The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-10-20
ITEMS OF ssrEREsr.
Facts, Fancies ana COnceits Picked
From Here and There.

Facts, Fancies ANA Conceits Picked
From Here and There.
Earthquake insurance has been practiced
in Italy for many years.
The Nevada mines last year produced
SO, 100, 900 in gold and $B,oO0,ooO in sill.
yer.
A Michigan horse thief was found hiding
in the bottom of a well forty-two feet deep.
Genuine reform has at last broken out
at Washington, where man has been sent
to jail six months for stealing an umbrella
When dog, owned by White Pine
(Nev) stock raiser, finds calf or any other
thing in the cattle line unbranded he drives
it in the corral, then takes the branding
iron to his master
The Alaska Indians are said to -. full
bearded men and good workers. They have
great love for money, respect the obliga.
tons of contracts and are very fond of thei
women.
The Chinese have weapon which the San
Francisco papers term g fan knife The
blade is of finely tempered steel and very
thin, and the knife resembles fan when
not in use.
Germany has carried the technical train
ing of artisans TO such an extent that there
are now two purely technically trained
students in the country for every one that
can find satisfactory employment.
California Indians are fast following il
the steps of the white man in agricultural
pursuits. In one reservation there is
larger quantity of wheat raised than ever
before. About $4,000 acres were cultiyat-
ed
Philadelphia women and girls employed
in the household are agitating the question
Of union with the Knights of Labor, so as
to increase their rights, conveniences aud
privileges. They want fewer hours, greater
pay and more beaux.
Every street in the city of Mexico is as
straight as streets can be made, yet il is a
law that on every corner there shall BIO
directory containing the names and num-
bers OF business houses on that square.
Cotton batting is imperyous to all life
germs, and IL drawn tightly across fua jjtf
of preserved fruit will prevent mould and
fermentation as perfect as If the jar was
Theoretically sealed. The use Of batting
is being adopted in the California Gamer
ies
Prairie dogs are an article OF commerce
at Salt Lake. They are sold in pairs for
pets. A Cheyenne bank president laid the
foundation of his fortune by snaring and
selling tho dogs to tourists at SIS per pair,
but competition has since cut down the
prices to SO and So.
The railway up Vesuvius has already
paid for itself. The trains, which ascend
night and day, are well patronized by native
and foreign sightseers, all strangers ascend
ing nowadays, whereas formerly foot rs,
cent was 80 irksome that only the daring
undertook the round trip.
"Mamma,n asked Congressman's child
of his mother, what are these ANTE bellum
times hear papa talking about2n ''They
are the times before the war, my child. v
| The child was quiet fox full minnta. {. Oh
| gee," hc said, that was before nuntJ
married uncle, wasn't it?n The mother
restrained the child from further violence
It is stated that score of Irish eggs, select.
ed at random from crate containing ovol
| 1000, weighed a little under two pounds
The eggs OF good Dorkings weigh BIZ
ounces moro; the eggs Of Leghorns weigh
atriae over three pounds per score; while
the same number of the eggs Of spanish
tuin the scale at two pounds and fourteen
| ounces