Wichita eagle., 1888-06-24
STRAY sirs

/ Ina invennon or anchors Tor ehIps -
sscribed 10 tho Tuscans
TIE population OF FRANCE has only In
creased SOC. coo in Eve yeara
There are 5000 Chinese in Ausrrn;A In Q
total population Of little over two miifcns
and q half
A gun for projectiles OF 100 pounds has bssn
completed BY Armstrong Ii nrs seven
shells q minute
The zuydsr Zee may Be draired before
/ long. for the association for that p4-rposs n
about to tryit
! census taken In China few yeass aso
showed but four centenArians ous Of . popa-
lation OF SOC. 0O0, eco
/ I. has recently been decided By thesuprsma
/ SQUIRT Of Pennsylvania that Sunday mar.
riages are null and void
| A French engineer has conferred . blessing
on all players Of stringed instruments by inr
venting peg which win not slip
/ The failure Of New York firm was caused
( by the negligence of the otioe boy to posi-
letter. He stopped to play game Of mar
bleS
Papers found after the death Of James
Freine, Of Montreal show that for the laxs
twenty years OF bis life he gave away each
year $4,000.
The new wire gun at Shoeburyness has
thrown 500 pound shell a distance of twelve
miles. the greatest distance ever covered BY
= cannon ball
The father Of Hungarian family lived 70
Be liz years old. the mother l64, and tho
youngest child ll5. Tho welded hfo OF the
parents lasted lac years
Immense numbers OF stoats and weasels
are being imported into New Zealand, In
order that they may destroy thu rabbits
which are pest in that country.
The cowboys have fred 80 many buIletu
into telegraph poles In certain districts d.
the west that gust OF wind snaps the pole
short OF, and much trouble results.
An Alaska letter published Ia Oregon sayss
at seems quite paradox 10 see our men
chopping down trees with the snow up their
knees and brushing away the mosquitoes be-
tween tbs strokes Of the ak"
In arranging for Partisan duel pistols
were mentioned. and SOME one proposed that
''parTying with the left hand should be for
hidden This made such q laugh that .
reconciliation soon took plac&
The French are acknowledged 70 have tho
finest guns and projectiles in Europa Their
Fermiuy shell has been shot through an
arInor plate twenty inches thick, and coma
out with lis steel point uninjured-
A tou.ahawk, with the blunt end 80 shaped
that 1t could be pipe Of peace, has been
plowed up lately in Georgia field, and the
odd part is that its substance Is not stone.
but steel OF the very best quality.
Henry Fonda and Douw Fonda are the
oldest natives Of the town of Fonda, n. Y,
and probably the oldest pair OF twins In the
entire country. They viii be 79years Of age
IN July.
Mr. Boyd. of ColliusviIie, La, must DO
set down as fast man, however exemplary
he may be Lately hs hauled lumber, built
a house and moved into it. all in the space OF
q day and night, which certainly beata the
record upto date
The famous Be Tree under which Buddha
sat and meditated until he became ''enlght-
ened and overcaDe the last temptation" II
said To be falling 20 pieces II Is believed to
be the oldest tree in tie aorld, being credited
with :, 800 years
PittSford. Mich, hardware merchant
put in the spare moments he bad between
business hours painting his house The lad
der clipped, Case fell and broke his wrist
The doctors bill will amount TO enough TO
have paid painter twice over
Jesse Ruth. Of Newton, Pa, had the lit
tie toe OF each foot amputated as a remedy
for corns He had suffered such pain that
he threatened to cut tho toes of with a
chissl IL the family would not consent TO
have surgeons perform the operation.
The valet custom In England extends to
the poor lodging houses or vorkingmens
homes In an these common houses there
nre men who. for a copper or so a week,
black the boots, COOK tho supper and run
errands for the aristocrasic among the lodx-
eTs.
The latest English writer on theatres holds
that theatre should ne ten feet distant from
other buildings. or al .a-.si a. shJlld occupy
corner location Exit snuuli tie provided
on all sides and Their should lie windows in
every part Of tue house.. both for ventilation
and safety.
DIR. j. A Lintner, the well known euto-
nloloCist, Of New York says there are Ia the
world $1,000 species Of insects. $500 OF
these belong 70 the UuItsd States and about
5000 prey upon the productions OF man;
1900 or 5000 Of these cuuid D. considered a.
being fruit pestx
Elias James. G religious enthusiast. rushed
through the streets o. san Francisco recently
carrying a banner y 1scn infortsed the ;sopu-
Lace that the world would como 20 an end in
1892. Elias, the prophet, ended In a police
station, but was not held, Co promised 70
calm bis agitation for the future
In Paducah, KY, Mr.. Joseph Hebute, a
rich German. upon gein1 fufc a drrfo s.or.
for something TO heal q hurt 20, in tho
Franco-Prussian campaign. found IN tho
man who applied 10 not only a fellow Ger
man bu; the same surgeon who bad attended
him when first hurt In the fatheEland
There are professional cooks IN Paris Who
make business OF tasting and inspecting
dishes at private hotses Ths cook. when or
dered to house wrers = great dinner Is
under way, looks s-1sils tafts,s q. orders a
little salt In This ss1p a ufL % soear tn that
sauce. @ favor Of Onion IN the olhsr salad,
ard so on
Football can DOW b called the national
game In England TIE Football 4ssociation
meeting recently bed vas a,tsne.i ~ repre-
sen.atives from al pa-sS q ihs Einz4oGL
A chalieags crp vas prcTsaed. 20 - com
peted for By tsirty-t~o clubs. each oas of
these 70 % chosen ey oompstatsCa with ths
ether ciuts In their locality.
The new dang Dictionary. 81 which Charles
g. Leland Is ons c. the editors, Is annorncSd
In Londoa- II T. a cornpss:s corup~ndiara Of
unconventional pAreseoaezT, sf.hra-5zS En-
glixh and American slang and al tns ssco<-
nized vlslgsriSFn1 Il u probably e. co-nplsss
guide 70 conT-rzataoa IN polts circsAs -
can b found 10 the MARKET