The Newtown bee., 1879-04-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Farmers and canary birds are now putting in seed.
 Late to bed and early to ryes wears out the strongest constitution.
 Italy will soon Legin the culture of oysters and other mollusks.
 The Chicago I,ltcr-0coan sadly con cludes that Sitting Bull doesn't sitworth a cent.
 Last year the West packed 7,4sO.6iS hogs, which is 974, POP more than the previous year.
 He who protrudes his ear into your face when you are talking is doubtless an ear-sighted man.
 The attraction between the small boy and the mud puddle is daily augmented The mud puddle is something to ado mire.
 Mary, have you given the goldfish fresh water?" "No, ma'am. Whats the use? They haven't drunk up what's in there yet"
 "Good morning, MT Brown, you're first at last; you used to be behind be fore, but notice you have been getting early of late"
 No German emperor has hitherto lived as long as the present sovereign Next to him comes Frederick H., who died in l493, aged seventy-eight-
 A little girl scrambled up into her uncle's lap, and rubbing her velvety hands over his two or three days growth of beard, exclaimed, in much surprise. " Oh. mamma, unky's got splinters all over his face"
 Few countries are so well supplied as Italy with water power, which Is the cheapest of all tine means of moving ma chinery. The long chains of the Alps and the Appenines offer great numbers Of cataracts, some of them with large falls of water
 The farmer scythe as he rakes his field
 From morning until night,
 The tater-bug chews the budding corn,
 Hoe, such a narrowing sight,
 The blow stands by and does its share
 Weed rather say 10 more-
 But such a thrlshing the reaper got
 Was never seen beforel
 s -.Nep York Erpress.
 One of the keepers in Windsor forest found a magnificent red deer dead, the ore-part of his body being suspended rom n tree. It is supposed that he had raised himself on his hind legsto browse upon something which he could not otherwise reach, and that his foot sud denly slipping he was caught between l two forked branches. The same sort of accident has often occurred before In other places.
 Many of the existing customs of the Russian peasants are relics of the old times of organism. Thus, in the province | of Saratov, in a season of drought the peasants still resort to the ancient fashion of attempting to draw down the Tain- In each of the villages every resident, old and young. tries to throw a paiiful of water. perhaps around a corner, upon some unguarded or minimizing pedes- trian. Thus, according to tradition. the gods of the clouds are propitiated and send rain.
 A small boy in town had seen his mothers fur huff that had been badly eaten with moths. Shortly afterward he was in his fathers stable watching the process of currying his petpony. The ani- maj was shedding its coat, and conse- auently large punches of hair came out with each application of the comb. With tears in his eyes the little fellow rushed into the house and exclaimed, " Oh, mammal mamma! the moths have got into my pony, and I'm afraid he's ruinedr' -NorYistoUn Herald
 MT. Friday. of Great Britain, has sued I Miss Avery for breach of promise His counsel, while admitting that the action, being by a man against a woman, was not, "mder ordinary circumstances the most popular one that q man could bring" hoped nevertheless to satisfy the jury that the case was peculiar, and that his client had suffered considerable loss and hardship" The lady's excuse was that as she had about S5,00e herself, she $ would be fool to mary unless the plaintiff would execute marriage set- ltlement in her favor" The jury gaTe -I Friday SI0O. He had asked for g 800 ] When Queen Victoria left England for Italy an inventory was taken of the royal plate at Windsor. Ii is stated to be of the value of S9,o00, 900. It includes gold service ordered by George " which will dine TAO persons and one of the finest wine coolers in the world added to the collection by ebe same monarch; shield formed of snuff boxes worth S45, 900, and thirty dozen piates worth S50,0O0 There are also \ vaxiety l of pieces brought from abroad and In: dia. The latter include peacock ol precious stones 0t every descrip< worth Sl50. .00o, and Tppoos foosfool. . tieerss head with crystal teath an1 solid ineot of gold for his toprne