The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-06-02
ITEMS OF sNTEREs.
Facts, Fancies and COnceirs Picked
From Here and There.


Facts, Fancies and Conceiss Picked
From Here and There.
Washington man has named his hors
Congress, because he never passes anything.
The most fashionable combination oil
eolor in millinery is heliotrope and moss
green.
The largest silver producing mine in the
world last year was the Ontario, of Utah,
which yielded 50, 313, 1897.
OF persons in England and Wales profess
ing to be one hundred years of age or more,
there were In 1871, 213; 1851, 2l5 1861,
201; 1871, 100; 1881, 141.
Galveston enjoys the poetical name of
Oleander City, but ii is said that the trees
which gave the city that title were destroy
ed by the extraordinary frosts of last winter.
Some years ago Mrs. Hugh G.. Harrison,
of Minneapolis persuaded her husband to
purchase house and lot in that city for
$1,000. The other day he refused $685.
600 for the same. So it is said.
Mr.. G. G. Cressey, the California million
aire, began making money as woodchop-
per, then hired man to help him and so
on till he employed hundreds of men and
got rich.
Wyoming Territory has lakes so charged
with soda that it accumulates in great guam
titles around the edges, whence it is only
necessary to haul it away and work it up
into commercial forms.
The microscope has oeen brought to such
proficiency TINT 4, 000,0 900 shells have been
discovered in an ounce of chalk Living
specimens one-millionth of an inch in length
can now be detected in drop of water.
The artificial propagation of ahad is a
successful Government industry. Last year
the Government vessel Fishhawk during
stay of Gloucester matched 1900, 900
young shad and fishermen reported an in
creased yield of the fisheries.
A South Carolina negro, ON trial for pur-
Joining chickens, saved himself by nm abb.
He proved that at the time specified he wns
in another county, on his way home with o
pair of chickens which he had found"
The largest authenticated snake ever seen
was an anaconda which had swallowed a
horse His length was forty feet, and after
his feast Of Undertaking he was indisposed,
and was captured by naturalist who was
hunting specimens in the Amazon Valley.
The volume of paper money is increas-
ing more rapidly than specie; since 1S4s,
for example, paper money has multiplied
fourfold, specie less than threefold. In
1848 paper money was about twenty per
cent of all the currency in use in 1880 it
was thirty weight per cent.
Eleven-year-old Tommy Backus of In
dianapolis, stole horse and buggy and
drove away with them. The buggy didn't
suit him and he stole another TINT did He
kept his rig three days, taking daily rides
for health and pleasure until he was arrest
ed. He will be tried for grand larceny
A farmer driving into Geneseo, H., the
other day, saw cautionary storm signal
flag flying from q tall building. The big
black square on a blood-red ground struck
terror to his heart and he turned and made
for home, fully convinced TINT the Annrch.
lists had captured the town.
If ii is desirable to set up an anvil so that
its use will make the least possible noise
set the anvil on n block of lead or make {
putty ledge around the anvil upon tho
wooden block, one-half inch clear all round
one inch high. Raise the anvil clear of The
block one-hah inch by any means available
pour in the lead until it rises above the bot
tom of the anvil, or set the anvil on gooC
bed of sand held in box.
Pensacola Fla, il great fishing mart
being exceptionally well situated for thu
trade As many as 9, 800 fishermen make il
their market. By means of refrigerator carr
their catches are sent to all parts of Tho
country. The trade at present is worti
$500, 900 and is increasing at the rate OF
fifty per cent annually. The chief varie
ties of fish embrace names rarely heard at
the North. They are the red snapper, pom
PIANO, grouper, sheepshead bluefish, trout
croaker, perch, juarell, cavallo, silver, whit
ing, mullet, reddish aud bass.