Wichita eagle., 1889-01-31

emitting crimson-dyed water, which has
colored Grijalra river for many miles. Peo-
pie living in the neighborhood of the
mountain are in a state of panic and pre-.
dict that the mountain will cover the entire
district with lava Tobasco is on the Gulf
of Mexico
TwENTY-sEvEy years ago an acorn lodged
somewhere in the mortar or between the
stones of an Ohio courthouse spire, took
root, and sent out an oak shoot To-day a
miniature oak grows on the spire, eighty
feet from the ground. 1t draws life from
the cement, the g skin of the rock and the
air, bat principally from the air, as there is
very little cement in the spire.
A RUMoR Is current in Athens, Ga, to the
effect that there is rock in Clarke County,
about SIX miles from town, upon which no
man dares to tread The superstitiou5 say
that about twenty or twenty-five years ago
an old gentleman buried a cofee-pot full of
gold at the foot of this rock and has since
died, and that when man passes that way
his ghost appears and drives him Off
The calculation has been made that tax
ing the load which one horse can draw over
level road on iron rails, as a unit it will
require one and two-thirds horses to draw
t1C S0ulO AOSsO O4 I'LL &C duu OAiC-
third horses to draw it on the t1st Belgian
block, five On the ordinary Belgian pave
ment, seven On good cobblestone, thirteen
onIbad cobblestone e, twenty on ordinary earth
road, and forty on sandy road.
AT a recent meeting of the American
Ornithological Union Ernest E. Thomson,
Of Canada, SAID that some birds, especially
sparrows, have ventriloquial powers. Birds,
when surprised in the act of singing, will
be silent for moment, and then give forth
a faint song that seems to come from dis
tance, though the singer be not further
than ten feet away. Thrushes and robins,
the lecturer said, also have this power.
THE statistics of recorded marriages show
that Woman's chances TO marry are one
fourth of l per cent. from so to Sc years
Of age; three-eighths of per cent. from IS
to so; 215 per cent. from 10 to As; So per cent
from 35 to 40; 15Jj5 per cent. from 30 to 35 !;
IS per cent. from % to 80; SO per cent. from
20 to 25, and AZ per cent. from 10 to 20.
The average percentages still exceed those
Of any other business speculation.
HoLLANDAIsE SAUCE.-Put half a cup of
butter in double porcelain saucepan You
can use bowl set in hot water if you wish.
Stir till creamy, then add the yelks of four
eggs, one by one, stirring all the time .;
finally add the juice of half a lemon, q
tablespoonful Of fine vinegar, and last of
all scant half-cup of boiling water. Cook
till the sauce is quite thick; just before
serving add a tablespoonful of butter cut in
bits. Serve the sauce the moment it is fin
ished.
BoRAx water will instantly remove all
soils and stains from the hands, and heal
al scratches and chafes. To make it put
crude borax into large bottle and fill with
water. When the borax is dissolved add
more to the water until at last the water
can absorb no more, and residuum
remains at the bottom of the bottle. To
the water in which the hands are to be
washed pour from this bottle enough 10
make it very soft. It is very cleansing and
healthy. By its use the hands will be kept
in excellent condition.