The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Facts, Fancies and Coneeits Picked From
Here and There.

Facts, Fancies and C0nceits Picked From
Here and There.
Sixty years ago the interest on the Nation
al debt was $143, 900, 900. Now it is but
$58, oOo,0 900.
The annual consumption of imported and
domestic cigars is 60 to every man, woman
and child in the United States.
The conceit of Kansas man is to remove
the tombstones from his family burial plot
to the roof of bis house, where they stand
in row of seven along the ridgepole.
The Olympia, W. T., STANDARD complains
that people in the East refuse to believe the
stories about ten pound CLANS at Puget
Sound, and planks $50 feet long without
knot or flaw.
They pay q bounty for dead grasshoppers
in Mexico. AT the Tabul Ticul Hacienda,
one recent day, 2Os,5o0 pounds were
brought in by hunters, who received re-
ward of $175.
Covington, KY, is the Gretna Green OF
Ohio and Indiana clippers. The records
show that over 100 couples have been mar.
ried from these two States during the past
eighteen months.
In Northern Dakota, recently, traction
engine drew eight plows, turning sod four
inches thick as evenly and well as could be
done by horsepower, and OF q rate Of over
twenty-five acres day.
Literally the biggest man in Orkano,
Texas, has been elected mayor, and for no
other reason than the distinction of bulk.
In fact, he claims to be bigger man"
than Senator Davis of Illinois.
The Northern Pacific Railroad is about
completing fine hospital in Missoula for
the purpose Of caring for the sick and
wounded employees of that company. 1t
will also be opened for others who make
application for admission and who can pay
their board.
The Mother Hubbard costume is prohibit
edin Pendleton, Oregon, unless worn beted,
and bills 70 that effect are posted through.
out the town, and ladies who violate the
ordinance are fined heavily. The alleged
reason is that g they scare horses terribly"
" cause accidents . " and ruin business
II il said that the annual cost of main
tanning fences in this country is not far
short Of CSC, 00o, 900, and the fetal length
Of the fences Is estimated at 6, 900, 900 miles
II this be true the farmers lose a pretty snug
sum, and no wonder, that In some portions
Of the United States, general abolition Of
fences is strongly recommended.
In q Boston paper is lady's advertise.
ment For careful man to look after the
house and be company for her dog during
her absence in Europe 1t takes pretty
good man to be company for frst-class
dog anywhere; to be company for Boston
dog would tax the accomplishments OF the
best man that ever competed for bench
show honors.
A Vermont farmers boy has bought him.
self a bicycle and wishes he hadn't. His
thrifty father has utilized the thing by MAX
ing it furnish motive power for his winnow-
ing mill, corn shelter and grindstones This
he does by suspending it from the axle, re-
moving the tire from the wheel and connect
ing 1t by an endless rope with his agricul-
tural machines, then making his son mount
and do the propslling.
The shoes are now made and ready to BE-
finished. In the finishing room the bot
toms are secured and brushed and the heels
secured and FURNISHED by steam power and
the work is done better than by hand, with
saving of 80 to IS per cent. of labor.
When finished the shoes are taken to the
freeing room. Here the vamps secure the
handsome form and finely FURNISHED sur.
face which mike the shoe SO attractive il
the shoe store. This work is done by hand.
As it is upon the freeing that many grades
of work depend for their sale, they require
closer attention to details than machine
could be made to give. When freed the
goods are packed for shipment in boxes
containing case each. When boots are
spoken Of q case means twelve pairs; in re-
gard TO shoes twenty-four pairs is a case.
The average factory ships 1900 pairs per
day.