The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1891-05-23 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WATER 07 THE DEAD SEA.—The modern Dead Sea is the last shrunken relic of a considerable ancient lake. Its waters are now so very concentrated and so very nasty that no fish or other self-respecting animal can consent to live in them; and so buoyant that a man can't drown himself, even if he tries, because the sea is saturated with salts of various sorts till it has become a kind of loop or porridge, in which a swimmer floats, will he, nil he. Persons in the neighbourhood who wish to commit suicide are therefore obliged to go elsewhere. The waters of the Dead Sea are thw;  in the oonclition of having already deposited work among his potatoes one Sabbath morning. almost all their gypsum, as well as the greater "Wool, Tammas, twin jist 'cause I thooht that the part of the salt they originally contained. They beanie maybe wadna sit till I got a chance at it On are, in fact, much like sea water which has Monday." been boiled down till it has reached - the A ortro of Italian labourers near Saratoga were state of a thick salty liquid; and though most recently out down 10 cents a-day. Instead of of the salt is now akftdy deposited in a deep striking they cut an inch off their shovel blades at layer on the bottom, enough still remaina in sok . night. The "hoe." asked what it meant. One of Mon to make the Deed Sea infinitely salter than the men replied—" Not so much pay, not so much tfljeneral ocean. At the same time there are a dirt lift; all right—job last the more long. Italian many other things in solution in sea water' , no fool, like Irishman; he no "strike." 'des gypsum and common salt ; such as chloride I Soma thieves met a man, and, after robbing him, of magnesium, sulphate of potassiwn, and other bound him and laid him under a hedge; they interesting subjects with pretty chemical names, presently also met another man, whom they also well calculated to endear them at first sight to the bound and laid on the other side of the hedge. The sentimental affections of the general public. These first presently exclaimed, with a heartother by contents of the water are often still longer sigh, "Oh 1 Fm undone, I'm undone I " upon w In getting deposited than common salt ; and owing the other bawled out, and desired that he would to their mtermixtrire In a very concentrated form ease and undo him also. with the mother-liquid of the Dead Sea, the water Mee p poLANIC —What wonderful things are done of that evaporating lake is not only salt, but also now I Mr. Blank—ln what way I Blank— slimy and fetid to the last degree, its taste being Ivory „ay. The paper says—" A new telephone accurately described as ha brine, half rancid oil. Instrument has been invented by which tile crying Indeed, La. salt has been a° far precipitated already sf a baby may be heard at the distanoe of 100 mike." that there is now five times as much chloride et It don't say who was the inventor. Mr. M Blank— neum left the water as there is oommoa Then I--t in ornhill Mariano. en he must have escaped. Mae. ROSIN SWAMIS (of the upper crust)—" Yea, Banoon Pegriun wuz a talkin' wid de new pasture. A 000 D girl, like 6 good watch, is known by hew' ' sta' sea he's perfectly weli 'quainted wid de dead (big s 01l own wig " Mr P KIDD ald (also of the works. Either of them may be really good without ' Y • -w. • , having a pretty face. 16, .o.)—" Seems ter me dat s spediate, Gus if a ANYBODY who goes to law for damages hi pretty preatthah's familyah wid the dead lanwige he kin sonvus wid co'paus an d'peted speerits, and' know sure to get them. so' what he am talkin"bout in de pulpit." - -  ilTitnis neverdivinebeturnler pouf tdtoointleastert thwanouldin bemattotedosie I syllieH?tvxaakyedou fir trnyernourpestaocoryek,M4. cllerj., so= m &mei and evil °Peaking. We may °^Pliisticaa• . wbat superciliously, as the serjeant sat down in wi ourselves, and upon the manner in which we I Kura, after an elaborate speech to the judges. stances; but everybody recoils should wish to be treated under many cirouns-, /4 I have," was the quiok reply, "and now, Mr. =the thought of being spoken ill of in his a instinctive Peacock, you can unfold your tale." —Leigh Hunt. 1 Tama is a certain lady of rank and fashion la rim who constantly believes herself to be dying. To enjoy life, you must have an inward capacity o her husband, who is on a political mission, she for enjoyment, as well as external means. A poor h reeently sent the following telegram :—.4 Return 1 man may console himself for the smallnes o s is astantly I I am very ill —dying I " To which he xneans b4r the possession, gained by nurture and "P'1:_// proming bummed I -Wait a farkdos r cultivation, of a large capacity. The Edema of ilerrea;te . optics show us that the colour of an object de— hu waited 1 depsads much upon the state of the eye which firs of a family of twelve children of a Kansas looks at it. It is so with the mind; nothing is beauti. wan, although somewhat up in years, are as yet gal to it, unless it Itself is beautiful. without Christian names, being designated by Taw Interest factor is one of the most potent emebem• business transactions, up to the age of reason, /Led then oheoes all rnsactions, Money powwill The father's idea is to let the children features in a t s mtae eatisfactory to themselves, so that theytheywill double itself at ten per cent, in about seven yews, tbe oompeued to g 0 through lib with cue at nine percent. in eight years, at eight per oent. 0., to them that they dislike.la nine years, at seven per cent, in ten and • half years, at six per cant. in twelve years, at five pe "WILL the woman talk 1" inquires sent. in fourteen years, at four and a half per OM* In sixteen years, and at four per cent, in eighteen plagii,„ Will the duck swim? VON%  kirsivilialrnir Oasaani.-11", what a ' Plu I t' 1116111= mad tl, and oonunittod aria lightly ofit aCoailloga, for al oot Clininniona.. nifl ovorxwbooo Aid a taw to beep gyaotansase. But I nem losow *moo so taiat a pluck um a i7r2teat home. First of all, " ono/ g oked . _ . just t • lomat is