The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-20
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Syracuse, n. Y. is rejoicing over n new
$1,000 kennel club.

Syracuse, n. Y, is rejoicing over n new
$4,000 kennel club.
There are .05, 900 locomotives In the World
representing 100000 horse power.
4 Tho first religious newspaper published Ia
America was issued in Ohio. and called The
Recorder.
The South African diamond fields last year
Welded gems amounting 10 7iofo,N' cala's
and valued at over s~2O,Ooo,Ovo
Vermont minister has preached III
funeral sermons, with let return OF two bar
refs Of apples and a silver dollar
An Ohio man las four hogs born without
the SIGN Of ali ear, and 50 lacking IN hearing
that they don't know when it ttundefs.
During the first three months Of this year
800 more immigrants arrived at NeW iorh
than IN the same time last year. There were
2-.1i5 arrivals i'll March.
The horse power represented by steam en-
ciles in tie United States Is 100000. IN
Enaland, $4,000. in Germany, 4.5OO,OCO' IN
Fran. 3.OU0.OUO, in Austria, l,5JU,OO0.
An Orlando. Fla. wagonnoker has con
structed a boat wagon that Will 30 equally
well on land or water, and II is voted Just the
thing for sportsInen IN that wild and watery
region.
Mrs. Morris, of Sheboygan. Mich, pos
sesscs as a highly priced relic a large nicer
schaum pipe that belonged to former KING
or Denmark, and IS now ~ years old II has
been an heirloom in her family for gencr
atoms.
4 Pacific coast missionary relates that
after walking fifteen miles 10 perform q mar
rage ceremony, he received IN payment a
sack of fine cabbaees, and logged them home
on his back Tor fear Of offending las parish
toner's.
Two French ladies lately agreed upon a
trial for 1000 francs 10 sec which could talk
the faster. The contest was 90 endure for
three hours. One pronounced @U3,51O words,
reading from Eugene SIDE The other pro
uOunccd 2OG,3li, and Won the pria,
Three little Buffalo girls. an under II.
lately started to walk to indianapolis, where
the mother OF one OF them is living Il, they
took a cash capital Of bit one silver dollar
along. they wcrc reasonably glad 10 be over
taken b7 rescuers less than twenty miles
away.
They are not troubled with trelch oi
promise suits IN CANA. Whom "A lut4Ie
Chinese belle Is about three days oil sDc Is
formally betrotued % the scion ID some ace
ceptable ucienbor, and when She is about
fifteen she Is carried t. his house ani let.
there and that ends It.
The greatest ocean depth which bias been
Gscetta.ncl by souHding is five miles aud %
quarter c!5.7-O feet, or 4,G20 fatAour. not
quite equal To the height of the higu.
known mountain, Mount Everest. which
measures 2,.OJ3 feet. or five and d half mics
high Ine average depth between tj dogs
north and ~ degs south Is nearly thrcy
miles.
Dos IL South Carolina a Texas pony. Tor
lack OF better employment, jumped up the
five loot steps Of u book store. walked ia,
went behind the counter, looked at himself
IN tie mirror. and walked out after tue
fashion OF tic kins Of France, without
brcakins ar damaging anything ~ the course
vi his career
Deer shed their antiers every year. aud al
though tho %antlers, when the deer Is kllci
before they are removed, will withstand al
weathers Ton years, it Is very rarely that u
pair that have been shed are found. This is
said % be duo 10 n small insect that attacks
the antlcrs soon after they are dropped, and
destroys them by %burrowing through and
through them.
\ most admirable charity Is that of the
Salvation Army la London, which has
opened u restaurant where a meal may be
bought for ii furthins The small coin pays
for a bowl OF soup OF Il half loaf OF bread,
and two farthiugs secures a cup Of coffee or
cocoa and d slice Of bread and jam. Thus
for about two cents a wholesome meal can be-
bought. Threepence brings meat and pOta
toes and a halt penny a dish Of rice.