Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-14
ODD, QUEER AND CURIOUS.

ODD. QUEER AND cUR,oUs.
A NEW remedy for biliousness is
known as the Bombay oyster" 1t is
usually consumed before breakfast, and
is simply an egg dropped unbroken into
tuMbler, and de!uged with vinegar,
and sprinkled with pepper and salt.
A SHOCKING bereavement has wrecked
the happiness of Jasper. I. Leith, q
farmer of Wiston County. Ala, Awak-
ing after nights slumber, he found
his wife and 8.months-old child dead by
his side A moccasin snake had crawled
into the bed and fatally stung them.
He found the reptile coiled in corner
of the bed-clothing.
A N1CKEL-IN-THE-sLoT machine gave
an unheeded warning to q defaulter who
had wandered to Gloucester, Mass.
When the card came out with his weight
named on one side, the other side con-
tanned this advice: Beware of red
headed men," Three hours afterward
he was clutched by red-haired detec-
tive who for two weeks had been hunt
ing for him.
A MACHINE for gathering dust, and
therefore of especial interest to house.
wifes, has been patented. It first, by
means of fans and an imitation cyclone,
stirs up the dust in room; then by
suction it is drawn into funnel-shaped
continuance, and passed through hose
into a closed box. No sweeping is neces-
sary, and the same dust is never twice
collected.
W 1E So
product OF the soil has greatly increased
in France and Germany. For example,
in France, at the beginning of this CEN
tury, the yield of wheat only averaged
nine bushels per acre. in 1888 it averaged
seventeen for the entire country. In
Hesse, Germany, the farmers are so ex7
pert that no wheat field is considered
up to the standard unless it yields
thirty-seven bushels to the acre.
A CoLoRED clliropodist, who calls
himself Professor Il. James, and boast
ingly proclaims that he "has removed
corns and bunions from the crowned
heads Of Europe" now ventures into the
'ealms Of prophecy. In the last few
weeks he has been reading the language
Of the stars, and boldly asserts that the
heavenly bodies unerringly proclaim
that this world is to be knocked into
smithereens on the 21stof August, 1891
IT is nine hundred years since there
was bank failure in China. At that
time, just after bank was compelled to
stop payment. An edict was issued by
the Emperor Hi Hung to the effect that
| thereafter when any bank failed, the
heads of the president, cashier and.
directors should be added to the assets.
This edict is still in force, and has so,
terrified the officers of banks that they
are very careful in their management.
A BALL of fire, apparently about two
feet in diameter, fell from the Heavens
during thunderstorm, and alighted in
the road, near Merrick, l.. T., along
which Mr.. and Mrs. StilIman, Of
Brooklyn. were travelling in wagon,
j with their four children, -1ha lunainas,s-
sphereTolled under the vehicle, lifted
it from the ground, burned the horse on
the forehead, knocked two of the chill
dren senseless, blistered Mr.. Stillman,s
right leg, and almost tore the shoe.
from his right foot.
In England and other parts of Europe,
horse shoes are now in use, made of
cowhide instead of iron. The shoe is
composed Of three thickneses of the
hide, which is pressed into q steel
mould, and afterwards treated by
chemical preparation. The shoe is
quite smooth on the outside surface, no
calks being needed, as the shoe adheres,
firmly on the polished pavements. 1t.
is claimed this shoe is much lighter
than the iron one, lasts longer, and that
the hoofs of horses wearing them, never
split.
AT q double wedding in Payson,
Arizona, the two couples and two hun
dred and tifty.spectators were ali on
horseback. The brother of one Of the
brides announced that his wedd:. =
present would be as many cattle as he
brides and their husbands coulei sind
and brand that day before shutdown
Eighteen head were captured and
branded by each married pair. The
grooms at this unique wedding were
Thoms Beach and Charles Cole, Noted
cowboys, and their brides were Maggie
Meadows and Julia Hale
/; A strange baby is attracting consider
able attention in Columbia County, N.
Y. When in repose it appears just as
any other beautiful child, graceful and
lovable; but the moment it awake s-
it glances furtiyely around like.
cat, crawls over the side OF the CRADLE
crawls down. and when on the aoor
amuses itself by chasing its leg around,
just as a cat does it's tail. Among other
feline tricks, it tumbles heels over head.
/. curls itself into ball, rolls around the
floor, and extracts great fun from any
round object, such ss spool or bali,
which it losses about, throws up in the
:, air, and catches in its hands.
Sure death to the carpet bug attends
the application of the following prepara-
ton: One ounce of alum, one.
ounce of chloride of zinc, three ounces
of salt. Mix with two quarts of watey,
! and let it stand over night in covered
vessel. Next day pour it carefully into
another vessel, 30 that all the sediment
may be left behind. Dilute this with
two quarts of water and apply by
sprinkling the edges Of the carpet for the
distance Of foot from the wall. This;
is all that is necessary. Moths will
leave boxes, beds and any other resort