The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1879-12-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Russia's army is fearfully addicted to
drink.
A railroad up Vesuyius will be fin
shed next year.
Postal cards, now almost universal
started in Austria. in 1865.
In the decade between 1860 and 1870
manufacturing establishments in the
United States increased 80 per cent.
1t is difficult to understand why
wife never asks her husband if the doors
are all locked until after he is snugly
covered up in bed Waterloo O6server.
The British national lifeboat institu-
tion has 800 boats, and spends about
$500, 900 annually in rescuing. on an
average, 1900 lives. ie
In South Carolina a statute provides
that all persons having no reasonable
and lawful excuse shall attend some re-
ligious service every Sunday. :.
Rice is cheaper than wheat in Eng
land, and is said to be quite extensively
used as an .adulterant, if so nutritious
an article may be called by such aname.
That was indeed a smart postmaster
wh1, when asked by q young lady
which was the first mail, quickly re-
piled, 'Adam, madam ls'-- T0nkers
Statesman.
At ten, a child; at twenty, wild;
At thirty, strong, il ever;
AT forty, wise; at fifty, rich;
At sixty, good, or never.
Buffalo Courier.
There are said to be ten thousand
trade dollarsin circulation in New York.
We rarely use coin as small as that,
but poor people had better be little
careful. E14sirG Free Press.
WEEK IN THE STOCK BUSINESS.
Monday, dabbled in future operations:
Tuesday, owned millions by all calculationsa
Wednesday, on my avenue palace began;
Thursday, l drove out spanking bay span;
Friday, gave magnificent bali;
Saturday, wo busted, with nothing at ALL
One of our rural exchanges is trying
to give farmers advice on the subject OF
keeping chickens. The best way about
this time of the year. is to fasten them
to the roost with chain cable and put
a spring-gun near the hen-house door
OIL City Derrick.
The two highwaymen who assailed
John Hamm, thin, bent, consumptive
little man, near Vincennes. Ind, walked
up the wrong customer, for lie drew
pistol and shot one of them, and
pounded the other insensible with the
weapon.
IF there is one time more than an
other when a mans heart. overtiows
with gratitude toward loving wife, it
is when he receives bill of $50 from
the jeweler for the handsome birthday
gift with which she recently SO afec-
tionalely surprised him. MSddletoaOls
Transcript.
Smythekins.n said Pettimouse ths
other evening, at Mrs. Fairandforty's re-
ception, do you know that intermin-
able talker there, Miss GaEiteasyP' IL
have the pleasure of slight acquaint-
ance with her.n g Let me make your
acquaintance with her more familiarP"
IS No. thanks; the pleasure of it lies in
is being slight. ."-NeSo York M.il.
The author of the History of the
North American Indians says that
"among 1900, 600 Indians he found not
one who breathed through his mouth" :"
If lie examined the breathing arrange
ments of so many Indians, it is difficult
to understand how he found time to
write their history. An Indian that
breathes through his nose is no more
pleasant to contemplate e than one who
breathes through his mouth, Many
persons prefer cigar store Indians. They
don't breathe at ALL NorriSt0sU9s Herald.