The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-10

New. Note. Compiled From the Times"
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
THE war in Frankfort, by. against the
cigarette has resolved itself into a question
a. TO whether or not prohibition prohibits.
The outcome Of the onslaught on the cigar
cite habit will be watched with keen inter-
est by every BODY. whether they are interest
ed iu its suppression or not. Frankfort -
in the great cigarette producing region, ana
the smoking Of tobacco In this form j. de-
clared 10 be- very prevalent among young
and old men. As this Is the first deter
mined effort which has ever been made 10
do away with the cigarette. the success or
failure Of the movement In Frankfort ~
likely 10 have a great effect. determining
whether similar efiOrt- 10 regulate the sale
Of tobacco in other places shall be made.
II takes prodigious amount Of yegeta-
bic matter to form a layer Of coal IL being
estimated that the present growth Of the
world would make a layer less than Of
an inch i'm thickness. and that % would take
q million years Of vegetable grOwths 10
form a coal-bed ten feet in thickness. The
United States has ana area Of more than
10000 square miles of coal-helds. and more
than lOO.UOO.OOO tons Of coal were mined IN
this country last year. enough 10 run ring
around the earth at the centre - feet wide
and 81 feet thick. Competent scientists
say that there Is enough coal in the United
states to supply the world for the next 1000
years.
ONE woman has made the silk gowns Of
the Justices Of the United states Supreme
Court for the past forty years, and she gets
500 Tor each one Of them. They are an
made alike, the only difference being M the
material. the Chief Justice wearing black
Chinese satin. while his associates are
rObed in black silk. The Chief Justice
always wears new gown when he
,wears in "a President. The new gown D.
ALWAYS subject 10 a good deal OF criticism
by the older justices, and It's 90 is closely
scanned.
4 UTICA physician has % bear the banter
of his medical friends on account OF a nae
tural mistake that he made recently. \
patient called 10 bee treated for a severe
cold. lie described his troubles az leneii-
and the doctor advised him % go home ana
soak his feet in hot water. THAT viii DO 300
gOOd.r was the reply OF the sick man. "llOW
Is that" asked the doctor, little put OUT.
b. Nv legs are cork" said be, with "a smile.
The doctor did not fail To appreciate inc
of the reply.
THE administration will earn the gratl-
tude Of the country 10 takes the control Oh
Castle Garden from am irresponsible state
board and places il where 10 bclougs-in iic
hands of Federal officials. 10 VIII make
little difference how many new laws arr
passed regulating immigration so long as
their enforcement is entrusted TO New 1 OH
Democratic politicians.
Ten thousand men and boys who, at this
season Of the year, depend upon ice har-
yesting for their living along the Hudson
river are now idle. There is less than
6J. OOO tons of ice now in the stOrehOusee
where half million tons are usually kept.
Evidently ice water is 10 become iuNui
and the American stomach viii Dee saved.
HERE is way TO tell how fast YOU arc
travelling I'm railway car: Every time the
car passes over a rail joint there is a di--
tincf click. Count the number of these
clicks I'm twenty seconds and YOU nave ine
number of miles the train is going per hour.
This is simple matter0f arithmetic, as the
length Of therail is uniform.
ABOUT two years ago salt was discover
ed in the town of Hutchinson. Kansas. 10.
dav there are twelve establishments in OPP
Grafton. with combined output OF 1867
900 barrels OF salt per annum, and much
further development is expected, the HELD
Of operations is 30 great and the salt ol
such purity.
A SQUIRREL was killed recently on it-
way from "a grain field in SAN joaquin
county. CAL, and ON examination OF iis
pouches they were found 90 contain elH
grains Of wheat. which goes 90 show how
much damage few of the animals can do.
A MISSOURI pensioner drawing Sli q
month boosted 90 "a stranger that De could
set more fence than amy man IN the county
When his pension was stopued he found
out that the stranger was government de-
tectiye sent 90 investigate his case.