The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-23
PERSONS AND THINGS.
statements Gathered From Many of"The
Times" Exchanges.


Times" Exchanges.
SPRINGFIELD, Utah, is enjoying a gen.
u;ne sensation over a wonderful musical
clock owned by Mrs. Martha Stevenson, Of
that Mace. accounts Of which have ap-
neared In the Provo papers. Mrs. steven
son was met yv reporter who asked her II
the statement jn regard TO the CLOCK was
correct or whether IL was all hoax. IL
Is no hoax replied the lady, ana the
whole thing Is unaccounfable 10 me.
have had the clock for seventeen years, and
never suspected that IL had any musical
tendencies until November /. On that day
an enlarged portrait of my son Charles,
who was killed by Indians In Arizona, was
hung i'm the room where the clock was.
shortly afterward the clock commenced
playing Of its own yOlitiOn. and has con-
tinued 10 do so ever since. u has been
carefully examined by several persons, and
the question as 10 how the music isproduced
still remains a mystery"
A GREAT destruction Of life took place
upon the old Lawton farm, two miles up the
river. saws the shawhegan (Me.) Reporter.
For several generations there has been a
muskrat pond about twenty rods from the
Kennebec, consisting Of a hall acre OF
more. besides eight acres Of splendid land'
which was made worthless by its surround
ings, which was drained across TO the river
bv LAYING a sewer under ground i've 10 nine
feet deep. When the water was drawn on
too near the bottom the men noticed that II
was charged with animated life. and as the
bottom began 10 appear the struggle IN
creased, and 10 was estimated that there
were from two 10 four cart loads Of lizards
from two 10 five inches in length. mixed
with reptiles shaped liked the tadpole, four
and i've inches long, and promiusous col
lection Of bugs and smaller fry. some Of
which looked like green grasshoppers.
THERE is Said to be large band Of wild
horses, led by a thoroughbred known 10 the
stockmen as the "Outlaw stud" ranging
between Trlckee. Nevada county, and Pea
vine. New. SAYS the Grass Valley Iidings.
Years ago the stud, fine racer, escaped TO
the mountains. and has since defed cap
ture. BY desperate riding stOcknen man
age 10 get into the band every year and
drive out the colts. The horses range on the
highest peaks. beyond where cattle or sheep
often 20. They only 90 % water once "a
dav. and then in single-file down the noun
tain trail as fast as they can run. 1hey 20
back at their leisure.
THE Wabash Railway has issued a posi-
tive order that no boy or young man shall
be employed in any Of its shops or ether de-
partments for the purpose Of learning any
trade or skilled work unless be bring GER
titicate from his instructors stating that he
has completed the studies Of the second
grammar department Of school work. Inc
reason for this order is that the company
has found that young men who nave COM
piete3hthe English branches Of study learn
skilled work much more readily than those
who have not.
IL sermon Sunday night, In Chicago,
Mr.. Moody, the evangelist, said "Christian
people are all agreed that the Lord will re-
turn. The time Of His coming is alone in
doubt. The premillenlalists say That christ
will return 10 reign over the world, and set
mn His kingdom among us for a thousand
wears. The Observation-Disclosures say that the
world will grow better and better until
Christ will be drawn right down here from
heaven. / believe that Christ is gong "a
reign here on earth. Man will have bis day
and then Christ will come and reign"
Ina recent interview c. p. Huntington,
the millionaire, made the following state
ment, which young men should note: "When
| went TO California in 40 was accompa-
MED By party Of young fellows from my
native State, Connecticut. and when we
reached sacramento the first thing they did
was 10 20 10 the hotel and spend 81 apiece
for dinner. My dinner cost me less than a
sixteenth Of that sum. 10 was always my
rule 20 live within my income. Any young
man who does that will get along.
A WINCHESTER, y. H., correspondent
writes: "My house is near an engine
house whose tower is about forty-hye feet
nortkerly from my chimney, and which
stands perhaps twelve feet higher than The
chimney toplthe ridges Of the buildings
being nearly Of the same height. When
the wind is In the direction Of the tower the
draught Of the chimney Is very poor. Can
anv Of yOul readers inform me Of reason
ably sure remedy without adding an ex-
tension as high as the towerf'
A NUMBER Of monkish manuscripts OF
great value have been discovered in Bruins
wick. These documents date back TO l56
and contain information hitherto accepted
as merely traditional or as matter Of con-
lecture.
THE fund for the Grady monument has
grown so much more rapidly than that foI
the Davis monument that much comment
has been excited throughout the South.