The Southern herald., 1889-03-23
% ogNERAL INTEREsT.


American apples are sent to En-
gland, Germany. France, Italy. Spain.
Australia, Asia, Africa. South Ameri-
Ca and Mexico.
AN artist recently from Paris says
American painters can never hope to
sell their pictures to Frenchmeu Of to
the French Government, however
meritorious they may be, since it Is
the business Of the French TO make
and sell art. and not to buy il.
There was an exciting battle at
Pierce, Iowa, the other day. between
an owl and large shepherd dog, the
bird coming of victorious. Another
bout was then arranged between the
victor and brindle bull pup, and
again the owl was the winner.
Ski running. aScandinavian sport,
Is becoming popular in Minnesota.
The performer slides down hill on long
wooden skates, or foot toboggans, and
at prepared jolt makesa o leap into
space. Ninety-6ye feet is the longest
ski-jump on record in Norway.
"A Yankee has invented an appar-
atus for timing horses A clock with
three hands minute, second and quar-
ter hands started BY the official
timer. When the winning horse
touches the wire the clock is stopped
by electricity. The same instant the
current opens camera, which photo
graphs the horse and the clock face.
MILAN, Paris and London lead the
world in all that pertains to a
thoroughly artistic knowledge Of
dancing. The Royal Academy ''de Ia
dance at Paris, founded BY Louis
XIV, and which is presided over at
The present time by M. deSoria, is the
most finished school Of dancing in the
world, and approached by none save
that Of La Scala, in Milan.
Texas has its own idea Of the mar
riage ceremony. A judge Of Cente.-
| vile recently performed a marriage
ceremony, which was In substance as
follows: "Do you and each OF you
solemnly swear that you are In earnest
| about this business, and that you will
stand by each other as husband and
wife, through thick and thin, sink O
swim, live or die, survive or perishg
Both parties nodding their assent they
were pronounced man and wife.
Several Of the big buildings o
Philadelphia have recently had placet
in them scales with q hopper recep
tacle capable Of holding several tons 0
coal. They are situated under th'
sidewalk chutes, and the coal !
dumped directly into the hopper from
the cart and then weighed. The er
gineer Of one Of these buildings say
that thus assuring full weight in tn
coal he buys, he saves the value Of tn
scale many times during the year.
-"Spike teamsn are an institution
peculiar to the South. The Geprgi
team consists Of mule or q jenny an
an OK. These are geared to an oil
rickety wagon to haul guano an
watermelons in. The Florida team !
less complicated and more economical
An OK is harnessed to pair OF shaft
fitting to yoke on the animals nee
and connected with pair Of wheels !
which box is placed, a rope attache
to the creatures horn answering 10
reins. The box generally contains
man and woman Of a type that ca
be found nowhere but in Dixie.
There is dog in Orlando, Fla
with a fine sense Of humor, II thi
story is true as told by the local newi
paper: His owner frequently give
him piece Of coin to carry along I
market A day or two ago he gay
him dollar, and the dog was trottin
along when he saw colored man al
preaching. He stopped q little distanc
: in front 81 the darkey, dropped q
dollar from his mouth to the sidewall
! and then walked to the edge Of Il
pavement, apparently as II he care
nothing for the money. Mr.. Darke
Z walked brislly up, and was In the q
, Of STOPPING to pick up the none
, when the dog few at him as II to bit
quickly seized the money, and trott'
of with an air Of "No, you don't" al
overlook his owner.