The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-20
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y salt place ~ proyeflel ri 81" A''"'-
The Seminole Indians in Florida seem to
b. increasing "a numbers
T. is said tha, 70coo.c3 coiSsh arc caught
annually oif the Newfoundland coast.
Tho entire front of ore OF The hanks at
Riverside Cal, is constructed Of onyZ-
Ice vas artGcialIy manufactured ~ tie
use of chemical mixtures as early rs l's5
Upward of 100 cnildr,n are reported 20
have dietl from measles So Santiago, Chill, ia
less than two months
An interesting ancient canoe, followed ont
ly means Of rcd hot stones, has been found
in south central Norway.
Tho export q bananas from the island Of
jamaica - the United States last year
amounted q nearly 10000 lunches.
y newspaper man in Liverpool secured the
uanes OK - sailors, and only two among
theei wore named jack lu all his tain WIN
I tAo.n lee rover heard them use nautical cx-
/ Ircs.0l
it IS Just a century since the first fuchsia
was introduced into Europe Since that time
travellers ~ tic mountain, Of tropical Amer
ia have brought ac. ,ltcEe.s. Now there
nic flty distinct specie, SHOWN
Tie citizens OF DIXON boast that they havo
Tie oldest po..ar 10 I.aHoe. tut just how old
j. j. 20 CSC Knows j. is - iect high -
feet in circumference a. the base, a.ih ..j i.et
in circumference j. 'lot from tle base
Out # tl.rty five -oyoroisrs WHO have rs
ccadol tlc English tlrclc since William 30
Conquerog, every month in tne year las zen
IGNORED with a coronation from ono 10 four
o. lec times except May, thai month LOT
one.
The rag for handsome veneerins has re-
sul.oj DO the invention of "a machine when
cuts into an ordinary straight grained log
il such a ~ 2ls fashion as % produce a
sheet Of yGicerns with decidedly wavy
grain.
Au Orlando. Fla, man has a couple OF
ta.ue saal Li.l crates which Doe finds moro
segViceable than watchd9gs ia warning him
against trlmps cr burglars The cranes
utter a shrill note at the approach Of any
stranger
Ellie Stops, Title girl living in Moon
township, Pa, died from eating too many
chostuuis Shortly after eating them she
complained OF severe pains about the heart,
AND be ore medical aid could reach her she
was dead.
According - official statistics there were
9,C41 ayaianchcs last winter IN Tyroi and
Nonaroerg. The number Of human lives
lost vas fifty-ihrec. ami about 500 beasts
were killed. Many hundred buildings wero
destroyed.
]. is difficult sometimes to loosen a rusty
screw. If YOU cannot withdraw such one,
heat IN iron rod u white heat and bold lt
Tor two or three minutes against the screw
head after which tho screw VII. come out
with facility.
Col L5cHezer Dgrgoss Ball, Of Virginia,
said TO bc the nearest living relative Of Gen.
Washington, va recently rendered tho post
tioa Of Waterman at Tie top OF the Washing
t0I nltio9al monument. 40 "a salary OF ~
per moa,A, bu. be declined
Jo.ll 4 smicr, og s.scglyyilie, Pa, las a
silver watch ihat has been in uso for more
than ! ~ Yeas, and stiA keeps excellent time.
Sir sai.-f's grandfather tool. Do from the
body If iIess.al .o.l..r .lIla az Gle bat,le
q Ile-i)a ia The Revolutionary war
Teo vie of New Yor, banker las IN
yoa-i macAl-. Cor making wire rope, TO
l1.cI, O. which she n1, sold TO- oal .raI-
CISCO Ggl 10. 5000 cash and a royalty.
I Tie way sl. cane t0 bib g.0a tails was from
"a device she use.l 20 twis5 Ter wcr'tel.
y brooklyn man intends 80 START % soat
d.