The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-24
STRAY eiTS.

In European Russia from 1870 TO 1871 no
les than 2.270 pcrs rs we're killed 10y light
ming
Their, are 3.cCi languages in The world. and
rs inhabitants profess more than GO re-
leions
An experiment recently made in Scotland
proves that the tortoise can walk mile I'D
four hours.
We have over 10000 miles II railway in
the United Stats. aud this year We shsii
build $1,000 milcs more.
The Enss.ian minister Of railways has H.
sued an oricr that in future all passengers
who play cards viii be "Juliclaily pursued
The occupants Of an Astoria. Ore, hosiery
Ash from their bedroom windows and haul
in their suppr from the sursing water about
the hotel foundations.
There are on toe earth 1000 600 iubab-
itants. or these 33 OF, 0S5 die every year
o. Sd every day. $50 every hour, and CD
every minute or one every second
James Mics, an Idaho man. refused TO chip
In even nickel 10 bury a fellow to.nsfnan,
and bClt Of lightning killed thirteen horses
for him on the day OF the funeral
s The London Telegraph has received 2. ,OOo
letters on the question, is Marriage Fail
urer an ,ssve. after all, which can be prac-
tically dcc.,led by two persons better than
by a million.
les, than City years ago there was not a
photograph camera in TIE world, today there
are l5c0O Photographic establishments, to
say nothing of The Thousands Of amateur
outfits. in the United States.
ftisestimatod that there are 100000 men
in America who get shaved three times .
week Tbai means an expenditure Of thirty
cents a week. or sij.c0 q year for each man,
or for the 100000 sl5.G0oooO annually
4 few days ago a spring burst voluntarily
forth from tho gromi Immediately ~ front
Of tho Central hotel ga las Vegas while the
o,fcsian well h5rers in the same town are
searching fruiticssly So far al depth OF
LOO feet
Archibald Campbell, while cut driving
rear Cincinnati the other day. pulled out b.
handkerchief 20 wipe his nose. Mrs Osborne
was al her gate aud thought be meant to hTt
with her and she followed him mp and shot
him H. the arm.
The physicians nj Bellevue hospital haTe
advertised for four handed baby A gear
ago a girl baby with three nearly perfect
hands attached q her right arm was brought
to the hospital and the physicians wish to re
discover the phenomenon.
II has hitherto been thought that Eneno'
Avres vas one OF the most expensive cities I
1.-Two in. a medium SIZED house renting Their
for s. 800 year II IS learned. though tina
an eight room house 10 the outskirts Of sgd
ney brings 1850 a year.
4, is said that ia eight cases out OF ten 4
man gets $4,000 all OK sudden he vii
either co c.ackei in the bead Or make
laughing stock Of himself That's douhtics
thc reason why Providence keeps SD,Oc
away from 50 many OF vs..
The practice OF running trains on tie lei
hand track is now being largely put 30 Tore
by railroad corporations throughout IN
United States The custom originated d
England and affords the engineer bette
and EULER view Of the tracks ahead,
a singular coincidence occurred at AZ
/ toria. Ore. Mrs Clooney died AZ 3 o'clock Z
e the morning quite suddenly, after havin
) been IN good spirits oil day. Her canar
j bird which bad been singing all day died q
the exact time 81 It's mistress death.
The famous French physician Charcot, th
specialist ia nervous diseases. has royal il
. come from his practice. His fee from Oh
emperor Of Brazil alone amounted 20 Ss,ol'
n His reception room. where patients va
their turn. is filed with costly painting nn
q sta.uary and carved furniture, while siaiao
rlass Gns The windows and Gobclin talesif
covers the walls
n 4 correspondent writing from Cots Is
and. Ne, claims that this favored isian
= harbors neither tramps, rats nor musqn
toes NJ Rum Is sold there, neither Is thei
any mud H. has never soca AZ intoNicat'
uer.on on the island, and but ono house So
lurnel for over 100 years. The people al
not afraid OF thieves and seldom fasten the
p doors at night. except in cases Of gales
T. wind AMI there IS not dog on the is.and.
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