The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-05-13
HERE AND THERE.

different kinds OF goods,
The first public schools in America
were established in the New England
states in 1912,
People who hunt gas leaks with
matches, light out as soon as they
strike a light
The only advantage in looking for
trouble is that you may be prepared to
dodge it when il comes.
The submarine graft charges seem
to have evaporated into thin air and
Congressman Lilly has gone on va
cation.
The pension bill this year carries
about $I65 100000 Is there anyone
now to stand up and say republics are
ungratefulP
Land in Wall street, New York, is
valued at $50, ooo.o 900 an acre. No
wonder lambs have to be sheared to
pay for such property.
Every officer in the army has had
$500 added to his salary. Now per
haps the subalterns may get married il
the girls are economical.
Denver boasts of A population OF
a25 900, but as most OF them have
only one lung the statistics are not
impressive.
The Presidents cousin, a miss of IT,
insists that she cannot live on less than
SIo, year, Has she never heard
OF the simple liiea
Thaw has promised his mother to
work II he gets his release Ii would
be interesting to know whom he is
going to work this time
Judging by the demonstration in San
Francisco to the fleet, they have for
gotten that such a little thing as an
earthquake and fire happened along
there just two years ago.
The first sky scraper in England i.
to be built in Liverpool, but il is onl,
a measly little building twenty-five
stories high. Those Britans alway'
are behind the times.
Hetty Green has never used the
telephone. Certainly not, the mini
mum rate costs five cents People
doing business with Hetty must cal
her up at their own expense.
f. S. Fenner, of Franklin, Pa, who
was member of the Sgd Regiment,
Pennsylvania volunteers, during the
Civil War, has just received check
for 1913 due him since 1901.
"What wonderful age of invention
it is, said Mrs. Peterson, 81 see they
are now making wire cloth and I'll
have some right away to put seat in
Johnny's every day pants"
Germany exports more than three
billion lead pencils every twelve
months. They are shipped 10 foreign
countries at the rate OF ten million a
| day.
The enlisted men Of the army are to
get nm increase Of S. per cent in then
wages. Perhaps Uncle Sam will have
less trouble in filling the depleted
ranks OF his companies hereafter.
A precocious youngstcr at the te;
table after long gaze toward a plate
of doughnuts, said: "Mamma | think
could stand another Of those frec
holes"
1t is claimed for defaulting New
Jersey bank cashier that he lost tn
money helping his friends. Amos
anyone can afford to be generous witt
other peoples money, it is giving ~
your own that counts.
Perhaps DIR. Brumbaugh, Of Phila
dclphia, will tell Decoration Day ora
tors how to describe War without men
tioning bloodshed, and perhaps he ca
tell them how TO wage the next one o
the same ethical principle.
John l.. Sullivan has turned 6naneie
in his old days. If he began thirty-tw
years ago, he might be rich at presen
even trust magnate. Bnt there al
muti-millonaires less admired lha
John J..
In China all land belongs TO ii
state and small sum per acre, new
altered through long centuries is pal
as rent, This is the only tax in tt
country and it amounts to about ski
cents per head.
The largest temple of worship in tn
world is the ST. Peters Cathedral ;
Rome. It stands on the site of Ne
: Circus and is built in the form Of
: Latin cross. The foundation was lai
in 1850 A. ID. The cost in roun
numbers is set down at $7o,ooo.ooo.