The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-08

North mherland. PA. at the confluence
| Of the Susquehannas north and ives
branches has a worldwide fame anon.
chemists AS the former residence an
burial place Of DR. Joseph Irlestly. the
| dlscovercr II oxygen gas and pernap.
principle founder Of modern chemistry
When he came from England 90 America
! about 1924 the chair ~ chemistry Wa
offered rim by the University of Penn
! syl1aria. but he declined IL. saying that
| BEE wished 10 live I'm the country. and
soon after seuled ~ NCrthumberland
! II, died there ten y'ars later. HIS hous0
wa stll standing when the centennial
! of chemistry was celebrated at NOrthum
bcrlInd I'm 1874.
The c'nterbcard Is said to have been
the invention % enc J)cccks Swain.
boat builder IF Seayillo. twenty miles
! rorth OF Cape MAY. He secured let
! ters rattnt on Il April i0. 1911. 81 mol
/ ~ james Madison. President and James
| Monroe. Secretary Of state. originally
| u was ki own as a "CeutsrL9ard.' The
pew movable keel vas aft,rward called
a 'le"bc ard through the efforts of Ger
IAN builders 10 cvsde the terms OF
swain patent by cutting on one sid"
.hpteh OF So carly am origin. the CEN
teIboarl did rot become widely popular
unth aiter $50 or about the time the
America took the famous cup ut C0wes
"A san Francisco fisherman has cat
ildt is SAID TO love water as much as
olher cats love rug I'm front OF Il crate
hre. w non he goes fishing the cat lies
qulety IA the boat and does not appear
10 mind how wet he gets A,uen the
seine with its load of live fish is hauled
IN the cat SEXES the largest one. trying
70 snake II as he would a. mouse. lie
does II entirely FOR sport, as he never at
temptS 10 eat the large nsh, and lives
almost wholly on the smaller ones used
tor bait.
Inc silver dollar Of Uncle sam will
ctlebrate the centennial anniversary Of
us birthday upon october 18th next. on
July Us. 1924. the Bank of Maryland dcp0s-
itef AT the Philadelphia mint French
coins Of the value OF Sso7i5 for coinage
into silver dollars under tine act of 1875.
The first lot OF these finished coins Was
delivered on October DE- I4l Tn .ra were
l'N Of them i'm an. and they were pre-
cursors the first waves Of the vast flood
tide Of silver dollars that has poured ont
upon the country during the 100 years
that have elapsed.
During continual dry spell I'm south
Florida. reptiles often are Obliged 90
resort 10 unique methods for obtaining
fresh water one need not Doe surprised
while pumping water tO see little brown
frogs issue from he pump and one man
was rather stratled while pumping
- see a snake two feet long issue from
the spout. and upon striking the ground
quickly craWled under house. The
reptiles crawl into the pump 20 enjoy
the water held mp by the valves.
My hope for the human race is bright
as the morning star, for It, glory Is com
ing % man such as The most inspired
tongue OF prophets and Of poets has
never been able 10 describe THE gate
Of human opportunity S. tIrning IN it-
hinges. and the light is breaking through
Its chinks. possibilities are opening. IN!
human nature is pushing forward toward
them.-EmersOn.
\ novel shaving record has been es-
tahlished by a Hungarian barber BE
made n bet Of 100 forms that he would
on railroad journey OF tWcnty-nine
minutes from Pityan 10 Ncust1dt shave
fifteen men without cutting them The
bet was more than won. for he actually |
shaved three more than the stipulated !
number.