Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-09-24
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Inc County, Oregon, is said to be three
mikes long and TO contain several min
eral springs.
The oyster is one of the strongest
creatures on the earth; the force re-
quired 30 open an oyster is more than
1900 times its weight.
"A parrot owned by Kansas City
barber hangs in cage in front Of the
establishment and occasionally advises
passers-by TO get their hair cut.
"A bob-tailed cat in Ann Arbor,
Mich, belonging to Fred Simpson,
commun. Gated its lack Of caudal ex-
tremity to litter of kittens of which it
has just become the fond mother. The
youngsters do not seem to realize that
they are unfortunate in not having tails
to chase around.
The ink contract at thirty cents
gallon, awarded by the Cincinnati
school board, shows how great a profit
there is IN selling ink at retail The
ordinary price is five cents for little
bottle holding less than gill, and any
school boy or girl can easily figure up
about how much gallon Of ink would
cost at that rate.
When gang Of men we're trench
ing on Washington street, Bradford,
they struck molasses cask in the CEN
ter OF the street which was four feet I'M
der the ground and was covered with
wide board. The barrel was intact, but
1t was empty, and how it was buried in
the center of the street and for what
purpose is a conundrum.
Miss Eppie, daughter of Robert
Munro, of Tallahassee, died recent
ly. Two weeks ago she wore
bunch of daisies at her throat, and
spider or some other poisonous insect
crept therefrom and stung her. Fry
spelas set in and went to the brain.
She suffered untold agonies. The best
medical skill was called in but to no
avail.
Distracted parents who lose their
children in the crowds at public re-
sorts on holidays would be glad II a
curious Berlin custom were adopted. At
the Berlin Geological gardens any keep
or finding lost child takes the little
one in charge and blows a trumpet.
Hearing the note the mother or father
in search of the missing youngster at
once makes for the spot and the search
is ended.
The children Of G. w. Meadows, of
Harrison, Ca, have four living great
grandmothers and two living grand
mothers. The youngest great-grand-
mother is seventy-eight, while the old
eat is ninety-two; the youngest grand
mother Is fifty-6ve and the Oldest Is
fifty-eight. There is a popularity con-
nected with the eventful life of these
Oldest grandmothers, and that is that
each one Of them has had her right arm
broken. The ladies are all widows.
Albert Bierstadt, the famous artist,
suggested for the Centennial Exposition
at Philadelphia miniature reproduc-
ton OF the Yosemite valley as one Of
its features, accompanied by an exhibit
ton Of specimens from the valley to
show the enormous size of the trees, the
flora and other peculiarities of the
region. There was not time or money
to perfect 1t for the Philadelphia Expo
sition, but Mr.. Bierstadt thinks of re-
viving tho scheme for the Chicago
Worlds Fair.
The Worcester Spy has this fish
rigging for trout fishing, visited Potash
brook the other day, worked cunningly
and with patience, and did not catch a
single fish AS he was about starting
for home he noticed a slight movement
in the water under shelving bank, and
STOPPING down he saw large trout He
ran his fingers gently under the fish,
'tickled his sides until he had him
firmly within his grasp and landed him
on the green sward. He weighed two
and a hale pounds.
I'm visiting foreign countries the
amateur photographer should keep his
camera as much out OF sight as possible
In many places there are local rules
against photographing certain objects.
No one will interfere, as a rule, except
the police. So with an eye open to the
officers the amateur can usually secure
all the views he wants. The lunch
basket blind is as good as any. That is,
the camera is placed in a wicker lunch
basket constructed with covers and peep
holes 1t was successful dodge at the
Paris Exhibition, and many pictures
were gained in full sight of police and
watchmen.
The recent fatal accident in Boston,
where a man got off an electric car on
the wrong side and was instantly killed,
has drawn attention to the fact that
about ninety per cent of passengers
make it practice to get off car on the
wrong side. Gates have been put on
some electric cars, and they are closed
on the side next to the other track for
the prevention of such accidents; but
even these can not always be under the
control of the conductor, and it is now
proposed to have a wooden bar running
the whole length of the car, to replace
the gates. Such device is in use in
Belgium, where it answers its purpose
admirably.
"A German paper gives the railway
mileage of the world at 357, 400 miles,
an increase since 1884 of ca, 900 miles
In Europe there are 1873. 600 miles, in
America, 100, 600 miles; in Asia, II, 900
miles; in Australia, 10, 500 miles, and in
Africa, the Dark Continent, $500 miles
OF the increase of 60, 900 miles, which
has been made in four short years, no
less than 40, 900 miles was in America,
and SO 900 miles of the increase was in
the United States alone. The number
of locomotives in actual use is 104, 0OO
and England has so engines for every
100 miles of road; Germany, So; France,
A.; Russia, 40; Austria, 50; India, "a,
and the United States only 10. The
railway capital of the world is esti-
mated at $50, 600. 900, 900, and of this
s15, 900, 600, 900 is invested in Europe
Halifax IN. s Critic.
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