Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-30
ODDS AND g NOS,

notes are, on tie av erage, made daily.
About 3os Org an grinders arrive in
London every June from Italy, and
leave again al out October.
A New b ampshiro woman has set
out 10 coz mt the kernels of corn on
81, uoo In' i sized cobs, and at last re-
ports ST e had got through with 5000
cooS a. Id was not discouraged.
The British military authorities an
nou nee as the subject for the prize es-
say of the United service institution for
1890, ''The tactical operations of the
future as affected by the introduction
OF magazine rifles and machine and
quick firing guns and smokeless pow
der"
Last year there were 5, ISL calls to
fires in London. OF these 594 were
false alarms, 1919 were chimney fires
and 1888 for other fires, 15S of which
resulted in serious damage Forty-four
persons were burned to death. To eN-
tinguish the fires 20, 900, 600 gallons, or
93, 900 tons, of water were used.
The highest meteorological station in
Europe is on top of the Sounblick, in
Austria, 10, 16S feet above the level of
the sea. The operator is Peter Lech-
ner. who lives there with no human
companion, and with no communities
ton with the outer world except by
telegraph and telephone.
The Pixies Peak cogway will be IL
Illuminated the entire seven miles by
electricity. Cartoons will sparkle on
top of the old giant of the Rockies,
and night train will be run for the
benefit of those who enjoy novelty. 1t
will require an enormous outlay OF
money to put in the plant, but the
contractors say it will he done.
The English army and navy is being
outraged by the sight of men in the
uniform of the highest officers parading
about the streets of London at the
head of professions of sandwich men
advertising soap, and it is found that
there is no law to prevent any one
from wearing any uniform except that
of a policeman.
The Russian government has taken
g step toward alternating the condition
of prisoners. 1t has purchased a
steamer to convey prisoners on their
way to Siberia down the Volga instead
of sending them on the old barges,
which made the voyage terrible
cruelty.
The rag ball at Vienna at the close
Of the carnival season was q great sue
cess and melted $4,000 for the poor OF
the city. The highest members OF the
local ariStocracy in costly carica.urs
of ragged costumes danced at the ball,
grand ladies assisted as beggars, there
were ragged quadrilles OF honor, three
imperial archdukes figured as scaven-
gers, and military officers. disguised as
beggars, danced cancan.
On half acre of land in Middles-
borough, Ky, the town which is now
having a boom. there are twentyfour
distinct varieties of trees, as follows:
White oak, walnut, red oak, poplar,
cherry, sassafras, persimmon, plum,
maple, mulberry, pawpaw, hickory,
water beech, dog wood, sycamore,
willow, ash, elm, red haw, box elder,
sweet gum, spicewood, black gum,
black haw
During storm which recently
ragged in the canton of Nerfchatel, in
Switzerland, a shower of living cater
pillars fell on the hill of Cretets. They
were in myriads, and of three species
some yellow, the others black and
varying in length. Among the cater
pillars were many other insects. The
Source from which the gale conveyed
them is unknown.
Stanley says that during his recent
African expedition he came across a
new and interesting race of blacks, the
Wahoumas, who were absolutely Eu
ropean in type and very intelligent.
They appeared to be descendants of the
ancient Philippians, who settled in a
way not known to him in Equatorial
Africa. These people never mingled
with the aboriginal races, but kept
their blood intact, considering the or
binary negroes beneath them.
Two years ago the condition of that
beautiful monument of Moorish art,
the cathedral of Seville, once mosque,
excited great anxiety. \ pillar and
part of an arch in the nave fell. and
fears We're entertained that the whole
building might suddenly collapse. 1t
is now believed that by massive sub
struction the danger of further mis-
chief has been averted The fallen pill
lar and arch are being replaced, and
other extensive repairs and restora-
tons are being CARRIED out.