The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-04-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS
Getting Ready.-cubbage-"1 won
der why they are paving this street. {"
Rubbage-'They probably intend to
put sewer down as soon as the paving
Is done. Epoch. e.
--McFingle-.'Cutely calls on Miss
Plainface every night Idon't see how
he can court her, even if she had a pile
OF money-she is so homely." Nc
Gangle-'sO. Cutely turns the gas out. :"
Boston News
"A, Wife's Scheme. -'.Enpec
tells me his wife worked a new scheme
on him yesterday" Van Pelt-"How
was that?" Wool-'She gave him a
piece of her mind and then bound him
over to keep the peace" IN. Y. Herald
BY the passage of what is known
as the Vandever bill by the legislature
OF California, the Sequoia Park Forest
and Homer Park Forest have been
saved from SPECTATORS In the tract
saved are what are known as the
Fresno Big trees, including among them
the Gen. Grant. said to be forty feet in
diameter.
Large families are very common
among the factory population Ct Lewis.
ton, Me- Henry McCraw has raised
nineteen children, of whom thirteen
are now living: The mother is a
healthy woman of forty-three. Noel
Gaudette has raised nineteen children,
of whom fourteen are living, tie young
est eleven years of age aud tie eldest
thirty-three.
| According to the Boston Transcript,
the Mercantile Publishing Company of
Chicago will soon have new building
which will resemble the book that it
publishes. The front of the building
will be curved like the back of the
Register" when standing on book
SHELF At the tenth and eleventh stories
windows will be cut in the shape of tho
letters spelling Mercantile Register.
w. R. Close, Bangor genius who
has invented successful automatic fog
bell, announces that he has patented
an improved lime kiln which will effect
saving of Is per cent in the amount
OF fuel used over those now in use st
Rockland. He proposes to utilize the
vast amount of heat which now escapes
from the kiln chimneys in generating
steala for heating and manufacturing
purposes.
1T has often r',zzled the uninitiatet,
to give a reason why musicians tune
their instruments in public, and not be-
fore they enter the orchestra. If they
tuned their instruments before entering
the theater or concert room the temper
allure is very apt to be different in the
place of performance, and therefore
the instruments would not be in tune.
A piano that is in tune in a cold room
would get out of tune if the room were
suddenly heated.
When the grandfather of John W.
Wise, of Conway Springs, Kansas, died,
ten years ago, his death was so sudden
that he did not have time to inform his
heirs regarding the hiding place of his
wealth. He had no faith in banks, and
therefore preferred to hold his own
money. There was a prolonged
hunt for the old mans treasure, but
without success, until the other day,
when John found it in nail keg, buried
in an obscure corner of the farm. The
key contained $50, 900 in gold coin.
One of the most prominent railroad
men of Pennsylvania was Christian
Long, of Shippensburg, who recently
died, leaving an estate of SIS, 900, 900. He
commenced life by peddling clocks, one
Of which, it is said, he frequently
traded for Cum berland Valley Railroad
stock, at time when the company was
threatened with bankruptcy. Some of
/ his shares, which were so numerous
that he found himself in position to
dictate to the board of directors, cost
him as low as twenty FIVE cents each.
appropriately Immortalized.--
Travcler-''Yes, the most impressive
thing saw in Japan was an idol" An
Auditor-'What was it likc?' The
Traveler-'1t was the figure of a wo-
man, seated, and resting he's chin in the
palm Of her right hand Couldn't find
out what she had done to be so immor-
talized." Another Auditor (married)-
II know. The Japanese are a wise peo-
pie, and they erected that idol as ex-
that can hold her own "-Pitts-
burgh Bulletin.
AT one of the Partisan theaters there
was performance of "Cleopatra-" 1t
CHANGED that the heorine's part was
wretchedly performed, and when she
was about to commit suicide, with the
aid of the historic asp, the audience
seemed to think that it was about time
for the Egyptian coquette to close her
this nooocior <ho
an ingenious mechanical contrivance
and as Cleopatra raised it to her bosom,
the touching of a spring caused it to ex-
tend it's forked tongue and threa teningly
hiss A hush of silence fell over the
house, and a spectator in the orchestra
audibly remarked: 'That asp expresses
my opinion
This winter in southern Idaho is
reported to be the severest since 1870
The hills are covered with snow from
two to five feet deep, and the cattle
that were not driven to the lowlands
before the snow set in are perishing
from cold and starvation by hundreds.
| The Sufferings of the animals are terri
bic. A ranchman, coming into Boise
City few days ago. reported having
seen hundreds of dead cattle in hollows
and depressions where they had taken
refuge from the bitter cold. On one
ranch 800 horses we're unable to find
food for nearly two weeks. They were
On big range and could not be reached
for several days. When found they had
eaten each others names and tails
| A THOUGHTFUL SON.
| The Filial Solicltude shown for a Mother
in-Law.
| eyes" said the telerranh onerator