The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-08-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Facts, Fancies and Concelfs Picked From
Here and There.

Facts, Faneies and Concelts Picked Frem
Here and There.
Camels are fond Of tobacco smoke.
Philadelphia has barber shop where In.
dian squaws do the shaving.
A North Carolina man shot his head off to
sure ringworm on his neck
Minneapolis claims an increase of $50 per
cont. in her population in the last five
years.
The value of the cologne water importa.
tons into the United States last year wa.
1913, 134.4O.
A cedar log was struck at San Barnardi
no, CAL, while sinking IN artesian we'll, al
depth of los feet
A foolish Iowa maiden attempted to
,hange the color of her eyes, but succeeded
only in running their usefulness.
A man of seventy was among the nine
teen residents of Arlington, Ga, arrested
recently for playing ball ON the streets
The process of curling feathers consists
In heating them slightly before the fire, then
strokiHg them with the back Of a knife,
when they will curl.
Two Memphis thieves were released on
condition that they enlist in the regular
army, but after looking the case over they
returned and asked to be sent to jail.
More than two-thirds of Mexico's foreign
commerce passes through the port of Vera
Cruz, whose customs receipts average $780,
300 per month throughout the. year.
The Norwegian stove is large castellated
tower, reaching from floor 70 ceiling, with
loss than foot of chimney pipe visible.
One Is placed in every room in the house.
It was proved in San Francisco court q
few days since that Chinaman lived we'll
clothed himself and saved money while
working as a shoemaker at $18 month
without board.
Women dentists are gaining ground in
Germany. They are practising in many OF
the great cities; in Hamburg, Strasburg,
Cologne, Weisbaden and Frankfort on-the
Main. They are very popular with the
children.
Excavations conducted by Australian
arch@ologists at Luxor, in Upper Egypt,
have brought to light Ave magnificent gran
tie statues, all supposed to represent the
Pharoah Rameses ii. -Four of the statues
are damaged, but one Is entire.
The Commissioner of Education reports
that in the South the school enrolment of
white children has increased 297, 1856, and OF
the colored children 1919 23l during the past
two years. The total expenditure for public
schools in 1884 was $17 1858, ACT, m increase
II ~, 232, 405 over that Of 1882.
The use Of grindstones by the farmers in
tho United States Is no small item in the
trade. Each year they take about ~, 900
tons of grandstones, varying in weight from
forty to $50 pounds, besides some 10000
stones mounted on frames ready for uso.
All the latter are made in Cleveland and
Berea, Ohio. rm s
Suit for $500 damages has been brought
against Wisconsin beekeeper by sheep
farmer, who claims that his animals are so
annoyed when running ut pasture by the
bees as to injure his flock of thoroughbreds
10 the extent Of the above amount. Much
interest Is manifested in the result of the
suit among beekeepers.
There was a time when II made no differ
snce to the rancher whether 1t rained on the
plains or not. There was always grass to
spare. Now the rangers are stocked full,
aud many Of them are overstocked. A short
grass crop now would mean death to thou
sands Of cattle. The business Inns already
been spread out to its utmost limits.
Perhaps the smallest sum Of money ever
paid distinguished lecturer in this country
was once earned by DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes. lie engaged TO give the lecture
for 80. After it was over grave looking
deacon came TO him and said. "Mr I
Holmes, we agreed to give you IS, but your
talk wasn't just what we expected, and l
guess that tew fifty will dew"
Recent advices from Japan informs us
that there are ut least dozen paper mills
In that country containing the latest Ameri
can and European machinery and improve
ments. The paper mill at Osaka has cleared
the entire cost OF its plant after being in
operation only three years, and the mill at
Oil declared seventeen per cent dividend
TO its shareholders for tho twolvemonth.
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