The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-01
ITEMS OF INTEREsE,

The vikings daughters used to let
their hair flow freely on their, shout
ders, held only by wide, flat band of
gold or silver, ending with two massive
ornaments upon the brow. This an
cient style Of headdress always APP
pears upon the national figure of Nor
way.
AS precautionary measures against
yellow fever South Americans usually
recommend four things-avoidance Of
bananas, mangoes and other fruits,
avoidance Of whisky and other strong
liquors. scant exposure to the night air
and all the quinine pills you can swal-
low.
Charles Kingsley's recipe for being
miserable is as follows: ''Think about
yourself, about what you want, what
respect people ought to pay you and
what people think Of youth other
words, center all your thought on self
and you will have abundance Of mis-
cry"
BY the old Saxon law q maiden and
a widow were OF different value The
latter could be bought for one-half the
sum which the guardian Of maid was
entitled to demand. A man, therefore,
who could not afford to buy a maiden
might perhaps be able to purchase a
widow.
The Chinese dictionary authorized by.
the imperial government contains PA
classes Of words Of which $50 include
the more important. This famous die
tionary, the most ancient Of any re-
corded IN literary history, was ar
ranged by Paoutshe, who lived about
HOO B. G.
The Japanese claim that their ma
ton was founded B. G. $50 by Jimmu,
the dynasty of this monarch being still
on the throne. The first literary ac-
count of the Japanese nation and peo-
pie was from the pen of Marco Polo,
who visited the country in the thir-
teenth century.
Sometimes when falling rapidly and
throwing out ballast to check the de-
scent I have seen the sand that was
thrown overheard a few seconds be-
fore fall in rain on the heads of the
occupants Of the car with the most
curious effect. Princess di Teano in
Strand Magazine.
An Ohio man is reported to be at the
point of death from blood poisoning
caused by henpeck. This is rather
queer. There are many men in and
around Eskridge who are henpecked
thousand times q year. and, while 1t
makes the blood boil, no poisoning has
set In Wabaunsee Tribune.
The plant producing the cocoa of
commerce is tree seldom grown to a
height greater than seventeen or eight
cen feet, but is sometimes known to
reach a height Of thirty feet 1t is
known TO botanists as Theobroma ca
Gao. 1t bears an Oblong fruit measur-
ing from six to ten inches.
The Sudan possesses an important
asset not yet deyeloped-that of it's
antiquities. Egypt s pyramids and tenn
pies are a profitable asset, bringing
crowds of tourists every year, constant
~ on the increase. These visitors spend
some 100000 annually on the banks Of
the Nile.-Windsor Magazine
Large tracts of Persia are uninhab1t-
ed. The total population is about
100000, which Is only fourteen to
the square mile The nomads ARABS,
Kurds, Lexis, Turks, Lurs, Baluchis
and gypsies) move from place to place.
according as their animals need pas
turage or other interests decree.
The Spanish milk man or maid, as
the case may be, has no chance to
impose upon the customer. When the
milk is delivered, it is literally in bulk.
The milkman drives around his flock
Of goats to each customers house, as
certains how much milk is needed, sits
down and draws the requisite amount.
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