Milford chronicle., 1889-10-18
ODDS AND ENDS.

South Carolina has this season sent $780,
900 watermelons to the northern markets.
The phases of the moon are caused by the
different dh'ecti IN Of the SUMS rays with re-
spect to the moons surface.
Prince Louis de Rohen, one of theforemost
of Austrian spoi tsmen, shot his l2,0O0th buck
on Sept. l2 at Chaustrick.
Just at present it seems that the book which
a young lady would not cure to read to her
mother has the largest sale.
John Connor, Of Sault Ste. Marie, has a
cat which has seven legs and eight paws,
with one head, three distinct jaws, and to
complete the combination il has two tails.
The United Kingdom paid last year more
than e3250,00O for margarine. The United
States consumed 100000 pounds In the
previous year the consumption was only a
100000 pounds
Three generations OF one family are now
serving in the royal engineers They are
Gen. Sir Alexander Cunningham, Col. Gun
ningham and Second hieut Cunningham.
Gen. Cunningham was gazetted in 1881.
Herbert Spencer has completed the manu-.
script of his autobiography, but it will not be
published till after his death In this ar
rnngement he has shown more wisdom than
Firth, the artist, whose "Reminiscences have
brought him some irritating criticisms
It is said that Tennyson takes walk OF
three miles every day Budding poets viii
kindly make a note Of this, and when they
take their three miles walk, it is suggested
that they take 1t in an opposite direction
from the newspaper office.
Liverpool is proba bly, the most densely pop
ulated city in the wOrld-it is beyond doubt
the most densely populated in the Unitec
Kingdom. In the year 1887 its population
was $1,000, or 1l3,S per square acre; while
Manchester stood next with $40, then Glas
gov with SIS, and London with So
Titmice, especially great-tits, are held ii
great horror by many bcekeepers, who de
clare that they are their greatest enemies
and accuse them Of tapping at the entrance,
to the hives and swapping up the bees as they
come out to discover what is amiss.
II only good John Bunyan could reappear
in this world, how he would enjoy the endur-
ing fame of his Pilgrims Progress!" It hai
been translated into eighty-three languages
Or distinct dialects, the latest being the Chi
uese dialect Of Annoy. One does not hear Il
it has been illustrated by native artists or tc
see poor Christian and his friends pictured
with pig tails and queer shoes.
A system Of medical insurance among the
industrial poor has now been put in success
full practice for eighteen months by the Met
ropolitan hospital in the Kingston road. Il
enrolls all those within mile of its gates who
are willing b ray a small monthly charge as
clients Of the hospital, and when they fall ~
they at once receive the full advantages
which the institution can furnish. The new
principle works excellently.
The value to Scotland Of the opportunitie,
for sports is very large The deer forests, Of
which there are 100, covering 5000 square
miles Of land useless FOR agriculture, rent foi
100000 annually; 9i2, 800 Of this goes to the
local taxes. If any forest fails to be rented
the whole neighborhood feels it greatly in
the diminished amount Of money expended
there. The grouse moors rent for 944OOO0
aud pay e55,OO0 in taxes. Most salmon
rivers are let with the moors, but some are
rented alone, and add a considerable sum (
the total already given.