The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-13
Miscellany.

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Miscellany.
Some San Francisco fishermen recent
ly caught singular marine monster,
which they call an elephant fish, in
their net, after a struggle of several
hours, during which the creature drag
ged the smack long distance. 1t meas
ures nine feet eight inches in length,
four feet wide, and seven feet. in CIR
cumference, and has mouth eighteen
inches wide. It appears to belong to
the shark species, and part of a human
body was found in it's nav.
The value of the willow crop Of
Wyoming county, N. Y, is estimated at
$4,000. The heaviest crops are found
in the towns of Perry, GAINESVILLE and
Warsaw, and the willows are shipped to
Syracuse, Buffalo and New York to Ger
man basket-makers, where they COM
mand fir IN 81 to $24 per ton. Before
1869 the willows had to be stripped of
their bark where they were raised,
which was accomplished by standing
the bunc hes in. 4 stream of water.
Since 1869 the buyers take them bark
and all, and strip the stalk by steam
power, which makes it more profitable
for the producers.
Among the Oriental rugs on exhibit
ton at the Bo ston Fair there are two
which are SO fine that photographs have
been made of them for exhibition, and
they are some of the finest ever seen in
this country. One of them is 81 feet, 10
inches by feet in size. One scarcely
recognizes the fact that such specimens
as these find ready sale among connois-
seurs at 81 900 each. Another good rug,
smaller in size, fine and thin, woven in
dark, rich colors, is the Senoh. In many
respects it resembles the Afghanistan.
These rugs are valued at Ybout $500.
There is not one factory in the world
that makes Mecca rugs. They are made
entirely by families, and it is only pos
s.ble to get three or four at time.
Some views on cholera, based on q
successful practical experience with The
disease in Madrid and the Philippines,
have been expressed to the Paris Acad
envy Of Sciences by Mons. Ramon de
Luna. He believes that the cause OF
cholera is always to be found in the at
mosphere; that it exerts its action exclu-
that it's incubation is most likely to take
place during passive condition of the
individual. particularly during sleep;
that the microbe or ferment acts chiefly
on the blood corpuscles, preventing prop
er oxidation, and so leading to gradual
sufocation; that the only safe remedy is
the inhalation of nitrous acid mixed with
air; and that the best means of proven
ton is the nitrous fumigation of rooms,
utensils, etc., twice day.
The Dashaway Society, a noted tenn
perance organization of San Francisco,
had q peculiar origin. One night in the
early history of the city party of men
were winding up spree in saloon,
when one of the members dashed the
liquor from the glass, and said: 81 dash
it away furever! From this incident
the society was formed.
The New Orleans Times.D Democrat
claims that, according to the census re.
port, although the southern states possess
only one-eighteenth of the wealth ofthe
country, they contribute one. sixth of all
the money expended for school purposes
contributing to their schools TIRES
times as literally as the north or west,
while they furnish one-fourth of all the
scholars in the public schools. In the
south. TOO, there is no distinction in the
pay of male and female teachers-both
are paid alike. The census also shows
that children are much more numerous
in the south than in the north and west,
in proportion to the population, the
birth rate being decidedly higher, and
the number of children to the family
greater.
One of the best stories of the season
comes from Wrightsville, s. c.. and is
thus told by the Recorder: "a lady
while engaged in the pursuit of her do
nestle duties, encountered mouse in
the -four barrel. Now most ladies', under
such circumstances, would haye uttered
a genuine shrek and then sought safety
in the garrett; but this one possessed
more than the ordinary degree of penu-
inc courage. She summoned the man
servant and told him to get the gun, call
the dog and stationed herself at a con-
venient distance, then she c)ambered
upstairs and commenced to punch the
flour barrel with pole. Presently the
mouse made its appearance and started
across the floor. The dog started at
once in pursuit. The man fred and the
dog dropped dead. The lady tainted.
fell down thetstairs, and the man, think
lug she was killed, and fearing that he
woull be arrested for murder. disan-
peared, and has not been seen since,
The mouse escaped"