The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-05-07

fi8g Here and There.
Six sawmills in Minnesota hope to cut
100000, 900 feet of lumber this year.
A New York man has shot himself because
he couldn't sleep. He should have shot the
cat. Boston Post.
From letter from Germany an exchange
learns that the Emperor has grown ten
years older during the last decade.
Washington Territory woman, named
Johnson, and her two children, son and
daughter, were all married on the same
evening short time ago.
The motto Of great many Congressman
should be, He serves his country best who
gets the biggest appropriations for his dis
trict. "-Nopastoaca Herald.
A Cape Cod bridegroom adopted his wife's
ftinily name of Abingdon the day of his
marriage. There is no question as to who
wears the trousers in that family.
II may not be generally known, but tho
fact is nevertheless true, that the man who
will beat a carpet in tho back yard is greater
than he who stays down town until mid
night talking politics. Pdiladelpdia Cal.
Professor Proctor says that when dog
hears German band playing in the street
1t will sit up on its hind legs and howl. 1t
is not surprising, though it is a wonder the
animal doesn't bite piece out Of each men,
Der of the band. Noi7isto,on Herald.
No one has ever yet been able satisfac-
torily to explain why man gets up in bet
ter time in the morning when he sets his
clock half an hour fast the evening before.
This is one Of the mysteries of the dark and
unfermented henceness of the whitherward.
An old Englishman met with q queer
death some days ago. He had been in the
habit of using quicksilver and aqua FORTS
mixed together as ON ointment for rheuma-
tism. The bottle containing the mixture
exploded in his pocket and he was burned
to death
In the town of Peale, named after the ex-
Senator from Clinton county, Pa, the first
building was begun in June, 1883. Now
there are six hundred inhabitants, stores
and churches and all modern conveniences,
and the town is still growing with phenom.
email rapidity.
Down in Lundy county Va, the
other day big avalanche started down a
steep mountain after Jim McPhee. Jim
made a dash for tunnel and rs he went in
the slide was so close upon him that IL raked
each joint in his backbone and took off the
tail Of his coat.
In Camden, S. c., they have q cross be!
tween cet and rabbit which will cat any.
thing. The forward part is cat the hinder
part rabbit. A carpenter who was working
on an old mahogany bureau the other day
discovered o cross between rabbit and a
dovetail. It takes (the) cake.
The most expensive fish-nets in the world
are those used by some of the Alaska In
dams. These people are said to have used
in making their salmon nets the bulk OF
800 miles of telegraph wire, which was laid
by the Overland Telegraph Company many
years ago at cost of $3, 900, 900.
Florida correspondent writes: Florida
could to-day supply 5000 laboring men and
women with employment, and then call for
more. have purposely omitted the ouali.
flying word able-bodied, because SO great il
the demand, especially for domestic service.
that even the old and feeble, if willing 10
do II cir best can find ready employment
heresr 20 "a Ks
George Smith, of Indiana County, Pa,
having no faith in the banks, put $4,000
in notes in a wooden box in his cellar. In
recently examining his treasure he found
that the rats had burrowed through and
through the chest until only small fraction
of the original bills was in negotiable con-
ation kAAEt
Metaire, the most fashionable cemetery
In New Orleans, was a race course few
years ago. 1t then belonged to an aristo-
cratic club, which blackballed the president
of lottery company when he made appli-
cation for membership. BY way of revenge
he bought the grounds and gave them to
the city for cemetery.
Dakota's assessed valuation last year was
greater than that of Minnesota in 1867, after
it had been State for nine years, and the
value of the personal property exceeded
that of Minnesota in 1879, after State ex-
istence of fourteen years. In four years,
at the present rate of increase, the valuation
of Dakota will equal that of Minnesota last
year.
New England's favorite blossom, the trail-
ing arbutus, may be found anywhere on the
Atlantic slope north of Georgia. Beyond
the Hudson River ii is not very abundant
and may be called rare, yet ii grows in suit
able places and Is little regarded, there be-
ing no popular interest in the flower. 1t is
found in small quantities on the hills a few
miles north Of Philadelphia. 1t is called
there ground laurel by the many, arbutus
BY. the more informed, and few know it
as the cherished New England mayfowes.
Our new Spring Goods are arriving
Prices rock bottom for cash. G.. j. FISHER