San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-21
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

tiOnary army, gave name to Nash
vile, Tenn. 1t was first called Nash
borough, which was objected to on ac.
count of being hard to spell. Nashton
was suggested. but Nashville was finally
accepted in 1884.
Two Birmingham negroes have
carried a silver quarter under their
tongues for thirty-siX years. They
were first placed there by the men for
fear their masters would find and take
the money from them, and subsequent
ly kept there because of superstitious
belief.
Nearer, My God, to Thee" was
the work of Sarah Flower Adams, and
first appeared in volume of hymns
and anthems published in 1910 by Rev.
w. j. Fox. Several churches have OBJ
jected to the theology of the hymn, and
have endeavored to improve it, but no
substitute was ever received with favor
by the public.
Robert E. Stone, of Lexington,
KY, has just erected over the grave of
his dog monument that cost him six
hundred and fifty dollars. The stone
is pointed shaft of seashore granite
deliberately and fancifully carved. 1t
has deeply chiseled inscription: Don,
for sixteen years our silent brother and
friend. His faithful dog shall bear him
company"
"A famous London will bequeathed
"all my black and white horses" to a
certain devisee. After the lawyers had
wrangled to determine whether all the
black horses and all the white ones
were meant, or only the piebald, or
black and white ones. witness testi-
fed that all the horses of the dead man
were mares, and confusion was worse
COMPOUNDED.
The first forgery of a Bank of En-
gland note was executed by a man who
was anxious to make good impression
on his sweetheart. He forged twenty
of the notes and placed them in her
hands as proof of his wealth. No at
tempt was made to pass them, but the
forgery was discovered and he was
hanged. His name was Vaughn, and his
execution took place in 1853.
- never realized how much noise a
load of iron beams could make" said a
citizen, until heard one go through
a residence street, where it was not
complicated with other noises. All the
loads [ had ever heard before | had
heard in busy thoroughfares where,
though the noise they made had been
heard above every other, it had been
softened somewhat by the general up
roar. Here it was heard all by itself;
and, too, it was after six o'clock in the
evening when even the comparatively
slight traffic of the street had ceased
and it was perfectly quiet. Forty
boiler factories couldn't have held a
candle to it. It actually made people
laugh, it was such a laundering big
noise"
An unusual result of the seasons
drought was noticed in Stock bridge,
Mass. Some workmen heard robin
uttering loud cries, and saw the bird
darting from branch to branch of a
tree, in great excitement. Close eX-
animation showed a red squirrel sitting
on a branch close to the trunk, holding
a young robin in its paws. The men
threw stones at him to make him drop
the bird, but he moved around the tree,
still holding it. Finally he let it drop
to the ground, and darted away. On
picking the bird up, it was found to be
quite dead. and almost drained of
blood, the fierce little rodent having
satisfied his thirst at the cost of the
birds life. Squirrels are known to eat
birds eggs; but the long drought is
held responsible for this crime.
The KICe-ISIru LOOKOUT.
A curious fact, showing the habit of
the rice-birds, was brought to the at
tention of Morning News reporter re-
Gently. A hunter had just made sale
of bunch of several dozen to a restau-
rant man. The latter was examining
his purchase Here's Waterman, he
said, holding up skinny little fellow,
distinguished by his lack of fat from
his fellows Ayes" assented the
hunter, 81 had eight watchmen on one
bunch to-day" In response to the in
quiry as to what was meant by a
watchnan, as regards rice-birds, it was
explained that watchmen are birds
who perch upon bushes and keep
watch while their companions
feed. AS a result watchmen are
always poor and skinny, while
their companions are rolling in fat.
Judging by their appearance, the little
sentinels must be faithful to their
trusts. Nevertheless they frequently
meet the fate of their fellows. Per-
haps they fan asleep on their posts
from hunger and fatigue. More likely
they are killed on the wing while the
droves are flying past the hunter.-Sa-
vannah News.
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