Telegram-herald., 1888-07-12
PARAGRAPHS OF INTEREST.

A railroad will soon be built from Gibral
tar to communicate With the rest of Spain.
The new passport system in the Alsace-
Lorraine districts is said to be very annoying
to American tourists.
The secretary Of the London Ele-tric conn
pany reports that the stokers struck and
stopped the lights because "a gratuitous
meal of roast beef was served cold instead OF
hot"
At Hamilton, Ont, q man who borrowed
an umbrella and did not return it has just
been sentenced to Jail for one year. A timely
warning to tho wise Is sufficient.
The last French rife. as described, has
ball so small that soldier can carry 90
rounds, shoots with a new snokeless powder,
and its bullet pierces a brick wall eight
inches thick at 500 yards.
A disobedient schoolgirl at Portsmouth,
Va, was made by her teacher to stand in
one spot without moving for a long time.
The strain made her sick, and she is now said
to be dying Of fever.
Some hens eggs that were accidentally
covered up by some men plowing at Peta-
luna, Cal, last summer, were hatcted by
the heat OF the sun upon the earth and the
noise made by the chicks led to their discov-
cry and release.
The first volume Of the correspondents Of
Peter tho Great, edited by Count Tolstoi, has
been published There viii be ten very large
volumes, containing upward Of 10000 letters,
which have been gathered from archives all
over Europe
The Holmden farm, near Pithole, Pa, for
- q, a 81 IL 81. O.
den City Petroleum company, of Chicago,
paid 81, 800. 900. was sold n few days ago for
ta1es amounting TO less than sl00.
The humber from which the gallows was
constructed on which John Brown was exc
cuted is owned by a resident Of Harper's
Ferry, who Is waiting for some relic hunter
20 come and take it Off his hands. The modest
sum Of s., 500 is asked for il
Recently at Moscow sunset the RAYS OF
the sun were intercepted by a cloud, and
through some peculiar property in tho atnlos-
phere the entire city was colored vivid
purple hue This strange effect lasted for
eight minutes
The back Of q gold watch. with a crown
and the letter " engraved upon IL, was re-
Gently returned TO Den. & Co. Of London.
ant they identified IL as the back of watch
which the Empress Eugenie had given 70 her
son. TIE Prince Eugene. in 1878 Tie relic
was sold 70 a gentleman in the African dia-
mond mines By Zulu.
There is now fled with n will IN litigation
In Monroe county. Ga, silver dollar that
was issued in 1755, ard has been IN possession
q the same family for more than 100 years
II is one q thirteen dollars that were paId %
Revolutionary soldier when discharged
from the Continental army.
A Chinesa lantern tied q = kite that vas
poised IN midsir caused sensation srnong
the negroes # A1zBssa- Ga, few nights
ago. The unca1ay light dsncinE IN the
baavens terrified them. end their cries and
prayers are sill 20 have Ten voful 70 hear
csne Cd ~urnan p-opbeSsss that if vas .
warning - them al % rspent
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rline is barge le3re of ma iocstei Jv1st
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purchased by Cascseo frra. Who pad
az 0oo f0r s. and lave ssncs tsl<sn fortsne
ct q i every year.
great parrot Sow II % - beld e Tu-Ss
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