Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

one of our citizens. Getting sick of the
work when half completed he abandoned
it, and when the owner refused to pay
him for the unfinished contract, he sworo
he would 90 and STEAL THE HOLE. Should
no do so, and divide it up into fence post
holes and sell the same TO his neighbors,
can the original hole-der replevy the
holes, and take them back as his own
! property, or ought no to Gornishee the
purchaser and stop payment to the thief?
gfs"On the Chicago and Milwaukie
Railroad very EeOutiful application Of
the Photographic art is used on the sea-
gon passes and Communication tickets to
prevent their illegal transfer. When
person applies for season pass or ticket,
he ircloses his photograph taken on
small gummed label, and this is pasted on
the card which he receives. The conduc>
tor Of the tain can thus see at q glance
whether the bearer of pass or ticket car.
:ies the evidence of the right man being
in the right place
B7g" Eighty-three persons committed
suicide in Massachusetts, during the year
1859, Of whom siXty,eight were males,
and only fifteen fomales. The whole
number is one less than in 1853, and it is
a singular fact that the number in this
State does not vary much from ninety
each year.
BSS"An alderman was heard the other
day getting off the following specimen of
what may be called corporation " logici
All human things are hollow Pm a
human thing therefore I'm hollow. 1t is
contemplate to be hollow, therefore |
will stuff myself as full as | am able"
key"A Somewhat novel wedding occur.
red at the Church of Holy Trinity, in
Brooklyn, on Tuesday evening, Ten
married sisters appeared with their ten
husbands, and a small army of children
to celebrate the marriage of the eleventh
sister.
ga"A lad who had gone TO service
having had salad served up every day
for week, ran away, because" said she,
hey make me eat grass in the summer,
and | wur afraid they d make me eat
hay in the winter, and so | wur off"
gsS"Thcre is this difference between
happiness and wisdom: lie that thinks
himself the happiest man really is so:--
but he that thinks himself the wisest
man is generally the greatest foqi,
Gee~Tae ship Soranak lately sailed from
Philadelphia for Liverpool having or
board 4S cars for city railroads in England.
These cars we're built in Philadelphia,
and contain arrangements for burning
gas.
Rsg"rLere is one machine for printing
deaincs in the Pacific Mills, Lawrence,
Macs, which puts OF sixteen colors at one
continuous operation. There is only ore
other like it in the world.
B@y"The new Houses of Parlsmont
in London ere going to decay rapidly
The ammonia in the fogs which arise from
the river Thames this acts upon the stones
Of the buildings and dissolves them.
g@5"The Vice President of the United
States, the last Postmaster General the
present Secretary of the Interior, and tho
pres ent Secretary of War, were all prin-
ters.
ray"To distinguish steel from iron let
fall drop Of dilute nitric acid upon the
surface of the metal it produces dark
gray spot on steel, and green one OF
iron.
Es7"ln Chicago white corn sells for threa
cents per bushel more than yellow. Farms
ers should know this in season, and plant
the quality which is most highly priced.
Bs5"'A thick wash comPo,ed Of lime.
some salt, li.tlo molasses and some fine.
sand, applied to shingle roofs render then,
nearly fire proof and fsr more durable.
RSy' Every person in Great Britain pays.
annually an average about three pounds
sterling for the support of The governs
ment.
RsSaAbout 100000 worth of hard in:
dia-rubber, for the manufacture of combs.
is imported annually from the Uniteq
States into England
DEa5n The population of Canada West, BY
the last census taken amounts to ,4G0,=
900, that Of Canada East 300, ,O0O-ma-
king a total of 2, 100000.
Rs517In 1858 the aggregate tunnage of
the who'e English navy was only H.
S2O tuns, or about ono half of the GreoF
Eastern.
gs6~The tobacco crop of tho Unitet
States for 1860 amounted to 10j, ,OO6
hogsheads, valued at Sl0,OOO,OOO.