The Mineral argus., 1884-03-20
Things in General.


The Temple. of Diana, at Ephesus
one of the seven wonders of the world,
was 425 feet long and 300 feet wide.
The roof was supported by 1877 columns
60 feet high, which had been placed
there by rs many kings. Ofthese, 36 Were
carved in the most beautiful manner.
one of which was the work of the famou.
Scopas. The doors and panelings were
made of cypress wo0d and the roof OF
cedar. This celebrated building wa,
not totally completed till 220 years after
its foundation Ctesphon was its prin,
cipal architect The riches that wer,
in the temple were immense. 1t wa
burnt on the night that Alexander the
Great was born, by Eratostratus: his
object in doing it was to transmit hi,
name to posterity by an action SO I'M.
common; but it rose from its ruins with
greater splendor and magnificence.
A romantic marriage took place re.
Gently at Antioch, Ohio \ young mas
courted a young lady seven years. They
were engaged to be married and he hao
asked her parents for her. He took
notion not to get married but TO go awa}
to college. He told his brother. seven
years older than him self, that he would
give up his girl to him, if he would fur.
nish him money enough to school him
two years He consented to this pro
viding he wonld make it all right with
the girl The girl agreed, if she could
not get him. rather than to miss getting
one of the family, she would take the
old batchelor. The young man got hi
money and started for rcollege. He wa
gone but few weeks till his brother
and the girl were married.
A Louisiana state convict, who ha0
escaped from his confinement and sue
ceeded in getting good start Of hi,
pursuers, became perpIexed as to how
he would rid himself Of his prison gurb
He finally walked boldly into a negro
house and informed the owner that he
was circus disabled by rheu.
matism, and offered TO swap clothing
for any old suit of ordinary clothes
The bargain was closed, and the erimi.
nal continued his flight in safety
An Illinois person has discovered that
bread should be ,buttered on the under
instead of the upper side. He Is rea-
soning Illinois person, and he has ar
rived at his grand discovery by pro.
cess of reasoning: 1t is . we'll ascer.
tanned physiological fact that the ability
to taste resides chiefly in the tongue.
and exists to very small extent in the
roof OF the mouth Butter is added t.
bread because button is pleasing to the
taste. When, however we spread but
ter on the top of bread, thereby bring
! ing it into contact with the roof of the
mouth, we virtually waste it, for we dc
not taste it until it accidentally comes
in contact with the tongue Now, il
| bread were buttered on the under side
/ the butter would be brought into imme-
! diate contact with the tongue. and We
should thus get the whole benefit of it.
This train OF reasoning is delightfully."-
clear and entirely convincing.
Bob Burdette loves babies. and from
the following it seems that babies takf
kindly to him in the cars: ''And the
babiesl Little bundles of feecy white
| eloaks, blue cloaks. warm crimson
cloaks, indescribable bundles of shawls
and wraps and hoods and swans down
shapeless and motionless until the car
starts; the door is shut with bang like
a Mississippi shotgun, and the unwrap-
ping process begins and baby crawls
out of his chrysalis, fluffy tuft of crinkled
hair, a fat, dimpled fist: then a plump
face, rosy with the kisses of Jack Frost !:
a pair of big, round, wondering eyes,
and dancing head that goes swinging
around on tffat little crease that passes
for baby's neck, while the baby takes
IN the whole car and begins at once to
make friends with the ugliest and bash
fullest man he can sec, land buries the
poor fellow under mountains of confu-
sion by calling him Papa"