The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-01-10
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The Marquis Tseng, former mfnls-
Ter to London and Paris, lately cele.
DRAFTED the wedding OF his daughter,
Lady Blossom. when, for the first time
in Chinese annals, the brides consent
to the choice Of a husband was actually
asked -.
T "A lawsuit in New York has de-
veloped the fact that latter the owner
of a lot in Cypress Hills cemetery has
buried q deceased member of his own
family in it he is absolutely forbidden,
by law under which the cemetery is
incorporated. to ever transfer or sell
the lot outside of his family
"A Pittsburgh physician wrote aqua
FORTS (spring water) in. a prescription
in place of the more ordinary express
sion, aqua pura. The druggist sent
back the prescription saying: You
take that prescription back to DIR. = :.
and tell him that he's put enough aqua
fortis into that prescription to kill ten
men," 80
An electric current observed on a
telephone line running from Bridge
water, Nova Scotia, to the mines thirty
miles away, is supposed to be produced
by natural battery" formed by de-
posits OF copper. silver, lead and iron
ore in the vicinity ofthe gold mine.
There are only two carpenters in
New Boston, Neb., town which is
small, but growing rapidly. One of
them was taken sick few days ago,
when the other man promptly gave it
Out that he would lend his services to
the highest bidder. Something like an
auction was held and the lucky carpen-
ter dropped the hammer at $3.50 day
for a job of three weeks.
Western man-"Yes, I'd like to
buy nice house in New York, but
have no ready cash. Will you ex-
change for Western landa" Real Es-
tate Agent-''Y-e-s." Glad to hear
that. How much would you want for
say an eight Or nine-room house on
Fifth Avenue?' Real Estate Agent
''Well, if it is good land three or four
counties will be enough
That was Il gentlemanly thief who
robbed the postmaster of Lyons Farm,
a suburb of Newark. In consideration
of rifled letters and stolen stamps. gold
watch and 500 in cash, the post
master found the following note and a
81 bill: Dear Sir-Tho fellow who
robbed your house tonight is born
gentleman and no hog. I leave you
this bill as capital upon which to begin
life anew.
Miller stands near the wheel look
ing disconsolately at the dry channel,
with a beautiful dam extending from
bank to bank. Sportsman-"'Pearst to
be a big drought in this section?
(Silence.) All you need is g little
rain? (Silence.) You've got a good
site here, and you've damned the
stream well.' Miller (feelingly)-
stranger, hahn done nothin' else."
Detroit Free Press.
Young lady Tin dry goods store)-
''1hese goods will wash, of course, Mr..
Spindle?" Mr.. Spindle (who is de-
votedly fond of young lady, while at
the same time in easy hearing distance
of his employer)-"O, yes. indeed
that is, I think they will-er of course
you know they ought to wash, they're
high enough wouldn't like to say
though they would wash if they won't
wash but er-m-ah." Employer (em-
phatically)-''You may say to the
young lady, Mr.. Spindle, that the
goods will wash.' Mr.. Spindle (re-
lieved)-''Yes, Miss Withers, the goods
wiU wash. "-Epoch.
"A negro of Washington. Ga, was
driving bull in harness through the
streets. A dog attacked the bovine,
and the latter Immediately took after
the dog. The bull was attached to
bale of cotton on which the negro was
seated. The bale few onto the bulls
neck, and the negro still retained his
seat, filling the whole village with his
cries. Nothing, however, retarded the
animals pursuit of the dog, until he
collided with a load of cane. After the
collision the street was strewed for rods
around with negro, cane, cotton. bull,
broken harness, etc. Nobody was hurt