Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-22

at interest, now makes demand for tn,
amount with 81. $50 Al as the interest.
There IL family in Boston named Head
In which thszsFare three brothers, Aba
Head, Earnest Head and Willing Head
There is no Wooden Head In the family NJ
to date.
Drummers can't say what they please In
Germany. A drummer in Bsyreuth wa
discussing politics rather hotly and fell
into making disreepectful remarks on the
course of the German Emperor. he wa
arrested and given four months for insult
| ing the msjesty of the sovereign.
Lightning does some queer things. The
other day near Luling, Texas, q bolt struck
the corner of house, passed through Q
shelf, hit snuff box, and leaped to the
floor, where 1t exhausted itself on . little
two-year-old child. The child was only
slightly stunned, but in . abort time lite
back turned perfectly black.
Local option has been good thing for
Mississippi. It has reduced liquor selling
In the State to such an extent that Gov
ernor Stone predicts that the State viii lose
nearly all its revenue from the sale of
liquor licenses. In 1902 liquor was law
fully sold in thirty one counties of Aissis-
sippi while last year the counties granting
licenses were about ten.
Obstinate nose bleeding is frequently
one of the most diff suit things to check.
Several aggravated cases have lately occur
red at the hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania. Az last resort DR.. D.
Hayes Agnew tried ham fat With great sue
cess. Two large cylinders of bacon were
forced well into the nostrils and the hem
orrhage ceased at once. This is . very sim
pie remedy and one which should bs re-
membsred for cases of emergency in the
country.
California appears to be. prospering. At
the close of last year the State had popu-
lation of 500, 900. and since 1880 the ss-
sessed value of property has just doubled.
She has the largest per capita wealth of any
State in the Union, and her savings banks
now have on deposit $lss. 900 900. She
ranks first among the States in the produc-
ton of gold, wins, honey, oranges, almonds
and walnuts, and Is running close to fret
on many other products. Last year her
mines yielded gold to the value of $13. .00O,-
600. and other precious metals to the value
of 81, ,00O, 900. San Francisco Is now the
leading whaling port of the world.
y A chimney sweep told me the other day,
says st. Louis man, "thst the orgsniza-
ton of sweepers was fast running down,
and the business was being done by tin
and roofing shops The Order CT Chimney
Sweepers is q very old one, having been
formed over two centuries ago, and nearly
New York was headquarters, and the sweep
either had credentials from the society In
London or served an apprenticeship in
New York. The cry. which is so made
that few can tell its meaning. is "Sweep,
sweep, o; I'm a chimney sweep; Pm New
York sweep, O." If any one made this cry
who was not Q member of the organization
he was summsrily dealt with. The Chin
ney-sweeps at one time cleared on an aver
age from S. to IS day, and when they
were not going the rounds might be taken
for prosperous business men. Changes
were made in the construction Of flues
which materially reduced their income.
and the days of the chimney-sweep are
very nearly over. What work there is is
done by roofers, who hire non profession
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