The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15
Things I'm General.

DattIhOre, having more tnan SZO,UUU,'
600 invested in oyster packing, and over
$4,000 persons engaged in the business,
it is taking measures to prevent the de.
struction of the oyster beds in the Ches.
apeake Bay. 1t is proposed that the
period Of rest for oysters shall be length.
ened and extended from April until
Oct. l.
Kisses are cheap in ::Pennsylvania. A
jury in Northampton county has just de.
cided that they are worth a cent piece
A young lady who testified in a breach
of promise suit that she had been kissed
by her recreant lover 10000 times wat
promptly awarded $1,000. They pro- ably
estimated them at wholesale price, how.
ever, At retail they ought to brinp
more.
A correspondent inquiries as to the
second class rate paid on newspapers
The rate is two cents per pound land the
postage is paid by publishers at the Office
from which their pape are,dlspatched
The papers are weighed in bulk as re.
celved from the publishers, and the
amount to be paid is computed on the
whole weight of The matter sent.
The Salvation army in Great Britain
and Ireland possesses 500 corps and PAL
outposts, with 1850 commissioned off.
GERS. Their methods of nomenclature
are peculiar. They are ''blood and fire
soldiers" and tina women Of the com
pany are "Hallelujah heir+sses to glory
their professions "glory marches" and
oornoat ho Nra1 .hat shot
Sunday recreation is reported to be
steadily WANING its way in England,
notw;thstand ns the opposition of Sab.
batarians. During the late summer sea-
son over 1000 people IN London en-
joyed holiday trips in the country
day League. while many thousands wer :,
entertained with music IN the pubic
parks provided by the same organiza-
ton.
A twenty-dollar gold piece and sill
yer dollar were found on William Pc: ty's
person after his arrest in Portland, Ore.
The coins were followed out, and in
each hollow was q mirror, aud while
they we're lying on the table at an angle
of forty-five degrees behind a stack of
coin in front of the dealer he could see
every card held by his opponents.
The opera season in New York is not
only affecting the singers and managers,
but host of smaller individuals. Flor.
lists. glove dealers and livery stable men
are smiling in anticipation of glorious
harvest. On the opening night one
glove dealer alone sold 40 pairs of
gloves in half day. The flowers sold
are estimated at over $500 for one
night, and nobody has tried to value the
cost of suppers and O her little extras.
Gentlemen in search of picturesque
wives should 60 to Loreto, in Italy. Tae
women are dark and lovely. They wear
a jaunty costume, consisting of sixte, n
petticoats on week days, and eighteen
on sundays and holidays. These petit
coats are all starched and some are verv
richly trimmed with lace aud embroid-
cry. A colored skirt is then Topped up
over these balloon skirts, an stay bod
ice confines the wai-t to lis smallest t.i-
mansions over spotless white ciemis-
ette.-Ex.
A lar=e item in the expense of main
tainiDga sleeping-car is the washing
bill. The Pullman ,ompany's entire out
fit includes $1,000 sheets. $4,000 pillow
slips. Is $500 blankets, l6,00D hand towels
and 6.OO roller towels. A car is entire
~ emptied and cleaned as soon as it
reaches its destination, and the linen is
sent straight to the laundry. The Wag.
ner G mpany's total equipment is 400
WOODEN blankets, 1881 linen sheets, 49,
2)2 pillow slips, $40 hand towels aud
2,347 roller towels. The expense of
keeping the Wagner Company's bedding
clean is $50, 900 a year; the Pullman Com
pany's is larger.
At a recent monthly sociable of the
Methodist Church in Flatbush, l.. l., to
amuse the company, mock marriage
was performed, Walter Vaughn and An
ME Higbie, a young couple that had
shown much preference for each others
company, being the candidates. The
young couple entered into the spirit of
the joke. and in several letters address
sed each other as husband and wife. The
fun Of the j'ke, however, disappeared
for Walter when, at recent public en-
tertainment, Annie and her mother
boldly proclaimed him the formers hus-
land. Mr.. Vaughn Indignantly denies
any serious intention, but Miss H,gbie
proposes to push her claim.