The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-24
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Henry Roberts and Jerry Constan-
tine, of Sparta. KY, entered into a
strange agreement The former bor-
rowed money of the latter, and stated
that if he did not pay him upon a speci-
fed day, that Constantine would be at
liberty to kill him. The day came,
Roberts hadn't the money, and Constan-
tine shot him dead
Queen Christina, of Spain, believes
that children could be brought up with
much greater care if each mother were
allowed to punish, not her own, but her
neigh DORIS children. This proves two
things--frSt, that the boy-bing must
have had some experiences out in the
area and, second, that Spanish mothers
are as human as American mothers.
The boys in a New South Wales
school recently struck for less Euclid,
less algebra, less Gaming and more hOli-
days" A deputation was appointed to
interview the head master. He re.
ceived them with a cane and then
showed them the error of their WAYS.
After this the rest of the school did not
need to be convinced and the strike
came TO an end.
"A donkey in Nutley, N. j., reversed
The order of nature by sleeping all day
and brayfng all night His nocturnal
music exasperated the neighbors, and
even his owner at last tired of il and
sold the animal to a circus. The
neighbors were so delighted at the alb
sence of the sleep-disturber that they
commemorated the donkeys departure
by public parade and a display of fire
works.
Among the numerous presents sent
to a shah of Persia by one of the Rus
sian emperors was a bedstead of extra
ordinary niagnificence. 1t is said to
have been entirely made of crystal and
was accessible by steps of the same ma
terial, all worked in imitation of large
diamonds. incrusted in a solid frame
On each side were spouts made TO eject
scented water, which by its mufmuring
invited sleep.
"A new idea about tea culture comes
from Florida As is well known, the
best Chinese tea viii not stand sea
voyage and never gets nearer to US
ner. of Starke, Bradford county, Fla,
has discovered that this same delicious
and delicate tea can be grown in her
own garden. She has three crops a
gear, and owing TO the rapid growth of
the bushes, she has TO cut them down
every three or four years, while in China
the cutting is only necessary once in
seven years.
"A question has been raised as to
the propriety of a number of Jews TAX
iug service in the army, and a rabbi has
been designated to minister spiritually
10 the few Jewish soldiers who are at
Aldershot The profession of arms was
barred to the house of Israel in the
middle ages, and they have not taken
kindly to it since; nevertheless, there
are instances Of Jews attaining distinc-
ton in the career. Lieut. Col Moss
ner, one of the rare Jewish officers IN
the Prussian army, has just been named
Rid-de-camp TO the emperor, who, in
making the appointment, stated that
he wished the act TO indicate his opin-
Son of the attacks which were made on
the Jewish race.
There were roller-skaters, or, at
any rate, an individual of this species.
more than one hundred and thirty
years ago. He was u foreigner, and he
undertook to perform before a company
ut a fashionable party in Soho lie
darted along the ballroom at full speed,
hut his brake machinery was iInper-
feet, and he crashed into a looking
glass, with the most serious conse-
quences both to it and to himself The
possibility of a true revival dated from
the time when Piimpton patented his
Soller-skate. which is substantially the
one we use to-day. In the roller-slates
of our fathers the wheels were laid in
single line. Plimpton, by applying the
principle of the movable axis enabled
she wearer to turn at his case. His
great invention led 70 the rinking
mania of 1876.
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