Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-09
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

hTHDNds
Rosetta Day. aged 10 years, and
native Of Virginia, is an inmate Of the
Washington almshouse.
A strange and curious animal was
recently killed by hunter in the state
Of Morelos, Mexico. 1t was about the
size Of AN ordinary donkey, Of a grayish
color, had very thick hair, and It's up
per lip was some four inches longer
than the lower one.
The honor Of kissing the toe Of the
sultan Of Turkey is reserved for the
yizier, ministers and certain privileged
pashas. This homage is performed
with the utmost solcInnity, and is
marked BY every sign Of respect worthy
Of 30 important an occasion.
The oldest deed in America is in
possession Of Major Leland, Of New
York. It is dated 1910, eighteen years
after the discovery by Columbus, and
conveys Fishers Island, in Long
Island Sound, from certain Indian
chiefs, to John Cabot. whose signature
it bears.
Thc carly Greeks and Pers!ans used
marine signals, making them not by
hags but by the position Of their sails
and by holding shields in various posi-
tions. 4 code Of flag signals was
made in 1920 10y n Venetian captain,
and the first English signal was intro
ducel by James H., Duke Of York.
In the fifteenth and sixteenth cen.
turics the counts Of Kaerfcnburg kept
in their castle a beaker holding two
quarts, and challenged guests to drain
it at a draught but since 1856 very
few have been able to perform the
feat, and since Prussia became a king.
dom it has not been performed at all
Osyaldus Norhingcrus, who was
famous for his minute contriyances, is
said % have made 1000 dishes If
turned ivory, all perfect and complete
in every part, yet SO small, thin and
slender tha, al Of them were included
in cup turned out Of a peppercorn
Of the common size. They were almost
invisible 10 the eye.
Where do the red and speckled ears
Of corn come from when white corn
alone Is planted. asks an exchange.
Why don't We ever find an ear with
an old number Of rows? You can
find four-lcaf clover. hut never the
odd row on an ear Of corn. They
always have fourteen, sixteen, twenty
or some other even number. What
objections has nature to odd numbers?
some months ago a curious freak Of
nature occurred on the farm Of Robert
Jackson, about six miles west Of Mid
dley.lle, Barry county. Mich. In a
corner Of one Of his fields, where there
had never been any appearance of
water and where the land was high
and dry, stream Of water about the
size Of mans body suddenly burst
forth. \ large oak tree which stood
In close proximity was prostrated
The water is highly charged with
sulphur.
James Beatty, of Huntington.
Long Island. has a well on his
premises that appears to lie both
a curiosity and a puzzle. The
well is twenty-three feet deep, and It is
said that it is dry every year from
January 10 the first week in March
as regular as the days Of the year. II
will he as full the day before It dries
up As at any time during the year. and
on the following morning not a dror
is TO be seen where a depth Of three or
four feet existed before. About the
first week in March the well fills again
in few moments, and continues So for
the remainder Of the year.