Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-08
STRAY BITS.

In European Russia from 1870 to 1877 nc
less than 2,27O persons were killed by light,
ming.
There are 1904 languages in the world. and
its inhabitants profess more than 1000 re-
lgions
An experiment recently made in Scotland
proves that the tortoise can walk mile in
four hours.
We have over 100000 miles of railway in
the United States, and this year we shall
build 5000 miles more
The Russian minister of railways has is
sued order that in future all passengers
who play cards viii be ''judcally pursued "
The occupants of an Astoria, Ore hosiery
fish from their bedroom windows and haul
in their supper from the surging water about
the hotel foundations
There are on the earth 1000 600 0G0 inhab
itants OF these SO O33, 0:s3 die every year.
9l,S5I every day, $3.50 every hour. and 20
every minute or one every second
James Miles, an Idaho man, refused to chip
in even nickel to bury a fellow townsman
ard bolt of lightning killed thirteen horses
for him on the day of the funeral
The London Telegraph has received q. 600
letters on the question, lis Marriage Fail
ureF an issue. after all. which can be prac-
tically decided by two persons better than
by million.
Less than fifty years ago there was not
photograph camera in the world today there
are $1,000 Photographic establishments, to
say nothing of the thousands of amateur
outfits, in the United States.
1t is estimated that there are Z. 900. 900 men
in America who get shaved three times
week That means an expenditure of thirty
cents week, or $500 a year for each man,
or for the 5000, 900 sl5 900, 600 annually
A few days ago a spring burst voluntarily
forth from the ground Immediately in front
of the Central hotel in Las Vegas, while the
artesian well borers in the same town are
searching fruitiessly SO far at a depth of
LOO feet.
Archibald Campbell, while out driving
near Cincinnati the other day, pulled out his
handkerchief to wipe his nose. Mrs. Osborne
was at her gate and thought he meant to hIrt
with her, and she followed him up and shot
him in the arm.
AhO pm oiNlSA@S az bOAcf NC HNok'it1i EdNc
advertised for a four handed baby year
ago girl baby with three nearly perfect
hands attached TO her right arm was brough.
TO the hospital, and the physicians wish to re-
discover the phenomenon
1t has hitherto been thought that Buenos
.Ayres was one Of the most expensive cities to
live in, medium sized house renting there
for s., 500 year 1t is learned, though, that
an eight room house in the outskirts of sgd
ney brings 81, 100 year.
II is said that in eight cases out of ten IL a
man gets 900 all of a sudden be will
either go cracked in the head or make
laughing stock of himself That's doubtless
the reason why Providence keeps $50 coo
away from SO many Of U.s.
The practice of running trains on the left
hand track is now being largely put in force
BY railroad corporations throughout the
United States. The custom originated in
England, and affords the engineer better
and fuller view OF the tracks ahead
singular coincidence occurred at As
toria, Ore Mrs. Clooney died at o'clock in
the morning quite suddenly. after having
been in good spirits all day. Her canary
bird. which bad been singing all day, died At
the exact time Of its mistress death.