Nevada County picayune., 1890-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

Tn Iceland there are no prisons aud no police. Only two thefts in 1,00( years.
 There is sure to Dc something serious on foot when man goes to the chiro podist's Boston Courier.
 Soda water is not conducive tc health. It is likely to lead to fzzicle ents.-Merchant Traveller
 An eighteen-year-old girl who could speak little English was recently sent from Texas to New York, with a card pinned to her dress giving her destina- ton.
 The crews of the United States war vessels composing the squadron of eyo- lution were attacked by the influenza in nidocean and forty-cight men were prostrated. This experience indicates that atmospheric causes p-oiuce the disease.
 A Battle Greek. Mic.l.. man reqVost ed the city rcs1-.ier t0 order all the ,a- looms in the town not to sell him any thing to drink. The recorder took the sensible drunkard around to all the gin- mills, told the proprietors to take good look at him and to not sell him budge on pain of prosecution.
 There has been placed in the Man chester, Mass, public library copy of the Bible published in 1599 It is the gift of Miss Ella Lee, daughter of the late Charles Leo, to the Manchester Historical Society. This rare and valua- ble publication is known as the Bishops Bible, and was first printed in 156S.
 Java is tho most fertile, the most productive and the most populous tropi- cal island in the world. The Dutch have had possession of it many years and have derived great revenues, espec- ially from the coffee plantations but have done little for the religious oleva- tion of the people, who are Mohamedans.
 The Detroit Journal has undertaken to create fund for the purpose of pre- senting to France a fitting token of re- membrance and gratitude for the assist ance rendered this country in her strug- gle for independence. The amount is to be as large as possible and is to be raised by one dollar subscriptions, the descend ants of Revolutionary officers and sol iiers to take the lead. The names of subscribers are to be bound in book form and accompany the testimonial.
 Justice, London paper, has been giving the results of some curious cal citations which, if correct, will make a fellow little cautious about guessing on the size of crowd, and offering to bet his last dollar that he is right. Ac- eording to the calculator on the staff of Justice, all the people ir the world. about 1, ,40O. GOO, GOO, could stand in q field ten miles square, and, by tho aid of t"le- phones. could be addressed by a singla speaker.
 A large class of applicants for teachers positions assembled in the rooms of the Santa Clara, Cal, school superintendent last week. They were set to work on the examination papers, and everything went smoothly until the question cropped up in the history iivision What was the name of the head steward of Stanleys exploring party, and was he any relation to the ameer of Swat?" The whole class si- lently left the room and walked out in the drizzling rain to cool off.
 The original post-ofIice box used in the town of Pomfrct, Conp., 100 years ago, is now owned in that town, being the property of Benjamin Grosvenor, one of whose ancestors, Lemuel Gros- yenor, was the first postmaster appointed between Hartford and Boston. He re- ,eived his appointment from President 1 Washington, and held the office until ! tho election of Martin Van Buron, when the infirmities of age demanded his re- 1 nquishment of ofiico The box itself Is 1 4il feet in height and feet in length, There are two apartments at the top with five drawers underneath, making curious relic of the earliest postal days and cnryicn in Coppao+icut