The Penn's Grove record., 1889-02-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Havana, capitol OF Cub0, west
Indies, was founded BY Yeiasquez.
ISL; taken by Lord Albermarle, 14th
of August, 1852. restored, 1853. The
remains of Columbus were brought
! from st. Domingo and deposited in the
Cathedral here. 1895.
"A pine tree on q mountain In Al
pine county, Cal, was struck BY light
ming during a thunderstorm. The
Huid f. flowed the trunk into the
ground, and Immediately there burst
forth a brilliant fire, which has contin-
ued to burn ever since. 1t Is believed
the lightning ignited . bed Of coal,
which is now feeding the dame.
-Ouly four gowns Of American
silk have ever been made. or these
Mrs. Garfield was given one. Mrs.
Tom Thumb bought another. and Mrs.
J. T. Higgins Of Middieboro. Mass.
is now having one made from mate
rial furnished by silkworms Of her
own raising.
- After the Ball." the lutte Poem
| which made the name Of Nora Perry
known In the world OF letters. was
jotted down on the back OF an old
letter. with no idea OF the popularity
it wal to achieve in the pages OF .
noted magazine.
People have curious ideas OF q
Presidents tastes. General Harrison
is accumulating quite q menagerie.
He has been sent q black bear, q buff
falo calf, an eagle, q beaver aud q
jack rabbit. Think OF a peaceful man,
meditatlng over who shall compose his
Cabinet, having to attend to q menag-
erie like that.
"A diamond owned In BUT $40 and
known as the "Buffalo GEM weighs
60 carats and is supposed to be the
largest In the United States 1t is
about the size of an almond, and be.
fore cutting weighed 95 carats. II
was bought in Amsterdam for $4,000.
1t is estimated that the building
trades of the city Of New York suffered
considerable loss during the year Just
passed. The demand Tor labor was Q
poor one and it is possible that to
strengthen it a reduction of wages Will
be made in the present year. This viii
help to boom the trades and encourage
investors.
"A little negro boy opened an oyster
the other day 10 Montezuma, Ga, and
found inside a little mullet. The lsh
was alive and Topping, and was lying
contentedly by the side Of the occu-
pant of the shell. How 1t got there
and how long 1t had been there are
two interesting questions.
The Patent Office has . list giving
the names of all women inventors to
whom patents have been grantsd.
They number over 1000. The FIRST
ratent ever issued TO q woman was to
Mary Kies, for straw weaving with
silk or thread. This was In 1862 The
second was to Mary Brush, N 1910,
for a corset.
In some cities the life Of the nom
union carpenter Is q burden 70 him.
His fellow.craftsmen who balong 70
trade societies shun him and apply TO
him all manner of o~pprobrlous epithets.
In Denver he is known as . "bush-
whacker," In Pittsburg as y LAY
~hawker," In Texas as . @Punch.an
Judy Snowman and In California as .
travelling chip"
-Barnum's elephant "Juno" caught
cold at the Winter quarters In Bridge.
port and was given two gallons Of
whiskey and wrapped In blankets
soaked in brandy in the hopes OF curing
her. The dose made the animal
"Jolly" and she tore away her
blakets, staggered about among the
herd Of animals and conducted her.
self generally in an undignihed
manner.
The day that Mrs. Whitellng OF
Philadelphia was sentenced to death
for numbering her husband TO secure
insurance money, she learned that she
was heir to considerable property In
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