The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

tween Ural and tho Okhotsk Sea-. A we'll
was recently dug in this region, when it
was found that at depth of 118 motors
the ground was still frozen.
Ono of the biggest Holsters on record
was recently caught at Whitby, En-
gland. 1t measures from snout to OK
tremity Of tail, 10 in; circumference OF
body, Is in; full breadth of tail, 8 in;
length OF crusher claw, IL in; weight,
when alive, 8 lbs, 5 o.
"A big shark caught near Asbury
Park had in its belly four bushels of fish
and parts Of mans log and foot. 1t
was liz feet long, and was caught in
Joifrey's fish pond, having followed a
school Of fish into the Enclosure. 1t was
killed with considerable difficulty.
Tho Golden Rod is the choice of
81,S0S school children of New York who
have sont their votes for a State flowor
to the Department of Public Instruc-
ton. The Rose ran it a close race, COM
ing second, with 1906 Tho Daisy was
poor third-33, COS.
-Claribcl-''I should like n copy OF
Tho Stolen Rope Assistant-.I
don't know of any such song" Claribel
~ ~ SoSo Iuil, tun, tumpty-
tum. >" (hums tho air). Assistant
You mean tho Lost Chloride" Claribel
20. yes; that's it,
--Drummer-''See here. had room
way up on tho third floor, and YOU
charged mo moro than your rates for
downstairs rooms" Chicago Hotol-
keeper = Certainly. Tho top floor
rooms arc above tho smoke, and tho OK
ira charge is for sunshine"
FIN after Citing thor house in
sured fur $3.50, Bridget" "Arrah an
whcre's thor money, Pat?" 'Faix, thoy
won't pay that till Their house is burnt
down." "0ch, eff thoy won't give it to
yoz now, niver cent will they giyo
when there's no house at all"
MARY, love you deeply. Will you
DC my wifoP' II don't know, George.
Can you support moo" 81 think so.
You have little something, haven't
your" eyes; I have $500 year"
why, then, It's perfectly oasy. lam
sure VIC could live on $1,000 a year.
Harper's I3.zar.
Another famous tree has fallen be-
foro the woodlands axe. 1t was hurc
chestnut, nine feet and four inches in
diameter, and stood on the old Elder
Wlnsor Farm, near Grcenvillc, Rhode
Island. Its trunk was hollow enough
In 1872, during the Dorr rebellion, to
contain the arms Of tho rebels. who hid
them there after their dofeat at Acotc's
Hill.
Mr.. Singerly, of tho Philadelphia
Record, has found q calf six months old
which carries its heart in small sac
under the skin OF its neck. Tho calf
gambols on tho green much as other
calves do, gives promise of living n
long and useful life, and Mr.. Singerly
is justly proud of it.
"A Coon Rapids telegram saws: "Dan
hendricks, living near Viola. Iowa.
killed two-lcggcd rattlesnake tho
other day. 1t was three feet long. and
had two legs, two inches long about
SIX inches below tho head. When first
seen 1T was walking on tho legs, wrir-
Cling tho lowor portion of it's body. 1t
had five rattles.
Tho tract distributor who handed
tract on the sin of dancing to soldier
who had lost both logs has rival. To
n fruit pcddlor who is without hands
Now Haven distributor gave Il tract
bearing warnings against card PLAYING.
The tract rested on the basket hanging
from the vendors neck, and, by attract
Ing attention, materially increased his
sales
Josiah Wardell, an Ohio farmer, has
the champion egg-laying duck She
began operations some timc in February,
and by strict attention to business sho
has made record that entities hor to a
rcd card. Up to last week sho had laid
III eggs just now she is cnioying n
well-carncd vacation. but thore is no
telling how soon sho will get tired of
loafing and settle down to work again.
A pair of belligerent bulls. says the
Portland Oregonian, engagod in force
battle on the track of the Astoria and
South Coast railroad the other day. and
for nearly half an hour tho trainmcn
we're unable to drive them away in order
to got the train through. Hugo clubs
were worn out over the heads and backs
of the animals, but without avail, until
at last they grew weary and sullenly
scrambled away.
Rattan is tho product of climbing
vine of the palm species, growing in the
Celebcs and other Malayan countries.
Starting with trunk as thick az a mans
log, 1T winds through the forest, now
wrapping tall tree in its folGs, and then
descending again to earth and trailing
along in snake-like curves until it can
lind some other stately troe to fasten
and climb upon in its pursuit of light
and air. Its flow of sap is so intense
that tho thirsty traveller has at all times
q tumblcrful Of cool, refreshing water
at command by cutting off few foot of
tho rattan and putting ono of tho SOY.