Wichita eagle., 1888-11-22
STRAY BITS

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Black and Caspian seas
Savannah Is now the largest cotton port in
the United States and Norfolk second
horse thief. arrested at Mexico. No
boasts that he has cut his way out of seven
teen jails.
After hurricane a coral reef 80 feet long,
90 feet wide and 5 feet high was upheaved IN
the harbor Of Vera Cruz
A jeweler at Warsaw, Poland, is making a
golden bust Of Bismarck. which is TO be pre-
scnted TO the Oldest German inhabitAat of
the city.
A machine which lays railroad ties and
tracks by steam power is reported 10 have
been given = successful trial IN W sxhington
territory.
The chalk pond in Newbury, n. IL, claimed
TO be the only one of the kind in the United
States, has been bought and will be operated
by "a stock company.
An old policeman's remedy for tender feet
is to battle them in two quarts Of cold water
into which have been poured two tablespoon
fuls of ammonia and one tablespoonful Of bAy
rum
The success of the great worlds fair at
Melbourne, Australia, has incited San Fran
cisco to undertake Great Pacific Slope
and International Exposition in that city
IN q year or two
Josef Hofmann and Otto Hegner are
thrown into the shade as musical prodigiss
by Kotchalsky, Russian, 4 years of age,
~ h0 can n1auirofiafe "A r.inun with preCocla9lS
genius that is almost supernatural
An unknown rascal entered stable AT Troy,
Ga and administered strychnine to twelve
valuable horses When the dastardly act
was discovered most of the horses jaws were
locked and they were writing in agony.
II is the fashion To cover flower pots with
ornamental covers made Of cretonne and
cardboard The cretonne is selected to look
as much as possible ike Oriental chiua. and
the observer pretends not to sac tho cloth.
1t is said that u wealthy lady of New York
has discarded the customary knife and fork
from the table and substituted in tie place
of these necessary dining implements fauci-
full daggers and miniature swords. enriched
with jewels and fine art work
Vassar college hereafter will always have
among It's pupils one Of the name Of Hup
tingtou. a Kansas man by that narao having
bequeathed some thousands OF dollars to pro-
vide q scholarship for the education contin-
ually Of one young lady Of his name.
Philadelphia boasts more women dentixl
than any other city in America, and thoss
whose experience enables them T. speak by
the card conscientiously affirm that even the
To- al of
ror when welded by the sof, hands Of lovely
woman
The last summer was the wettest that Eng
land has experienced since 1879, and the cool
est SINCE 1860 In most parts Of the country
the sun did not shine more than nn average
Of four 10 four and half hours a day. Ia
Scotland the daily average wac about Eve
hours
Jerusalem Is rapidly growing M = trade
center One hundred thousand dollars worth
Of objects Of devotion In motbsr-of pearl and
olive wood are exported o. America and Eu-
rope every year. Vine cultivation Is being
extended and the price Of land has RISEN sir-
fold within q few years
Capt Warren Taylor. Of aaco, se, ali
stracted from the stomach Of whale hs
C8PbI(S4 Oh ItSA uFt Iry0ffB OF
arnbsrgrfs, which Is worth - M ounce
Ambcrgr1s Is 8 secretion Of .be liver Of the
spernaceti whale. The largest piece svsr
found weighed lse pounds
4 Spanish magistrate. shocked and exas-
peratesi by repsaoed food sdults.atsrn. has
issued = proclamation sfiaDe with righteous
wrath that all wines. grocsF1ss and provi-
sioEs which upon analysis are proved 20 u
INJURIOUS 70 health VIII te coaGsestad FORTH
with and distributed 70 the different ckxrits-
bio institutions"
At recout parachute exhibition ia Quincy,
niz- Baldwin fsIl l coo fest tskors r,se para
chute opsoei To letter apprscs ats tbs awful
velocity Of sucn h&art SINKING drop 10
should Be- Doted that hi. bat which VS.
Knocked off O. be cast ioo<r, was ksfs tshind
zoo feet, though IS passed hin after tss para
chute finally or~Det
The manager Of detective agency In H-w
York kays 10 - a very difficult thing for q
woman 70 t-coErse COED a<s.<zsvs. Women
g.nsrslly a-e TOO Eighty or too nervoas. or
too sozneshsng else. bat vixen oss Il tne-n %
found 70 combine The qnalitss nssted for .
good detecfiye Plnk~rtons Whole foros pus
sogstAer eooAnt sc; sA.~ad II s~.
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