Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-29

have discovered In mixture of copper and
| lime the beautiful color of azurrino, the
composition of which has so long been a
puzzle to artists. His tint is said to be per-
fectly Interchangeable, and is identical with
the famous Alexandrine blue
A number of public spirited women in
Brooklyn have incorporated themselves
under the laws OF the state under the name
of the Women's Health Protective associa.
ton, for the purpose of seeing that the
streets of the city are kept clean, a thing
which the male citizens have not been able
| to accomplish.
Among the many associations and leagues
with eccentric titles that have come into
existence In London Of late years one Of
the most practical calls itself 1.-THE League
| of Kindness" This league, which has
branches in various parts of London, CON
Germs itself chiefly with providing clothes,
which the poor may purchase at nominal
prices, and toys for distribution among
poor children
A very pretty incident occurred in con-
nection with the Wheeler-P appenheim
wedding which has never been told. AS
the bride left the house in the afternoon
shower of rice followed her. At the same
moment flock of birds-city sparrows-
swooped down and covered the pavement,
and before they few away not grain of
rice was left
| A ministerial club in San Francisco re-
Gently gave itself banquet, and in con-
nection with each course on the menu an
appropriate passage from the Bible WINS
printed. For instance, with the soup there
appeared this verse: "Set on the great pot
and seethe the pottage for the sons of the
prophets"
A new sport has been inaugurated at
Leeds, where the other day a pair of fox
terriers were "articled for 925 side to pick
up and return ball thrown fifty lone times
over a mark fifty yards away the one com
pleting the task in the shortest time to be
declared the winner" One of the dogs did
the business in Is min. l As sec., but the
other beat him in II min. Al rs sec.
Some years ago European dress began to
come into vogue in Japan for women as
well as for men, but reaction has set in.
The japanese women are not satisfied with
the ordinary dress styles of civilization, but
they are unwilling to return to their old
dress, and hence they have been making d
study of rational dress" advocated by the
various feminine dress refprmers.
A human form has been discovered at
Pompeii, under doorway, which shows
the sandals on the feet, and, what is ex-
tremely uncommon in such remains, a pair
of trousers. A Naples archeologist sup
poses it to be one of the Alexandrian col
ony stationed at Pompeii during the period
of it's destruction 1t is evident that the
man was flying with bundle, and fell
suffocated.
The watson Webb house." an interest
ing old mansion at Claverack N. Y, has
just been burned 1t was built in 1927 and
figured in colonial history. Here Gen La
fayette visited Gen Samuel Webb after the
Revolution and with his diamond ring
etched his name ON window pane. Later
the mansion has been known as the place
where Clement c. Moore wrote" Twas the
Night Before Christmas"
There are 1900 men and 600 women en-
ployed as street sweepers In Paris, besides
$500 more workmen engaged in draining,
paving, planting and similar service The
foremen Of the sweepers get one dollar u
day, their deputies eighty-seven cents and
the rank and file about seventy-five cents
for ten hours work. The women work
shorter hours and get about twenty-five
cents per day. They all have to find their
own tools, 1t is now proposed to increase
the wages of the sweepcrs and to retire
them on a pension of 500 per year when
they reach 65 years of age.