Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-03-08
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year.
Louisiana furnishes alone one-seventh
of our sugar. Her crop in 1888 was
350,OOO,OOO pounds.
Seven million feet of spool wool was
lately shipped from Bangor. Me-, to a
firm of Scotch thread makers.
In England experiments are being
conducted to separate solid from LIQUID
matter in sewage by means of cleo
tricity.
Knitters in Donegal are paid II to 2
pence per pair for long socks that the
most nimble fingers caunot finish in
less than day.
Four men are reported to have taken
out $4,000 worth of gold from surface
dfggings lib Wayne County. West Vir-
ginia, since last fall.
Steel rails have grown in weight
from tifty-six pounds to the yard to
ninety and loo and it is probable that
in time they will be even heavier.
"A boy in 4 Brooklyn school yelled
"Fire! just to see what his teacher
would do. He found out. She licked
him until he had to take q weeks
vacation.
An English weekly observes that
there is "a fierce rivalry between the
states of ST. Louis and Chicago as to
which has the tallest governor" And
such is fame!
Five years ago good specimen of
mummy could be obtained in Alex.
andria for 81. The price has now ad-
vaneed to $l5, with 81 extra for a real
old veteran.
There are now 101 geographical
societies in the world. France comes
~iirst with twenty-nine, Germany next
with twenty-five. and great Britain
tkird with nine societies.
An elephant lately died at Bombay
In the SOOth year of his age. and
peturalists figure from this that any
dkphaut of regular habits will have no
trouble in pulling along for at least
20 years.
A negro boy near Camden, S. c.,
BIT dollar that. belonged to his
either. He felt So badly about il that
he began crying bitterly aud did no,
sfbp for twenty -four hours, and then
he died from exhaustion.
The Chinese have always exhibited
great repugnance to any surgical opera
ton which involves amputation; not
on account Of fear of pain, which they
bear with great fortitude. but because
they look upon it as duty to keep the
body intact.
The emperor Of Russia exhibited at
Copenhagen an immense dinner SER
vice of Dresden china which was man.
nfactured for him few years ago at
a cost of $50. 900. There is different
scene OF Russian life on every piece,
and every variety ~ Russian uniform
aud costume IS represented
A hint to all traders. big and little.
isIgiven by boy who peddlcs matches
near an elevated railroad station in
Nav York. He watches the passengers
as they come down the stairway, and
when he sees MIN with an uuiishted
cigar he hands him "a match ready
lighted, aud then offers to sell him the
rest Of the box.
Washington Is haven Of rest for
nJperous retired army aud navy
ohicers 4 list OF the retired officers
now residing in the city shows: In
the army. 10 generals. 5 majors. II
colonies. 25 captains. IL heutenants;
in the navy. % rear admirals. l6 officers
with relative rank of commodore. s
captains and q half-dozen minor
officers. Many own their residences.
Professor Shelton Of the Kansas
Agricultural College. says that corn
and sorghum as hay plants are to be
tha salvation OF the Kansas farmer.
These heat-living. drought-resisting
plants must be cultivated expressly. for
fodder. What Kansas needs is n great
area Of corn which has not been planted
for corn. and great crnp Of sorghum
which does not squint toward mo-
lasses.
Walking sticks are now being made
that are useful as we'll as ornamental.
From one silk umbrella can be- drawn
and screwed To the cane. another has .
receptacle for nickris aud cents. and is
convenient for these who ride on street
and oiner city ears and cross ferries;
another contains a measure for the
height Of horses, and has "A spirit-level
attachment; and still another has a
good little watch set in the crystal
handle.
Several parlor adaptations of lawn
tennis are new games in England. One
ID called '';ennisette. The PLAYER.
standing a short distance from n round
target pierced with five round holes,
throws n ball on the carpet. endeavor.
ing TO make 10 rebound through the
rings Of the frame. Another indoor
game is ''lawn tives." with net be-
hind a screen. The game is to get as
many balls as possible through five
holes in the screen with lawn tennis
racket.
II the Missionary Recie,o is correct.
the 3.000.O00 converts i'm the foreign
mission tiel,ls are setting good
example to the many millions Of
christians at home. for these converts
have sent out $4,000 missionaries. or
one out Of every 100. while their more
fortunately born brethren send but one
in 5000. The converts serve as native.
preachers, teachers. catechists and lay
helpers. and prove helpful tn the
regular missionary force sent from Eu,
gland and this country,
Three years ago John Wright. of
Pike County, Georgia. lost his sight,
and oculists whom he consulted agreed
that there was no possibility Of his
ever seeing again. The other day as
Mr.. Wright sat on the porch in the
sunlight his eyes began to itch violent
~. He rubbed them. and when he
took away his fingers he was conscious
that he could distinguish objects dim.
ly. During the day his power of vision
and at last account the old
gentleman was in fair way to see as
well as ever.
The town of Havre de Grace. Nd,
has a real live ghost. Recently it fol-
lowed a city councilman. and when the
councilman turned around to ask it
what it wanted it drew kpife and
to carve him into several
pieces. The councilman started home
and made the greatest run of his life.
Several persons allege that they have
seen the ghost. -. 1t haunts the section