Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
CURIOUS FACTS.


Of stealing lot of gold-flled teeth from
tho museum of the university.
More than twenty five tons of paper
were used in printing tho ballots for the
recent election in Massachusetts. ~'.f
One thousand wild geese wcrc p,ir-
chased at Palmyra, Mo-, the othor day
by Hannibal firm engaged in the poul-
try trade. 80"
At tho Baptist Fair in Flint, Mich,
the spade with which tho ground was
broken for the now Baptist Church was
sold for $2iO.
Some hunters near Bowen, H., wound
cd big bald eagle and captured it. Tho
bird IS very vicious and measures seven
feet from tip to tip. s..i
A young farmer ut Moroland, Penn,
has nnmcd his COWS after his swccthcarts.
Although he has a large herd lie has
found names enough to go round
The eight standard chants Of the Russo.
Greek Church are original byzantine airs,
which have been preserved unchanged
for at least 700 years, and proably 1000.
~ wooden leg is about the last thing
one would suppose n thief would steal,
but oncstolcn in Topeka has been found
IN Kansas City and returned To the
owner.
a live lobster, half red and half green,
the dividing color line running length
Wise his whole body, is on exhibition in
Portland, Me. Fishermen say that spcci
mems like this are very rare.
London was first lighted in 1iil with
private lanterns. In 1875 the lanterns
were increased to 900, 900 in number.
In l7il the first Lighting net was pissed.
In 1920 gas was generally substituted for
oil. ~lI Wtili~U lpl
Paris (Ky.) hunters drove into Il hollow
log pcculinr-looking ANNUAL aud then
killed it. 1t WINS II creature hat none in
that region knew the mnc Of. II re-
scnblcs n catamount, but il Thought not
to be one. ...1..... ~.
a sharper ii mnlliuy u good income Ivy
advertising sure method of killing in
sccis. When you send him nifty cents
You receive arard with these Words "Gct
your insects TO smoke cigarettes. 1t will
kill them.
Nota golden egg from II goose, Int II
goli q,mriz from II ducks crop is II
jamestown Pcnn.) mnirs. good fortune.
The luck had licch digging hi tho gravel
bank on the mans farm Now the
fnrmcr is digging. II u,,
Several nights ago physician OF Litl,-
onia, Ga, had II call, and he picked up
II water bucket instead of his saddlc-bags
and went lurric,lly To his destination.
lie did not discover his mistake until he
went to "'losc" his patient.
Three young boys clopcd from Nice
and travelled ON foot TO Paris in order to
see the exhibition, and utter seeing il
and living on aims in liz Immediate
vicinity during several weeks, were ar
rested and returned home.
TO make mn egg stand ON end without
breaking the shell, place smnll looking
glass level on the tnblc, face upward;
take n fresh egg, shake IL Violently 80
that the white and yoke mix, then place
ii upon the point and it will stand in
equilibrium.
Prisian architect, proud of his
magnetic powers, sent the sweetheart Of
one of his friends 10 sleep the other day
and could not arouse her. Two hours
hard work by II chemist WINS necessary to
bring her To consciousness, and then the
amateur mcsmcriacr and his friends found
themselves in custody. lt.t
queer decision by n New Jersey jus
ticc of tho Pence is reported. John
Wolf put II stuffed wolf nj the door Lo
represent his name. A. dog DESTROYED
the sign, and The justice holds that, as
the stuffed wolf represented John Wolf,
the dog is guilty of biting the man, and
his owner must pay S25 damages.
John W. McClcllaid, OF Ilnyamorc,
Md. has succeeded in carving n wagon
ont Of II walnut block % inches long and
Sxl0 square. He cut the running gcrr,
tongue, chains, singlc-irccs, doublc-ircc,
stay chains, rubbcrs and wheels, all com
plctc and the whole works as any other
wagon and cannot be taken apart. He
says he values il mt $1,000.
The beard Of Henry s. Cook, tailor
OF Norwich, Conn, is az long us lie is.
MIR. Cook is small man, sixty years old.
Ills beard IS jet black and fine and silky.
and SO is his hair. When hc liz erect and
his beard unfurlel, he can step on six
inches Of il. He wears il ordinarily coilcd
IN wad inside his vest. Barn,m
wanted Mr.. Cook 10 travel S'ith his cir
Gus; but Cook is prosperous aud does
not care To be n freak