Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

The costliest cigars sold in New York
are tho big Henry Clays from Havana,
which come In Q fne cabinet box and are
wrapped In gold foil. There arc only
twenty-five in q box, and they retail ct
lao each.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY estimates tho dis
tance which he travelled in the interior
OF Africa at about $500 miles, of which
all but about 1000 miles were on foot. The
entire cost Of the expedition will not,
he says, exceed $3.50, 900.
TIE latest English fancy Is to wear
with tailor-made gown . small, fancy
watch Of iron, or oxidized to resemble
iron, with elaborate gold initials, fas-
tened by . brooch on tho left front Of
tho basque, as Q medal or other decora-
ton would be worn.
BECAUSE some plants are partial to
moisture it does not indicate that such
plants must be grown in Q wet soil.
There Is quite difference between wet,
undrained soil and soil that retains only
sufficient moisture to be of advantage to
the crop.
In library in Paris, tho largest In
the world. is o Chinese chart Of the
heavens made about six hundred years
before Christ. In this chart 400 stars
are found to be correctly inserted a.
corroborated by the scientists Of the
present day.
AT Baku, Russia, the walters have
| formed a cooperative union which has
procured Its own silver, linen and other
table accessories, and does catering Of
every sort at prices diminished by the
usual profit OF the hotel-keeper, caterer
or other middle-men.
GROUND bone is fertilizer that bene-
fits nearly all crops; can be applied ut
all seasons Of the year; will not injure
any tree or plant; is permanent and last
| ing in its effects, and is the cheapest
form Of fertilizer in proportion to the
benefit 1t imparts that can be used.
A CUTE young woman at St. Joseph,
Mo-, who had been forbidden by her
father to marry the man of her choice,
managed to become bridemaid at q
wedding where her lover was ''also best
man." At the conclusion Of the cere-
mony thoy advanced and were pro-
nounced man and vito before the girls
father or mother could interfere.
| ALTHOUGH the sweet pea is not lawn
plant, and therefore not adapted fol
our purpose in this connection. 1t is on
account OF its delicate perfume q neoes-
sity for Q complete summer bouquet.
Plant in the garden in rows in the same
manner IS the edible pea, using very
tall flne-twigged bushes for brush. In
favorable seasons this plant will often
attain height of six feet.
ALTHOUGH not brilliant flower, the
sweet mignonotto requires . place in
tho flower border; some OF the new
varieties grow very large heads Of bloom
and are exQuisitoly fragrant In props
eating this plant from seed q different
treatment from the other ANIMALS Il
necessary. Tho seeds should be sowr
sparsely, the plants allowed to grow K
their full transplanting size in the
propaRatinR box, from which they
should be removed direct to the border
with care, disturbing the roots as little
as may DO possible.
VIOLET INK Is rather the fashion .
present. Ono Of the novelties in sta
tionery Is paper of . delicate shade o.
pink on one side and primrose on tn
other. This style is called ''sub rosa,
and is supposed to be especially appro
pirate for "rosebuds." Dull vert-de
girls. or moonlight" and gobelin-gra,
note paper, with the initials stampei
upon it in dead white, Is much used To-
correspondence. A complicated net
work Of gilt threads, thrown In . Aim.
way upon a gray note sheet, Is unique
I though but an evolution Of Q design o
last season.
EZRA L. STEVENS, Of Washington, d
c., who recently died At Asbury Park
N. j., was the chief clerk of tn
Indian Department for nearly thirt.
years, and was the originator Of tn
present Indian school system. tn
pupils In the Indian schools Away
called him Father Stevens" He wa
one Of the most prominent members o
tho Masonic order in the United States
and had attained the thirty-third de
gree. 1t Is said that he sat in Masoni
lodges with more Presidents Of tn
. United States than any Mason no,
living. He raised President Garfield
knightship.