Middletown transcript., 1891-10-15
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On each ballot to be cast, accord-
ing TO the provisions of the new elec-
ton law, in Ohio, are 10 be these dis
tinguishing devices that hare been
adopted BY the parties: Republican,
eagle; Democratic, roosters Prohihi.
ton, rose; Peoples, plough and ham,
mer. 1fs
On about 75O trees in twenty acres
of an orchard in Ghent, Columbia
county, N. r, George 4. Powell
raises fourteen varieties Of apples,
and most Of the product goes 10
Europe. He estimates bis crop this
year at 1900 barrels. Last year he
had only 400 barrels.
The cargo Of "a ship that left San
Francisco for England recently con-
sisted of $4,000 gallons Of wine and
27 900 gallons Of brandy, being one
Of the largest cargoes ever shipped
from California. The ship was one
Of eight vessels that have been chart
cred to carry wine, brandy and fruit
to England.
London BARRIERS have shorter hours
on Saturday than their professional
brethren Of New York, and, IS . rule.
do not work on Sunday at all. II More
shops close now ct 5 r. NJ, the result
of the efforts Of an early closing as
sociation, and scarcely any keep open
after 7. This could hardly Be the
case if Englishmen were NOT more in
the habit OF. shaving themselves than
Americans are. -
Dotty" is used in England as .
synonym for crazy, while bosky"
signifies tipsy. You must be bosky
or dotty" is therefore the modern
English, or, at any rate, Londonese
for You must be drunk or crazy"
g Oh, / say r. with rising infection,
is an exclamation OF astonishment
combined with unbelief It Is an
equivalent Of the elegant. What
are you giving US 7" of this country.
The possession Of remarkably re-
tentive memory is indicated BY feat
attributed to William Cotter, the
registrar Of voters In Hartford, Conn.
It is said that he can tell from mem
ory the places of residence and peii-
tics of IL, 900 voters, and Also, in
cases where persons have been absent
from the city, tell when theg went
away But it is crowding things to
say that be can tell where they went.
The Chautauqua county branch of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, in a petition to the Legislature
for law 10 regulate The sale Of
opium, cocaine, and chlora, asserts
that the opium. chloral, and cocaine
habits are enslaving rnore than Q
million people in q condition most
degrading. demoralixing and suicidal.
Physicians estimate that Buffalo has
80. 900 victims Of the habits.
Indifferent as New Workers are to
bicycling. the sport is steadily grew
ing in popularity throughout the
country, and, although many bicycles
are manufactured in the United
States and many are imported from
Europe, the supply Of frst-rate
machines is not equal TO the demand.
Meanwhile, there Is no article Of CONE
merce more subject to change than
the bicycle. New patents are con-
stantly appearing, and. although the
bicycle, with any but the most care
full treatment, is q short.liyed machine,
most bicycles begin TO be old-fashion-
ed before they are worn ont. It is
good bicycle that with constant use
lasts over FIVE years.
Frank E. McGurrin of Salt Lske
City claims the championship as. the
fastest typewriter in the world. He
does not glance at the keyboard while
reading copy. He covers the board
with his hands and uses the finger
movement, instead Of the wrist move-
ment. His record is 124A words, ex-
elusive Of errors, from dictation, Id
minute. On q single memorized
sentence he wrots at the rate of 156
words in minute. Miss Orr and
Miss Grant of New York are the only
operators who approach McGurrin in
swiftnes and accuracy. McGurrinp de-
feated Miss Orr by three words, and
was afterward defeated by her. Mas
Orr's best record is 93 45 words in Q
minute.