The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

oelng checked show that gun-metal
shoes are the most satisfactory.
Tho small / was originally written
without tho dot, but this was added in
the fourteenth century, as means of
distinguishing from in hasty and in
distinct writing.
Tho most valuable metal in tho
world is said to 30 gallium, which is
worth $3.50 an ounce. Calcium brings
Si,oo0 pound, and cerium Sl,92O per
pound. Gold is worth $40 pound
-Iomson-"I generally carry an UNI.
brclia when it looks like rain" Sam
son-"You lillowiso carry ono when it
doesn't look like rain. You carried ono
away from my house tho othcrday when
there wasn't a cloud in the y."-Yan-
kco Blade.
"A watch for blind people has been
invented in Switzerland. In the middle
OF every figure is a small peg. which
drops when tho hour hand reaches tho
figure. Tho owner feels that tho peg
is down, and counts back to twelve to
determine tho hour.
i. N. Blankinship, Of Marion, Mass,
has clock which was made in 1882
Tho works arc of brass, and tho clock
keeps as good time as it did when it
was made, 15S years ago, but tho ac-
counts vary as to the kind of time it
kept in 1882.
Mrs. Youngbrido-"A now what
else have you got that would be niece"
Groccr-"Wcll, mum, there's some very
fino eggplant Mrs. Youngbridc-
20, yes; do send up an cgg- plant.
Clarence is so fond of omelottc. -
America.
Fully thrcc-fourths of tho babies of
tho world go naked until they get to he
five or six years old. The Canadian In
dams keep their babies naked up to "A
certain point, and as for the little
Corcans, they woar nothing but a short
skirt until they arc US old as our school
boys.
A retired English army officer of
means is on a tour through the Western
States of America. When he sat down
to dinner day or two ago he mot with
quito surprise. The waiter who took
his order was his son, who had run away
from homo To scalp Indians somo seven
years ago.
A well known lawyer of Toronto
who is about to he married ordered his
wedding suit whcreupon it was attached
by lady to whom he owed S4l, the pay
mcnt OF which he had Systematically
evadad. His wedding garments arc now
in tho hands of Il court official, and will
be put up at auction if tho matter is not
settled
Anxious Mothcr-My dear, it's per-
fectly abominablo tho way the mon hug
you at these hotel hops. Now. look at
that couple coming this way. See how
respectfully that gentleman treats tho
lady he is dancing with. lie holds hor
almost at arms length" Pretty Daugh-
ter-'Iut ma, they are married, IN.
y. Weekly.
Can you do any thing with my ac-
Count to-day, sire" asked collector.
I'D like to pay it," replied Gazzam,
"but the fact is haven't any gold coin,
and the doctors declare that the notes
carry the microbes about Ono can't DO
too careful, you know, and under tho
circumstances ! wouldn't pay you with
notes for all tho world"
Tho average velocity of tho Gulf
| Stream is about three miles, vet there
are places whcro it attains speed OF
| iifty-four miles, per hour. Through tho
1ucatan Channel, the current is only
about fourth Of a milo per hour. In
the Straits of Bemini, howe yer, it has "A
breadth of fifty miles, depth of about
1000 feet, and velocity of between
four and five miles.
p. Thompson, OF Pine Canyon. Cal,
cut bee tree, and in taking out tho
honey he found several hawks crrs in
corporatcd in different layers of comb.
Tho comb had been built around tho
eggs in such Il manner as to leave them
in the center. Evidently there han
been contest rs to the right of possess
sion between bird and insect, and tho
latter had settled the case Without re-
course 10 tho courts.
Years ago Ruskin vented his spleen
against all kinds of cycles thuswiso: ~
not only object but am quito prepared
to spend all my best bad language
in reprobation of BIZ, tri- and
A., s., G. or 7-cyclcs, and every invon-
tion for supcrscding human feet on
Gods ground. TO walk, to run. toleap.
and to dance are the virtues of the human
body; and neither to stride on stills.
wrlgglo on wheels, or danglo on ropes,
and nothing i'll the training of tho hu-
man mind with the body will ovor SUI
persede the appointed Gods ways of
slow walking and hard working.
"A game hen died on Il. w. Gamblo's
place, at Cuthbcrt, Ga. This hen had
reached the age of fourteen years, lack
ing only few weeks. She continued
to lay eggs until IL year before sho died.
For several months she had been totally
blind, but was fed and watered regu-
larly by Miss Mary Gamble. In 1886,
when Mr. Gamble moved to Macon. this
hon was carried thorc, and brought
back whom he retnrnnd 10 Cuthhnr In