Middletown transcript., 1905-11-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE
Short Pungant Paragraphs Gathered Here
and There

Short Pungant Paragraphs Gathered Her
and There
Mark Twain will be 20 years old on til!
30tn OF this month -
| Washington, the capital city, is to have
city hall that will cost 50, 100000.
When ,r1n works at a thing just to
make H.. ~ he never gets to the top.
1t is a good plan to make note of all
the advice you get, for some day you
may want to write book.
There were 2,OO3 deaths among the
civil war pensioners during the month
OF September. This leaves 996, 270.
Keep stiff upper lip. Never complain
except to those you know will help you.
In other words never complain.
The interest OH the japanese war debt
is $75, ,000.00 year or nearly twice the
revenue of the country ten years ago.
Dpn't throw your money away unless
you want to go to work for the fellow
who picks it up.
When the hen refuses to produce there
is scarcity of egg No substitute or
something Just as good can take the place
of custard pearls.
The Yorkshire, England, Post pub
fishes the following advertisement
"Would any lady of means care to marry
poor crowded out clerk, age 81 p
The grain exports for the nine months
this year amounted to 1O5, ,2l9, ,693 bushels,
as compared with 4S,573, 7O6 for the same
months last year.
A Pennsylvania man was obliged to
pay his brides mother $1,000 before he
could marry the girl. This is new
wrinkle in marriage settlements.
Here is a good remedy to prevent a
cold : When you feel that cold is COM
ing on put ten drops of camphor in a
glass OF hot water and drink some before
retiring. If taken at the start the cold
will disappear.
Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa, CAL,
world-famous as "The Wizard of Hor-
ticnltnre," is now member of the Mod
ern Woodmen society. His application
for membership was secured by Special
Deputy r. X. Roberts of San Francisco
Postal authorities say Chicago is the
word that is most frequently misspelled
by foreigners who send letters to this
country. Here are some of the variations:
Vizago, Jagjago, Hipago, Jagiga, Schec-
chacho, Hazago, Chachicho, Shicahbzdo.
Wouldn't it be timely to substitute
erich but honest" for the old watch
word OF business morals so long in vogue
:: "poor but honest" 1t seems to us
the poor suspect should be relieved of |
the burden of bearing all the load of
popular suspicion.
The best way to keep up-to-date and |
guard against the schemes of grafters and |
fakirs generally is to read your newspaper |
religiously, especially your local paper.
Sooner or later all forms of graft, of bogus |
solicitors and fakirs OF all sorts are ex-
posed in the press, and it is generally the
fellow who does not read the papers regu-
larly and carefully who gets caught.
The new departure will be unwelcome
to congressman. 1t will strip them OF a
great part of the "spoils" power they
have when the party TO which they be-
long has control. They will be unable
henceforth to depend on the ''Ioyalty"
of the men for whom they get postmaster
ships, because they cannot have those
men turned out for doing satisfactory
work for them.
Rural mail carriers have received orders
from headquarters to refuse to take un-
mail from the boxes. Hereto
fore patrons lave dropped unstamped
mail in the boxes; also deposited pennies
for the postage. Hereafter such methods
will not be permitted, and stamps must
be procured from the carrier or elsewhere
and be properly affixed by the patron to
insure the service desired.
The manufacturers of American haryes-
rers are trying to knock out the manu-
facturers in Australia by cutting prices.
The American haryesters are now selling
for $40. 1t may be interesting for
American farmers to keep posted as to
just how cheaply harvester can be made
in Chicago, transported nearly around the
world, taxed by the Australian protec-
tive tariff and then sold.
So varied and extensive are the uses to
which cement is being put that no one
will be surprised to learn that the trade
8 estimating an output of 10000, 900 bar
-els for this calendar year. The produo-
ion of last year was $26, 500, 900 barrels,
md hardly 100000 barrels two or
hree years ago. The production of this
material seems to have great future be-
ore it. As substitute for wood, stone
Ind brick in building, it is coming into
,xtend use. (
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