The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25

over half "a million dollars are annually
paid 10 nearly 1000 United states pen
sioners who live i'm other countries lhey
are said TO bee more trouble and expense
10 the Government than those VINO I'VE
at home.
Germany leads the world I'm the NUM-
Der of publications yearly ISSUED from tNe
press. There is no data. however. To
show the actual quantity or matter en-
bodied I'm them.
Naval experts have discovered rs the
paint carried aboard ships OF war d. a.
constant menace 10 the vessel ana crew
on which it is carried.
I'm return for unkind remarks made hy
the New York newspapers. Kansas pro
poses 90 send q train-l0ad of provisions To-
that cts for distribution among the desc
tiiute poor.
Miss Elizabeth Smith. Of Norwalk
Conn. says she was warned in dream
not 90 marry ne young man 10 whom
she was engaged. and although every
ur.uarltiOn had been made lOr the we'd
ding She positively refused TO marry him
The excavations which have been cai-
ried ON of late around the Coliseum ~
Rome for the purpose Of giving more
complete yiaW Of the beSt-pre-trNfd ~ldr
of the amphitheatrc. have brought %
light number OF Christian iomhs oi
different periods.
one of Speaker Reeds suits of clothes
was recently stolen from his cottage. 200
Grand Beach. and is travelling around
the country adjoining tne person OF
tourist barber.
There are 800 silk manufactures in the
United States. capitalized di HNNNNW' dhi
giving employment 90 moro than 900 Wl
persons including .nWW women ana
girls. The industry has shown ~ marked
Increase since the census OF lNm
EVANGELIST Moody expressed much SUR
Prise at tine quality of the singing at
Sing Sing prison. when hc conducted -rf-
vices there recently the New York sun
shows that music receives 81 great zeal
of attention at the institution.
Andrew Madison. "a grand nephew Of
President Madison i- being sued TOR 9l-
V0rCe loo New York The testimony D. dee
Cidediy uucompiimentay to ih" drirn-
dant.
A cat on ann electric pole in New YORK
the other day was given more .itniioh
hv some of the newspapers tlah tAeH own
circulation claims.
The Chestertown Md laundrymn at
THANKSGIVING made several -iIe III" .i.'
patrons bui before he hld competed DOS
list found THAT the holiday occasion WIS
not Christmas ns hr bad supposed. ANA
Immediately collected the gifts. Wnirn
were again given our Tuesday. ANA COM
sisted of dainty chinese -llh hiudktt-
chiefs and Tiny box OF tea boo the 'orig-
inal package
Professor Sloan. OF the South Caro-
line College. las just employed the koeni-
zen far- TO satisfy an tN-IOufrderIte
soldier that wound received ui the Date
tle Of Petersburg is incutable.
The present King of Spain is Alphoneo
Kill. who succeeded 20 the throne Boo the
year of his birth. 1856. There b.. perhaps.
no country ON the globe which can boast
of "a longer line OF sOVcreigus than Spain.
From 1f3 down 20 the present time Spain
has been ruled Boy no less than lsi Kings.
This extraordinary number OF -oNereisns
Is explained by the fact that up 10 the
union of Ferdinand and Isabella the cm-
pire was divided into several dependant
mOnarchics
4 Belfast Nle) judge has ruled that
shaking dice for cigars is not gambling,
but shaking them for money is.
Illinois spends az least Ne0Oo year
I'm Furnishing criminals. II spends scarce
u.s. anything for their reform.
IN 20 this time the state Of South
Carolina has received $1,000 from the rum
business.