The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-28
CURIOUS THINGS or LIFE.

A hornet flew into brass hand horn and
down the players throat in Carlisle, Pa
In Cleveland, O., there is a lady WHO is
totally Varalyzed by every thunder storm
She RECEIVERS when the storm ceases.
4 swimming dross, to enable the swimmer
to blow W mines and hostile boats has been
tried IN the German navy It - sort Of
modified Paul Boytou affair.
The fan which the Bon.partist ladies gave
TO Princes Letitia as a wedding gift cost
zi,i01 OF this Detailie, who painted it, re
ceceiyci $500 and the jeweler 900.
Mormous are Gocking into Wyoming in
great numbers. and it is said by The Chicago
Herald that two years hence they will con
troll the local elections IN the western section.
A Pennsylvania horse has been discovered
that viii cat a double handful Of the strong
est kind Of chewing tobacco lie also has
remarkable appetite for bologna sausage and
hot Peanuts.
British Columbia Indians are coming over
10 Washington territory to help gather tie
hop crop The advance fleet Of canoes Goa
tanned ahou. 800 men, women and children.
The crop extraordinarily large.
Anew disease Las broken out among the
vrareyincs Of tie Santa Ana and san Ga
briel valleys Of California 1t is termed tho
sarsour, and the cause OF it no one knows.
The vines begin % wither and IN short time
die
Two youry Germans in Berlin fought a
due. with tricycles. Starting at 900 yards
apart. troy charged fun tilt against each
other. with Slight injury 10 themselves ana
serious Lrris 10 their machines Their honor
wa. satisfied
4 voci recently discovered IS called the
laughing plant. Whom eaten ia the green
sat. taken a. tinc.ure or smoked as to-
bacco lt Is said 20 produce almost hysiericai
laughter in some cases, and always results IA
cheerful iaois
4 soap mine has been discovered near
Crawforisvnie Ca. 70 is said TO make az
coa.i latlef e. manufactured soap, AID 70
b. fuily equal 20 it go cleansing powers. IL
is exactly tie color o., turpentne soap and
has "a peculiar smell
Tho Execution hen.n which was toiled
from the Church cl ST. Sepuicher az every
execution at Newgatc used t. Doe supported
by q fund. which has now been devoted o.
oihcr purposes. The vestIy will soon have
T. decide whether they viii seepit up OF not.
Rafael, au old gypsy, has asked the en-
rcror of Austria 60 invest t.m with the Dig
nifty Of king Of the gyps.es, because be can
prove hi. d.rec, descent from King Pharaoh
He promises 90 make the gyIsies cease their
warrant habits and become orderly people,
tit 10 enter the army.
IL order u mmigate the mails which leave
Fin. they are cmptied loose
into large box which has wire bottom, and
birthstone or other disnlectants are burned
under the lox from eight 60 twelve hours
AL the smoke from the burning matter las
- pass through Tic mails.
\ citizen Of Washington, Ga. has care
fully preserved the coat in which ne was
married twenty-five years ago. Ho says Il is
lis mascot, and that II be wears 1t when
about 20 engage ID any new speculation,
make any investment or take any important
sen in iifo be is Invariably successful
There have hcen twenty six suicides from
the clifton bridge IN England IN the twenty
four years since j. was built The jump x
30 feet, and death is presumably easy, which
accounts for tie popularity OF the route. The
las, person who went over 10 was II young
man who was 90 bo married in a week.
4 novel electric railway is undergoing CON
uuction IN "a suburb Of ST. Paul. The rail
road is an elevated structure, and the cars
are hung below il, close 70 the street level
They hang from sets of Wheels, taking their
power from the tracks, which are charged
with electricity \ sneed OF from eight TO
len miles al hour Is C. aimed for the cars.
\ passenger on a west bound train from
Chicago Lid las money ia one OF his shoes on
retiring FOR the night. and then placed the
shoe aud Is mate ~ tie aisle. near his berth.
4 porter having subsequently blackened tue
shoes ard found the hidden treasure, re-
armed it 20 the owner who is said % nave
demanded "a light So tAat hs could coaat the
money and see ii the finder had taken any.