The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02


1t takes long time for woman to ge
into the thirties, but when she does get thei
she stays.
Eight hundred churches have been burn
ed down in the United States within tn
past nine years.
The phosphate beds in the Bear Cree
hills of Autauga County, Ala, are of grea
value in the manufacture of sulphuric acid
These beds yield 500 or 600 tons Of phos
pilates to the acre.
There are fully 800 distinct silver mine
in the State of Zacatecas, Mexico. One O.
these mines has yielded not less than one
Thousand billions of dollars.
Pure blond compilations are becoming
rare. curious person, who has been
making observations for several years. de-
clares that the type has diminished fifty per
cent. since he has been making notes upon
it.
The bootblacks Of indianapolis have cut
their rates for shine to three cents. This
was done because one of their number had
placed chairs in some of the public places
and fixed his tariff at five cents.
immoderate exercise with n skipping-rope
on the part of child eleven years Of age,
daughter of Mr.. Joseph Hopkins, o: Hagers-
town, Md, brought on an attack of peri
tonitis, which soon ended her life.
A rabid cat of Omaha, Neb., attacked its
owner, Mrs. Larenburg, and bit aud scratch.
cd her badly upon The arms and hands
The animal began its attack without warn.
ing while the woman was about her worn
with her sleeves rolled up.
The report comes fiom Georgia that seven
women recently made quilt without speak
ing a word during the entire operation.
But, lest afalse impression should be CON
veyed, II must be added that the seven were
inmates of deaf and dumb institution.
my dear, you take the cake" remarked
a young husband, as he weighed the first
culinary triumph of his wife in the palm OF
his hand. You take it, DEAR" was the
smiling reply. IL prefer not to, to.
night" he stammered. -Bwlington Hack
eye. A1 4s5
Look here. This piece of meat don't
suit me. It's from the back Of the animals
neck" said an Austin man to German
butcher Mine frien', all dot beef WIT I
sells 1t back of dot neck Dere was noddinQ
but horns in front Of dot neck. - Teas
SJgiags.
An Ohio match factory turns out matches
at the rate of about $1,000, 900 day. And
yet when man gets out of bed at midnight
and feels in the safe for match, the only
one he finds resembles Wall street broker
during panic--it has lost its head. ~
Nm7istopn Herald.
II ever neighbours COW inYades your
garden and ravages the shrubbery, the OK
ample Of wise man at Evansville, ILL.,,
might be proftably followed. Instead OF
raging violently and painting the town
red" he quietly seized tin pail and MIXED
the COW revengefully.
In many things the people of the Pacific
coast are peculiar in their practices. For
example, they estimate their wheat crop by
tons instead of bushels, and they are no,
content with small coins, small fruit, small
trees, or anything else that is not notch or
two above their neighbors.
The Mesealero Apaches, formely notori-
GUS cattle thieves, are now large stock
raisers in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
The Government some years ago set mp
these Indians in the cattle business, and
now they find il more pleasant and more
profitable to raise stock honestly than to
teal IL.
A gold snuff box which was given by the
people Of Colorado to Thaddeus Stevens
was sold last week, with other personal eff.
fects Of an old colored woman, Smith by
name, who was the distinguished Pennsyl-
vanian's housekeeper for half a century.
This relic was inscribed: $40 the Hon.
Thaddeus Stevens, from Colorado Territory.
When old Thad takes snuff, Colorado will
sneeze. This box is made of Pixies Peak
gold"
The paragraph about boy bandits those
twelve-year-old rufAans who read dime
novels, procurerevolver and carving knives
and run away from home to hunt bufTnloes
and kill Indians begins to pail upon the
taste OF newspaper readers. The latest
camp of band Of formidable marauders of
this sort was recently found in the neigh
borhood of Milwaukee. Four lads of that
city, armed to the teeth" of course, lave
just been captured by their four desperate
fathers. Not drop Of blood was shed, but
many briny tears.
Ladies who are unhappy over growth Of
hair on their faces, instead of resorting 10
the harmful depilatories which are offered
for sale, are now trying electricity With
an electric needle each follicle by the side
OF a hair is punctured, and through il IN
electric current darts, burning up the root
of the hair. The devitalized hair is then
drawn out without pain, for the root has
lost Its hold and is nothing but an empty
sack. A sharp singing sensation, it is said,
is the only inconvenience which accom-
panies the application of the electric needle.
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