The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-07-31
PITH AND POINT.

dozen wooden houses in London.
There we're sorty-fve different kinds OF
pie at a dinner given recently In Greeley,
Col
A new rife capable Of discharging three
bullets at The same moment haas been
made in France.
Well preserved sharks teeth have been
taken from an artesian well 200 feet deep
at Bainbridge, Ga
Drunkards, according to reports. cnnsti-
tute more than half the entire number OF
subjects now in Paris insane ssylums.
Thousands OF gallons Of milk are now
sent from Scotland 70 Liverpool and Man
chester and there sold for Cd per gallsn-
ghe little girls Of South Macon, Ga,
have organized a sewing society TO make
garments for the poor children Of that
town.
Six heads OF cabbage was the price re-
ceived by an attorney in INLAY City,
Mich, for his services in trying a case in
justice court recently.
Stored air under pressure in a glass
works in Paris has been made 10 success
fully suPersede glas5-blowing by the
mouth, except in few cases.
Writing viii look like silver. it is stated,
II the Ink Is composed OF muCilaCe water
intermixed with one ounce Of fine pewter
and two ounces Of mercury.
It is not generally known that Great
BrlLAlu buNS ner postal cara supply IrUEh
Germany. the last order given the success
ful bidder being 10000 600 cards
A ourfew bell at stockton, Cal. is rung
every evening q few minutes after nine
O'Clock. at which time all children must
20 home or become liable TO arrest
Henry County. Georgia, annually spends
between 80, 600 and SO 600, il is estimated,
for fertilizers, or about One-fourth Of the
aggregate value Of all the property in the
county.
It costs $125, 900 each year to maintain
the reading room Of the British Museum
There are over 100 employees, eighty-two
Of whom are engaged in taking out and
replacing books.
BY provision in the laws Of the Pc7-,,-
lie Of Mexico it il said that all persons NOT
MeNicans pre prohibited from owning an
estate in Mexico within twenty leagues OF
the boundary line.
The machinery for the manufacture Of
paper fiour barrels Is said to be perfected
and in satisfactory working order. Il is
claimed that paper barrels viii soon be
substituted for wooden in many Of the
leading mills Of the country.
Some person has calculated that to man
ufacture the $50. 600 tons Of paper annually
required for the supply Of the world, 40
days medium flow Of water down the
river Thames would be needed.
Although there is a constant stream Of
invalids 20 the Arkansas Hot springs
many Of whom get no relief and die, yet
5000 persons are said to have been cured
there within the past ten years, and who
were given up By the doctors
A grocer at Providence. r. T.. sold an
article on credit but forgot who was the
purchaser. lie sent the bill 10 six differ
ent customers in the hOpeSOf finding the
delinquent, four Of whom paid the bill,
which they did not owe, without qUes-
tiOn.
The Island Of jersey. the home OF the
famous breed of cattle bearing that name.
contains only 2. 900 acres. and yet IL sup
ports about 10000 people and 1000 head OF
cattle. The average rent Of the farms Is
about S43 per acre.
Within the last ten years nine golden
weddings have been celebrated In Castle
ton. Vt, and all but one Of the individ-
uals are now living. Most Of them are
between eighty and ninety years OF age,
and quite vigorous Tor such old people
An Ottumwa Iowa, tradesman put up
= gold watch as a prize to anyone guessing
the number OF seeds that would be found
In a certain pumpkin kept on exhibition
The number proved TO be +64 and the
prize was won by farmers daughter
A stubborn case Of rheumatism. which
! rendered Michigan man helpless for
many months, has been cured I'm some
what miraculous manner. His hired man
was carrying hive Of bees through hi
room and dropped IL The patient is now
an active member Of society, and says he
is thankful to an inscrutable PrOvi-
dence."
Eels can 20 up any waterfall, no matter
/ how high, II they are less than five inches
/ long when they get to it seth Green
. says: There are plenty Of GELS in Lake
] Ontario, but none above, except they have
been transported or got mp through the
2 canal They are so large when they get q
Niagara Falls that they cannot get over
they are so heavy they fall before theygei
10 the top
The smallest magazine ever published
Is said to be the Musical Monthly Of Lon
don. Its size is II by2 l-2 inches. II
has been reduced 70 these dimensions bE
( phOtOtype, and the contents includes sew
eral musical pages. The reproduction is
Z eXuuisitely done but the most tiny OF thl
type, Infinitely smaller than any ever cast
can only be read by the aid Of a magnify
ing glass.
The successful casting Of the lenses To-
the great Lick telescope has finally beer
accomplished, and they only need polish
ing now to be ready Tor use. In lOOkins
] through this telescope, says n San Fran
cisco paper, 1t Is reCkoned that the moor
will be brought within thirty miles of tbs
earth. and that discoveries viii be mad,
on that planet to solve problems tha
have heretofore been held 70 be unsolv
I able.
The Technical School Of Moscow has al
( endowment of s., ,Op0 coo. Il has all tn
T appliances and facilities considered nee
/ st. Petersburg has a similar school Ne
/ both combined have had no marked effec
upon civil or mechanical industry or upol
manufacturing. That at Moscow was in
tended TO be a Russian Eton, but 10 Is no
! appreciated, and, although possessing &C
commOdations for eco, is attended b,
barely 100 pupils.
A safety paper manufactured or a Drs,
saChusetts mil viii make it dificuF f0
any one to tamper with bank notes q
checks printed upon It, The Cclor'u
matter OF the paper Is so prepared ths.l tl
application of any chemical to remove tn
ink viii permanently change the color @
the paper, and aN&ngenious device is al
ded which betrays at once any attempt c
make an erasure. Between the two Ia
enterpristng forger viii be sure to com
to grief.
Brooklyn man gave a ferry ticke
agent a - gold piece. Illukiu- K a penny
Several days Rfterward he discovered hi
error and asked the agent about it, m
latter, in giving IL to him. said that m
day after ho had taken IL in be had given
out IN change to man VINO next da
brought it back. through it on the counte
and departed without waiting for an
change. The piece had mark on IA
rim and had thus for over ten davs bee
masquerading as penny.
Letter carriers here, saws a Salt I Ak
City dispatch to the Alta California {" ar
having unique experience. ON accom-
OF the late polyEamy arrests here All ~
MOrmons have been severely v,-o7,,s.
against talking to strangers. giving thei
names or residence. The carriers IN tie
rounds knock at doors. and a sc1lrrvin
ensues inside. A child answers the dool
tits asked who lives there and IL often ~
fuses to tell 1t does not Know the name
OF the neighbors OF where it's father q
mother Is to be found. The uniform is
sign OF the enemy, and no Information (