The Mineral argus., 1884-09-18
General Condensatious.

nc Is becoming wearied of red tiline
ana dormers, and that inmates of "cot-
tages" with every bedroom partly in
the roof and every sitting room so low
that man standing on tip-toe can al
most touch the ceiling, ar e sighing for
iiofty parlors and airy bedrooms. In
those modern monstrosities which are
considered old English because they do
not fulfill the requirements of English
speaking people of the present day it is
considered beauty to be ugly.
The latest novelty in the show bust
ness is an exhibition of noses, which has
recently been held in Austria. Eighty
persons competed for the prize offered
Tor the most extra ordinary nasal pro-
tuberance in form, size and color. IL
was awarded to competitor from Vien-
ma, who Is the posseSsor of what is said
to be a gigantic nose of deep violet
blue. If this novelty should become
popular in this country, the dime muse
ums would not be large enough to hold
the Democrats who would be put on
exhibition.
In Nevada there are hundreds of ar
teslan wells, averaging less than 200
feet deep, and costing, in cluding boring
and piping, less than $500. Each of
them will flow $4,000 gallons of water
day, and will irrigate five acres of
ploughed or fifty acres of meadow land.
All the wells are on the top of the bed
rock, and there is shown to be stratum
of water underlying the whole State.
The water from the wells is quite cold
IN the summer and very warm in winter,
never freezing, making it very desirable
for stock men in feeding their stock for
market, as cattle seem to relish it and
thrive well on it,
The following extraordinary circular,
which has recently been issued at st.
Petersburg by the department of roads
and communications, curiously illus
trates the reverence with which the czar
and all his belonging are regarded by
all good Russians. "The owners of
passenger steamers who have been
granted permission to name their YES
sells in the names of the imperial family
are bound to keep their boats in excel
lent order and repair. If, however, any
such named steamer, consequent upon
operations, should be en-
ployed in any manner likely to make
the carrying out of the above instruc-
lions difficult, the owners are hereby
notified that they must rename the YES
'el and declare this change of name to
the inspector of marine"
A Florida pilot tells big stories of the
sharks which abound in the sea between
Pensacola and Fort Pickens, and the
Unfortunate sailors and soldiers they
lave eaten. ''I'd Just as soon try to
win lake of red hot pitch as to swim |
'ver from Pensacola to Fort Pickens."
The sharks would be sure to get him. |
I've seen 'em moving around on the |
'ottom like drove of hogs. They gen.
rally swim slowly when not chased, |
'ut they can work up tremendous
ace when they are chased, and I've |
cen one jump twenty feet into the air."
lie further remarked: "Some time ago
Spanish gunboat dropped in there
nd the officers amused themselves
nth shark fishing. They had quite cir
us. They would take a small dyna-
lite cartridge, bind a piece of pork to it
nd fix it to float and wire and send it
90 feet astern. pretty soon shark
Tould take it and they would fire, and
ne fish would fly into thousand pieces.
one was wounded the others
-ent for him and ate him up.
A somewhat sensational incident
larked one of the performances, the
ther day, at the Cape Menagerie at St.
ltienne, near Paris. Agop, the we'll
nown trainer, had scarcely entered the
age of one of the tigers when the fero-
GUS brute sprang upon him and be-
an worrying him tooth and claw. The
ldience screamed with horror, and
eneral rush for the door of the tent
egan. Agop, however, kept cool, and
spite of some fearful decorations all
yer the body and great loss of blood
'ught with such determination that he
nally overcame the tiger, which
-ouched at his feet. Not content with .
lis victory Agop was foolhardy enough
force it through its usual exercise, to ]
lie wonderment and admiration of the
owd who had stopped monentarily in !
Ieir fight. The tanner then left the :
ge; and all torn and bleeding as he :
as, proceeded to that containing a {
had formely made a i
cal of Pernet, one of his predecessors I
the perilous situation. He entered {
e cage totally unarmed, and succeed {
in putting the loness through her 4
lbitual jumps, after which he left the 5