The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-14
NEWsy ODDS AND ENDS.

Paper cigars are one of the most re-
cent forms of authorizations in Ger
many, where two manufacturers have
been punished for making them. In
one case only the outside leaf consisted
of tobacco, the rest of the cigar being
composed of brown backing paper, pre-
viously stepped in tobacco juice and
then dried. In the other case the ci-
gar maker had actually entered into a
! contract with paper manufacturer to
make for him q special kind of brown
paper with tobacco remnants and paper
pulp, the sheets of paper being after
ward cut into strips and rolled into the
form of cigars.
]. T. Way of Manchester, VT, has in
his possession q powder horn that is
139 years old, as an engraved name on
it shows that it was made by William
Ferris in 1865. 1t was picked up by the
fore the battle of Bennington, on the
spot where the 100 men under Warner
that went from this town camped the
night before the battle. 1t has been in
his family ever since. 1t is handsome
ly carved, one of the engravings repre-
senting brig.
While travelling through the Maine
woods a few days ago George Thomas
suddenly came upon bull moose lying
down. At almost one bound the moose
came upon him. He happened to be
around this tree ran both man and
moose. 1t took three shots to kill the
moose, one cutting large vein off. He
had fine set of horns and weighed
about 700 pounds.
Mr.. II. B. Peck of Ansonia has an
orange which adorned the banquet table
on his wedding day, twenty-one years
ago. The orange is as dry as chip
and shows no signs of shrivelling, and
the skin is very smooth. 1t is reduced
in size about one-third and the seeds
rattle like a rattle-boX. Nothing was
used to preserve the fruit.
David G. Richardso and wife of Gin
ton, Me-, have lived together about 40
years and six months ago concluded to
dissolve, and after living separately
since that time and expanding quite a
sum in law, they have concluded to live
together again.
When it comes to picking up potatoes
the girls of Brighton. Mich. take the
lead. Miss Georgia McQuade succeeded
in piling up 10S bushels in one day and
Belle Mehan came second with 102 BUSH
els. Both of the girls are under IL years
of age.
Deer Isle, Me-, besides boasting of
cShuIuS NltW VI LiIt yHCuL
Defender, also boasts of a resident there
who is 36 inches high, weighs SO pounds
and this year celebrates his Seth birth
day.
William johnson of New Cumberland.
w. Va, was arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Mcmahon for selling
beer. The beverage johnson sold was
known as "hop tea"
Morgantown, w. Va, has a bloomer
club with a membership of 20. They
have never yet appeared in public and
are daily taking lessons from a male pro-
fessor.
Over 1000. 900 people died in the United
States in 1894, and less than 700 bodies
was cremated. The price of incinera-
ton is $35. children under II years, $40.
A box of books fell from third story
at 24S Illinois street, Chicago, and in
stantly killed Herman Weber, who was
loading a wagon near the sidewalk.
AS many as 25S students are entered
for the course in Modern Novels
which has been introduced into the cur
riculum of Yale university.
1t costs 81 600, 900 day to run the gov
eminent of the United States. PEN
sions absorb about half this sum.
A new edition Of Chambers Encyclo-
paedia has been begun. The volumes
are to be published monthly.
A pair of lovers, aged SO and "a re-
spectively, were married in Randolph,
Me-, last week.