The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

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--FranA-''Shoul ask you to be my
wife would you offer to be my sister?''
May-"No. your sisters sister."-N. Y.
Herald.
-"Yaas, was once caught in a snow
storm away from home, and was near
~ at my wits end what to do" Miss
Cutting with great INTEREST," -"And did
you have very far to 60 before you got
there, Mr.. Cadleigh?"- Philadelphia
Times.
Henry Pennington called at COL
orado post Office and demanded letter
of some sort, not being at all particular
as to where it came from or what it
contained, and he hung on until the
postmaster had to shoot him in the
shoulder and then break his head. ,
The first goddess of Freedom to
was represented as Roman matron
robed in white, holding in one hand a
broken scepter and in the other pike
surmountea by cap. At her feet lay a
cat, an animal that is an enemy to all
restraint. The cap alluded to the Ro-
man custom of putting one on the head
of slave when freed.
There is story told of q French
savant, who was shown a priceless
jewel by great duke. "Thank you,
my lord duke" said the man of science,
''for allowing me to share with you the
possession of so great treasure" ':In
what way?" said the duke. ''Why. your
grace can do no more than look at it, and
you have allowed me to do the same"
The colored people of Hartwell,
Ga, are bestowing the complimentary
title of CDR" upon their preachers.
The other day one of the D. DIS arrived
on the train and was met at the depot
by one of the leading members of the
church. who enthusiastically greeted
him with "Good mawnin', Doc" The
d. D. raised his silk beaver and re-
sponded in a most dignified manner: Il
is quite we'll, my brother; how duz yo'
large an 'fiucntial family come on?"
The highest place in the world reeu-
larly inhabited is stated to be the Budd-
hist monastery, Halne, in Thibet, which
is about 1900 feet above sea level.
The next highest is Galera, a railway
station in Peru, which is located at a
height of 1866 feet Near it, at the
same level, a railway tunnel 3,s47 feet
in length is being driven through the
mountains. The elevation of the city of
Potosi, in Bolivia, is 1850 feet: Cuzco,
Peru, 1880 feet: La Paz. Bolivia,
10, Ss3 feet, and Leadville, Colo, 10000
feet.
People who are fond of taking med
icine may crafty their taste, and put
money in their pockets at the same
time. A homeopathic college in New
York City pays persons to take drugs,
mad keep record of their effect. These
drugtakers must be sound in health,
and not habitual users of tobacco, tea,
coffee, or alcoholic stimulants For
converting their stomachs into labora-
tories, the ''provers,' as they are called,
receive five dollars a week.
An incident occurred not many
weeks ago in North Wales. A railroad
signalman was astounded to witness an
engine and tender flying along the
tracks towards him, although all the
signals were up and the line was
blocked. AS the engine swept past, he
noticed that both the driver and stoker
were fast asleep. The engine and ten
der were going at fearful speed, and
he knew that an accident was abso-
lutely certain when they re ched par
ticular point. He therefore telegraphed
to the next station but one. urging the
signalman to put fog signals on the line
and wake up the runaways. This was
done and a great disaster averted
About the year 1918 proposition
was made to have national standard,
or presidents flag, to be hoisted over
the halls of congress, at the navy yards
and arsenals. and at other public places
visited by the president. Although the
design had upon it all the features rep
resenting the nation. it was not adopted.
The idea of such flag was rejected.
upon the idea that it pertained too much
to the customs of mOnarchical nations
A presidents flag has, however, since
been adopted. to signify his official
presence on important and ceremonial
occasions. This flag is of blue, with
the United States coat-of-arms upon it.
-otOflcS are uOC uncommon OF letters
having gone the round of the globe and
then reached their proper destination
Something stranger than this has oc-
CURED at birmingham. Mr.. Groves,
one of the oldest officials of the county
court in that city. has just received
letter which had been addressed to him
and posted at Stafford in the month of
July, 1856. The letter bears the stamp
mark made at the Stafford post office in
that month and the Birmingham post
mark of the succeeding day. There is
also the Birmingham postmark of Feb
ruary 6, 1891. How or where this letter
has SO long remained has not yet been
ascertained. The probability is that it
has turned up among the odds and ends
that have just been brought to light
preparatory to the transfer of the gen
cral post office to the newly erected
premises.
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