Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Tn. American Consrss ationAi churches
a.xs resolved - give slc.00S annually A1r
saLgolioSl work Ia Francs
According 10 the latest statistics there
are 10000 insane persons IA The United
States ratio of one q every 30 inha6-
8aBts.
By the agency Of the London childrcns
sountry holidays fand 20,oos ohlioren last
feaT enjoyed ashcrt holiday IN the country.
Aea who cannot pay the ordinary ex-
penses ~ their households have 40 riEht 10
belong 70 high cost clubs
Rev Or Meredith, the popular Brooklsn
preacher, " ho has recently been travelling
Ia the west had hls Pocket ploEeo Of
valuable gold watch prasoDisc ~ hia hs
Boston Bible class
The RoumsuiAn government has offered
prizes 20 the architects of al nations foI
the best plans for rs new assembly aud
scnase chsEul,crs The first prize for each
building Is =. 600, the second. ti,Soo, tie
third, eco.
A rug valued Al 5000 wes bought in
London lately IL WAS about thirteen feet
square aud had about 25o stitches . the
inch. The material was wool conbed, not
luts nun the an4ElA-s oLo WIN he>At
than its weight In silk.
Mrs Bridget Morrison. who died az
Massilon, Pa. recently. aged lor YEAR.
amused herself several weeks ago. II IL re-
lated, 10y sewing together carpet rags. She
threaded her noecle without the AID Of
glasses
DR. Andrew Garfield, of Brooklyn, has
accepted call 10 81 Pauls University
church, Chicago, CD smaller salary than
be was receiving ia Brooklyn. ''becanse be
deemed il best for the church that hs
should work in the west for the next ten
years OF his life"
The Boston Young Mems Christian asso-
citation has started a charity that nigh; bs
followed in other places. ID consists II
providing carriages for invalids and tsk
Ing them for drives on pheasant dayx. so
far $50 orders for carriage rldes have been
issued. aud 5. .ssi car tickets given cat
There IL a man at old Orchard who fully
appreciates the folly Of sending good
money after bad He lost valuable ring
while bathing Saturday. and 10 ascertain
whore IL went dropped another ring 20
watch and see where IL would 90. The
wave was too quick for him, and be
mourns the loss Of two rings.
A sweet girl graduate thus Described the
manner IN which goat butteo boy ont
Of the front yard "He hurled the prrvioas
end Of his anatomy against the boys after
ward with AZ earnestDess and velocity
which, backed by the poncerosfty o. tie
goats svoirdupois. impaired m0nentuia
that was not relaxed until be landed on
terra fr1ns beyond the pale Of the goats
Jurisdiction"
An English lady. Mrs. Watts Hughes.
stretches a membrane over receiver,
spreads Oh IL q sort II paste. and makes
musical sounds write their vibrations on
this prepared surface u this the parent
Of the recording phonoErsph. or sound
made visible'
A Toccoa. Ga. man Is totally blind. and
has been 40 from batse few weeks old
Although be received 10 edncstaou bs
Possesses unusual intelligence aud can
solve difficult mathematical problems.
giving the month and year IN which q per
son was born, Tell tse day Of the week. can
tell day from night by the atmosphere.
and when travelling can tel when he is
passing objects some distance from the
roadside. such a. = bouse or tree.