The Van Buren press., 1893-04-22
MISCELLANEOUS.


and, coming to the top unfold wings
and fly away The atmosphere, how
ever, is SO cold that they do not get far
before they fall upon the snow.
Mime. Catherine Gabach, whose
death occurred recently at Tarascon,
France, aged 100 years, was baptized in
1898 under ''tree of liberty A CEN
tury ago there were thousands OF these
so-called trees of liberty" in France,
but few of them are standing at the
present time. Two of them that stood
near the botanical garden, Paris. were
cut down short time ago
The bronze tint used in certain
kinds of red ink is due to 'eosine," a
chemical discovered in 1854 by Ger
man named Caro-, and not imported into
this country until year or two later.
Knowledge of this fact exposed forged
will in Jersey City the other day. The
will purported to have been dated in
1868, but Lawyer Adams showed to
Chancellor McGill's satisfaction that
the red ink employed in the pretended
testament had been made from
.,eosine," which had not been discov-
cred in 1868.
The small daughter of certain
charitably minded family had been told
frequently that Satan finds work for
idle hands. The other morning one of
the tribe of tramps called with the
usual story of winter woes The mis-
tress of the house made the customary
suggestion about obtaining employ
ment, and was assured that every
avenue to self-support was closed. Then
the small girl came forward from the
refuge behind her mothers skirts and
said, in tones Of kindly suggestion
"Couldn't Satan find anything for you
to doY''
The humble door porter of the
Grande Chartreuse monastery, near
Grenoble, France, who died recently,
was some years ago one OF the best
known men in the gay world OF Paris
He was NJ. de Brecourt, a wealthy and
influential merchant In returning
from hunting expedition one day his
daughter was killed by the accidental
discharge of his shotgun, and the mel
ancholy affair preyed on his mind to such
an extent that he gave up all his world
ly possessions and retired to cloister,
where he sought the most humiliating
and most latorious work as a lay
brother
what is regarded as absolutely
the last" letter penned by George Wash
ington was sold in Philadelphia recent
ly for $3.50. The purchaser was the
Historical Society OF Pennsylvania
George w. Childs has what was long
supposed to the last letter written by
the Father of his Country, as it was
composed six days before his death, but
the letter sold the other day was writ
ten only twenty-four hours before Gen.
Washington's decease. 1t is dated
mount Vernon, 18th Deer, 1890, and
gives very unromantic directions about
matters connected with the manage
ment of his farm.
The Boston Journal has heard of o
school i'll Everett. Mass, whose teacher
on Washingtons birthday made an eff.
fort to obtain from class of five to
seven-year-old pupils the amount OF
their knowledge or impressions con-
cerning the great man. Here are some
of the answers to the question, "What
can you tell about George Washing.
ton?" 'IIe was the savior of US all,
"He was the owner of the soldiers, u
"He was the man who can shoot
straight" "He discovered this country, y
"He was the first man in the world,
HE was the man who never Dragged, -
"He was the only man in the world
who never told lie."
One of the incidents that illustrate
the helpfulness of humanity, when It's
sympathies are aroused, occurred in
Dexter, Me-, the other day, A barber
In that town, who last summer mOr.
gagged his shop and tools in order tc
raise money to buy himself little
home, has been unfortunate since that
time, and SO was unable to pay the note
when due. Saturday the mortgage was
foreclosed and officers removed the fur
niture and tools from the shop A
sympathizing crowd watched the pro-
ceedings and then went to work TO re.
pair damages, One hunted up barber
chair, another razor, mugs, ETC., and by
the time the contiscated goods were all
removed, the. barber was all ready to
call for next" The same evening q
subscription was started and enough
money raised to buy new chair of the
latest and most approved pattern.
of course you notice that Pullman
car is much easier to ride in than one
of the ordinary cars You attribute
this to the superior springs, perhaps
The springs, of course make differ.
ence, and the springs on q Pullman cost
probably ten times as much as the
springs OF an ordinary car. But in
reality the springs are q small matter.
1t is the wheels that make the great
difference in comfort and safety, and
Pullman wheels are expensive articles
Every wheel on every Pullman car is
made of paper. You do not see the
paper, because 1t is covered with iron
and steel The body OF the wheel is q
block of paper about four inches thick.
Around this Is a rim of steel from two
to three inches thick. 1t is this steel
rim. of course, which comes in contact
with the rails The sides are covered
with circular iron plates, bolted on.
The Robber Crab OF Hawaii
Strange to say, very little seems to
be known OF the crab around Honolulu.
1t is fact, however that it makes its
home in the hollow OF decayed cocoa.
nut palms and saws at the stems Of the