The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-09-18
MiscELL ANEous.-

MISCELLANEOUS !.
one Of the largest forests N tho
world stands on ice. Il IL situated be-
tween Ural and the okhotsk SEQ. a we'll.
was recently dug In this region. whom IL
Was found that ct depth Of lle meters
the ground was still frozen.
One Of the biggest Holsters on record
was recently caught 1t Whitby, En-
gland. II measures from snout to ex.
tremity Of tail, 10 In; circumference Of
body, IS In; full breadth Of tail, 8 in. !;
length Of crusher claw, 10 in; weight,
when alive, 3 lbs, S OF. SIS.
"A big shark caught near Asburv
Park had in its belly four bushels Of flsh
and parts Of mans leg and foot. It
was III feet long, and was caught in
Jehrey's fish pond, having followed .
school OF fish into the inclosure. It was
killed with considerable dihiculty.
Tho Golden Rod is tho choice of
81, sos school children of New York who
have sent their votes for State flower
to the Department of Public Instruc-
ton. The Rose ran it . close race, COM
ing second, with 79, Cos. The Daisy was
poor third-3s, 60&
-Claribel-"I should like copy Of
The Stolen Rope Assistant
don't know of any such song" Claribel
why, 1t goes 'Tum, tum, tumpty-
tum. :" (hums the air). Assistant
''You mean the Lost Chord'?" Claribel
10. yes; that's it"
-Drummer-''See here. had . room
way up on the third floor, and you
charged mo more than your rates for
downstairs rooms" Chicago Hotel.
keeper - Certainly. The top floor
rooms are above the smoke, and the OK.
ira charge is for sunshine" -44.,
I'm after Citing thor house in
sured fur $3.50, Bridget" Sarah an
where's Their money, Pat?'' "Faix. they
won't pay that till Their house is burnt
down." ''Och, eff they won't give it to
yez now, niver . cent will they give
when there's no house at all"
Another famous tree has fallen be-
fore the woodlands axe. 1t was q huge
chestnut, nine feet and four inches in
diameter. and stood on the old Elder
Winsor Farm, nesr Gree~ville, Rhode
Island. Its trunk was hollow enough
in 1872 during the Dorr rebellion, to
contain the arms Of the rebels, who hid
| them there after their defeat at Acote's
Hill.
Mr.. Singerly. Of the PHILADELPHIA
Record, has found a calf six months old
which carries its heart in a small sac
under the skin of its neck. The calf
gambols on the green much as other
calves do, gives promise of living a
long and useful life, and Mr.. Singerly
is justly proud of it.
"A Coon Rapids telegram says: ':Dan
Hendricks, living near Viola, Iowa,
killed two-legged rattlesnake the
other day. 1t was three feet long, and
had two legs, two inches long, about
six inches below the head. When first
seen it was walking on the legs, wrig-
Cling the lower portion of its body. It
had five rattles.
| Tho tract distributor who handed a
! tract on the sin of dancing to a soldier
who had lost both legs has rival. To
fruit peddler who is without hands q
New Haven distributor gave tract
bearing warnings against card playing.
The tract rested on the basket hanging
from the vender's neck, and, by attract,
ing attention, materially increased his
sales.
Josiah Wardell, an Ohio farmer, has
the champion egg-laying duck. She
began operations some time in February,
and by strict attention to business she
has made record that entities her to a
red card. Up to last week she had laid
| Ill eggs. just now she is enjoying Z
well-earned vacation, but there is nc
telling how soon she will get tired OF
loafing and settle down to work again.
"A pair of belligerent bulls, says the
Portland Oregonian, engaged in a fierce
battle on the track of the Astoria and
South Coast railroad the other day, and
for nearly half an hour the trainmen
were unable to drive them away in order
to get the train through. Huge clubs
were worn out over the heads and backs
of the animals, but without avail, until
at last they grew weary and sullenly
/ scrambled away.
Rattan is the product of climbing
vine of the palm species, growing in the
Celebes and other Malayan countries
Starting with trunk as thick as mans
leg, it winds through the forest, now
wrapping tall tree in it's folas, and then
descending again to earth and trailing
along in snake-like curves until it can
find some other stately tree to tasten
and climb upon in its pursuit of light
and air. Its flow of sap is so intense
that the thirsty traveller has at all times
q tumblerful Of cool, refreshing water
at command by cutting of few feet OF
tho rattan and putting one Of the sew
cred ends to his mouth, or holding it
over dish to catch the water.