Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-03-08
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Louisiana furnishes alone one-seventl
of our sugar. Her crop in 1888 was
$4,000, 900 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 u to 2
pence per pair for long socks that the
most nimble fingers cannot finish in
less than day.
Four men are reported to have taken
out $4,000 worth of gold from surface
dggings ih Wayne County, West Vir-
ginia, since last fall.
Steel rails have grown in weight
from tlfty-SiX pounds to the yard to
ninety and loo and it is probable that
in time they will be even heavier.
"A boy in \ Brooklyn school yelled
"Fire! just to see what his teacher
would do. He found out. She licked
him until he had To take weeks
vacation.
An English weekly observes that
there is "a fierce rivalry between the
states of St. Louis and Chicago us to
which has the tallest governor" And
such is fame!
Five Years ago good specimen of
mummy could be obtained in Alex
andria for IS. The price has now ad-
vanced to $l5, with 81 extra for real
old veteran.
There are now 1Ol geographical
societies in the world. France comes
frst with twenty-nine. Germany next
with twenty-five. and great Britain
hird with nine societies.
An elephant lately died at Bombay
In the SO0th year of his age. and
1aturalists figure from this that any
Gkphant of regular habits will have no
trouble in pulling along for at least
20 years.
A negro boy near Camden. S. c.,
kt dollar that. belonged 10 his
Ather. He felt so badly about it that
he began orying bitterly and did no,
stop for twenty-four hours, and then
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 a duty To keep the
body intact.
The emperor of Russia exhibited at
Copenhagen an immense dinner SER
vice of Dresden china which was man
ufactured for him few years ago at
"A es,st Of $50. 600 There is a different
scene of Russian life ON every piece.
and every variety of Russian uniform
aud costume is represented.
A hint to all traders. big aud little,
islgiven by boy who peddlcs matches
near an elevate railroad station in
New York. He watches the passengers
"a they come down the stairway. and
when hc sees u M ln with au uuli.hted
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
numerous retired army aud navy
olicers. 4 list Of the retired officers
now residing in the city shows: In
the army, 10 generals. 5 majors. II
colonies. % captaIus. III lieutenants;
in the navy, % rear admirals. 10 officers
with q relative rank of commodore, 5
captains and haif-dozen minor
officers. Many own their residences.
Professor Shelton Of the Kansas
Agricultural College. says that corn
and sorghum rs hay plants are to be
the salvation of the Kansas farmer.
These heat-living. drought-resisting
plants must be cultivated expressly for
fodder. What Kansas needs is great
area of corn which has no, been planted
for corn. and great cr,p 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 n silk umbrella can be drawn
and screwed to the cane, anot cr has q
receptacle for nlckels aud cents. and is
convenient for those who ride on street
aud oiuer city cars and cross ferries;
another contains measure for the
height Of horses, and has n 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
10 called "tcnnisette." The PLAYER,
standing a short distance from n round
target pierced with tive round holes,
throws ball on the carpet. endcavor.
ing To make il rebaund through the
rings Of the frame. Another indoor
game is LAWN lives" with net be-
hind IA screen. The game is To get as
many balls as possible through five
holes in the screen with n lawn tennis
racket.
Ii the Missionary RcricU is correct,
the 10000 converts in the foreign
mission fields 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 to 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
w. He rubbed them. and when he
took away his fingers he was conscious
that he could distinguish objects dm-
ly. During the day his power of vision
Increased. and at last account the old
gentleman was in Il fair way to see as
well as ever.
The town of Havre de Grace. Nd,
has real live ghost. Recently it fol-
lowed city councilman. and when the
councilman turned around to ask it
what it wanted it drew kuife and
threatened 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