of holding
offices to which no salary was attached
and could get nobody to serve when
elected. So they ceased to hold
elections, and for fully eight years the
town has been without government.
Two saloons having started up,
some of the inhabitants wanted to ban.
ish them by legislation, but were sur
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