Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-08-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The rest OF the Week-Sundsy-
Machines for catching cold-Ice-
tongs.
Ifan old sheep can only jump fence
they call it spring lamb.
An attack has been made on Chicago
rumholes for selling liquor to minors
California's census shows a population
of S63. 600, being an increase OF over
3O3, 900 since 1870.
Great Britain now has 1888 news
papers. against 624 in 1854. There are
Isl dailies, against 20 in 1854.
The shark is the most sociable Of fish.
He never calls upon bather without
wanting to stop and take bite.
A picture recently appeared in the
London ISnles-the first ever admitted
to the columns of the eThunderer."
Chicago claims to have the largest
bookbiudery in the United States mex
to that in the government printing
Office at Washington.
Several of the brigand chiefs of Italy
have. in the course of their careers,
figured as champions of Mazzini, OF the
Pope, of Victor Emanuel, and as Carl
baldians.
An ample tree in the orchard of VIM.
Plvmive. of Washington county, Pa,
bears nine varieties, some Of which are
now ripe, while others will not Ilpen
until late in the fall.
The barley crop of Canada IS esti--
mated at from 9,0O0,009 to le,O50,OO
bushels, which, after allowing about
2. 900 900 bushels for home requirements,
will leave a surplus of 10000 600 to
8 900, 900 bushels.
1t seems that New York city is sink
ing beneath the waves at the rate OF
several inches every century, and the
Rochester Herald is already beginning
to worry about the future fate OF the
obelisk-BufaIo Courier.
Edward, you have disobeyed your
grandmother, who told you just now
not TO Jump down these steps"
s. Grandma didn't tell US to, papa. She
only came to the door and said: 1
wouldn't Jump down those stairs, boys;'
and shouldn't think she would. an old !
lady like her"
The Vikings ship lately discove-sa at
Sand6ord, in Norway, has been taken
to Gihlristiasrr--ana placed upoer cover
in the Uni ersity garden mar the Old
boat found at Tunoe some years ago.
The damaged part Is to be rest0red, and
the colors. which rapidly faded In the
sunlight, freshened up
A COW that wore a bell having been,
run over and killed on a ri road the
owner brought suit against the railroad
epnopan for damages. tt Tas prOve1
that the engineer rang the bell and tried
TO frighten the COW off the track. Dut
the farmers lawyer also proved that the
cow rang her bell and tried to frlghten
the engine off the track, and SO the jury
decided in his favor.
What differences is there 'twixt boy
That as a stoker caters,
And some good editor at war
With wicked legislators?
OF course you give it up. Because
The one, lie lights the fires,
AM t'ofher, the editor,
He fiercely fights The liars.
-.Meriden Recorder.
The bov was never known to dislike
work. He is always willing to do
anything required Of him. but ne always
finds il difficult to parcel out his WORK
to fit his time. That is to say, ne hnds
II difficult to make up hss h2luqs In
the morning he is firmly of the opinl0sn
that the evening is the proper and only
time fitting for labor. This would be all
right and as agreeable to his parents as
himself. but it so happens that when
evening comes his matutinal convictions
have undergone a complete revulsiOn.
and he is now thoroughly convinced the
morning hours should alone be conse1
Grated to toll.