Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Tho site OF Andersonville prison Is
now part of large farm belonging to q
negro, and the plantation of Jefferson
Davis is now owned by one of his former
slaves.
An English firm dealing in nitrates,
guano, and other fertilizers has secured
a consignment from Egypt of many
thousands of mummies of cats which
were buried in ancient tombs as sacred
animals. These nummies are said to
be, when ground to powder, the best
fertilizers in the world, even better
than nitrate.
| During recent German maneuvers IL
| was found that with bodies of troops 400
yards apart, one body in the woods, the
sound of their firing could be heard, but
there was not smoke enough to locate
| them accurately for a return fire to be
| effective. 1t is suggested that the bal
loon will become necessary for recon-
Nuisance in such cases when smokeless
powder comes to be generally used.
1t is said by experts in the West
that probably the most laborious as we'll
as the most regular mining for gems is
done by the ants in Arizona and Colo
RADIO. Either because the ants want the
pebbles as an outer covering for their
hills or because they object to them in
side they frequently make about their
dwellings glittering spread of stones
of all sorts, among them amethysts, to-
PAGES and other valuable jewels.
AS great concession to the paupers
i, 1,,,g ,t W r1 q n
they were permitted, on recent holiday
occasion to use knives and forks at their
dinner. AT all other times they were in
the habit of tearing their meat to pieces
with the aid of teeth and fingers. Some
of the provincial papers object to the
precedent established regarding knives
and forks, and say that it will have the
effect of making the paupers tooproud.
The London Geological Garden re-
Gently received a few specimens of the
bird known as the umbrette. This bird
builds one of the largest nests known,
and is member of the stork tribe, but
is in many particulars related to the
heron. The bird itself is about eighteen
inches long, the nest six feet in diane
ter. Moreover, with luXuriousness
unknown to other birds the nest is di-
vided into three compartments; one con-
tains the eggs, one is dining-room, and
the last q kind of lockout room.
"A fisherman who was desirous of
catching specimen of the stereolepis,
a gigantic fish somewhat resembling
black bass and found on the Pacific
coast, accomplished his purpose in the
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Catalina, in California. His success en-
couraged others, so that altogether
thirty were captured, ranging in weight
from rs to 800 pounds. The stereolepis
is migratory, and only comes in shore
during the summer for the purpose of
spawning. 1T ranges from the Farra-
lones down 800 miles below San Diego.
Those of 800 pounds in weight are nearly
six feet in length, and are taken with
hand line.
"A gentleman who has just returned
from France says that the American
ambulances, which were introduced into
Paris year or two ago, are now one of
the recognized institutions of the French
capital. People stand and cheer as they
go up along the street, and ambulance
drills are given to all distinguished for
eigners. The French Government has
given full credit to America for the ideas
which at present prevail on the subject,
and, indeed, the words american Am
bulance" appear on the sides of the hos
pital wagons. They have not quite
reached the proficiency and rapidity of
our own ambulance service, but they
have made very good beginning.