Telegram-herald., 1888-12-15

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yelllon IS l-rtey anybseiy can play a
piano without IfcFlo'ss fr-lul,tg oy
means ol . crank and other 1eslces
Nm. Jane Ilu%ly. who died lacking
but ore iaonfh 6f fT.ng century oll st
West Orar-e. - , had two s4stefs y hO
hvei q the ases q 10 snd lOl years
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Twenty-Five wears after TIE burial Of
$500 by Nirslnian a Baltimore wo-
man located tie spot IN dpam, aud
next day took Two witnesses ~llA L4er
and dng up the com.
Yr. Marquis. of Rearing Spring. Tligg
county. XIV. hss just. in Tie course ~
ditch digging. come acfoes come Indian
graves. la one q which there is a per
feet skeleton nearly eight feet long.
Every day that the sun rises uron the
American people il sees an addition Il
s. 5o0. go - the accumulatl0n of wealth
in the nited States. which IS equal 10
one-thiri of the daily accumulation Of al
mankind outside the [ niled States
Anold led-er has recently been brought
g. hcht in Edinburgh. scotland. IL be
lonced 10 merchant of tie Sixteenth
ccrtury. At the top of the inside board
the hookkoefrr inscribed the words.
God bis thls bulk and keip me and II
honest"
The total eclipse of the SIN Jan Is
attracting interest ia scientific circles,
and preparations are being made 20 make
careful Observations The tofality in the
United States Will he confined % the
northwest. and VIII he longest continued
IN California.
\ novel electric railway has been com
pleted. running from the shore Of Lake
luccrne over bed cat IN the solid rock
l. the summit OF the BurgenstOck, 1886
feet up. IL has a gradient Of FROM ~ to
IS per cent. The electricity Is generated
by a water wheel in the River AR
The rashest election bet Of tho cam
paign has just come To notice. The
loser was 10 read every line IN the Sun
dav edition of New York daily. lie
commenced his task two days after elcc-
ton. and expects 10 finish The Job by
Christmas if his strength holds cut.
Herr Rudolph Falb. the universal pro
wider in the matter Of earthquakes, has
issued his annual budget Of alarm. He
says that we are 10 have plenty Of earth
quakes next year, the days upon which
he has fixed being March II, April Is,
May IS, Aug. IL, Sept. ., Oct. - and
Nov. %.
English locomotive drivers are making
a vigorous kick because the companies
will not provide cabs ca their engines to
shelter them from rain. snow and storm.
the directors claim that the cabs are re-
spOnsible for many Of the railroad acci-
dents in the United States, because they
obstruct the view.
The meaneSt man il Kansas has been
found. He lives ia Reno county, and in
writing to the treasurer of Sedgwick
county he used a postal card that had
done duty once before, spending nearly
three hours in eflacing the old address.
postmark and message. The postal is to
be framed and hung in the treasurer
office.
Mr.. Edison has devised doll with a
small phonograph inside. which talks
when the handle is turned. The phono-
graph is placed in receptacle within
the chest OF the doll ard the handle pro
trudes. When it Is turned the words ap-
pear to Issue from the doll's mouth. Ed
ison has also devised a clock which an
nounces the time 10y speaking.