Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
PARAGRAPHS OF INTEREST.

A railroad will soon be built from Gibral-
tar to communicate with the rest of Spain
The new passport system in the Alsace-
Lorraine districts is said to be very annoying
to American tourists.
The secretary of the london Electric COM
pany reports that Il . stokers struck and
stopped the lights b,cause "a gratuitous
meal of roast beef was served cold instead of
hot"
At Hamilton, Ont, man who borrowed
an umbrella and did not return it has just
been sentenced to jail FOR one year. A timely
warning to the wise is sufficient.
The last French rife, as described, has a
ball so small that soldier can carry 220
rounds, shoots with new smokeleSs powder,
and its bullet pierces brick wall eight
inches thick at 800 yards
A disobcdient schoolgirl at Portsmouth,
Va, was made by her teacher TO stand in
one spot without moving for long time.
Ths strain made her sick, and she is now said
to DO dying OF q fever.
Some hens eggs that were accidentally
covered up by some men plowing at Peta-
luna, Cal, last summer, were hateEed by
the heat of the sun upon the earth and the
noise made by the chicks led to their discov-
cry and release.
The first volume of the correspondence of
Peter the Great, edited by Count Tolstoi, has
been published. There VIII be ten very large
volumes, containing upward of 10000 letters,
which have been gathered from archives all
over Europe.
The Holmden farm, near Pithole, Pa, for
which, in the days of the oil craze, the Gar
den City Petroleum company, OF Chicago,
paid 81 SOC, eco, was sold few days ago for
taxes amounting to less than $780,
The lumber from which the gallows was
constructed oil which John Brown was exc
cuted is owned by resident of Harper's
Ferry, who is waiting for some relic hunter
to come and take it Off his hands. The modest
sum of s., 800 is asked for it.
Recently at Moscow sunset the ravs of
the sun were intercepted by a cloud, and
through some peculiar property in the atmos-
phere the entire city was colored a vivid
purple hue This strange effect lasted for
eight minutes.
The back of gold watch, with a crown
and the letter engraved upon il, was re-
Gently returned to Dent s. Co, of London,
and they identified it as the back of a watch
which the Empress Eugenie had given to her
son, the Prince Eugene, in 1878 The relic
was sold to n gentleman in the African dia-
mond mines by Zulu.
There is now fled with will in litigation
in Monroe county, Ga, silver dollar that
was issued in lI15, and has been in possession
of the same family for more than 100 years
1t is one of thirteen dollars that were paid TO
a Revolutionary soldier when discharged
from the Continental army.
A Chinese lantern tied to q kite that was
poised in midair caused a sensation among
the negroes of Augusta, Ga, few nights
ago. The uncanny light dancing in the
heavens terrified them, and their cries and
prayers are sail to have been wofui to hear.
One old woman proPhesied that it was a
warning to them all to repent.
Something that pays better then a gold
mine is large ledge of mica located Just
west of Moscow, Idaho. 1t was discovered
few years ago BY an Indian, who sold it for a
trifle to W. A Woody The ledge was next
purchased by Chicago firm, who paid
Sl25 900 for IL, and have slace taken q fortune
out of it every year.
A great parrot show is to be held at Turin
this summer. Prizes are to be given for the
polly who can use the most phrases and for
the oldest parrot. 1t is said that polly who
has seen SO years will he present. 1t is re-
lated that Cuvier, the celebrated naturalist,
had a parrot i'll his vesti5ule, who, upon
seeing q stranger, would cry out, What do
you want with my mcsterF And when
reply was given he would respond: Don't
talk too much.n