Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-07
A LITTLE OF EVERY THING.

p hundred years the English language will be spoken by half of the people of the world.
 A LARGE boa constructor lately got loose in a New York animal store, and squeezed and swallowed q mokcy fastened by chain.
 AT Lexington, Ky, Q lawsuit that was be- gun In 1911 has just been settled. It re- lated to land claim, and tho sum in dispute was originally about }5, ,00O
 THE commissioners of the Yosemite Val ley have ordered the demolition of miles of fences and many unsightly buildings, leav- ing more space for campers and tourists.
 VICTORIA, B. C., is sad to be the dullest city in North America. Business men get down to their office at p. m., and leave at D. m. After that the town is completely de- serted.
 THE size of the canvas on which Millet painted "L'Angelus," the famous s11O,6OO picture, Is 211S by 251S inches. The paint ing was paid for at the rate of $2O4O5 per square inch
 A SCHEME for matching cartridges for stocking Montgomery County, Pa, is to be put In operation by the Game Protective Association of that county. The eggs will be bought in large quantities and matched in artificial incubators.
 AHNETrA AND MIRIAM BoGGs, maiden sis ters, who committed suicide the other day In Jackson County, W. Va, left a letter bearing both their signatures in which they stated that they were tired of life, as there was nothing in 1t for old maids that was worth the living.
 RECENT storms have washed thousands of tons of culm down upon farming lands in the vicinity of Sudbury, Pa, and number of farmers have taken legal action to re- cover damages from the Mineral Mining Company, the Philadelphia & Reading rail- road and other operators. THERE has been competition among stenographers to decide how many words can be written on @ postal card. Sylvanus Jones, of Richmond, Va, has taken the prize by writing 36764 words. Mr. Jones is shorthand writer employed by the Brighthope Railway Company of Richmond AN artesian well in North City, suburb of St. Augustine, Fla, is said to have the largest flow of any artesian well in the world. It is an eight-inch well and its flow exceeds the highest expectations. From 2 | measurement made by Dr. J. K. Rainey the flow exceeds 5000 gallons per minute, or l over 11,5O0,000 gallons every twenty-four | hours.
 CAMPING out Is capable of much luxury.
 
 l about forty acres. The sleeping apart. | ments are all in separate tents, the draw. l ing-room and dining-room being in . very pretty log cabin overhanging tho lake. In l one place Is an artistic childrens' play.
 house, and in another perfectly rolled 1 tennis court shaded by lofty birches. The l stables are near.
 A GERMAN peasant who arrived at Castle Garden recently with only seven francs in | his pocket had been told by an emigration l agent that gold was so plenty in this coun.
 try that people gave golden trinkets to
 their children to play with and trimmed l the carriages, buildings and streets with
 the precious metal Ho therefore sold his | little place, bought ticket for New York | and gave farewell feast to his neighbors. l He was to be sent back.
 THERE Is an old man in Washington | named Roger Evans, who claims to have polished the boots of every President since l the time of Jackson. He has been obliged | at times to resort to peculiar devices to acr 1 complish hls designs on the shoes of @ new
 Executive. Up to a few weeks ago he had
 not been able to capture Harrison's feet,
 but he met the President one day recently
 about block from the White House. liar.
 rison's shoes were very dusty, and in an In. stant Evans had his box on the ground, and
 before the President realized what had hap pened had begun to wield his brushes wig | orously. Harrison had to submit.