Middletown transcript., 1905-02-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE
Short Pungent Paragraphs Gathered Here
and There

Short Pungent Paragraphs Gathered Here
and There
japan has 1900 daily newspapers and
periodicals
Atakes diplomat to know more than
the boss and hold his job.
4 We all have money coming, but it sell
dom arrives on schedule time.
A real estate man will frequently tell
the truth when talking about the weather.
| Russia has per capita investment in
industrial enterprises of 81, Willie the
United States has $l25.
! The American Bible Society has do
mated more than $4,000 testaments and
gospels among the IS, 900 wounded Japan
ese soldiers.
| Conceit and the left hind foot Of Sgraye-
yard rabbit have made almost as many
fools of men as old Mother Nature or any
other woman.
The physician who declares that the
vest is menace to health and asks us to
discard it will do better if he states his
agitation about the first week in July.
| Ii people had to sit OH as uncomfortable
seats at church as at circus how they
would roar. This is one of the things
that proves the influence of mind over
matter.
An operation for the removal of a
tumor behind one OF the ears of Thomas
A. Edison, the noted electrician, was per-
formed last week, and lis hoped that he
will recover. He is 81 years old.
Under the Belgium law unmarried men
over twenty-five have one vote, married
men and widuwers with families have two
votes, and priests and other persons of
position and education have three votes.
An effort is being made to revive the
lost art of daguerrotype pictures. Time
has shown that the old pictures taken so
years ago are bright and beautiful to-day.
1t was real art and it will be revived.
The Hhedton, Kan. Exponent editor
is evidently good business man. At the
top of his paper he carries this line-"In
God we trust-Those without baggage
must pay ill advancer' Shake, brother!
Tie largest diamond ever discovered
has been found near Pretoria. The stone
weighs 1892 karats and is aid to be
pure white diamond of good quality. It'll
valued at $3,5O0,000 to 100000 and
would weigh nearly two pounds.
A newspaper may devote a column to
the praise or recommendation of man
and he will forget about it in couple of
weeks, but two line item that is not al
together pleasing will be remembered by
the average reader for years.
Waiting for something to turn up al
ways ends in disappointment, because the
something in question is waiting to be
turnei up, and two "waits" balance each
other and produce deadlock" In
other words, "there is nothing doing"
The Western National Bank of San
Francisco soon will proceed upon
"never close" basis. All classes of its
business, including that of its safe deposit
vaults, will be carried on night and day.
According to the old belief the first day
of December governs the whole of the
month. Friday, the second day, is the
pattern by which January will shape it.
self, and Saturday sets the pace for. Feb
ruary.
A Pittsburg man was very much
wrought up because the preacher was
smiling and happy while performing the
marriage ceremony, while he himself was
nervous and white as sheet. That was
plain enough-it was all profit and no risk
to the parson.
Berlin university has more students
than any other institution of its kind in
the world. 1t has 7774 matriculated stu
dents enrolled and 1880 who have not
The philosophical depart
ment has 3572 students, the medical I'LL,
law 2756 and theology only 335.
A young man of this locality is in a
1uandary. He lives on farm but has
been courting girl in town. Finally he
asked her to marry him. She seemed
willing but said she could never live on
arm. He then proposed moving to town
and engaging in some other business, and
,he said if lie was fool enough to do that
,he wouldn't have him. He is still figur-
ng.
People who are walking along the road
md are overtaken by the rural delivery
nail wagons, should remember that how
,yer much the driver would like to give
hem a ride he does not dare to do SO.
Jncle Sam has decreed that no one shall
ide in the wagons but the mail carrier,
md he must be obeyed. There are sec
ions Of the country where that ruling
means more than it does here, but it had
D be made general.
Twice year $4,000 men and boys scat
cred from one end of England to the
tber must be fitted out with new clothes.
'hese are the employees of the Postoffice
department., and it is no small task to
rovide these garments, to say nothing of
1aking sure that each is well fitted. The
epartment uses 2S7 miles of cloth 303
liles of lining, besides 3,0O0.0 600 or 1000.
90 buttons and the other things which 60
Ito the making OF garment.