The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30
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600 to be expended in masses, and the
executor refuses to pay the sum until
satisfied that there is purgatory.
Lady Vaudeville is living in New
York with Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt,
whose sister, Miss Smith, married Mr.
Yznega, Lady Mandeville's brother
They are acknowledged leaders of the
well-known "Wehavegotmoney" set.
There is business" in the Utica
Herald when it says that "but for free
railway passes, the Legislature would
work six days a week, and be in AL
bany not to exceed three months each
year"
A guest alta hotel at Norwich, Conn,
who had arranged about his mirror
photographs of number of actresses,
was outraged to find that in his absence
the chambermaid had thrown them out
of the window. She said she did it in
the interest of morality
| Miss Cassie M. Sandridge, in an ESSAY
delivered at Little Rock, Ark, during
an emancipation celebration, said: II
was educated in mixed school, and l
never saw cOlOred scholar whose
standing was in the lower half of the
class.
Last year 838,167 acres of Govern
ment land were sold in Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Louisiana and Missis-
sippi-the only Southern States where
there is Government land. The amount
received was $1,290,0O0. OF the land
sold 370,032.26 acres are in Louisiana.
There are thirty-twoProtestant church.
es or chapels in Spain, of which six are
in Madrid, two in Barcelona, three in
Seville, and the rest chiefly in Western
seaport towns. The native Protestants
number about $4,000, mostly among the
poor.
Life RATS are inexpensive. They
take up very little room. They will
float in all weathers and there is no rea-
son, save that of parsimony, why every
passenger ship should not carry enough
to preserve all hands from watery
grave.
Indiscriminate kissing between ladies
where even scarcely moderate friend
ship exists is distasteful. One lady we
know has such an aversion to it that she
kept an imaginary abrasion on her lips,
for which she apologized on entering a
room where her friends were, and found
it had the desired effect.
The story is told of Congressman
Smalls, of South Carolina, that, being
complimented upon the good order that
prevailed in the House while he was in
the Speakers chair, he said: white
men don't like to be ordered by color
ed man to be quiet. That is why they
kept quiet"
Reiche, the bird and animal fancier
of New York, has 800 English pheasants
on the way from Europe. Mr.. Pierre
Lorillard has engaged 100 of them for
his estate, and the remainder will be
distributed through the forests of this
country under the direction of several
New York shooting clubs.
There were fewerrailroads sold under
foreclosure in 1882 than for many years
in the past. Only sixteen, having a
mileage of 867 miles and capital stock
of $50, 265, 900, and bonded and other
debts of like amount, were sold out last
year. Fewer roads are being built at
public expense than formerly.
G. b. Price, Jr., of Jacksonboro, S.
c., killed two black bears at one shot.
The bears were seen by negro in the
Edisto swamp who told Mr.. Price of it.
He walked into the swamp, saw them
standing together, and fired and killed
both. He had buckshot in his gun. The
larger bear weighed 250 pounds and the
smaller about 80 to 100.
A fellow of the Royal College of Surg
cry, London, was lately fined $40 and
costs for 'furiously riding a tricycle."
He was travelling SO rapidly that con-
stable on horseback had great difficulty
in catching him, though it was shown
in court that the surgeon had already
travelled sixty miles that day on his ma
chine.
A school of carpentry in Atlanta, Ga,
is the result of local movement in the
direction of industrial education for
young men. 1t is connected with the
Clark University, and several buildings
for farming purposes, a blacksmith
shop, a fine dormitory and the prettest
cottages in Atlanta have been erected by
the students.
The proprietor of one Albany hotel has
placed in every room in his house a
knotted rope long enough to reach the
ground, and fastened one end of it to
staple in the floor. Now if transient
guests do not steal them for substitutes
for trunk straps, occupants of the rooms
will have one means of reliance in case
of misunderstanding fire.
The Lay torpedo was lately subjected
to severe test by its inventor, in the
Bosphorus. 1t was discharged over
course mile long at target only six
ty feet in length. In going to the
mark the torpedo had to pass through
three distinct currents and very lumpy
sea, but the trial proved very success
full.
Col. John S. Mosby has lately sent
from China to Mr.. j. Monroe Heiskell,
of Baltimore, who was in his command
during the war, a set of cat's-eye sleeve
and collar buttons, with note saying
that although he has changed his politi-
cal opinions his heart has not CHANGED