MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 109, 3 February 1903, Page 8

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Wire fences were in limited use in the neighborhood of Philadelphia as far back as 1816. The cost of the United States troops; and of the civil administration in. Cuba is paid out of the revenues of the island. It has been decided by the Kausar supreme court that opening a window screen constitutes a "burglarious breaking-" within the meaning of tht - law. It is a curious fact that the deed tf the present police headquarters o. New York city, 300 Mulberry street which passed in ISfi'-l from the metropolitan police district of that city tf the board of supervisors of~the county of New York, was not recorded-un-til a few days ago. No explanation is given. • ' A descriptive article on Norway contains some striking instructions for the use of flre escapes taken froro * local hotel, of which, the following lines ere part: "The plaited snottei •nail be found in every room. To increase the hurry, let down the body one by one until all shall be left. The cord shall put out the ground from the shoulder thereunder." A man riding a bicycle and driving s> horse at the same time startled North Broad street. He neld the reins in one hand and guided his machine with the other. His feet rested upon the coaster, and the horse did the rest; In. and out among the other rehicles he guided the animal, and all •long the streets people stopped and gazed in wonder. — Philadelphia Record. Among the interesting things on view with the collection of books by negro authors at Buffalo is an autograph of Webster, dated March 1.9. 1847: "I have paid $120 for the freedom of Paul Jennings. He agrees to work out the same at eight dollars a month, to be found with board, clothes end washing, to begin when «re return south. His freedom papers t give him. They are recorded in this district."