Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

A NORWICH botanist, amazed the other
day at the rapid growth of fungus,
calculated that it had developed 10, 00O,-
900 cells IN one day-116 cells second.
Prof. Gray, however, cites an instance
where century plant formed 2, 000, OO0,-
600 cells in twenty-four hours, or 3d.
481 second.
In China the names of children are
given according to circumstances associ-
ated with the time of their birth. If q
child is born at midnight it's name may
be Midnight if the season be rainy, the
child's name may be Rain if birth oc.
ours on the birthday of some relative,
that relatives age may be the name of
the newborn, and so there are names of
Thirty, Five, Fifty, One and other num-
bers. But there are even more curious
names. If the parents desired boy,
and girl is born, her name may be
Ought-to-be-a-Boy.
''WEAT is the origin of the sign 8 S.
for the American dollar?" was the ques-
tlon propounded at London dinner not
long ago. The American Consul did not
know, neither did any one else. An ex-
tenslve research resulted in this theory ::
The American dollar is taken from the
Spanish dollar, and the sign is to be
found, OF course, In the associations of
the Spanish dollar. On the reverse side
OF Spanish dollar is representation of
the Pillars of Hercules, and round each
pillar is scroll with the inscription,
"Plus ultr0." This device in the course
OF time has degenerated into the sign
which stands at present for the Ameri-
can as well as Spanish dollars-"S The
scroll round the pillars represents the
two serpents sent by Juno to destroy
Hercules in his cradle.
This is the origin of the phrase. "I
acknowledge the corn - In 1928 Mr..
Stewart, member of Congress, said in
speech that Ohio, Kentucky, and Indi-
ana sent their haystacks, cornfelds, and
fodder to New York and Philadelphia for
sale. Mr.. Wickliffe, of Kentucky, called
him to order, declaring that those States
did not send haystacks or cornfelds to
New York for SALE "Well, what do YOU
send % asked Stewart "Why, horses,
mules, cattle, and hogs" "Well, what
makes your horses, mules, cattle, and
hogs You feed 500 worth of hay to a
horse. You just animate and get upon
the top Of your haystack and ride off to
market. How is it with your cattle =?
You make one of them carry $50 worth
of hay or grass to the Eastern market.
How much corn does it take at SO cents
bushel to fatten a hog?" "Why,
thirty bushels" "Then you put thirty
bushels into the shape of a hog and
make it walk off to the Eastern market. %
Then Mr.. Wickliffe jumped up and said,
MIR. Speaker, [ acknowledge the corn. :"
The vast population that once inhab-
tied the Mississippi valley, raising
mounds, cutting canals, mining ores and
cultivating farms, passed away not less
than 1000 years ago. They could have
had nothing whatever to do with the
Aztec or Taltec races that fourished in
the South 1000 years later. The North
American Indian is probably a branch
of the Tartar race-an aboriginal in
habitant OF Siberia, who emigrated east
ward about the fifth and sixth century.
A. D., but never penetrated farther
south than New Mexico. Some tribes
preserve the tradition of their eastward
migration from Asia, and De Court
raine's, Choctaw servant found little diff
fculty in conversing with an aboriginal
Siberian. When the English landed in
New England, the Indian had been but
a short time III possession of that section
Of the country-according to their own
traditions, not more than "the lives of
three old men," The North American
Indian is undoubtedly an "alien in
blood and religion" and has no connec-
ton whatever with the "native races
of this continent.