The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
"A Kansas ranchman predicts that
cheap beef and mutton Of the future
will come from the immense grassy
plains of Brazil and the Argentine Re-
public.
New York's hotels are small city,
In themselves. There were only nine
teen of them in 1870, but now there are
sixty-two, with six more to follow, and
they will accommodate SC, 1000 people.
Good authorities say the Mexican
horse is a serviceable animal, good for
long journeys, easy in a canter, intelli-
gent, full of fun at times, but rarely
vicious, and could he be domesticated
In the United States would be very
popular.
English shoemakers always cut
V in the bench leather for luck. Swed-
lsh carpenters mark cross on their
tools for the same purpose, and many
painters mark a cross and triangle on
high scaffolding before they feel COM
Portable upon it.
The man who declared that con.
versation is lost art was present the
other day when two young ladies met
for the first time in two weeks, and
then and there he admitted that the
lost art had been found-had, in fact,
been found altogether too much
BRAKES Magazine.
The following story comes from
North Vassalboro, Me-: On Tuesday,
the oath ult., a man died and left a sor-
rowing widow to mourn his loss. On
Wednesday, the 25th, she had filed her
intentions of marriage in the town
clerks office. Thursday she followed
the remains of her deceased husband to
the grave. On the succeeding Monday
she was living happily with husband
No. 2, and on Wednesday, the 1st inst,
the loving couple started on their we'd
ding pilgrimage.
The Queen of England never sends
her personal correspondence through
| the regular mail rs her subjects do.
! Every trivial communication, whether
OF personal or private nature, is de-
livered at its destination by Queen
messenger. Queen Victoria is the only
living sovereign who INDUCES in this
little piece of extravaganza at the ex-
pense OF her subjects. Private and un-
important letters from other potentates
cant lilo orio%1oc
nary mortals. by the post.
In a village in Central New York
there was q great deal of aristocracy
and wealth and eligible matches were
scarce, or at least the supply of desira-
BILE men was not equal to the number
OF women, and there was much wire
pulling to bring about results. A little
girl, whose father was a widower, used
to have her compositions praised by
the teacher, who was we'll preserved
maiden lady. A little schoolmate said
to her one day, after hearing it: IF
my father was a widOwer, my compo-
sitions would be just as good as yours!'
Exchange.
Not improved workmanship but
rapidity is the distinguished feature of
the mechanical arts and trades nova
days. An instance of this was notice.
able in the experience of lady who
went into an umbrella makers store
one day and asked for an umbrella of
peculiar size and make which she
wanted to take with her at once to
Liverpool. The dealer did not have
one in stock but said that he could
make one in short order if she would
wait. She sat down in anticipation of
q dreary afternoon of waiting, but in
precisely twenty-five minutes departed
with the finished article. It had been
made up entire from the raw materials,
| In Montana a snake was discovered
which could initiate the whistle of the
"Bob White" with ease. While it was
under surveillance it crouched in the
long prairie grass and emitted the call
as plainly as any partridge could. Con-
tlnuing the effort, it soon heard an
answer, and a moment later young
partridge alighted almost at its mouth.
QUICK as a flash it sprang upon it's
victim; there was momentary flutter
OF wings, stray feather or two, and
then the snake remained master of the
field. 10 those who doubt this story
the prairie is still shown as proof of
the veracity of the narrators.
The Boston Journal of Health saws:
'lt is recommended that the milk sup
ply OF cities, at least in hot weather, be
scalded as soon as received by the con.
sumers to prevent it souring. To scald
milk properly the following method is
advised: Take thin glass bottle with
a rubber cork, fill it with milk nearly
up to the neck, and place it uncorked
In kettle of water, which should then
be gradually brought to a boil. When
steam has commenced to escape from
the bottle, cork it lightly and continue
the boiling for thirty-five to forty min
'ltes, and the process will be complete.
II bottle of milk thus preserved, it il
said, will remain sweet month if kept
In a cool place and tightly corked.'
I THE HEATHEN cHlNEE.
HOW Discipline Was Administered to a
suspected Celestial Farmer.