Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-05
All Sorts

whom even the DOldeSt OF Hls iSh""
men shrank away.
All sorts
Farmers living near Bakersvllle, Cal,
built a jack-rabbit corral shaped like the
letter ", recently. and then secured the
fields on horseback, driving the animals
before them into the trap. Then for two
hours a general massacre OF the pests
took place, in which 500 Of them were
killed.
The postmaster at st. Paul OCCASION
ally exhibits to the curious the original
St. Paul post-Office from which the cltl-
zens Of St. Paul received their mail be-
tween 1912 and 1Sl9. 1t is simply q
square box containing ten small pigeon
holes and four large ones, and used TO
occupy corner IN the general store
where the first postmaster was engaged
in business.
At Penfeld. Clesrfield county, in
boring for gas-well stream OF water
was struck $50 feet from the surface,
sufficient in quantity to furnish motive
power for mill, but the most remsrka-
ble thing about the water, according to
the local paper. is its medicinal quality.
The water is impregnated with certain
minerals. and. it is claimed, has already
benefited vast number Of invallds.
The people seem to think veritable
fountain of perpetual youth has been
discovered.
The construction OF railroad through
the mountains of Kentucky has been
stopped by a man with a rifle. As is
noted by paper of that State, there is
probably no place on the American Con
tinent where this could occur but IN the
mountains Of Kentucky. A man named
Asher didn't want the road built through
his land. and when the workmen began
grading on his land he appeared with a
cooked rifle and threatened death to the
man that lifted a shovelful OF earth.
Nathan Day, of Atlanta, Ga, is now
visiting relatives in Morris township,
| Washington county, Pa. He was a
member of the Eighty-ffth Pennsylva-
MIA regiment during the war and was
discharged on account OF the loss OF
his speech. He continued unable to
/ talk until about year afterward, when
/ he WIS moving in his field and his horses
got into "A bumblo-bees nest. In the
| excitement occasioned by the mishap his
voice came back; he shouted to his
/ horses and ever since has been able to
talk as well as other people.
The president of the street railway at
Lewiston, Me-, is an accommodating
man. The other evening gentleman
connected with whist club made ar
ranaements for a special car to take the
members Of the party home at a late
hour. The car didn't come on time, and
a message was sent to the president of
/ the road. He sent back word that the
matter had been overlooked, but that the
car would come. a few moments later
the car arrived. and on its return trip tue
passengers were surprised to note that
the president was tho driver. All the
employees of the company had gone
home, so he had hitched up the horses
and made the trip himself.
A Frenchman named Blanc recently
left Nlarseilles for Algeria, where he
proposes 10 establish carrierpigeor
service between all the principal points
in the interior and the coast towns. lie
expects TO raise his pigeons IN Algerla
and to establish the service along five
different routes. Some Of these routes
will be over 200 miles in length. The
birds will not be required to fly oyel
seventv-tiye miles TO reach their home
stations. and on the longer routes there
will accordingly be relays OF birds tC
carry forward the letters which othe1
messengers have delivered BY sendinl
the pigeons only about seventy-iiv'
miles Mr.. Blanc expects to secure swift
and practically certain performance Of
duty on tho part OF his actual mail-car
riers.
The year 17l7 is memorable in the
history Of New England on account o
the unusual quantity of snow which fel
February 20th and oath Of that year. II
those two storms tho earth was covere,
with snow from ten to fifteen feet deep
MANY houses Of one story were buried
and in numerous cases paths we're dul
from house to house under the snow
drifts. The visits were made by means
Of snow-shoes, the wearers having frs
stepped ont Of their chamber windows
One Maine gentleman wishing TO visi
his LADY love is said TO have walkeC
three miles with snow-shOes and entered
berresldence as he had left his own, by Tin
chamber window. lie was cordially re
ceived, ms he was the first person thu
family had seen from abroad for "A week
Georgia has another feminine wonder
whose exploits oGtrival those of TIN
famed Lula Hurst Her name is Mrs
Haveood and she lives in Milledgeville
Besides being IA remarkable spiritualisti
medium she possesses wonderful
strength. She will not weigh ion
pounds, and yet she can overcome
the strength Of several strong men. Sh'
takes billiard-cue and holds il IN iron
OF her and stands on one foot and detic'
any two men to push her back
ward. She stands fiat footed and detie
any man TO catch her by the arms sno
Lift her She catches hold OF billiard
cue and two men try to lit her, but it i
the sane. She takes the cue and n,
three or four men can put it to tn
ground with their combined strength
As many men as can get In a chair ma.
pile on it. and by simply placing tn
palms of her hands on the char-round
She lifts them two or three inches from
the floor.
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