The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-03
STRAY BITS.
a French workman has succeeded In pro
ducing artificial silk


ritfs violin is said to be - 600
England uses seventy pounds Of sugar per
capita; the United States fifty pounds.
Stephen Webb, OF San Luis, Colo, has adj
vertised for "a wife who can milk cow"
The Australian savages are passing out Of
! existence faster than any other aboriginal
race.
| A man OF Blossburg, Pa, owns nine dogs,
seven cats, eight canaries, two white mice
and monkey.
! Tie great storm is said to have caused the
pOstponement Of 800 funerals in Brooklyn
and New York.
| iumpkms jail, an old slave pen, and one
Of the conspicuous memorials of Richmond,
is being torn down.
| The largest fish market in the world IL
Billngsgate, London, where $4,000 ton, OF
fish are sold ear
Tie citizens OF i.arkhail, Scotland, are
about to present testimonial to Michael
Smith. who is said 70 have reached the great
age Of III years
A man who exercises profound influence
over the ear is Ivan Of CrOnstadt, hermit
priest who is said to perform miracles and
whom the car frequently visits ia his mon
astic cell
A petition for the closing Of public houses
on Sunday in England presented recently to
the home secretary by Mr.. Phillips, of Liver
pool, measured IL ,2G3 yards in length. 1t
was signed by | ,l32, 90 women over the age
of IL.
Miss Hemersham who is lecturing in Eng
land on nursing recommends that the sicA
room should contain only two chairs. "One
q very comfortable one for the nurse and a
very uncomfortable one for visitors who stay
too long"
4 French bachelor advertised for wife
\ typographical error changed his age from
81 TO 81, but it made no difference, for he re
ceiycd 2J0 applications from ladies ranging
from the age Of 10 to 60 and all promising
love and devotion TO the rest OF his existence.
Some Of the New York legislators who were
on a train that was showed in near Science
tady, had to pay fancy prices for refresh
ments Pies cost 81 apiece, sandwiches -
cents, and eggs p cents each a farmer was
miles 70 the train
The name OF Emerald Isle is generally sup
posed 10 have been derived from the ever
green appearance Of its shores, but all an
tiquary asserts that 1t arose from the ring
which was set with the words 'OptimO
Smoragdo," and which Pope Adrian sent To
King Henry IT, as the Instrument Of his in
vestiture with the dominion Of Ireland
Austria has the largest number Of public
Libraries Of any European country. They
number 81 and contain 5,415, 600 volumes,
exclusive Of maps and manuscripts France
has 800 public Libraries, with 459s,OO8
volumes Italy comes next with 1913, Ger
many with 39s, and Great Britain with only
POO public Libraries.
Old Philip Winebiddle, the founder Of tho
Winebiddle estate IL East Liberty, Pa,
bought 100 acres Of land where the city Of
Erie now stands sixty years ago, and paid
500 for it. Almost before the ink was dry
on the papers he made up his mind that he
had been swindled, but thirty years later
the land could not be bought for a. 0O0UJ
and il is now worth s3,0OO0OJ.
Among some articles Of rare old Persian
art recently sold at auction ia Liverpool were
some exquisite embroideries, such as divau
cover worked in gold aud silver thread on al
arabesque pattern on a sky blue ground an
other showing pale citron ground worked
with gold thread, while "A third was 80 rich
and gorgeous as 10 have the appearance Of
being entirely OF two shades OF gold
4 recent analysis of the population "
Kansas reveals the fact that Missouri has
contributed almost twice as many people 10
that commonwealth as any state Ia the
Union. Ohio has sent 1868 emigrants t.
Kansas, while Missouri, which is the only
state that exceeds that number, furnishes
1915. ~. The New Englanders in the state
number l0152 The total number Of per
sons OF foreign birth is 60,2lS.
Near corner Of the PartheHon, at Athens,
a large head OF malo statue has beeu
brought TO light. 1t is made Of porous stone,
exhibits traces OF brilliant coloring and Is
stated % be more ancient thnn anything yet
discovered on the Acropohs, and quito
unique IL Is believed To be the head Of u
Triton, and 70 belong 10 "a serpent like body,
ending in the tail Of u fish discovered a few