Iron County register., 1890-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

THE costliest cigars sold in New Yorl,
are the big Henry Clays from Havana.
which come in 4 fine cabinet box and are
wrapped in gold foil. There are only
twenty-five in box, and they retail at
| S1.40 each.
HENRY II. STANLEY estimates the dis
tance which he Travelled in the interior
| of Africa at about 5,40o miles. of which
| all but about !, 200 miles were on foot. The
| entire cost of the expedition will not,
! he says, exceed S150,O 600.
! TIE latest English fancy is to wear
| with q tailor-made gown q small, fancy
! watch of iron, or oXidized to resemble
| iron, with elaborate gold initials, fas-
tened by brooch on the left front of
/ the basque, as a 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 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, the largest in
the world, is a Chinese chart Of the
Itef Ii15 lIG-IlC S@DoOo oIA IuIIuESo years
before Christ. In this chart ,46O stars
are found to be correctly inserted as
corroborated by the scientists of the
present day.
AT Baku, Russia, the walters have
formed q cooperative union which has
procured it's 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 middlo-men.
GROUND bone is fertilizer that bene-
fits nearly all crops; can be applied at
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 CT fertilizer in proportion to the
benefit it i1nparts 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 they advanced and were pro-
nounced man and wife before the girls
father or mother could Interfere.
ALTHOUGH the sweet pea is not a lawn
plant, and therefore not adapted for
our purpose in this connection, it is on
account of its delicate perfume q neces-
sity for a complete summer bouquet.
Plant in the garden in rows in the same
manner as the edible pea, using very
tall finc-twigged bushes for brush. In
favorable seasons this plant will often
attain g height of six feet.
ALTHOUGH not q brilliant flower, the
sweet mignonette requires place il
the flower border; some of the new
varieties grow very large heads OF bloom
and are exquisitely fragrant In propa-
eating this plant from seed different
treatment from the other ANIMALS is
necessary. The seeds should be sown
sparsely, the plants allowed to grow to
their full tr&nsplanting size in the
propagating box, from which they
should be removed direct to the border
with care, disturbing the roots as little
as may be possible.
VIOLET INK is rather tho fashion at
present. One of the novelties in sta
tionery is paper of delicate shade of
pink on one side and primrose on the
other. This style is called Sub rosa, !"
and is supposed to be especially appro-
pirate for ''rosebzlds." Dull Fert-de-
girls, or moonlight" and gobelin-gray
note paper, with the initials stamped
upon it in dead white, is much used for
correspondence. A complicated ne5-
work of gilt threads, thrown in a filmy
way upon q gray note sheet, is unique,
though but an evolution of design of
last season.
EZRA l.. STEVENS, of Washington, d.
c., who recently died at Asbury Park,
n. j., was the chief clerk of the
Indian department for nearly thirty
years, and was the originator of the
present Indian school system. The
pupils in tho Indian schools always
called him Father Stevens" Ec was
one of the most prominent members of
the Masonic order in the United States,
and had attained the thirtythird Dc
gree. 1t is said that he sat in Masonic
lodges with more Presidents Of the
United States than any Mason now
living.