Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-08
STRAY BITS

Gilbert g. Sullivans new opera will have a
Misunderstanding chorus
Egypt is exceedingly anxious to encourage
trade with the United States.
A crazy negro in the Milwaukee jail labors
under the impression that he is telephone.
It is estimated that bad roads have depre-
ciated Illinois farms in value over $780,
100000
Thirteen cords of wood were sawed from
single tree in Coerain township, Lancaster
county, Pa.
Newtown, Pa, has a Presbyterian church
erected in 1869 1t is quaint, old fashioned
stone ediflce
Umbrellas are being imported into India in
great numbers, Last year 270,0O0 arrived in
Calcutta alone.
San Salvador is the first of the Central
American republics to establish telephone
service throughout its territory,
Lofoten, in Norway, is the principal fish.
ing district of that country. Last year the
fishermen took 26,0OO,0OO cod, worth
81 100000
The Piemonte, an English built vessel for
the Italian navy, has made 223 knots, which
is the highest speed ever attained by sea
going ship
Several stones, forming one ball-like mass,
twelve inches in circumference, were found
in the stomach of Hallertown horse which
dropped dead.
A curious wedding ceremony recently took
place in Dublin, when the clergyman, the
son of a well known Dublin artist, married
his father to a second wife.
Recent statistics from Japan tell us that in
1879 10000 cattle were slaughtered there; in
1883 the number had reached 10000, and in
1856 it had got up to 100000
The dictionary of fossils, issued by the
state of Pennsylvania, contains thirty-four
pages in small print correcting statements
found on the other 405 pages
The oldest active printer in Connecticut is
William D. Manning of Norwich. He re-
Gently celebrated his seventieth birthday
He is still a skillful workman.
The newly selected capital of South Da-
kota got its name of Pierre from Pierre Chou
teau, one of the st. Louis Chouteaus in the
days when all that region traded extensively
in furs with ST. Louis.
A Washington lady recently purchased in
Winchester mahogany sideboard over 100
years old and shipped it to the wife of ex-
President Cleveland as present
Judge Leeper once owned 100 acres of land
adjoining Pierre, the new capital of Dakota,
and thought he had struck it rich when he
sold out for $1,000 Today, at the ruling
prices, his quarter section is worth over $780,
OO0
Sioux Indian named Henry Hokixina
Lyman % years old, has entered the Yale
law school, and intends to practice among his
tribe when he has graduated. He entered on
the recommendation of the Indian college, at
Hampton, Va.
In the entrance to the dining room of one
of the finest hotel restaurants of Vienna is
the photograph of the unfortunate Prince
Rudolph, spendidly framed, and surrounded
by the menus of the dinners which the prince
partook of in this establishment.
Mr. Andrew Quintin, of Trenton, N. j., is
undoubtedly the oldest railway conductor in
the United States, being 73 years old When
he entered the railway service the cars were
entered from the side and planks ran along
side the car on which the conductor took the
fares.
AtSouth Paris, Me-, recently, Robert Gray,
81 years old, harnessed his horse Dick, "a
years old, and, accompanied by his Roberts
wife, IS years old, drove to North Paris
meeting while there Mrs. Edward Andrews,
SO years old, who had just returned from
Europe, and Mr.. Pottle, 50 years old
The most valuable cats-eye in the world
comes from Ceylon, which and Madras are
the only two places where these jewels are
found. The finder was a laborer, who dis
covered it in some earth with which he was
filling his wagon; it weighed 454 carats, and
he sold it for thirty rupees. 1t changed hands
several times, was recently cut, and weighs
Mt present 10 carats 1t is insured for 80 900
rupees. The stone emits four rays Of light,
which unite into one.