The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.

shorthand writing" is now seventy.six
years old.
The archbishop of Gran, the Hun
gari"u primate, has an income of $780,
900 a year.
The Prince of Wales Is Just under
5 feet Z inches in height. He weighs
1870 pounds.
/, Lester Wallack, the actor, owns
200 suits Of clothes, and none Of them
need patching.
: Speaking OF international COPY
right, there is a multitude of Ameri-
can authors who would be delighted II
England would steal their books.
Henry Irving is thought by some
OF the more acute critics In London to
have lad his accent distinctly Ameri-
canized by his tour In this country.
"A British %shipmaster at New Or
leans reports that while of the coast Of
Patagonia, butterflies were blown
aboard his vessel at a distance of $50
miles from land.
There Is a gentleman in Boston
who wants to give a dinner to the
twelve greatest American authors, and
he would like for the public to decide
for him who they are.
Greece gained her independence
from Turkey in 1929, and by protocol
OF London, 1880, was declared a king
dom under the protection Of Great
Britain, France and Russia,
Prince Bismarck's paper mill at
Varzln, which was burned last year.
has been rebuilt at a cost Of $3.50, 900,
and is o producing fifteen tons Of
paper daily. 1t is the largest in Ger
many.
Eight hundred and thirty-hye
mine cars were hoisted in a day re-
Gently in the Central mine at Hyde
Park, Scranton, which is 400 feet
deep. This record has perhaps never
been beaten.
Half mourning is now vigorously
condemned to eastern society. The
idea that a widow should say at the
end OF a year that she now mourns only
half as much as formerly was always
a matter Of ridicule.
An animal having a head and FORE
feet like a squirrel and hind feet like a
coon has been killed near Augusta,
Kentucky. Several hunters of that
section, when shown the carcass, de-
clared that they had not seen one like
it before.
There will be divided among the
superannuated preachers, and widows
and orphans of preachers, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, next year,
100000 out Of the profits OF the
Methodist Book Concern. The book
concern will be a century old in 1889.
The steamer Iowa, at Boston. on
her last transatlantic trip. was sur
rounded by a school of whales, which
INDUCED in all sorts of capers, until
finally II of the holder of the mons
tiers unwisely attempted to cross the
vessels bow. 1t was completely cut
in two.
Edith Thomas, the poet, is very
generous in distributing her poetic
favors among her friends, writing to
them directly, and without thought OF
publication, some of her chosen lines.
They contemplate gathering up some
of these waits and having them pub
lished.
Probably the Oldest employe OF the
government in term of service is Lind
sey Muse, IN ancient colored man who
has stood guard at the door of the Sec
retaries of the navy since 1928. He Is
so years old, and growing so feeble that
he will probably be forced to relinquish
his post.
Rev. DR.. II. W. Dale tells Of q
sagacious deacon, who said concerning
his minister: The trouble Is not that
our minister Isn't orthodox, or that he
isn't earnest. but when he is earnest
he isn't orthodox, and when he is ortho-
dox he isn't earnest"
In Mexico City a few days ago,
they tried a mans courage by shutting
him up IN a with six rattle
snakes. At the end of six hours they
opened the door and he vas standing In
a window sill, and the snakes had
fought and killed each other,
"A female demagogue in Chicago
tried to get up a strike among working
girls, but she couldn't find one who
would plead guilty to doing house,
work. All those who came to hear
her speak were carrying library books
or music rolls under their arms.
DE Voc predicts a hot, dry sam.
mer. The season has been known to
turn out that way before, once or
twice. and a prophet who has any re-
gard for his reputation is much safer
with predictions like this than he
could be by De Voeting his talents to
the foretelllng of unreliable storms and
unconnected earthquakes.
Almost contemporary with an im-
mense falling off in his trade q New
York baker was deluged with COM
plants about tacks, hair pins. shoe
buttons, boot heels and other such un-
healthy articles of diet having been
found in his bread. at once he con-
cluded that he was the victim of a
conspiracy on the part Of his assistants,
and several of them, therefore, now
languish in Jail.
The common expression, 'sMind
your p's and as" had its origin in the
ale houses in the Olden time, when it
was customary to keep each mans
account upon the wall or door. At the
head of the bill would be the initials
T. and Q, which stood for pints and
quarts, and as the numbers mounted
up, We Cdu ms Ole hluulg IubLlC
saying to another. "AIlnd your p's
and as, man; mind your p's and q's."
Father Mortara, a priest who is at
tracing considerable attention In
Madrid, by his fervent preaching. is de-
scribed as q fredericksburg ~ecclesi-
astic about 81 years of age, whose
thoughtful and worn face bears traces
OF severe study" His eloquent SER
Mons have 50 moved the Queen Re.
gent OF Spain, the Prlncesses. and the
ladies Of the aristocracy, that they
have resolved to assist him with funds
for the convent chapel he has built at
Onate. in the Basque Highlands, amid
the mountaineers.
Joseph Tucker, of Marion, Ohio,
own a sey cow with a very remark
able appetite. The animal eats every
cat that comes within its reach. This
spring she has eaten Eve cats, and
whenever a feline comes within her
range of vision she Is wild until shs