Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-17

lighter, and the young women arc quite
comely, of clear complexion and good
color, but often much cyerlaid with red
and yellow oohre. The young bucks
dress consists OF beaded moooasins aud
breaches fringed with buokskin, gov
ernment shirt, coat and hat, though
msny go bareheaded. Tho hair is coarse
end black, ord Ia senareliy morn by hoih
sexes In two long braids down the back,
each braid usually decorated with beads
and wampuu."
A very curious number, s1ys the Jour
nal Of Bduc0tion is 142 857, which nnl-
tiplied by /, 2, 8, 4, 5 Or 6 gives the game
figures in the same order, beginning at
different poiut. but il multiplied by z
gives all 9's. Multiplied by it equals
t42 ,857, multiplied by 2 equals ass ia,
multiplied by equals 42s, ISL, multiplied
by 4 equalq 57l ,42s, multiplied by
equals 7l4,2S5, multiplied by 6 eqnais
s57. 142, multiplied by equals 800 500
Multiply l42 857 nv 8 and you have
/, 142, 1856. Then add the first figure &c
the last and you hAvs 142 s57, the origi-
nal number, the figures exactly the same
as OF tha start.
From the Detroit Ffee Press. A lady
rushed breathlessly into the rost Office
and up to the stalap window "Have
you sale OF stamps to-day ?" she asked
axcitedIy. "We have fale Of stamps
every day in the week and for one hour
on Sunday" answered tho stamp man,
pushing his hat back q little further on
his head. ''But I heard yen had a
special sole to-day, and that could buy
them at the rate OF 10 two.cent stamps
for two cents and quarter" $50 you
can, Iua'ap," said the stamp man,
calmly. "You can always buy 10 two.
cent stamps for two cents and quarter
of dollar I" She gave him one half
dszsd look, turned and ran out Of the
post office. The stamp man feels sure
that it was put-up job by her husband,
and that she hurried homo to get even.
A remarkable story is told by the
Beatrice (Nebraska) Democrat OF the kill
ing of 80 pigs by y turtle. F. M,
Pethoud, who resides some four miles
north of BEATRICE. on Indian creek,
missed his young pigs, one or two going
each day, Thorough search threw no
light upon their mysterious disappear
ance until one day the hired hand saw
the hogs considerably disturbed by some.
thing, and hearing young pig squeal he
ruehed down to the edge of the creek, and
there saw large turtle with young pig
In it's mouth. The turtle had killed the
pig and was eating it. The man killed
the turtle, and it measured nearly two
feet across the back aud had head as
large as his two hands.
An interesting work Of restoration has
been begun at the property In Stafford
on-Avon, known as "The Five Cables
The interesting structure is connected
with the Shakespeare hotel, and for 100
years or more it's oak timbers have been
coroealed by lath aud plaster. These
have now been stripped of, revealing a
magnificent oak framework. The build.
ing was erected early In the reign of King
Henry VII. In removing the lath and
stuceo row of loaded lights, set in
moulded oak mullions and transoms, WAS
discovered. The lights are small, dia-
mond shaped, and experts who have aeon
the glass pronounce II of an earlier period
than ShaksspeaYe's time. Some portions
of the oaseinent contain pieces of horn.
When completed the front will be pre-
cisely the same as when the poet died.