Middletown transcript., 1905-03-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE
Short Pungent Paragraphs Gathered Here
and There

Short Pungent Paragraphs Gathered Her
and There
According to the ancient records il
Genoa, it cost 81, 900 to discover America
Now, think what America is worth.
The number of legal executions in 100
was 116, as compared with l23 in 1903
IA in 1902, 1l8 in 1901, and 119 il
1900.
Henry CLOVIS, the Wall Street bull say
money is increasing too fast. We I'M
agine Henry is setting hook for suck
ers
The publishers Of the magazine "Ererg
bodys" receives $4,000 for the advertis
ment OH the back cover OF that publca
ton.
Argentina is the United States of Sontl
America. 1t is made up Of fourteen
states and nine Territories. The popula
ton is about 100000.
Standard Oil, on a capitalization ol
$l0O,000,OO0 is able to pay quarterly
dividend Of $l5,00O,OOO The bare state
ment is whole sermon in itself.
The two new 10000 horsepower tur.
bines installed on the Canadian side ci
Niagara falls are complete success, de.
veloping current OF $4,000 volts.
1t is estimated that the output of auto
mobiles for the current year will be 90
600, Of total value OF $3O,OO0,0OO Ac-
cessories made will reach $5,OOO,O ,OOO
The Republic of Panama has celebrated
the first anniversary of its birth and es-
tabished new record for that latitude.
1t has run for year without a reyolu-
ton.
A Young bachelor found out couple of
weeks ago that carving turkey is just
like courting his girl-he is sure to get
both Of them into his lap before lie gets
through.
Bill had billboard. Bill also had a
board bill. The board bill bored Bill, so
Bill sold the billboard to pay his board
bill. So after Bill sold his billboard, to
pay his board bill, the board bill no
longer bored Bill.
Sir Clinton Dawkins, the head of the
London branch of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
receives an annual salary OF $250,00 In
addition he realizes a certain percentage
of the profits Of the firm, which during
some years have amounted to a larger
sum than his guaranteed salary.
According to Mulhall'u Dictionary of
Statistics, the amount Of money annually
on alcoholic liquors in the
United States is $S25, 600, 1000, $l5.0O0,OOO
going for wine, $2l0,OO0,O00 for beer,
81, 100000 for spirits. One hundred and
and eleven million dollars are estimated
to be paid in taxes.
Thirty men have accomplished in Pitts
burg the feat of moving weight of
!, 1892, 900 pounds distance OF twenty-five
feet. They have lifted the Grand Opera
house off its foundation, moved it for
ward twenty-five feet, and planted it on
a new base. 1t required less than thirty
six hours to accomplish the work, and
one could not see the structure moving.
By expanding his business and follow
ing legitimate lines in the last century,
without resorting to speculation or mo-
nopoly Of sharp practice, Adam could
doubtless have increased his savings be-
yond $40 day. But he could hardly
have piled up what would have been con-
sidered modern fortune and the chances
are that Mrs. Astor would not have in
vited him to any of her annual balls.
While the world may be sad you can
be gay in your mind. Business may be
slack and upside down, but one can be
rich and in apple-pie order in his mind.
All Of your faces and figures may be plain
and homely, but remember in your mind
you can each be rarely beautiful. Your
arms and legs may be awkward and un-
pretty, but in your mind they can be
graceful and beautiful. Remember it is
all in your mind.
Once upon time a litter OF kittens
came to the house of little six-year old
Susie. As it is usual at such times the
old mother cat was much in evidence.
One day after the kittens were old
enough to run around the house, little
Susie was playing with one of them and
was overheard to say as she fondled it:
Kitty, know who your mother is, an
know who your brothers an sisters is,
but, but Kitty | don't know who your
father is-'spect he must be travelling
mon