The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Facts, Fancies and Conceifs Picked Frem
Here and There.

A Dakota farmer claims to have raised
seventeen bushels of wheat in three years
from one grain of seed.
One Inyo (Cal. farmer has planted 8, 900
forest trees, believing that they are the most
profitable crop he can raise.
The penalty for selling cigarette to
boy or girl under sixteen years of age in
New Hampshire has been made 800 for each
offence
A North Carolina gold mine was lately
sold for FIVE dollars. In the same State is o
postmaster who draws seven cents a year rs
his salary.
John Hagerwood and his son were killed
by the falling Of tree, near Nashville.
faithful dog fought OF the hogs that endeay-
ored to eat the bodies.
San Francisco fishermen say that the seals
and sea lions in the harbor must go, since
they consume A 900 tons of fish year
enough to supply the whole city.
whether it was getting rid of the dirt
or case of heart disease we do not know"
says an Oregon paper in regard to the death
Of an Italian by falling into the river.
Building fences is required on q large
Icale upon Western ranches. firm OF cat
tie owners in Nevada has completed recent
ly forty miles Of fencing around the range.
Most of the camels in the menageries now
come from Bastrop county, Tex, and are
the descendants Of the herd imported by
the Government for use in army transpor-
tation.
OF all the Lompec tribe of Indians, which
numbered half century ago in California
nearly four thousand persons, there is to-
day but one survivor, and he is old and
feeble, existing on charity 10 the city of
Santa Barbara.
Fort Lewis, in La Plata county, Col, lie
said to be the highest military post in the
world, being $500 feet above the sea level.
At present there are six companies of infan.
try and two companies of cavalry, with
twenty-one officers, stationed there.
Although hundreds OF houses have been
erected at jacksonville, Fla, the past sum-
mer, there Is already demand for three
times the number. Every new house COM
pleted is occupied, and from ten to fifty ap-
plications are made for houses In course Of
j building.
The romance Of gold hunting is not yet
exhausted. a beautiful gold nugget, worth
$225, was found the other day in Tnle Can.
yon, on the east side of the Inyo Mountains.
But to search for such lump of the sterling
stuff is like looking for a needle in the great
haystack of hills. b.
An ocean steamer lately took out to New
Zealand n consignment of "bumble bees. y
At present clover does not " seed " in that
country, because there are no humble bees
to fertilize the flowers. The importer hopes
that the humble bees will save him $5 .OOC
year IN clover seed.
Cholera failed to strike single one of tho
1000 women employed in the national TO.
bacco factory ut Valencia, Spain, though
the disease ragged violently in that city, and
The Medical Rorld recalls that tobacco work
srs were also noticed to enjoy exemption
from attack durirg an epidemic at Amster.
dam.
bathing in public schools is the latest
pedagogic innovation in Germany. The
Burgomastsr Of Gottingen informs the Bur-
lin 1agsbiatt that when bathing was first
introduced In the public schools of that
town, only few pupils awaited themselves
of the privilege, whereas now 500 out of
700 gladly take part in II several times
week. The children are bathed in sections
Of six to nine, and as they Immediately no.
turn to the school-room and resume their
lessons. no risk of catching cold Is ever in
cured whilethe refreshing influence Of
the bath shows itself in greater energy
and eagerness to study. And in the homes
OF the poorer children, too, their new habits
OF cleanliness are already exercising most
beneficial influence.