Wichita eagle., 1889-01-10
CRISP CONVERSATIONS.

An ink spring has been discovered in
Michigan.
An experiment recently made in Scot
land proves that the tortoise can walk
mile III four hours.
Mrs. Polk, who was mistress of the
White House over forty years ago, Is
now in her S5th year
The total resources of the widow of
the late Professor Richard Proctor are
stated to be only 500.
1t is reported that 100 Of the leading
business men of Denver viii attend the
Inauguration at Washington dressed as
cowboys.
4 western statistician figures out that
the people of the United States spend
more than 81 100000 every year for
chewing gum.
Washington Territory is clearly the
place for superflUous girls. Out there
it is impossible, they say, for the plain
est woman 10 remain unmarried a
month.
They couldn't imagine what allied little
Johnny Martin, of Sioux City, 10 fall Ill
and die. but post mortern showed thir-
teen marbles in his little stomach, where
he had put them for safe keeping.
a French surgeon has known of five
cases where men with squeaky voices
cut their threats in attempting suicide,
had them sewed up again, and ever after
their tones were like the believing Of
bull Try it. No cure, no pay.
There was recently discovered in cen
tral Africa village of houses built along
a street and having gabled roofs. The
inhabitants are of superior intelligence,
keep good order in the village and sleep
IN beds raised above the ground.
Mrs. Lucinda Ruggles died at Dodge
vile, Wis, few days ago and she was
buried in a coffin made from q walnut
tree which her husband had felled forty
wears ago and stored away TO make lun-
Der for his own and his wife's collins.
II took James Bailey. an Iowa man,
over eighty-three daFs to get the last Of
the tar off of him after receiving coat
of tar and feathers. but in his case il was
well rubbed in for having married bis
second wife two days after the death Of
the first.
A shoe house advertised for fore
man in one OF their factories, closing
thus " Address, stating experience and
salary expected, box 3,2f1, Boston. :"
They received an answer superscribed !:
Stating Experience and Salary Tx
pected. Box 3,2l1. Boston."
There are about SIX thousand different
descriptions of postage stamps In exist
ence. The museum of the Berlin pest
Office alone contains between four and
FIVE thousand specimens, Of which half
are from Europe and the remainder
divided between Asia. Africa, America
and Australia.
A Lancaster. Pa, residence was en-
tered By thief who ate al the food in
the house and left q bo.e reading:
Thanks for the aim lunch" The ten
der missiye was written On linen col
lar. This was faEeoed on stick, the
other end Of which was thrust into q
loaf Of bread
Woman's sphere seems TO be constantly
charging. At Manis.ee. Mich, tie hoop
factory employs women - feed the
planers and Go othsr light work Of that
nature, and hnds that theT do the work
web; and at the dairy salt factories all
the sacking and s7ch work is doEs by
girls. who work Oh pieoe work and earn
about 81 % g. Is dzy, and seem 20 Ike
the employment
The total wool production q the World
Is estimated .: 2.Io, Geo 900 pounds.
Australia X the heaviest prodGcez. com
ing 20 the front with 80, 81. 600 pounds:
then the United States, Sa7, 5-5s. 90
pounds; tbs Argentine Republic, 2e5. :
or 600 pounds: Russia, ~, 81. 600;
Great britain. IEy Goo Go Al! The ether
countries range each below 100 CO, CO.
Some Of the chain CT "prcgrssavsv
schemes for raising money would have
curious results IL carried out Fo- In
stance. one O. then calls Epou NO. i
20 send 10 cents, ard sesd the appeal 20
ten other persons. each 9. whom Is 20 90
likewise. the prockss bsi,sz rspe&ted IL