The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-14
ODDS AND ENDS.

other day for $4,000
Miss Olive Green .nd Ivory White were
welded in an Iowa town recently, Rev. Mr.
Black performing the ceremony.
Nine brothers and sisters from family 81
ten attend the same school in Clarence
Mich. The eldest is - and the youngest
years old.
\ redwood tree that was recently cut down
near Humboldt, Colo, was 200 feet long am
20 feet ia diameter ore way and 20 the Other
40 Che stump
\ .lome is under consideration for tunnel
mr ta. volcano Popocatapetl through the
.lIl of ia, crater, in order to reach the de-
ias.t, col Ilphur inside the mountain.
An Omaha paper alluded to a number Of
prominent and influential residents OF tho
c.ty as ''old timers but the types got 1t 'old
terriers, 90 and the editor had to apologize.
Tho body Of squirrel burned to a crisp
was found inside a glass globe Of an electric
lamp at Springfield, Mass, the other day.
The query Is. how did the sq,irrel get into
the globc'
\ man of letters fully half OF them
named ZabcdIscolf0kononischi. is getting out
specimens OF the carbouiferous Grain Schuyl-
Kill county for the slight remuneration Of
about 81 day.
J. s. ,larceum, OF Washington Pa, has
an English gun that was made ia l,ls. IL
was taken from the dead body of q British
soldier, who wa, killed 10 the retreat from
Concord, Mas, April l.. l17j.
The Pilgrim wharf at Plymouth has been
used for "a coal yard for years The lease eX-
pires soon, and the Pilgrim society proposes
to make some radical changes Plymouth
Rock IS 40 the end oil the wharf
An army officer living at Orchard. Neb
j. said to have discovered plant common TO
the country which has tho property of CON
vertmg milk into butter one pound of the
former making the Same amount of tho
latter
There Is still ou the statute books in Rhode
Island a law f0rbidding the smoking of a
cigar ON the main street of any city in the
state. and in Vermont the smoking of cigar
on the street ou Sunday is made "a INSIDE
meanor
Says an imaginative stlti-tiuiln. " II
Texas were d circular lake and France % c.r-
cular island tlo island could Boz anchored
centrally iu tho lake out of sight OF laud,
twenty-five miles from any point on tla cn-
crciu- shore
A fisherman 40 Ownclon. Nc recently
made queer catch while fishing for me.t
During tac biz storm Doe W1s on the river and
lost an az and shovel through the ice The
two implements were what hc found m h.s
net So long aite.ward
1t IS SAID that thor. is % po5toilioc for etery
900 men, women and children iu the United
State, and tA4t II tlo expense OF carrying
the mails wa, PAID directly by the people pro
rata, each citizen would pay an average OF
eIghty-iiye cent, year
yellow diamonds are made blue OF the
purest water for tAe time being. by being
colored with common inlciible blue pencil.
equaiized by "a rubbing with cotton 900 linen.
\ ma-nigug glas, Will luIl to show tLe
fraud, bat alcohol, turpeutiuc 90 benziue wiH
wash of the color
Broad Ripple. Ind, has ghost It is in
the form of awoman, and walks along the
disappears directly under the Louisville.
New Albany and Chicago bridge This is
whore an accident occurred four years ago
and lives were lost
An aged preacher OF Alidlletown, Conn.,,
claims % have Travelled 16.OUJmlles, preached
over $50 sermons. performed the marriage
ceremony S.6 times. the bapti-mal ceremony
l ,2j3 times and delivered $50 funeral dis
courses The largest sum he ever received
for a years lab0rs was $50
During a will contest IN Baltimore county.
Nd, one OF the witnesses testified that the
deceased had on one occasion written letter
and read it to- the rats ina his house. warning
themirom the premises Hefurtherasserted
that tue deceased had told him that be bee
lieyel q great many OF the rats had needed
tho warning and left
Deputy Sheriff Curtis, OF Wellington, Ne,
went 90 Greenyiile the other day TO arrest
man, charged with an oieu,e He found
him, put Linn on the tram. and then step
ping Oh for "a moment, was LETT accidentally
The prisoner got or 40 Tie end Of the jour
ney. walked zap o. the court house pleaded
guilty, paid BIS line. and was back home be-
fore the deputy sheriff caught up with the
facts.
4 rich Philadelphia woman, noted for her
wealth and cc-entucity, having exhausted
her finger space in displaying her jewels,
wears a striking ring Ola one OF her thumbs
Strange as it appears it is only going back 10
an old fashion Two or three hundred years
ago 10 was the fashion % wear a ring on the
thumb, and the --uct ring was worn ON the
thumb by the nobility at time when the
fingers were devoid of ornaments.
The three children Of Tom Dashell, who
lives near Bromweil mountain Suttcrc1mty.
Cal, came home from school several NIGHTS
saying that some big animal had chased
them. 80 one paid much attention 10 the
youngsters, until one afternoon they rushed,
white and trembling, into the yard, and
again told their story Then their grand.
father, Uncle John McGlechlin, over 20 years
Did, grabbed his gun and walked down the
road, and in less than ten minutes had shot
BIZ cinnamon bear
q FEW OLD PEOPLE