The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-13
Facts and FancfeS.

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Among the postoffices in the country
there are 81 Washingtons. 10 Shermans,
Is Sheridans, IL Grants, and 30 Salems.
Nearly 600 begin with "New," 700 with
NORTH" 10 with "Big," 70 with
"Grand," and IS Pleasant Hills, and IL
Pine Groves.
Gov. Jarvis of North Carolina, in an
address at the opening of a colored PEG.
ple's fair the other day at Raleigh, said
he knew of no state in which the color.
ed people are doing so much for them
selves, and none in which so much is
being done for them as in North Caro-.
lima.
Bush hunters who have been in the
habit of making $40 to $50 per week by
shooting cartridges for the Boston
market are dismayed at the recent con-
tiscation of game in transit, says the
Lewiston (Me.) Journal, and, the
most of them have gone out of the bust
ness. They declare they twill see
about the thing" at the next session of
the Legislature.
AN illustration of the ridiculous and
ammo, ing way in which church choir
will sometimes run together the words
OF hymn, is afforded by the remark of
small boy in one of the front pews of
church in Boston. The hymn begin
ming, "The Consecrated Cross I'd Bear,
had been sung. and in the momentary
quiet which followed, the perplexed
youth turned to his father and asked in
an earnest whisper, 'Sa, pa, where do
they keep the consecrated .cross-eyeJ
bear2"
The British census report as compiled
by Sir Bridges Henniker, the Registrar
General who is an Irishman, is curl
Gus document. He describes ten mil
lions of the feminine population of Eng
land and Wales, which is more than
thre-equartels of the dear creatures,
as All ''indef'ite and non:productlve
class" In regard to the sterner sex he
gagged in the defense of the country"
with a footnote by way Of explanation to
the effect that they are fanny and navy
pensioners" He also says that the cler-
cal profession includes 1852 and the
legal profession 100. In the medical
profession" he includes nurses.
A:Swedish couple who live near Sioux
Falls, Dakota, have four children, two
of them perfect specimens of the albino,
while the others are ordinary ai.-haired
children. One Of the atbinos is a bow.
and the other girl. The latter's hair is
white as the driven snow, and kinky as
that of thoroughbred African. Not
withstanding her of-color, she is very
beautiful.
Chicago has novelty in the shape of
a gospel ship, called Glad Tidings. in
command Of Capt. Burby, accompanied
by his wife, son and two daughters. It
makes trips to all out of the way places
on the Northern lakes, where religious
services are conducted by the family.
The vessel has recently visited SOME
Canadian ports,
A young Phlladelphian, writing from
Buffalo Park, Colorado, says: "At Sc
lect ball that attended last week the
men wore their cartridge belts with 80
calibre, and danced around with the
girls quite unconcernedly," He adds:
mind your business nobody molests
YOU"
Frequenters of the German restaur.
ant in Boston have long been puzzled
over an item, written on the bill Of fare
in that blue ink which by some mystic
rious law seems to be reserved for some
country girls and the bills of fare of
German restaurants. The item was
"Small Bled Beans" and it baffled all
investigation as to its meaning until last
week, when a learned musical critic thus
expounded it: "This is strictly phonet-
ic. The German English for plate is
'blate.' In German the nearestapproach
to this is 'Bled.' Small Bled Beans
therefore, means Small Plate of Beans"
The dish was ordered and the critic
was right.
The Bartholdi statue is made of cop
per strengthened by an inner skeleton
OF iron. For each piece center mold
was made Of wood, on which the copper
could be worked and fitted. The sheet
copper epidermis of the figure is made
j 800 pieces, and weighs LIS, 900 pounds,
while the iron frame weighs 264, 900
pounds. When finally erected. the
nodded sheets of copper will be riveted
together by copper bolts, and the iron
skeleton will be secured to the masonry
by twelve great foundation bolts. The
variations due to temperature are pro-
vi1ed for by elasticity in every part,
ing with red lead wherever iron and
copper are in contact. 1t is reckoned
*he pressure of the wind upon the stat
ne, which will be $50 feet high, may go
IS high as 100000 pounds.