Middletown transcript., 1905-04-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE
Short Pungent Paragraphs Gathered Here
and There

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There are 400, 900 deaf mutes in China
In Wisconsin it is against the law tc
even give away cigarette.
Canada this year will witness wonder
full activity in railway construction.
In pack of 81 cards there are 635, ,Ol3,.
559, 900 possible different whist hands.
The school history list of ''The ter
great battles OF the world'' will have two
alterations.
| At Wardbury, Norway, the longest day
lasts from May 2lst to July 22d without
interruption.
Over 100000 people attend. d base
ball games played by the National and
American leagues last year.
In some of the Hindu temples an ele-
plant takes up the collections. It goes
around with basket extended from its
trunk.
| Boys, don't kill the birds. II you must
kill something, why hunt down snakes
and rats, but the harmless feathered song
sters should have our protection.
Russia, with population Of l27, 900, 900
has only 1884 physicians. In the
United States, with population of about
100000 there are 10000 physicians.
The first life insurance company was
organized in London in 1706. What
wonderful advancement during the 1919
years since that company came into exis-
tence
Certain physicians say that the vermi-
form appendix can be made useful by be-
ing readjusted. The physician still wants
the people to believe that he is indespen-
sable.
''Now here's piece OF goods that
speaks for ITSELF" said the valuable sales
man. "All right" interrupted the
weary buyer, suppose you keep quiet a
bit and give it chance"
Endurance is a necessary endowment
for any one who hopes to make com
plete success of life's efforts. If the
young people, especially the young men,
could realize this at the proper time in
life there would be infinitely fewer fail
ures to record.
Dollar are not valuable unless they cost
something. One of the best things about
a dollar is to earn it and see what it has
cost and the next is to spend it and see
what one gets for it. The man who
knows the cost Of a dollar generally
knows how to save it.
Every boy can whistle yankee
Doodle" but how many can repeat the
words that 60 with the tune? A school
master who lately asked his pupils to do
90 found them all deficient on that acore.
Quite likely the same experience might be
had with most all their elders.
Chicago has more Germans than any
city except Berlin and Hamburg; more
Bohemians than any city except Prague |;
more Irish than any other city except
Dublin; more Scandinavians than city
except Stockholm.
If you need to take down stove pipes for
the summer, put it away where it will
not get jammed nor rusty. If you mark
the different lengths, consecutiyely, with
chalk, it will not trouble you SO much to
put the pipe up next fall.
Oh, merchant, in thine hour Of ee,
If on this paper you should &C,
Take our advice and now be wy,
Go straight ahead and ADVERT i,
You'll find the project Of some a uu;
Neglect can offer no exqqq.
Be wise at once, prolong your aaa;
A silent business soon de K.
Russia is talking about rebuilding her
navy. japan is actually making formid-
able additions to hers, having last week
launched two Of the most powerful battle
ships ever constructed. The island EN-
pire has now long lead over her antago-
nistin. the race for naval supremacy which
it will take at shortest many years to over
come.
A leading banker says Of counterfeit
bills: III you want to detect bogus bill,
just wet your finger slightly and rub it
over the current number of the bilI-not
the denomination, but the current num-
ber consisting Of several figures which is
stamped on every piece of currency.
This bit Of printing is the special feature
Of the work. The number is printed un-
der tremendous pressure and with an in
delible ink which is used for this and by
the government only. The number on
the bad bill will blur and blot under that
treatment but the good paper will remain
unaffected
A new railway track layer, with crew
of forty men, will lay two miles of track
day, according to The indianapolis Nems.
The track lay has huge crane sixty feet
long, which projects forward over the
road and hauls behind it a train OF sixteen
fat cars loaded with ties and rails. A
continuous double line OF cars move con-
stantly over rollers and carries the tie
with it. Both rails and ties are seized and
placed on the road in front Of the train,
where they shortly form part Of the track
over which it passes. The device is said
to be the most expeditions as well as eco
nomical track layer in the world.
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