The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

During the year 1883 London had
974 hoars Of sunshine out Of q possible
4,456. an average Of 2 40 per day.
The charter Of Atlanta, Ca, for.
bids any person from holding the Office
OF Mayor for two consecutive terms.
When Sarah Scheuer, Of New
York, eloped with Henry Friedman, the
other day. she left behind her ITO
dresses, many Of which had never been
worn. This is loves greatest sacrifice,
indeed.-N Y Graphic.
"A perfect opal. with . movable
drop in the center, was found on the
Pescadero bench, California. few DAYS
ago. Several irregular pieces with
picked up on the beach, but it is be-
lieved this is the first opal of the kind
ever found there.
While the business OF canal boat
navigation has been very largely over
Swallowed in this country BY the intro
duction of and development Of railroads.
1t is still Of sufficient Importance to
support d population estimated at
10000, number about equal to that of
the persons engaged in our coasting
trade.
China is about one-third larger than
the United States and its territories,
and has eight times the population Of
this country-say, in round numbers,
over 100000 900. Records there date
back from beyond the time of the No
Achian food, and printing was known.
Of Chinese sort, 1000 years ago.--N
y Sun.
IL grant IN absolute divorce to
both parties" said the Judge. "Call
the next case" But the children,
your honor What disposition shall be
made of them?" Equal division. Let
each party take half. Call the next
but there are three of them, your
hon" Cant help it. That's
their lookout, not mine. Call the next
case. IN. Y. Sun.
Miss Sarah Simpson, Philadelphia S
eccentric MRS. Toodles,' is dead, at
the age Of eighty-one. During all the
years that she has listened to the knock
ing down to the highest bidder of every
thing from a fat-iron to magnificent
wardrobe, she has been q daily visitor
to the auction rooms, and has probably
witnessed the selling out of more fam
lilies of high and low degree than any
person in that city or probably in Amer
lea. - philadelphia Press.
An American microscopic who has
been investigating the causes of certain
frantic movements of the common house
fly under the stimulant of strong light,
has discovered that the fly is often the
victim of disease of the brain arising
from the presence of myriads Of minute
insects. These parasites, though per-
feet insects, are so small that ten
thousand can be packed in fy's era
mum. The disease sometimes becomes
epidemic, and millions Of flies perish OF
1t in season. - Chicago Times.
Deacon Harlow Loveland, of Mid.
dlefeld, Mass, has, says the Spring
field Union, an almanac published In
1853 by Isaac Bickenstoff, High Street,
Boston. After the usual prognostica-
tions and long and valuable chrome
logical table, the author closes by CON-
mending his readers to the grace OF
God until the next issue. The Bickep.
stoffs were family of almanac makers.
and in 1908 made one in which the
death of the Pope was predicted, which
actually came to pass.
Paris Figaro says that at recent
concert at Munich, during the playing
of selections from Wagner's operas. a
gentleman in the audience suddenly be-
came insane and sought to strangle a
lady sitting near him. The occurrence
produced an indescribable sensation.
After severe struggle the lady was
rescued from the maniac's clutches and
the latter taken to the police station.
1t must have been the music that un.
settled his mind