Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-29

Mr.. S. l.. Tooker, OF Sag HarbOr, New
York. has n fine dog. During recent
blizzard he and the dog were walking
along the beach when the wind suddenly
captured Mr. lockers hat and sent 1t
whirling over the thin ice. The dog
went after the bat and broke through
the ice. Mr. Tooker went after the dog
and shared the same fate, but he per
severed, although the Thermometer was
nearly down TO zero, and rescued the
drowning animal and swan ashore with
him.
A remarkable phenomenon has recent
ly developed at the residence OF Rev. {.
Il. Diffenbacher, Of Greensburg, Pa.
The entire house seems to be charged
with electricity and affects the inmates
TO such an extent that 10y touching the
chandelicr-tips, keys in the doors, hinges
on tho piano, or other metals they will
emit bright sparks and the shock is dis
tinctly felt. Electric lights are not used
in the house, nor is 1t known that the
electric-lght companys wires touch the
premises at any point.
Nicholas Vincent, who lives near
LoudonviIle, o., has been a soldier IN
his time and carries several musket-balls
in his body which he received in different
battles. The lett arm midway between
the elbow and the shoulder is devoid Of
any bone whatever, and this enables
him to lay the arm across the back OF his
neck. turn the elbow around and wipe
his face. and various other manHuvres.
He also has a powerful grip in his left
hand and soon made several persons get
down on their knees who tried the power
of it. He says he can lift 800 pounds
with tins arm.
A sparrow was seen to commit suicide
in Detroit recently. A flock of the birds
were feeding on car track, and when n
car approached all except one made haste
10 get out of the way. The one sparrow
sat still on the rail. His feathers were
rough and his tail dragged the ground
He was not feeding, and he did not seem
to care whether school kept or not. He
appeared to be i'll and suffering. On
came the car-closer and closer. He
turned his head disconsolntely and
looked Mt the approaching wheels, but
/ did not move. In another second the
BODY Of the poor bird was dashed under
the wheels and it's life's blood stained the
rails.
Everything is in knowing how, you
know" remarked citizen. eff every
body knew as much about cockroaches
/ as | do the vermin would soon become
extinct. They were the pest OF my life
when ! was in the restaurant business.
There was nothing that disturbed my
peace of mind like the sight of roach
walking leisurely across the table
in plain view OF my customers.
[ bought insect powder by the
quart, and tried every means
could devise or hear OF to get them
out of my place, but everything was
dismal failure until finally an accident
happened which gave me the inforrna'
ton for which L had been squanderine
money uselessly. One night some one
happened to leave a cake box-one OF
those iapanned tin standing open
Next morning about a pint of cock
reaches were found in the box. They had
been able to climb the outer surface and
get inside, but the interior surface wal
too smooth for them to scale and they
were corralled. Well, that put an idei
in my head. went to work next eve
ming and steamed some cake so that thu
insects could smell il long distance anC
put it in the box. Next morning hac
about half-peck OF the vernin. / KEEP
the thing going for week and captured
every cockroach in the house. This i
something that cockroach-ridden PEG
pie should know about.