The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS {.

"1ONee1NNeOOSs
Are you the head -barber?" asked
spatts, as he took his seat in the chair.
'Hes, sir; replied the artist; you don't
soc chiropodist's sign hanging up in
the shop. do your - s. G. & Co.'S
Monthly.
Hourly trains from New York to
Chicago are promised by an enterpris-
ing railroad for the worlds fair season.
And with seventeen complete hotel
kitchens, one thousand walters, cooks
and solutions, FIVE acres of dining
rooms, and numberless restaurants in
connection with the principal buildings,
there would seem to be no lack of pro-
vision for all who may choose to join the
great western pilgrimage in 1893
There is lake in Missouri called
Devils Lake, which is fifteen hundred
feet above the sea- 1t is on the top OF
a mountain, about seventy feet below
the earth surrounding it, and has no
visible inlet and no outlet, yet it rises
periodically several feet, and there il
no apparent reason for this rise. 1t is
supposed that the lake is fed by a sub
terranean river, or is a part of an un-
derground river:
1T was not until 1752 that the ad-
justment of the calendar, on the plan
devised by Pope Gregory in the six
teenth century, was adopted in En-
gland Even after the change was
made the common people were very
slow to adjust their holidays and ami
versaries to agree with it, and many for
long time kept Christmas on the day
corresponding with that formerly OBJ
served, the 18th day after the Christmas
of the new calendar.
"A Character Study.-''Did you ever
study the faces in BARRIERS shop of
the men waiting to be shaved?'' Yes 5"
Did you ever try to distinguish the
pessimistic from the optimistic?" Yes:
and there is very little difficulty in as
signing them to their respective classes. >
"Indeed!" ''Yes; the pessimist is the
last man that comes in and who has to
wait until six other men are shaved be-
fore his turn comes, and the optimist is
the man distinguished by the appella-
ton of next IN. Y. Press
"A young man of Buena Vista, Col,
decided to try his fortune at Crede, the
new Ell Dorado, and as the first part OF
his outfit he bought an immense revol-
yer. While fooling with it he accident
ally shot himself. The Leadville
Chronicle remarks that 1.-The revolver,
the bowie knife, the dirk, and the
slungshot have no place in the Colorado
of 1892. Bad men are at discount,
and the chap with knife in his boot
and brace of pistols in his belt will
find his occupation gone"
AT o'clock Portuguese maiden,
II years old, named Conception Sylvia,
became bride at West Berkeley, CAL
-Four hours later she was widow. The
wedding party escorted bride and groom
to the station, where the happy couple
were to take the cars for San Francisco
While awaiting the arrival of the train
the groom, Frank Bispo, placed his lit
tie nephew on his shoulder and amused
himself by running up and down the
track. A train unexpectedly came
upon them, instantly killing Bispo and
slightly injuring his wife and nephew.
The following story is told of Mr.
Barnum: A friend once wrote to him
that certain Mr.. Tourgie, of Pennsyl-
vania, ''had a nose seven inches in
length" Mr.. Barnum Immediately
wrote to Mr.. Tourgie to come to New
York. and he would pay his expenses.
Mr.. Tourgie obeyed One look satisfied
the distinguished Snowman that he was
the victim of practical joke. Without
a word he ascertained what his ex-
penses were, and handed him the
amount Mr. Tourgie saw the sights of
the city, and went home admiring the
liberality of showmen.
Galapagos tortoises are the only
survivors of an ancient race of huge
turtles which lived SO long ago as the
early part of the Tertiary epoch. Speci-
mems weighing from 600 to 700 pounds
have been captured and there is authen-
tic record of one individual taken which
tipped the scales at $40 pounds How
ever, nearly all of the very big ones have
been caught and devoured, and it will
not be very long before the race is exter-
minated literally ''eaten off the face of
the earth by gluttonous man." 1t is
reckoned that 100000 of these turtles
have been taken from the islands since
their discovery.