The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Facts, Fancies md Conceits Picked From
Here aud There.

Postcards were introduced in China with
tho new year.
Lynn and Haverill, Mass, together nearly
made shoes enough in 1884 to shoe half OF
the population of the United States.
Early marriages are popular at Tenants
Harbor, Me. A girl of thirteen was mar
ried there December g. Many girls are
married between twelve and fifteen years of
age.
An insurance company in New Hampshire
mas decided to resist payment on policy of
SO, 1000 on house that was blown up by
dynamite in Stratford, N H., contending
that the policy does not cover such q case.
An editor suggests that every one re-
solve that he will mind his own business
this year" That would knock the news
paper business higher than dudes collar
says the conscience-stricken Burlington
Free Press.
Recently the carcaso of huge whale was
discovered on the banks of the Severn. 1t
measures seventy feet, and is estimated to
weigh over forty tons. 1t is supposed to be
the largest that has been stranded on British
shores within living memory
The arrest of an old desperate named
Wease in West Virginia, and consequent
disclosures, have shown that he has been
the murderer of twelve persons during the
last twenty or thirty years. The victims
We're thrown over u precipioe.
A consignment of humble bees - was
lately taken ont to New Zealand. Glover
does not I" seed " in that country, though it
grows readily, because there are no humble
bees to fertilize the flowers. The importer
hopes that the humble bees will save him
1000 year in clover seed
Senator elect Chace, of Rhode Island, is
typical Quaker in dress aud speech, and
believes in the reign of peace to such an ok.
tent that he will not nominate cadets for
West Point or Annapolis nor vote for mill
tary appropriation bills. He is, however,
an excellent counsellor and good debater
and has made many friends ut the capital.
At Mill Creek, Pa, the other day man
and woman came into the car. Every seat
had one or two occupants. He put her into
one sent, which was in part occupied, and
he took another just opposite. The person
whom he sat with offered to sit elsewhere,
so that he and the lady might have that seat
together. oh, it does not matter" he
replied, we are married. "-AhoOna Iri-
bune.
Large fortunes are rare in Switzerland,
and the salaries of public fanctionaries are
very modest. The President of the Con-
federation receives $4,000 year, few
Judges more than 81 $50, an d there is prob
ably no bank president in the country who
gets moro than twice that amount. A man
with IN income of 50, 500 is considered very
we'll off indeed, and to have SIS, 900 is to be
rich. If only we had more Swiss ideas
among us.
The following bill has been introduced in
the Arkansaw Legislature "A bill for an
act entitled an act to protect certain people
Be 1t enacted that from and after the pas.
sage of this net all one-eyed people shall be
admitted into shows ut half price, One
gentleman from Hamfat county offered an
amendment to the effect that blind people
should be admitted free, but objections be.
ing raised the proposed amendment WAS
lost, on the ground that blind people should
stay at home.
Captain W. w. Lawson, who is himself
famous hunter and fisherman of Burke
county, Pa, says that many years ago his
father, who was fond of the sports of the
field, had white pointer, and one day while
hunting in an old field where the sedge was
high and thick he lost his dog. No calling
could bring the dog to his master and no
search could find him. The next spring,
when the field was being cleared for plant.
ing, the skeleton of the dog was found with
in few inches of the bones of covey of
birds-the dog still ON the point"
An interesting experiment is being con.
Quoted among the agricultural laborers of
Willis and Dorset, England. A series of
mock ballots is being held with view to
educating the new voters and of impressing
upon them the secrecy of the ballot. The
first has been held at Crondall, where
number of men were selected from the nu
dience as voters, and Mr.. Gladstone and 81,
Stafford Northcote were selected as the can.
didates. There was only one spoilt paper,
and all the remaining votes were for Mr.
Gladstone. The laborers are taking great
interest in the proceedings.
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