The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-28
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a.
The national life boat institution
last yearsave.t 8s7 lives from shipwreck.
There are over 40. children Mt
tending the schools in London who are
insufficiently fed.
Probably with tho intontion of
starting menagerie OF his own. on au-
dacious thief in st. Joseph, Mo-, stole an
elephant. two camels and five horses.
When steamer passes over the
Port Huron tunnel the noise of tie
wheel can readily DO heard in the hole,
which is at least forty feet under the
water.
"A tramp IN Birmingham, Ala, whilo
suffering with delirium tremens, saw
his big toe protruding from his we'll
worn boot. Imagining it to be snake
about to bite him, he smashed it with o
hammer.
Michael Fitzgerald, Jr. while Dor
rying up Bates Run, near Tunesta.
killed a black snake that measured ton
feet and seven inchos. This is, no
doubt, tho largest blacksnalo that has
boon killed i'll tho country this year
While fishing Off Fortunes Rocks at
Biddcford young lady lost valuable
ring. Having occasion n few DAYS later
to visit tho place she was more than
surprised to find tho identical ring living
in the sand near tho water.
"A Tuscarora New newspaper pre-
parcs tho young mind for tho coming Of
new school principal by tho remark
that tho officials teaching weight is
about two hundred and twenty-five
mounds vi n rfiS inl,
tain conditions might be made to ap-
proximate a ton"
Hearing tremendous noise in the
ongine-room an Auburn, Me-, engineer
rushed below to find the governor belt
OIL tho engine running wild and O
room filed with steam. He immcdi-
ately appreciated the situation and did
what few men would-groped about till
no found the stop-valvo and slowed tho
engine.
"A remarkable incident occurred in
Hartford recently. A mink trottcd
right into the heart of tho city, among
throngs of people On the streets. and
passed all kinds oe dogs with imptlnity,
and finally made his way into the back
yard of big store on Asylum street.
In the yard mon corncrcd him and tried
to capture him alive, but he fought so
desperately that thoy had to kill him.
Says business man. writing from
tho City OF Mexico: "Why do you Amor
leans put five cents on letter to Mex
leo when two are enough? Is cash SO
abundant III Northern houses that you
can SC waste it? Pray tell your people
that only a 'phulc' will put any more
postage on 4 Mexican lettor or paper
than on ono destined for the United
States-clso why tho postal treaty? One
half my correspondents thus foolishly
contribute to Unclo Sans cxcheoucr."
Some jokcrs at Schcnloy Park,
Pittsburgh, had = little fun with Hum
garian, who asked for work. They
gravcly gave him position as hostler
to bear and supplied him with 4 curry
comb and brush The bear enjoyed be-
ing scratched with the curry-comb, and
showed it by rolling on the ground as
fast as hc was cleaned. lie also evinccd
his appreciation by playfully clawinr
his valet, and by the time tho latter had
completed his job he had no clothes on
worth mentioning.
--Goorge w. Keenc. OF South Boston,
deserves TO live until he is ninoty-nino
years old in order to complete his re-
gaId OF mines. His father died in 1850
at the ago Of siXty-ninc, and was buried
on January 90. Mr. keone himself was
married May 20. enlisted in tho civil
war July 10, 1868; was mustered ont
June 20, 1865, and was discharged July
D. Ills son was married October 20. On
the 9th of August he received an injury
which ncccssitated his removal to tho
city hospital, hut he was discharged on
tho 10Th. He is lifty-nine years old.
Tho English Industries states TINT
q novel industry, resting strictly en-
chemical principles and needing nothing
but little capital and dash of dis
honesty to develop it, is said to be prac-
ticed in Florida. 1t consists in avoid
ing dependence upon the slow and i'm
perfect ripening OF lemons by the SUMS
rays, by picking the fruit while green
and exposing it to tho fumes of burning
sulphur. whereby it's color is changed
to rich golden yellow, infinitely moro
attractive than the natural hue. at is
truo that the interior of tho lemon is
practically FREQ from juice, fact which
tho hyporcr itical might reckon a slirht
drawback; hut this is, after all, trivial
matter, affecting only the consume" is
tho salve applied to tho conscience