The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-15
HERE AND THERE.
1t is said that New York modiste has paid
$1,000 for a house on Fifth avenue


$4,000 for house on Fifth avenue
An Ohio lad has just shot companion who
stood near his target by trying ''to see how
near he could miss him.
a Chicago firm has already sold 10000
drums this year-presunably in anticipation
OF the presidential campaign.
A young man in Maine is accused Of hav
ing voted thirteen times at one election, and
he is in fair way to be convinced that the
number is unlucky.
a British shipmaster ut New Orleans re
ports that while Off the coast of Patagonia
butterflies were blown aboard his vessel at n
distance OF $50 miles from the land.
At the New York water color exhibition
the picture of red headed girl, by Miss
Novel;, hangs on the wall, and near it one
of Zogbaum's cavalrynen on a white horse.
The lumber export from Ottawa, Canada,
to the United States during January, Feb
ruary and March was valued at 1906 ,9O!, an
increase Of u per cent. over the same months
Of 1857
The managers of the Cincinnati exposition
have obtained number of gondolas from
Venice, and propose to have them on exhibi-
ton on small lake attached T. the fair
grounds
woman's invention ia a baby wagon for
the house, thoroughly padded, in which the
baby cannot be hurt, even if it tips over The
wagon can be turned into a cradle and made
into a swing.
The word Birmingham, 50 common in
naming towns and cities is composed OF
three words, which together mean the hill
which is the home Of the BROOM" a small
English tree
It is said that Perry county, Pa, has a man
who deals out whisky in saloon licensed by
himself He is one OF the associate judges Of
the county, and his place OF business is in the
borough OF Blaine.
The water in the Great Lakes is now the
lowest 1t has been in forty years. Shipping
is crippled by IT, What makes it high or
low is question the experts have not yet
been able 10 solve
The introduction of An rican watches into
England has reduced the number Of gold
cases marked at tire london assay Office from
"a 81 IN ls.6 20 20 llG in 1855. and Of silver
cases from ll93Oi in 1876 TO 9j.,0s IN 1856
rs an evidence Of the progress that mod
crn ideas are making IN Japan, IL Is stated
that that country is now building thirty-four
now railroads at "a cost OF over SjOOOOOoO,
and il has hundreds Of miles OF railroad al
ready built
\ Nashville minister said in his Sunday
sermon that the woman who viii occupy
two seats in street car. IN violation Of her
ueichbcr's rights. may be respectable. tut
can have little claim to either religion OF
good breeding"
Edward and Mary Stetson, aged rcspcc-
lively II and 9 years have made tie Journey
safe from Damariscotta. Me, 10 Seattle on
tie Pacific coast, with no other guardian
than that special providence that is sad to
care for children.
In recent fire near Tower, ID. T., q girl
barely rs saved the lives OF two small chill
dren by rushing through flames TO their bed
side. and dragging them to where she could
throw them TO the earth without danger, aud
herself leaping after
Two prominent ST. Louis men have en-
gacad in litigation over the ownership Of "a
duck valued at twenty-five cents. The pre-
liminary suit made costs, in addition 10 the
attorney fees; SIS, and now the case has been
taken 10 the circuit court.
\ London jeweler recommends diamond
cutting and polishing as an excellent en-
pigment for women, saying that be believes
that any woman or girl with quick mtclli
gence could learn to polish diamond VERY
fairly IN six months" He says the qualities
necessary in this art are great honesty, good
education, quick intelligence, great patience