The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-10-08
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Facts' Fancies md Conceifs Picked From
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Facts, Fancies and Conceifs Picked From
Hero aud Thcre.
Paper bottles are being made In Germany
and answer we'll.
Active shears gather no rust" as the
Western oditor said when he sat down to his
daily work. ~
woman in Canada has been fined for
persistently wheeling baby carriage in
front of neighbours door. fsi
white woman carried her dead child
wrapped up in sheet into Athens, Ca, in
order to get its measure for coffin
Women and girls own nearly one-half of
the deposits in the savings banks Of Mas
sachusctts having to their credit S117, 1884,
399.
Mrs. Nettie Key, of Sacramento, CAL,
recently died in TINT city from arsenic taken
internally for tho purpose of Identifying
her complexion.
The late William L. Schaffer, of Philadel-
phia, was man of few words. For exam.
pie, in will of four lines he disposed of
his property, amounting in value to $10;-
900, 200.
fashionable woman, reading that tun-
mel cost f200 yard. declared, with empha-
sis, that she'd have o dress pattern off that
piece il the old man didn't lay by shilling
for the next two years.
They have abrupt hygienic principles in
Boston, A Appointment physician of the Hub
Is quoted as saying, !" II n child does not
thrive on freah milk. boil it. Boiled chill
dren is evidently the last Boston craze, but
will neyer become popular.
II Is estimated TINT the mines Of Califor
nia alone have added 81 200 600, 600 to the
gold supply Of the world. But, in spite of
this, there is one cry that never ceases on
the Pnniae eossst. It is q cry for more p- saey
to develope mining operations.
A st. Louis man 25 years old is the yieiim
OF queer mnnia He firmly believes TINT
he is 70 years old. There are some equally
queer cases in Philadelphia, the victims be-
ing women who are 70 years old, yet firmly
believe they arc 20.
A young couple were recently married in
great haste in a newspaper Office in San
Francisco. The fighting editor stood at the
head of the stairs and kept the girls father
ct bay, while the editor in-chief, who was q
Justice o. the peace, united the lovers.
Feeding feas in an animal show in Paris
sthe occupation of Mile. Emma. She bares
her shapely arms and sets lot of fleas free
on them. They feed their fill on her warm
blood and then they arc put to work again
drawing carriages and cannons weighing
ever SO many hundred times more than their
little selves. ass
Montana is now second on the list of tho
precious metal-producing States and Terri
tories, and bids fair to take the first place,
as there is a heavy falling off in the produc-
ton OF Colorado. Tho yield of the Butte
district alone this year Is estimated by the
Inter-Mountain ut $15 900, 900, and Of the
whole Of Montana at 800, 000, 900.
A young woman tells about her poodl.
pup He has his toothbrush and keeps
just as still when the maid uses it with the
powder. He barks to have his hair oiled
and combed and takes a shampoo with per-
feet delight. When he goes to bed he lays
his head on the pillow and goes to sleep
like tired boy. It's lots of work caring
for the brute, though. There's one thing
I'm thankful for, he's always dressed in the
morning.
Near Waterloo, Neb., an extensive swine
ranch is In operation. It comprises 600
acres of good pasture land with abundant
water supply. The rich bottom lands OF
the Elkhorn Valley furnish the animals
with cheap corn. The number Of hogs
shipped to market from this ranch Inst year
was about GOO, and the proprietor expects
TO increase these figures to 1000 next sea-
son.
Mr.. Jas. Trimble, Of Holebrook, Arizona,
recently was rescued from deaths door by
his friends. He was found speechless and
paralyzed, with his hair singed, and sup
porting upon his prostrated form much of
the weight Of the horse he had been riding.
It turned ont that lightning had struck the
animal, killing him instantly, and placing
the rider in tho disagreeable predicament in
which he was found.