Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-10-27

as on the day OF their manufacture.
5 "A cat which patronizes the soda
water fountain is an attraction of a
drug store in Sixth avenue, New York.
Long ago it discovered that the cream
of the fountain suited its taste, and it has
q habit of going up to the counter and
waiting until it is served with light re-
freshments in its own particular saucer.
-''They tell me you have learned to
count, Robbie, . said a pious old lady to
her little grandson, who was paying
her visit out in the country. Course
I cam" answered Robbie. 'sListen-
one, two, three, four, five, six
That's right" said the old lady, en-.
couragingly "Go on. .Seven, eight.
pine, ten, Jack, queen, king
In the government pawnbroking
establishment at Paris, known as the
Mount of Piety, there are stored tens OF
thousands of watches and hundreds of
thousands of jewels On watches alone
, total of no less than s3,O0O,OOO has
been pledged. There are more than
5000 opera glasses and about 1000 UNI.
brellas The annual interest has been
fixed at six per cent
The Tombstone Epitah recently
spoke of a garden near Yuma, Ariz., in
which are growing twenty-five date
trees, the largest of which is thirty feet
in height and fifteen years old. This and
five of the other trees are now in bearing,
and some of the punches of their fruit
weigh fifty pounds and are estimated to
contain 5000 dates each.
"A great quantity Of unknown but
interesting music will be released from
years of confinement by the sale of the
Borghese Library in Rome, more than
two hundred and fifty compositions be.
longing to composers of the first half OF
the seventeenth century. Operas, mad.
rigals, motets, villanellcs, and airs by
composers of the years 1860 and there.
abouts are also found in the collection.
"A statistician of the German gov.
ernment has come to the rescue OF
those persons who do not share the
widespread superstition that Friday is
the most unlucky day of the week. A
short time ago he determined to make
scientific investigation of this ques-
ton. The most fatal or unfortunate
week day, according to the investiga-
tor, is not Friday, but Monday
Prof. Garner, who has gone tc
Africa to study the language of the
gorilla and the chimpanzee, says he
will not return to this country until hi
has secured sufficient phonograp rec
ords of the speech of these two great
types Of monkey life to be able to settle
definitely the subject of monkey Ian
guage. He has SO far, in twelve years
study, been able to reproduce three
sounds in the monkey language which
are ineligible to monkeys. They were
sounds expressive of desire for food,
fer drink, and Of terror.
Madame Bernhardt gives these
rules for dress: Whatever you dc
dress becomingly. That is my rule.
See that what you wear suits you-yo
person, your individuality. Make your
costume suit you, not yourself suit the
costume 1t is not wise to rely
upon the uniform judgment Of one per.
son or to advocate eternally the skill OF
certain few. If you cling to
the same costumer monotonously, you
will always wear the same stamp, like
your goddess on the American dollar
Baron Maurice de Hirsch, the He.
brew millionaire, philanthropist, sports,
man and fnancier, is reported as soon
to make a tour OF, this country. The
baron's charities amounted to fifteen
millions in the year 1891, and his gener.
Gus fund for the aid of immigrant Jews
has given him. wide fame all over the
world. He has the touch Of Midas, and
everything turns to gold in his hand.
Not long since, he purchased the de
preciated assets of a bankrupt Belgiar
bank at small price and realized -four
million dollars from them
"A very elegant private car, with
complete fittings, can be bought fol
$4,000. All that is necessary is to ge
to one Of the palace-car companies and
give the order. When the car is com
pleted it will be delivered as freight t
the purchaser. About twenty-five per
sons in the United States own private
cars, most Of whom are railroad pro
prietors. For $50 a day one can hire :
car consisting Of an observation room
two drawing rooms and a dining room
twelve feet long. The middle part Of
the car contains seventeen berths, which
are sofas during the day. Heating
lighting and three servants are pro
svided.. OF course fares must be paid
extra, but stops can be made whereve,
desired, and the car can be sidetracked
and used as q home. For $40 a day
whole train can be rented, consisting
of four sleepers, q dining car and 3
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