Mohave County miner., 1889-05-18
STRAY sIrs.

&SkeAsSsA 1siS S0EfsAsA SaN~s
Savannah ia now tho largest cotton port IN
tbs United States and Norfolk second
A horse thief, arrssted at Mexico, No.,
boasts that he has cut his way out at ssvsn,
teen .jails.
After hurricane coral reef 30 fest long,
30 feet wide and 8 feet high was uphsavsd In
the harbor Of Vera Cruz
A teweler at Warsaw, Poland, is making .
golden bust Of Bismarck, which Ia 10 be pre-
sentei TO the oldest German iniasbttsnt Of
the city.
A machine which lays railroad ties and
tracks by steam power Is reported 10 have
been given successful trial In Wsshingtos
territory,
Thu chalk pond In Nswbury, N. H., clAimsd
to be the only ono Of the kind In the United
States, has been bought and win BE- operated
by a stock company.
An old policeman's remedy for tsnder fsst
is TO baihe them in two quarts OF cold wsesr,
into which have been poured two tAblsepo0n-
fuls cf ammonia aud one tablespoonful Of bay
rum. e @a
Tho success Of the great worlds fair at
Melbourne, Australia, has melted Gan Fran.
cisco 70 undertake a Great Pacific slope
and International Exposition. In that city
In q year or two. &
Josef Holman and Otto Hegnsr ars
thrown into the shade as musical prodigies
by ksotchalsky, a Russian, years of age,
who can manipulate piaro with prscocious
genius that is almost supernatural.
An unknown rascal entered n stable at Troy,
Ga, ind administered stryohnins to twclve
valuable horses. Whea the dast&rdly act
was discovered most OF the horses jaws were
lockei and they were writhing in agony.
II "a the fashion to cover flower pots with
ornsnoenti covers made OF cretonne and
cardboard. The cretonns is selected TO look
as much ag possible Like Oriental china, and
the observer pretenas noe to see the cloth.
1t b. said that wealthy lady Of New York
has discarded tho customary knife and fork
from tnc table ana substituted in the place
OF these necessary dining implements fanci-
fpI dsggers ard miniature swords, enriched
with jewels and Gge art work.
Vassar college hereafter will always have
among lis pupils one Of the name Of Hun.
Gngttn, a Kansas man by that name having
bequtathed some Thousands Of dollars to pro-
vide u scholarship for the education contin-
ually OF one young lady Of his name
Philadelphia boasts more women dentists
than any other city In America, and those
whose, experience enables them 10 speak by
the card coDscieDtiously affirm that even the
fatal sorceps loss somewhat OF their grim ter
ror when welded by tho soft hands of lovely
woman. sf-
The last summer was the wettest that Eng
land has experienced since 1879, and the cool
est sirlcs is00 In most parts Of the country
tho sun did not shine more than an average
OF four to four and half hours day. In
Scotland the daily average was about fiye
hours
Jerusalem is rapidly growing as q trade
center. One hundred thousand dollars worth
Of objects Of devotion In mother-of- pearl aud
olive wood are exported 10 America and Eu-
rope every year. Vino cultivation b bsing
extended and this price Of land hAs rissa six
fold within few years a.gt
Capt Warren Taylor, Of Eaco, No, alb
stracted from tho stomach OF d whale be
captured Oh Bryant's rock Ave pounds OF
ambergris, which n worth e6 an oupce.
Ambergris ia a secretion OF the liver OF the
spermnceti whale. The largest piscs ever
found weighed is2 pounds.
A Spanish magistrate, shocked and sxss-
peratsd by repeated food adultesation, has
issued q proclamation aHams with rishtsoas
wrath that 'all wines, groceries and provi-
sions which upon analysis ere proved 70 bs
injurious TO health will bo conisoatsd forth.
with and distributed to the different charitA-
bic inshitutiousn .. 4
AT q recent parachute exhibition in Quincy,
His, baldwin fell ], 900 feet before the para
chute opened To bettar appreciate the awful
velocity of such a teart sinking drop It
should DO noted that his hat, which was
knocked Off as he cost loose, was left behind
300 fest, though IL passed him after the para
chute finally opened 1 4
The manager OF detective agency IN New !
York says it 10 o very difficult thing for
woman to become good detective. Woman
generally are too Eighty or TOO nervous, Or
too something else, but when one Of thsan h
found 10 combine the qualities needed for .
good detective Pinkertoa's whole force put
together couldn't get ahead Of her. 'sst
A newly organized political party in Japan
has for It's programme tho reduction OF the
se"A ss0s WIZ ubNfstsbh Va SSts1f 6iiA8$3o9 IL
the administration, the introduction of the
volunteer system into the army, aud the rs-
vision OF the existing treaties, with the view
Of putting Japan on an equal footing with
other powers ia international intercourpa
Tho points OF an oyster are, first, the sbaps,
which should resemble the petal OF q rose
leaf; next, the thickness Of the shell; thor
oughbfed should have q shell like thin china.
IL should also possess an almost metallic ring
and peculiar opalesccl.t luster ON the inner
SIDE The hollow for tne animal should re-
semble an egg cup, and the flesh should be
firm, white and nut like.
A aigacious Italian In New York, whose
only real estate 10 q movable chestnut stand, |
has hit upon an idea TO prevent policemen |
from helping themselves 10 his wares. He |
has fastened smsll pieces Of barbed wire |
along The sides Of his stand and over the 1
chestnlts, rendering IL impossible for a |
passerby to remove anything from the stand |
without receiving a severe scratching.
An Austrian Polnpei. has just been un- |
earthes near cara. Zsra Is the capital OF the |
Austrian province Of Dalpstia. Thousands |
Of coirs Of the Dioeletien period and of other |
early times, rare specimens Of Grecian and |
anscuipture and Byzantine architecture,
were discovered along the Dalmatian shores.
temples, catacombs and |
other evidences Of q busy and highly ciyil- |
ized community were unearthed.
In cleaning out the lower levels Of the |
caves at Dordogne, In France, along with |
some OF the most rudiInentary stone arrow. |
heads yet discovered were found great |
many oyster shells piled in silch a manner es |