The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
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One or tile Vsure cures Of con.
sumption" sod in Philadelphia was
analysed the other day and found toM
consist Of rim, mOlasses u extract Ok
dandelion.
Bishop, tho mind reader, left an
estate valued at $3.50, which goesYtoS%
prove that people who mind other peos8g
ple's minds do not gather. in the
shekels. ssSS
Christine Nilsson outBid the
Louvre lately IN a race for q Madonna
of Mabnse. The Louvre agent bid BE
600 francs anu Nine. Nilsson got the
picture by one Of 10000 francs.
Some ingenious arlthmetlcian has
calculated that the 30,000,0 900 stamps 4
issued by the English Post Office from
1840 to 1884, if placed end to end,
would reach to the noon and back.
Some men are born to be drowned
in fresh water and others in salt water.
a Danmark passenger actually jour
neyed al the way to South Manitousssi
Mich, to meet his death IN the
lake. ~
The kangaroo is said to have got
its name in this way: Captain Cook
FIRST discovered tho animal in Aus
tralia. When he inquired its name Of
a native the latter replied:s Kan ga
roo" which, in the Australian lan-
guage, is 81 don't know"
Large tobacco farms, to be-
worked and managed bY skilled Cu-i
bans. have just been established at
De Funiak Springs, Fla. Tobacco
grown there from Havana seed is said
to be even finer and more delicately
favored than that from Cuba itself.
During the last eleven years nearly
80, 600 persons have lost their lives IL
trading and fishing vessels, the worst
year being that Of 1892, when 3.5l&
persons persisted at sea. III the last
year, however, for which there are re-
turns, 168G.S7, the number Of lives lost.
on vessels had fallen to 2,07l.
The people Of Cardiff, Wales, witt
messed q somewhat singular pllenome-
non. 1t was noticed that after q fall
Of rain pools of water in the thorough
fares were tlnged with red-the effect
Of what is known as ''red lain.n I'll
past generations this appearance pro-
duced the grayest alarm, q fall Of so-
called bloody rain" being regarded rs
a sure precursor of plague.
At Rondo out on-the-I III udson q man
died, leaving y property valued at
$4,000. This was partly mortgaged.
The mortgage and costs involved
amounted to $1,000, thus leaving but
ST. TO be divided among the widow and
fourteen heirs. The window will,
however, have only the use Of this dol
lar during her lifetime, and must leave
it to the heirs at her death.
At the Harvard observatory there
are eight women now at work under
the supervision OF Prof. Pickering. not
as students but as valuable assistants
in his spectroscopic study Of the stars.
In the different departments supported
by the Draper memorial fund, the
these assistants are engaged in conp1-
in other necessary branches connected
with observatory work.
a despatch from Findiay, Ohio
reports that while Henry Grespdle, liy-.
Ing on Limestone Ridge, over Nthe limo
in Wyandot county, was blowing, one
Of his horse broke through the earth
cued from Its position with great diff .s
Guilty. Upon examining the spot,
Greindle found a large hole leading
perpendicularly down into the earth,
and subsequent Investigations, it is as-
serted, revealed caverns that may to-
some extent duplicate those OF. Luray.
Some time ago Mrs. Langtry en-
gagged q chef at a salary Of SIG q day,
to take entire charge and provide
everything for her kitchen. The cher,
a F%renchman by the name Of Broche,A
soon found out that, owing to the lux.
| ,,r;p,,o {ocfo IF lto ~ ~ lei ,.ocol "a ft,a c,,>>r
allowed him was entirely %indeaQuatG
for the contract. He brought in Il bill
for extra marketing amounting to $225,3
which Mrs. Langtry refused pay. He
brought suit against her in the New.
York courts. sgE
A stalactite cave Of enormous ex-
tent has been discovered at Reclere,
close to the French frontier and is at
tracing considerable interest among
biologists and others. The whole K
tent Of the cave has not yet been as
certained, but an idea can be formed
of its size from the circumstance that q
short time ago two exploring parties
visited the cave, one entering at 8 A.
M, and the other at II A. NJ, and
each party roamed for about two hours
without coming across the other. Tha
cave is fairly dry, containing SO far/as
now ascertalned, only a small pond..
and it can be entered with perfect.
safety.
One OF the ss.srangest pieces Of ar.
tlllery III EIiQre is at Metz and is
KNOW. py TIE name Of the .'Grifin,'
ffom the figure Of the fabulous animal
Which is to be found among the orna-
mental portion Of its workmanship.
The gun was cast in 1929 at Ehren-
breitsteln, near Cobientz. It is II feet
in length and 3 in diameter. The bore
is 204 inches; weight, 90, 500 pounds.
Its carriage is "a feet In length, and
the weight OF the ball which it carries
Is $50 pounds; d. pounds Of powder is
required for the charge. Napoleon in
tended it for tie War Department.
Par1a. but found difficulty In t%rnnsnnrt.