Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1870 — CURRENT ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

CURRENT ITEMS.

Lincoln, the cartel at Nebraska, claims Wkst Hit that noboby want*, yet Eo-j body likes to lose t A lawsuit A Ojuuvokiiiaii Is raising a crop of poppies which cows thirteen acres Wat b sa enraged snake like the letter fM Became it is an asp-irate. It la estimated that kerosene cancel twelve fktal accidents daily in the United A Kbntocei priest, 65 years old, is cutting a Jaw tooth that replaces one he lost ten years ago.

Tats Washington is as good a company as there is in existence tor the policy holder.—P. H. McGnayr,Senator. OBXBRA.L Bramn la called H the man that writes the name on the greenbacks that looks like a string of eels.".A cobrbspondhbt says that the people who spend the most money at the watertag places are the old men with yonng wires. * All men need Insurance that are of Seine to anybody. Insure in the Washington Life Insurance Company, of Mew York. Illinois has two hundred and seven money-order offloes, being twenty -seven more than any other State in the Union has. Thb “ vacuum core ” is doubtless good for many, but that’s what’s the matter with some, you know—the vacuum, not the cure. »

Charity Is never lost. It may be of no service to those it is bestowed upon, yet it ever is a work of beauty and grace upon the heart of the giver. I* the life of every woman there are two grand epochs at which she is willing to tell her age—when she is sixteen and when she Is one hundred.— Lovievilie Courier-Journal. A Detroit German named Prosser, 60 years of age, became crazy over the European war, armed himself with a scythe, and began doing sentinel duty on the streets. Very few young ladies rt fleet that when they exclaim “dear me !” they are guilty of profanity. Yet 6uch is the fact; for the phrase, as we have it, is but the corruption of the Italian words Dio mio! —My God! A correspondent of the Albany Argue says a man lives in Brooklyn, rich and generally respected, whose profession it was to plan burglaries, although he himself never took an active part in “cracking a crib.” An observer says that “children arc not so well behaved since the mothers have taken to wearing high buttoned boots.” This is supposed to be a Jest on the disuse of slippers for spanking purposes. An enthusiastic publisher of a Mew York German paper, in his joy over the recent Prussian victories, gave each of his eleven editorial employes fifty dollars to celebrate with. In Belgium there are 1,350 miles of railroad, making an average of two and a half miles to every 10,000 cf the population, or 10 miles to every 100 square miks of territory. These railroads were constructed st an average cost of f 91,500 a mile.

A toons female has been swindling the ladies living on York street, New Haven, by representing herself as “ the servant girl from the next door,” and requesting the loan of a quarter for her mistress. In this way she hid collected quite a sum of money. Tm, N. H., has a remarkable old mac in the person of Ebenezer L. Bennett, who, although 83 years old, appears like a man of about 50, with all his laculties unimpaired. He has never in his life consulted a physician or taken & prescription, nor has he ever lost a meal on account of sickness, while he has regularly used tobacco for the last sixty-two years. A correspondent of the American Agriculturist picks and stores his squashes in September, and has them sound till the following June. He says: “Gather the squashes for late keeping between September Ist and 10th, taking oniy those that grow near the root; put them on the shelves where they are kept, and keep them dry and cool.” | |The Quartermaster General’s office is making arrangements to secure sn ample supply of ornamental trees and shrubs for allmilitaiy cemeteries under its care. These are to be delivered under contract, and planted and cared for until well started ; the selections to be carefully made from such varieties as flourish best in the respective locations where the grounds are situated.

