The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-17
Said and Done,

Said and Done.
Greenland has. according to the last
census of 1880, 10, 900 inhabitants, against
S.l2S in ls40. OF these, only 2s0 are
Europeans, almost all Danes, partly IN
the service Of the monopolized royal
commerce, partly working at Ito cryo.
lite quarry. The women are in an un-
usually large majority-l, 154 against
1000 men-speciallv due to the great
number of casualties for the men at sea
in kajak, in South Greenland. OF 1000
persons, only 81 reach an age of 60 years,
against 100 on the Fero Islands, SO in
Denmark, and II in Iceland.
Within the past few years a good
many professional gamblers have found
it to their advantage to travel on the
steamers plying between this country
and Europe. These gamblers make it a
point to play with wealthy young
Amerlcans, who are on their travels,
and sometimes they follow their victims
all over Europe. One notorious gambler
carried roulette wheel in the top of
his hat. For layout he carried q large
sheet of paper in his pocket. As gem
eral thing, however, all faro and roulette
games at eea are played quietly in a
room. Men play poker for light stakes
IN the smoking room, and ladies' are ire.
quently seen PLAYING Tor small stakes in
the DINING room.
Speaking of the American trottine
horses, E. E. Nipper, we'll known au-
thority says, it is very probable that the
trotter will soon surpass the running
horse. Besides mathematical evidence,
he advances the following. The trotter
carries his body more steadily-with
less of rise and fali-than the runner,
and it seems very reasonable that this
should result to the advantage of the
tro.ter. when the process of developing
and adjusting his muscles and chest shall
have been sufficiently carried on, so
that the contest between the two ami.
mails shall have been reduced to a mat.
ter Of muscular capacity. He concludes
that It is very evident now that our
good ancestors, who thought it wicked
to run horses, builded more wisely than
they knew when they began the evolu-
ton OF the American trotting horse.
President McCosh Of Princeton COL
lege is an evolutionist. and in a recent
lecture said: "My grst position is the
cera,nty Of evolution. Evolution is
but the coming of one thing out of an
other. Ne scientific man under 80
years OF age in any country denies it.,
TO my knowledge. To oppose it is to in
jure young men. am at the head of a
college where to declare against it would
perplex my best students. They
would ask me which to
give up, science or the Bible.
There is general progression in na,ur
The theory that the world was once a
vapor, from which the earth evolved, is
not inconsistent with the Scriptures, Cor
they speak of its being void without
FORM. The natural struggles for exist
ence lead to the survival Of the fttest, a
most benevolent law, and also in accor.
dance with the Scriptures.
At the coronation of William and
Mary. the cha npion OF England, dressed
in armor ofcomplete and glittering steel,
his horse richly caparisoned, and him
self and beaver finely decorated with
lister Hall, while the king and queen were
at dinner. On giving the usual chal lenge
to any that disputed their majesties'
right to the crown Of England (vhen
this functionary has the honor to drink
the sovereign's health out of golden
cup-the latter always his fee). after he
had flung down his gauntlet on the pave
ment an old woman, who entered the
hall on crutches (Which she left behind
herr. took it up, and made off with great
celebrity, leaving her own glove, with a
challenge in it, to meet her the next day
at the appointed hour in Hyde park. A
person in the same dress appeared the
next day at the place appointed, though
it was generally supposed to be good
swordsman in disguise. However, the
champion Of England politely declined
any contest of that nature with the fair
sex, and never made his appearance.
The "Long hill'' in the Elk lumber
region was the scene of frighlful coast
ing accident on ,nday night last. On
that night q party Of nine, four young
men and five girls, went from Stokes
mill to enjoy the sport, utilizing one.
horse cutter. The speed that the sleighs
attain is sometimes terrific. About 10
O'Clock they made preparations for the
final trip. The sleighs were approach.
ing the first bend in the road when one
shaft broke. Being thus left without a
pilot, the cutter kept straight ahead and
plunged from the high hank to the creek
below. Jennie Mitchell sprang from
the cutter and alighted in tree. When
the cutter was half way down it turned
over and all the rest Of the party were
precip,tated into the creek. The shouts
and screams of coasters were heard, and
two or three persons hurried to the
scene and the party were rescued from
the stream. Two of them are badly in
jured AMI will probably die, while 9TH
ers had ribs and other bones broken.
icy water have left all of them in yer,
critical state.