The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-08-20
FACT AND FANCY.

| FACT AND FANCY.
Prof. Beckmore says that Holsters
are now taken almost entirely from
deep water, and at the present rate of
decrease will shortly become curiosi-
tles' to be found only in museums.
Brick houses are a long-felt want in
Texas, according to The San A,,tonio
!tnses, which chronicles with ioy the
fact that preparations are being made
at Columbus t. erect such buildings.
A beginner in Latin was asked to
translate sentence which, properly
rendered, would have read: Honey
redolent of age" But he preferred
the freer translation:. This honey
smells like timo."
An old man In Allegheny county.
pennsylvania, received 5000 from his
ch'rdren on agreeing not to marry q
fascinating girl of II. Then he mar
rled her and gave her the money!. and
she disappeared with it.
A suit for 5000 damages has been
instituted by a resident Of Rome. Ca,
against local grocer who displayed
In front of bis store a card with the
name of the prosecutor on 1t and the
words "Deadbeat, $685."
The dude collar this season. il b
authoritatively announced, will BIO
narrow and will have the corners
slightly turned down. He will now
have an opportunity of looking around
him and OF seeing what is going on In
the world.
The baltimore american truly saws a
man who will give up the editorship
OF an influential American paper for a
secondIrate fore; gn appointment is
not made Of that sterner stuff which
enters 80 largely into tho makeup Of
all good editors.
1t is we'll, sometimes, to have a care
and not yawn too loudly or to open the
mouth to wide while indulging in this
peculiar pastime. A Rochester lady a
few days since was unfortunate
enough to dislocate her jaws while
indulging in an ordinary everyday
yawn.
Eyes, SIR" said the entomologist,
II can tame flies so that when Whis-
tie they will come and alight on nv
hand.' ''Pshaw!' said the bald-head-
ed man. ''that's nothing. They come
ana ahght on my head without
my whistling." The ne:omologist sat
down.
A citizen Of Boston, in looking over
the genealogical records of his family,
noticed the following: "Abiah-
1899, aged II. Tradition SAYS she
went to a bali dressed in the manner
OF later days, beautifully but not
warmly caught cold, and died four
days after. Tho dress was an heirloom
in the family of Ira
A man at Union City, Pa, puzzled
his neighbors by frequently carrying
paper bag. evidently containing
something heavy, to his room. What
he could do with SO much flour was
a mystery, bnt the other night the
matter was explained when the man
slipped upon the ice and burst the
bag, disclosing tin pail filled with
beer. ::
The klrmcss which opened recently
In New York is festival which origk
mated IN the Netherlands many years
ago: 1t is supposed that the word is
derived from kerk, the Dutch fox
church, and messe. feast and was origf
nally a church festival Tenier and
other Flemish artists nave illustrated
the old-tme scenes of the '>kermessc,@
as 1t was then called.
The many Americans who have
viewed with wonder and admiration
the remains of Heidelberg castle,
splendid even in decay, will DO glad 70
learn that the reported injury to tho
foundations by the railway tunnel be-
meath them existed only in Magma.
ton. A commission appointed to
make an examination says it finds the
foundations in perfect condition.
Capt. John Ayres, of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, who went to New Mexico with
the California volunteers in early
days, and for a time was in command
OF Fort Marcy, publishes two-col-
umn article review, stating that he has
discovered the original warm mineral
springs which the Aztecs filled up and
hid at the time of the Spanish invasion.
The spring is about four miles east Of
Santa Fe.
Mr.. d. c. Robbins, In his annual
Review of the Drug Trade of New
York, states that in 1884 we import
cd l,263,732 ounces of quinine and
2,5SS,3O7 pounds of cinchona bark.
We are Importing more quininc and
manufacturing less every wear. In
1854 we imported twice as much
quinine and half as much bark as in
1882. In 1883 more opium was i'm
ported for smoking CPS, 1853 pounds)
than for all other purposes put to-
gethcr: The large duty placed upon
this form of opium reduced the import
for 1884 very considerably.
A letter was received at the post
office In Portland, Oregon, the other
day, addressed to ''Olympia, Oregon
State of California. - The laughtc}
caused among the employees by this
funny address had not died away when
another letter was discovered adj
dressed to some postoflicc in Oregon
which looked much like Sow Belize"
After everyone had wondered for some
time the expert of the establishment
discovered that the address was "Sow
Piellic,' which was quickly Interpreted
TO be tho Chinese for South Prairie,''
and thither the letter was sent.
A good story is told of farmer in
Gcorgia who rented some land last
year to- colored man for third of
the crop: When the drought came ON
his corn and cotton were affected by
it. lilo gathered two bales of cotton
and two wagon-loads of corn. Tho
latter he penncd up for his own uso
and the cotton was sold. When his
landlord called for his share he was
told there was mono for him. He was
thunderstruck and asked: ''Didn't I
rent you the land for the third of tho
crop?'' Eyes, BOSS said tho man,
''but you see dere was no third. Dero
was only two bales of cotton and two
loads of corn; all mine and muffin for
you by de contract And the land
lord could not make Cutfee believe
any other way.
The greatest calamity that can befall
n confirmed smoker is to have his cher
ished mccrschaum broken, as frequent
~ happens by fall or other accident.
When this happens, the fractured idol
is generally taken to jewelers. and
the dismembcrcd parts rojoined BY