The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-12
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A carrlar pigeon can average 1913
yards to the minute.
!, The drum is said to have been the
first musical instrument Of the human
race.
4 The Japanese people, even the poor.
travel much and widely in their own
country.
Stolen dogs are said to be sold In
Paris to butchers, who sell the meat,
particularly the hind legs. as "lamb."
1t requires the workmanship of TWEEN
ty men and the use Of most costly ma
! chinery to make that dainty article Of
the household, the thimble
The London miIkman covers his route
on foot, pushing hand cart with three
wheels, which carries his cans of milk
and his different measures.
In Norwich, England, 10000 out Of
the $4,000 houses are fitted with gas
! stoves, and the number Is growing at
the rate of eighty or ninety weeks
While searching for smugglers, with
lights out, Chinese destroyer was
sunk near Canton by the steamer
Talon, which succeeded in rescuing the
crew.
Not long ago Russia forbade the pur-
chase or sale OF typewriters without
police permission 1t was done to
check the use of typewriter reyolu
tionary circulars
Some Irish humorists who posted up.
fictitious notices Of d meeting of the
United Irish league at Broadford,
County Glare, were much amused
when a strong force of constabulary
assembled.
A French housewife does not throw
away her broken dishes unless their
condition is hopeless. She saves them
until member of faience and porcelain
comes to her door for work, and he re-
pairs them.
An American tourist who travelled
through Hungary last summer in his
automobile says that he found the
sign boards in German, Magyar, Ital-
ian, Slayonian and Turkish. Prefer
ence was given to none.
The biggest tree in the south Of Eng
land is the Kings oak at Tilford,
4 which stands on the village green be-
tween two ancient bridges over the.
river Wey, and is some thirty feet ins
circumference six feet from the ground
But little paper has been recently
made from rags Vegetable sub.
stances, such as wood, alfalfa and
straw, are especially employed. But
the use of furze, wild or cultivated;
has not been thought of until recently,
AS illustrating the excellence of the
paper, which is made from unused lin
en- scraps, upon which Bank of Eng
land notes are printed, 1t is stated that.
when one of these notes is twisted into.
a rope it will sustain weight of 800
pounds.
The Skibbereen 1reland) board of
guardians has decided to replace the
chairs in the board room with substan-
tial benches, but vetoed a suggestion TO,
fasten them to the floor after the clerk,
had pointed out that in that case they
would be of mouse in fight.
A countryman in Stoken Church.
England says that he has worn the
same suit on Sundays and holidays for
forty-seyen years. The wearer of this
wonderful old suit gives the tailor's
name, adding that it is good now and
that mot stitch has given way
While dressing pigeons for the table
the cook of the Murray hotel, Omaha.
found on them metal band inscribed
~. s. S. Remington The birds Were
from the Bennington They had come
with others from Sioux City and had
evidently been in cold storage for some
time.
The manager Of q theatrical company
stated In London court the other day
In the case of a singer who had sued
him that the singers voice had disap-
pointed him once. but he had given him
another trial In London because Lion
. don audiences are the easiest pleased in
the world"
A hundred years ago Spaniard
planted some potatoes In southern Cal
ifornia, but before he could dig his croF
band Of Indians drove him out Of the
section. Recently some excavators OF
the site of the potato patch dug up
fine crop Of agate stones, the potatoes
] having petritied In that material
! A dispute over the division Of large
{ tract Of California land left by the lat.
! Bart Smithson was settled the Other
! cay BY tossing coin. The land was
divided into four parts, and the foul
heirs with the head and tail Of half {
: dollar made successive selections, t
: the great loss Of the local legal frater
nifty.
A Partisan dentist has been made thu
4 victim Of a brand new pearl fraud
j He was working on patient and il
3 the course Of his labors removed wha
q appeared to be a large pearl from {
i cavity When the work was done tn
!. dentist was persuaded to take the gen
!. III payment for Ills services giving TIL
y owner $40 besides. The pearl was late
found to be worthless.