Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06
Darifties.
In Baltimore, last year, $4,000 tons
Of phosphate were manufactured and
seld.

oI puoePuate W0Ie mauus"0s"ssu anu
seld.
Cincinnati is already making prepar-
ations for this years Industrial Exhibi-
| ton.
In Boston. during January. 10. 7S9
poor families were supplied with soup,
at cost of $1s23 90.
Two San Frsscisco capitalists recent
ly bought 100000 acres Of land in
Oregon at the ratelof 81 .gold. per acre.
Some custom house detectives recent
ly attended lsvee at the White House
to see if the ladies appeared in smug-
gled dresses.
"Is that your ehildi'' asked New
York policeman Of little ten year old
nurse. mo. it belongs to another
woman" was the reply.
The Washington National Intelligen-
Ger is shortly to be revived, as Demo-
cratic journal. with Hon. Alexander
Dslmar as manager.
Too TRuE.-A dreadful misanthrops
is Of the opinion that. after ones rela-
tions, there are no more dangerous en-
emies than ones friends.
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A Canadian paper lately recorded the
death Of young woman in Tilsonburg.
caused by the silly habit Of sleeping
with her tightly-laced corsets on.
A Kentucky paper endeavors to pay
a delicate compliment to . favorits
actress by calling her . '.swsst little
red d-hoired chandelier kicker"
Some of the poor-house authorities
in London have discovered new
method Of utilizing paupers. The
more picturesque are let out as models
| to artists at rs cents per hour.
The Chicago bankers have presented
a petition to the Illinois Legislature,
asking that Washington birthday and
election days be declared legal holidays
in that State
The Richmond Wing says that many
| Of the Richmond artists have received
orders from Philadelphis for portraits
Of virginians who were sigDsrs Of the
Declaration Of Independence.
An enterprising New York manager
is about reviving in that metropolis the
days of chivalry, and has made arrange
msnts for giving grand tournament in
the style Of days gone by.
Many persons will be surprised to
learn that Liverpool, England. is not
an incorporated city. It is merely q
town. and a movement is proposed in
the direction Of obtaining city char
ter.
Ex-Governor Seymour, Of New York,
recently met with a painful accident
through touching his eyes with his
hand, on which few drops Of sulphate
of copper had been spilled.
They build very large residences out
West. An Iowa paper says, Its only
twenty -one years since the first house
was erected in Burlington. and now
it contains 20, 120 inhabitants.
A contemporary thinks the best way
to enjoy things is to use them, and sees
very little sense in having gorgeously
furnished parlor and allowing it to re-
main in darkness, while the family
occupy dingy sitting room in the back
building.
One hundred years ago there were
thirty seven weekly newspapers publish
ed in the colonies; not one daily. To-
day. there are over $50 dailies publish
ed in the United States, while the num-
Der of weeklies is simply illimitable.
Old bachelor uncle, "Well, Charles,
what do you want w" Charley,
"Oh. l want to be rich." Uncle.
erich! Why so ?" Charlie. ''Because
I want to be petted, and ma says you
are an old fool and must be petted be-
cause you are rich. But it's a great
secret and I mustn't tell"
During the late bathing season, an
individual walked up to the Office of a
seaside hotel, and with a considerable
flourish signed the book and exclaimed:
I'm Lieutenant Governor of -"
THAT doesn't make any difference"
says the landlord. "you'll be treated
Just as well as the Others"
When boy has waltssd dozen cats
to the bottom Of a nillpond stolen apples
from the old woman on the corner for
year. and read '.Robison CrussevI
and ''Darwin's Theories, the father of
that boy considers it his christian duty
to send him to learn the printing bust
ness. There are some exceptions to
this rule, however
A little canal Of twenty-three miles
was wanted in China in 1926. Time
must be precious there. though lie is
so cheap. Only six weeks we're given
in which to dig it, though it went
through great forests and over extensive
marshes; twenty thousand men work
ed upon it night and dav. and over