The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-12
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

The wealthiest man in Mexico is Pa
/ triciO, an Irishman, whose estate is val
I ued at SO, 100000.
There was a shower of pebbles that
| lasted fifteen minutes at Wdtseka H.
few days ago.
Continuous baths, as carried out in
Vienna, are reported unofficially by NJ
/ Lenoir as very efficacious in the treat
ment of skin diseases, and be warmly
! recommends their introduction into the
| hospitals of Paris
Isabea1, of Bavaria, queen of Charles
/ V, sent a collection of dolls, dressed in
! the latest French styles, to the queen OF
/ England, thus introducing the latest
! French fashions in a way which has
| been initiated of late years as a novelty.
A curious spring in St. Tammany par
ish, La, runs clear, cold water all day
long. but at sunset goes suddenly dry.
dischaTging no water until the sun rises
again.
A Montana paper has discovered a
gorge in the Yellowstone where, it as
serts, the atmosphere is a non -conduc-
tor OF sound No matter how loud one
shouts. he can't be heard.
In 1I7O, or thereabCuts. the tomato
was almost unknown in Paris. To the
southern French, who invaded France
at the time of the Revolution, its accli-
matizing is due. 1t was costly luxury
at first. but at the end of 1903 it was
sold at Les Halles by the half dozen.
In Russia on March 9, the day on
which the larhs are supposed to arrive.
the rustics make clay images of the bird
smear them with honey. tip their wings
with tinsal, and then carry them about
singing songs to spring, or to I,ada.
their YeTnal goddess.
a painful and mischievous custom pre.
vailed on May eve, in the South of Ire
land, so late as the year 1925. 1t was a
common practice of school BOYS on that
day to consider themselves permitted to
run wildly about with a bunch of net
ties, striking at the face and hands of
their companions, or any person whom
they felt that they could assault with
impunity.
The tunnel cut in the main range of
the ROCKY mountains, 80 miles south
west OF Denver, Col, is the highest eth
er IN America or Europe. and its ap-
prOaches is described as maryels of En-
giEeering skill, laid through scenes m
rIvalled for grandeur aud magniicence.
1t Is l, ,7O6 feet in length and II $40 feet
above the level of the sea. So nicely
was the engineering done, that when
the Workmen met, the variation in the
bores was only about one inch. 1t
was the work of the Denver and South
Park division Of the Union Pacific rail
road.
In farming districts Of Denmark.
where smoking is almost universal. and
pipes with huge china bowls are as com
mon as mile stones are scarce on coun-
try cross roads, distance is more fire.
quenlly measured by pipes" than by
miles. The easy-gOiUg, SCI ways of the
people make this expedient practicable.
Great Is the amaZement of tbs traveller.
however, at being told, IN answer to his
inquiry about the distance to the next
town, that 1t is so many pipes of to-
baccO." " Experience viii teach him
that at the steady gait and pull Of the
native about two English miles, or halt
Danish mile make ''pipe''
The blue jay is the boldest and most
mischievous Of wild birds. Near Knox
vile, Tenn, recently, one was seen to
fly number of times to high picket
fence to attract pair of kittens that
were playing on the lawn. The kittens
finally mounted the fence and began a
cautious approach from picket to picket.
The jay let the first get within eighteen
inches, then hOpped over between the
two. The second kitten approached and
the bird hoped over it. II turned. and
then the jaw hoped back and between.
The 1rst kitten approached and the iav
hOpped back over it, and so kept il up
until one kitten got disgusted and left,
and the other soon followed. Once or
twice afterwards the jay tried to in
veigle the kittens to another frOlic. but
without success.