A COKMSPONDERT of the Country GentUrnan who has been abroad says that the cause of the superiority of English and continental mutton over that in America, is in the simple sentence, “they feed turnips.” The Practical Farmer indorses this opinion, and insists that our sheep bwwrerst—to raise the best mutton, mußt raise ruta-bagas and turnips. A Chicago paper iB responsible for the stoiy that a few days since some boys in that city dropped an anvil weighing two hundred pounds out of a fourth-story window on the head of an African who was passing, and he had them arrested. He said he was willing to let the boys have fun, but when they jammed a “gemman’s" hat down over his eyes and spoiled it in that way, the law must take its course. * Some time since Mr. A. Vesper was “riving through Horicon, Wia, with a horse and sulky, when a couple of dogs ran out from the German Hotel and frightened the horse so that it ran away, breaking the sulky and harness, and somewhat injuring the horse. Vesper sued the proprietor of the hotel, and obtained a verdict of $lB2 damages and S4O costs. The following is a letter from a Yankee Jo his grocer: * “ Mr. Tuttle :-This here thing has too much hemp in it for molasses, and not quite enough for clothes liae; so 1 ye strained off the molasses, and send you the Jug to make up the measure, and have turned over the hemp to the VigiJanoe Committee to be spun up for future use. So be sure to send me the real thing this time, as the hemp goes to the V. C„ and the rope is a-growing.” Phaoh Basket Business.—People outside of the fruit districts of the country hsve nothing like jwtrue idea of the magnitude of the tradern fruit baskets, and boxes According to the Benton Harbor (Mich.,) Palladium, one firm in that place i* turning out from 3,000 to 4.000 peach baskets per day. Last year one firm in the place made 300,000 baskets, and another made 60,000 ; at St. Joseph, 150,000 were made; at Dowagac, 150,000 and at Coloala, 80,000 were made. Other parties also made large numbers. The following curious incident occurred is Alfred, Me., the other day: George Roberts, living at Alfred Gore, having dislocated his shoulder, another gentleman took him in his wagon to carry him to the village, where his shoulder might be put in place. Just as they came to the Dana place the horse was frightened and both gentlemen were thrown from the wagon. The gentleman with Mr. Roberta had his collar bone broken, his ribs fractured, and also sustained severe intert a! injuries, while, curiously enough, the injured shoulder of Mr. Roberts was reset . Tax burning well, some fifteen miles from Oil City, lt one of the greatest cqri-

or ties of the oil region. It was bond is 18M, and sinoe then has yielded a stream of gas large enough to supply a city of hau a million. A well is now being put down by Its side. The engine that pumps the well dry is run by gas from the old one by means of an ordinary two-inch pipe, and the connection made to the engine by an ordinary steam pipe. No steam or tael la necessary. The gas as it comes from the well is extremely cold and chilling to the hand. The pressure exerted Is fully 230 pounds to the square Inch.

A person who would not patronize the I printer posted the following notice in Lycoming county, Pa : "Public Ball. Will be sole by Public Bail Ad the residence of one Mile North of on Baderday Oggcst 20,1870 the following property to wit 2 ten plait Stoves One Cocking Stove, 1 Corner Onberd 2 sinkx 2 tables 8 rock in (Jhlres, 2 sets of Chircs, 2 8 day clox 1 drore 3 Beads Stats and boding also 1 Carping by the yard 1 wood chist 1 Carrigh and harness Caber kittle 1 iron ciltle and a grate many Others Articles not numers to mansions Hail to eommcnce ad 12 o’Klk wan times will be made notag by the liers on Da of Bail, Cum one and all” / • r ‘

It is said that a yonng man who had lost an arm in the Erie City (Pa) Iron Works, a few weeks ago, insisted after the accident that he felt pains throughout the entire arms and fingers. Borne twen-ty-four hours after the accident, when the mutilated limb lay in the cellar, beneath the bed where he lay, he would tell when any one was handling it, by the p&intal sensation he felt. At one time a block was placed on the fingers to keep them straightened out, and, although he knew nothing of the transaction, he at once dontended that something was pressing down his hand, and insisted that it should be removed at once. After the block was removed he saH he felt easier, and was contented.

A jcmpino match came off in Bingham ton, N. Y., the other day, between Ned. Huirlcs, oi Sing Bing, and Bob Way, of Glean, for $5lO a side and the championship of America. There were to be ten trios ol a single jump each, spirit level. Bearlcs toed the mark, and with an easy spring covered 12 feet 10'4 inches. Way then threw himseli out and covered 12 feet 11 *4 inches. Betting was brisk. On the third trial Bearlcs gave a tremendous spiing and cleared 13 ieet 2 inches. It is the longest jump on record in the world, and was followed by prolonged cheers. It caused Way to lose heart. After one more trial, on which he cleared but 12 feet 7 inches, he refused to proceed and declared himselt beaten.