The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Thomas Sexton, M. p, WAS the son
Of . member Of the Irish constabulary.
who, dying while his son was young,
left him to be brought up BY his mother,
who sold apples upon the streets Of
Waterford Mr.. Sexton Is . self-edu-
Gated man.
-Savages In various parts CT the
world plait the inner fibers of tree bark
for fishing lines, and the Indians on the
Pacific coast Of North America use for
the same purpose seaweed-a sort of
kelp-which Is plenty strong enough to
hold fast finny captive of one hundred
and fifty pounds weight
"A valise was received at the United
States express Office 1T jackson, Miss.
showing from the hundreds of. stamps
and tags on it that 1t had been in most
Of the express Offices In this country.
1t was stuffed full of hundreds of odd
and queer articles, including human
skull and the left foot of female grave
yard rabbit.
"A Capt. Blondell at Oxford, Ala,
offered twenty-five dollars to any one
who would get into a boat and allow it
to be blown up with dynamite, SO that
Blondcll might show his life-saving
methods. A young man named Nicely
accepted the offer. and was blown
about forty feet into the air unhurt,
but on his return to the waters surface
he alighted ON the fragments of the
wreck and received q fractured leg and
other injuries.
The sole street frontage Of house
in Wooster street, above Blocker in
New York, is . strip two stories high
over narrow alley. There is no ground
floor to this front, and the upper stories
have room for only . hall bedroom
each. The front is wedged between an
other dwelling on the south and bust
ness building on the north. and the en-
trance to the house is by way of the
alley. In the rear the house spreads
out considerably.
Castle island in Boston harbor, ON
which Fort Independence stands, and
which has just been thrown open to the
public MS park, has been fortified since
1884, being the oldest military post held
regularly for purposes of defense in the
United States. Fort Independence
stands on the site of Castle William,
which was destroyed by the British on
the evacuation of Boston. The United
States government, of course, retains
the title of the property and maintains
supervision over it
An equipage that would have at
tracted attention even in old Acadia is
that driven by Uncle bennett, of Cape
Elizabeth, Me. It consists of q two
year-old bull, harnessed by means of q
crooked yoke to light cart, which is
also boat. By means of reins of rope
attached to ring in the bulls nose and
rove through rings on his horns, he ID
driven as easily as most horses The
bull swims river like dog, and the
water-tight cartrbody easily supports
the driver and load.
"A family in Staten Island has dog
that seems to show q distinct reason
ing faculty. The dog had long been
accustomed to take a morning walk
with member of the family, but was
not permitted to accompany his friend
to church The animal soon seemed to
understand that one day in seven he
must remain at home and the con-
clusion was that he could count On
Sunday morning, however, the dog sur
prised every one by joining the family
was that he had forgotten until it was
called to mind that the church bell had
not rung that morning. The dog evil
IDENTIFY associated the sound of the bell
with the fact that he was not to ac-'
company his companions as usual.
The pneumatic sulky has come to
stay on the race track Robert Bonner
says so, and he is presumed to be able
speak authoritatively on the subject.
He is also of the opinion that it is going
to revolutionize trotting records. ~ it
enables horse to travel from two to
three seconds faster in the mile. The
striking thing about the new sulky is
the low wheels In the old-style
vehicle the driver sat between them.
average thirty inches in height, about
the same as q safety bicycle seen on the
roads and tracks A sullxy with the
tire attachment gets down
in weight to about forty pounds, while
the decrease in draught is about so per
cent 1t is Mr.. Bonner's idea that
record of 2:o5 is entirely possible with
this new racing machine.
"A most notable November in our
history was that one in 1868, the first
day of which was observed throughout
the thirteen colonies a. period of
on account Of the going into
effect of the hated stamp act. 1t in
creased the burden of taxation upon
those who had no voice in their own
and aroused them to such
= sense of injustice that ten years later
they rebelled, and the war Of the revo-
luton was begun On the LIST day of
therefore. the church bells
were solemnly tolled. flags hoated ut
half-mast and business was everywhere
All over the land such men
as Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, james
Otis and John Adams addressed pstri-
otic speeches to throngs of their coun-
trymen. and fred their hearts with
thoughts Of glorious Independence.
Tho little town Of Delmar, Del,
gets its name from q combination of
the first syllables in the names Of Della
ware and Maryland. The village stands
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