The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-02
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Marguerite Boyenyal. a French woman.
has slept continuously since 1888.
jerry Simpson is said to have been the
first member OF Congress TO ride wheel
The New York Academy OF Medicine
has adopted a report Of eNr erts. declaring
that leprosy is not contagious IN this ell
mate.
Eliza stephens and Henry Chain doth
coloredJ. aged respectively siIty-fiye AMI
seventy eight years. were married III
Charlottesville. Ga. recently. The bride
was dressed in pure white.
Prince Dimitri Khukoy. Russian no
beman. has followed the advice Of Count
Tolstol and divided his estates among
the peasants. reserving but seven acres
for his own cultivation
The Exchange ana Mart London pub
mcauon, contains the following extraor-
binary advertisement: Bargain Lady
leaving England permanently must sell
family grave. hold five. marble slab"
Governors-elect Llewellyn Powers in
Maine. Hazen Il. Pngree I'm Michigan.
Frank s. Black I'M New York, and John
r. Rogers in Washington, who were
chosen az the last election. are all natives
OF Maine.
The New York Journal says that the
true reason for Bryan's sudden terrnlna-
tior OF his lecture tour was that his
managers violated their agreement and
advertised him with huge posters and
other methods obnoxious 10 him.
such a demand for American cotton has
sprung up In Japan and China that II
pays TO ship the product from the cot
ton States all the way to San Francisco
by rail- and there put 1t ON board vessels
for its destination.
The following advertisement recently
appeared in the London Post: An oppor
tunity occurs by which a gentleman. un-
der thirty. of good education and means.
may Dee adopted by a childless Duke. the
title descending by letters patent to the
adopted son.
The miners on Glacier creek. Alaska, in
tend 10 DO "a great deal Of burning this
wintcr-that is. ,haw out the frozen gravel
boy means OF fire The buniu commences
when the winter fairly sets in and the
streams are frozen solid. Wood costs s.
per cord at the stump. and often costs
$40 10 ~ for hauling The gravel is taken
ont aud is stored and washed in the
spring.
The stingiest man in the world resides
i'm Lumpklu county. ga. says the Mug
get. Ile not only sued a person FOR IS
cents. but rendered "a bin for 81 TO his
sister for a sack Of flour and some lard
used while she and nelshbors were sitting
up with the corpse OF his father AT his
house not long since. besides charging
hls daughter % cents for what she ate
while visiting him on that occasion.
II Senator Morrill,. of Vermont. lives
TIN March "a he will have served five
ful terms ia the United States Senate.
which no man has yet done. His nearest
competitor was Senator Benton. OF Mis-
souri, who served four terms and half
The German Minister of War has issued
general order 10 the effect that military
honors are no longer 10 be rendered At
tine funerals Of officers who have com
mitted suicide. whose names are Likewise
10 Doe made public instead Of being kept
secret.
The Paris Ky) News tells OF queer
character who for a number OF years has
been an inmate OF the Bourbon County
Iniirmary. She is seyenty-nve years old.
IS now living with her seventh husband
and has changed her religion five times
A. the widow OF the sixth husband. she
was entitled 10 a pension. and applica-
ton for the bounty was quickly followed
by request for "a permit 10 take unto
herself husband No. T. who 3 blind
Being advised that the marriage would
invalidatc her pension claim. she was
told 10 choose between "A pension and a
husband. She meditatcd n moment and
replied II don't know the value OF a
pension but do know husbands value.
Gimme the husband "