The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-17
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Mussst balls we're legal tender as farthing'
IN Boston IN 1875.
There are 100000 books published 10
Germany every year.
The flower trade Of London il estimated 10
amount 70 $500 day.
The Indians OF Oldtowu Island, Ne, have
organized q printing frm
The population Of Germany, according 10
the last census, Is ~, s55,l4.
There are 4gS mountain peaks ia the United
States more than 1900 feet in height
As early as s25 the council OF Nice ordered
the foundation Of hospitals in the principal
towns.
Al TIE scientists still assert that it would
take O cannon ball only eight days to reach
Tue moon.
The monster III ton cannon recently man
ufactured IN Germany throws proJecti.s
twenty miles
spaniards, in the Sixteenth century, be
lieved that spiders indicated gold when they
were found 10 abundance.
4 geologist has come across evidences in
Scotland 70 prove that the earth lay in o
liquid state for l5oooOyears.
The Turks regularly cut open the outer
corner Of the eyeids If the eyes o. a girl are
not large enough ior their ideas Of beauty.
Tho loryost and finest specimens n mala
chite come from Russia. la Versailles there
Is o room entirely furnished with articles OF
malachite
Jerusalem, IL IS sand, is fast becoming thl
CITY Of the jews. IN 1850 there were not
more than 5000 Jews there now there ar
more than 5000
IN Lspland the test Of oratory IS seeing
who rattles OF the most words without stop
ping % draw a breath, and Tie women geneT.
aiIy come out ahead.
4 Lcudon author has written thirty novels
in three years. This beats the record Of any
living man, but the writer's enormous iabu
has brought him only $1,000
a North Carolina justice Of the peace fined
a citzsn IS for contempt OF court In no
bringing out pal Of water for the justice
horses while be vas travelling.
An electric hand saw is the latest invention
for carpenters Il works ll,e any ordinary
saw. the electricity being applied only Ia the
process Of setting and Sharpening.
During the recent blizzard which descended
upon New Yosk tie Oceanic hotel ct Far
ROckaway, valued az $4,000, hJated out C
sea and disappeared In the waves.
The first locomotive imported into tbi.
country was bought 10 Manchester, England
for the Boston apd Lowell railroad corpora
sion. II arrived in this country IN 1894
The largest electric plant In tho world vii
soon be put in operation London 10 70 be
illuminated by electricity, and contract f9i
the immense undertaking Las already been
made.
Tho following are the figures showing tAs
size Of the European armies Russia, a,Uoo.
90, Germany, 100000. France, $4,000
with, perhaps, 100000 more n needed
Austria. i.077oooi Italy. 2 100000, Turkey
$4,000
A Young man " DO was married at Burlirg
ton, a., the other night, gave the officiating
/ clergyman q Sl0 gold piece by mistake FOL
a $3.50 coin, and went TO the preachers resi-
+ donce in the middle Of th9 night and dc
handed restitution.
The salaries OF colonial governors are verJ
/ high. New Zealand pays e, 800 a year Der
I muda, $500; Jamaica, $1,000, teejee
/ 5000, and British Guiana, 800 Tho Ell
! tire Feejee revenue is only $4,000 Their
are only handful OF whites there
The most monotonous city in it, building
/ IS Paris, the houses there being almost al
alike An attempt Is now being made 10 varl
this by building houses Of the style Of th'
Renaissance and Louis ", and hope Is ex
pressed that the example viii be follows,
generally.
A newly invented bolt for fastening to
gether heavy tilnbers does away with H.
need Of a nut. The head Of the bolt is pro
rded with a spring Upon striking thi
spring with a hammer two arms fy out from
tho shank Of the bolt, pressing against tE
timber and performing the Office OF nut
London spends between 100000 and IS,
100000 year on potted plants and GU
flowers Many OF these flowers come from
Holland, France and even Italy. 4 singh
culturist in southern France claims 10 sen,
every year 10000 worth OF white lilacs
snowdrops, lilies OF the valley and roses 4
London.
California supplies moro than half Of th
quicksilver consumed in the world. The con
sumption of quicksilver in the world hs
averaged l33, 900 tasks year The priucipa
uses to which it IS applied are: ll Meteorc
logical and other scientific Instruments; G
chemical preparations; @ looking glasses AM
( mirrors.
\ hunting party returned 20 Fresno, Col
from the mountains report finding the re
mains Of a man who evidently had been tori
20 pieces by grizzly bear. The remain
were horribly mutilated. They were burie,
where found. 1t is believed they were thos
Of former citizen Of Fresno who was inter
ested in mining.
Nothing remains Of the famous English SET
tlement Of jamestown, Va, begun ia 1901
save the ruins Of q church tower, and this
orumbling year by year Tree roots hav
( cracked the monumental slabs in the church
yard, and thus ono Of the few localities re
calling the first years Of American history
slowly losing its distinctive features.
There were 7,572 suicides in France las
year, OF which :, les ars attributed 70 meuta
Affections Of different kinds, rs TO phys
csl suffering, 975 70 domestic troubles, 500 I
dIunkenneSs, aS3 to poverty. 305 TO pecuniar
difficulties, 2o2 to tue desire to avoid iInprli
onment, 100 10 tho loss Of employment, 50 {
the fear OF exposure. 6to the loss Of relative
% TO the dread OF military service and 2ay (
Jealousy and crossing in love.
A FEW RULES FOR WALTERS.
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