Middletown transcript., 1876-11-11
Uarietits.
The Cape Cod cranberry crop is only
half the usual quantity.

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A Florence Mass milkman ha.
served one customer 20 years.
Horse thieves are doing good bust.
ness in Connecticut this fall.
Cardinal red will be the fashionable
, shade for ladies' hair this season.
Wisdom is the talent of buying yir-
tuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.
A child. 8 years Of age, fell dead Of
heart disease on the street in Neenah.
Wis.
| Water is so scarce in Connecticut
that many depend on cider for drinking
purposes.
To think kindly of each other is good
but to act kindly toward one another il
best of all.
Tho public schools of Brattleboro.
w., are closed because of the prevalence
of diptheria.
No man can long keep locked up in
his heart strong desire to do good; il
will show itself in action.
A royal crown is being manufactured
at st. Petersburg for Prince Milan and
sword of honor for Tchernayeff.
A leather belt recently manufactured
for paper mill in Delaware measured
1861 BY 5 feet and weighed 2212
pounds.
The dyeing of animals is now quite
common in Paris. A lady in that city
recently drove four horses dyed bril-
liant magenta.
Vergennes, the oldest city in New
England, is called the smallest CITY in
the world. its area being less than two
square miles.
Storms move much slower over the
ocean than over the land. and steam
ship can easily keep ahead of common
storms
Music is the only sensual gratifica-
ton which men may indulge in to ex-
cess without injury to their moral or re-
ligious feelings.
Many Of the Indiana cities are e.tab-
fishing night schools for the winter
months, for the benefit of youths and
young men and women.
The last male descendant in the direct
line from John Winthrop, first Cover
nor of Massachusetts,, is Col. John Win
throp, now resident Of Newport. RI.
1t is estimated that there is public
house to every $50 persons in Great
Britain. and that $3.50, 900, 900 are
spent there annually in strong drink.
Charles Ar Shove, Boston tea mer-
chant, was the first Chinaman ever ma
turalized in this country. He took out
papers in 1860, and has
voted in every presidential election
since.
The Swedish Ministers connected
with the Illinois, Minnesota and Wis
'onsin Conferences are about to organ
ze Swedish Conference. 1t will have
about fifty ministers and 5000 lay mem
oers
The engineer of the French Exposi-
ion of 1873, Mr.. Krautz, intends to
initiate the He'll Gate explosion by open.
ng in similar manner the excavations
or the basement of the Exhibition
'uilding.
Bessie Turner is q waitress in New
ork downtown restaurant, having lost
fine position as teacher bv test;fv;no
Or Plymouth Church, which, having
o further use for her, leaves her to
hirk for herself.
An old resident of Medway, Mass,
'as sent to the poor house, the other
eek, on the same day that his SON laid
,e foundation of fine double house in
le most aristocratio part of the village
II himself.
A man has recovered $4,000 in
antucket, Mass, for injuries received
coming in contact with q bay win
ow projecting over the sidewalk. The
Tner of the house where the accident
'curred pays $4,000 of the amount.
The annual income Of the charities of
onden amopnts to nearly S12, 2,O0O,.
10. Of this large amount nearly two
lrds is derived from voluntary oontri-
ltions. the other third being derived
'm dividends, property or trade.
A man was playing dice in a saloon
Knoxville, California. whom the fu-
raj procession of his wife passed by.
went to the door, waved bis hat.
rrahed, and returned to his game.
lat night he was almost killed 6y an
Furiated mob.
Some amusement was caused in an
'glish court by female witness who
the oath being administered, repeat
y kissed the clerk instead Of the
ok. It was some time before she
s made to understand the proper
at least the legal-thing to do.
Put it out Of the power of truth to
. you an i'll character, and if any,
iy report you not to be an honest
q let your practice give him the lie;
to make all sure, yos should resolve
live no longer than you can live hon
y, for it is better to be nothing than
nave.
t is estimated that there are now in
ration in the United States no less
800 paper mills, which are valued
$40, 600, 900 of capital invested.
a total production Of $40, 900, 900.
'se mills give employment nominally
20. 900 people, whose earnings are
ed up at $40. 100000 annually.
IN Episcopal throne costing $4,000
been erected in Christ Church
'edral, Oxford, as a memorial of the
Bishop Wilberforcs. Other me-
ials have been erected in the shane
ulldings attached to Cuddesdon Col
. There were 512 subscribers, and
yether these memorials cost &37.-