The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-02-04
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Opium smoking is absolutely prohib-
tied in japan.
Last year 4o,ooo,ooo artificial teeth
were made in this country.
Coal is mined in thirty>one out Of tn e
forty-four States in the Union.
The Bellamy colony in Evanston has
proved to be comrletasailure.
Physicians head the list of suicides in
this country for the past ten years.
Ash Wednesday this year falls on
March and Easter Sunday on April II.
During the last war the Government
had 800 ships of war. such as they were.
In the past year more than 100000
barrels of beer were brewed in Milwau-
kee.
A Judge in Maine has ruled that He
brew children can play baseball on Sun
day.
Some vandal has painted whiskers on
the face of marble angel in the Gene
tary at Albion.
To extinguish an oil fire, bran of any
kind of mill feed, thrown upon it will be
found to be effective.
The dolphin is the fastest swimmer in
the sea, and can make more than TWEEN
ty-two miles an hour.
The time to try on shoes is in the lat-
ter part of the day, when the feet are at
+boir m q yimun size
A newspaper in Kansas has shown
how a man ''can be a gentleman" in
that Safe on SIG a month.
There are 100 men employed in the
Bank of England and their united sal
aries am ount to about 81 100000 year
A labor union in Haverhill, Mass, has
made the very unpleasant discovery
that it's most trusted leader is a detec-
tive.
MANY persons will be surprised to
learn that the United States has since
its existence formally declared war but
once.
Colors passing through a prism can be
made to produce sound, and as might
be anticipated red and green make the
loudest noises.
There are said to be $4,000 newspaper
women in London, who have among
them twenty two press clubs and au-
thors' societies.
A bill has been introduced in the Leg
islator of Maryland to release Archer's
surnties from the obligation they in>
Cured by going on his bond.
A Congressman from California has
intro luced bill to prohibit Chinese
from entering the United State under
any circumstances whatever.
During the last year 1, 713 persons ap
piled for civil service examination in
Massachusetts, and of the whole number
only twenty nine had ever been to col
lege.
Perfect mutton will be firm and juicy,
a rather dark red in color, and with a
good deal of hard, clear white fat, much
more in proportion to the lean than in
beef
In recent libel suit in Detroit there
was a diversity OF opinion DIS 10 GHe YER
dict ranging from six cents to $1,000
A compromise was finally reached on
$1,000.
The Indianapolis Sentinel says that
the surgical institute which was burned
there the other day was known to be a
death trap by those who had taken pains
to examine it.
Some idea Of the severity of the recent
drought in Maine may be obtained when
it is related that for several days far
mer in Machias was obliged to give his
cattle cider to drink.
A Swiss savant is said to have made a
discovery by which he reduces milk to a
dry powder in such a manner that by
the addition of water it at once assumes
all of it's natural properties.
the United States composed of husbands
and wives, and there are about two huns
dred American women who practice law
or control legal publications.
The secretary Of the National Divorce
Reform League reports that six States,
containing more than one-fourth the
population of the country, have created
commissions to promote uniform legis-
lation upon marriage and divorce.