Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-08-03
ODDS AND ENDS.

OOOS ANU ENID.
a Russian nobieman has recently
paid 200 rublcs (S60O for pair OF
nightingales that arc said to render de-
lightfully various national melodies.
The average monthly temperature
of San Francisco for the last fifteen
years has been 55t dogs. The highest
Tor any month was SO dogs. and the
lowest SO dogs.
II is said that the United States &c
cumulates wealth ut the rate OF 81
500, OOO daily. This is equal TO one
third Of the accumulations OF all the
rest of mankind outside the United
States.
A new dog from Holland has q long
name, short body, a sharp bark, a
head like pig, big ears, and no tail.
lie Disappeared at English dog shows.
md is fashionable and expensive.
The Michigan legislature has just
appropriated for the Michigan Mining
school $lo4, 600 for the furnishing and
maintenance of the school during the
wear 1889 and 1890.
philanthropy is q love of our spe-
cies, said Clergyman. preaching IN
a charity sermon. Let your contrl-
buttons show" he added, that you
don't understand me TO say love OF
our specie.
An American was arrested on the
Austrian frontier for having i'll his
luggage dynamite bombs, On further
investigation, they proved to be cocoa-
nuts, Something which tho Austrian
authorities had never seen.
Judge Schley, of Paulding county,
Ga, drives to his buggy mule that is
perhaps 35 years old and yet sprlghtly
and in siiue condition. He bought the
mule in 1865 US a 10-ycarold from a
man who had picked him up running
at large after Shermans march
through that section.
The Australian papers just received
announce the finding OF nugget
weighing 336 ounces, and valued at
ii. $50. 1t was found near Wcdder-
burn, Victoria, by young Austrian
named Costa Clovicll, who has only
recently arrived in the colony.
At NJ. Cornuschi's great fancy ball
the other evening, NJ. Zola appeared
as friar, with his handsome wife as
Norman peasant; ~ Munkacsy was
Sixteenth century German, NJ. Dau-
Diet was lawyer, II. Petit Il Zulu
chief. and Nine. Bernadeki had an
Eitfcl tower OH her head a yard high,
set with diamonds.
There goeth abouta legend concern
ing a Chicago newspapcrman who was
the prize sufferer OF the west. He once
wrote a play which he read to q man
ager. How do you like it9" he asked.
Its great" was the reply; very
comical idea, that" Which do YOU
mean." asked tho author, ilattered.
That of having all the characters
stutter. 1t will 60 with q roar.
Certainly it is the duty OF the strong
to bear the inlirmilies OF the weak,
and not TO please themselves, but II
is also the duty of the weak TO become
strong, and not to need TO 10 pleased
by being allowed tho selfish luxury OF
putting restraints OH the liberty OF
others.-Thomas Binney.
1t is probably true that our brightest
and most spontaneous" wits have
mad TO grind out their llughable pro
auctions Will, as much labor as the
musician must give to the acquire
ment of the wonderful facility with
which he performs difficult piece.
Every good thing is born of toll.
NJ. Jacques Meyer, whose career is
engaging the attention OF the Paris
correctional police court, swindlcd the
customers of his bank out of SS75, 600.
This financier began life as journal
list. He lost enormous sums on the
bourse, and then took flight and was
at last. appropriately enough, run to
earth in the house Of friend on the
battlefield of Waterloo.
A lady travelling in Brazil, short
time since, brought as a souvenir to
her Friend pin, tho curious design of
which struck her fancy. It is the pro-
file OF half breed Indian done in
oxidizcd silver. Tho hair is repre-
scnted by cutting tie silver III innum-
crable facets, which Shine like jewels.
Directly in the crown OF the head is
set the polished claw of wildcat, the
curve Of which turns backward Tho
whole is barbaric in its beauty, but
the workmanship is fautless.