Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-01-28

" or forty years. now goes among his
fellows by the sobriquet of "The
Souvenir spoon"
The Fayette City Pa.) Ne ,0s con
tains the following unique advertise
rnent. u. G. sanfarth. undertaken.
eighteen years experience. In that
time have buried over two thousand
persons. Ny motto is Live and Let
Live. Good goods and low prices TO
everyone.
When Joseph Lynne picked up
pheasant he had shot on the mountain
near Bellefonte, Pa, he was surprised
10 find that the bird was constructed
on the plan of the Slamese twins.
Both birds were perfectly developed,
and the connecting link was half an
inch thick and joined them just in
front of the wings.
About $40, 900, 600 is paid every wear
in Germany for the creation and pre-
servatios Of forests; 100000 families
are supported from them, while some
thing like 1900, 600 find employment
in the various wood industries of the
empire The total revenue from the
forests amounts to "a, 500. 900 and the
current expenses are IS, 100000.
japanese men and women in their
own country are distinguished chiefly
by their hair. The men shave the
crown OF the head, while the women
not only allow all their own hair to
gro" but frequently add To- il by pur-
chase. The hair is usually twisted and
coiied in the most fantastic way The
higher a woman's rank the more |
elaborate is her couture.
Frozen potatoes can be restored to
by peeling them and |
letting them lie in cool place with /
plenty of cold water poured over them. |
In twenty-tOur hours all the sugar
which has been formed during the |
freezing process viii have been re-
moved, and the potatoes can now be |
boiled in fresh water and will be found |
to be perfectly palatable.
Electric light baths are among the
latest inventions. The necessary parts |
Of such a bath are "A cabinet which will |
inclose the entire body except the /
head, and fifty electric lamps Of six
teen-candle power. or 10 volts, al F.
ranged about the body in groups. with /
a separate switch for each group. /
The light is thrown on section at
time, making the patient frisky and
browning the skin like an ocean bath.
A curious fact has recently been
noted by the tine steel workers at
Sheffield, England. 1t is this; Fine
edged tools assume a blue color and
lose all temper if exposed for any con-
siderable length of time to the light
of the sun either in summer or winter.
a similar effect is exercised bv moon
light, large crOss-cut saw with which
the eNperimeutcrs were working hav-
ING been "put out Of shape and its
temper ruined by a single nights ex-
posture TO tirst-quarter moon"
Ever on the lookout for fresh mar
kets, the New Zealanders have been
to get upa frozen venison"
export trade with the old country.
The venture has proved disastrous
The average price obtained was 10
cents per pound and out of this all
charges had to be betrayed. On the
other hand. Scotch and English
yenison was selling at II cents. Rus
sian frozen deer fetches Z cents per
pound on the London market, so that
the New Iealauders will have to aban-
don any attempt at business in this
direction.
Fifteen years ago we'i r. known
writer was employed by James Gordon
Bennett to write 100 obituaries of
prominent men and women On the
list were Beecher, Belmont. Gould,
Vanderbilt, Wallack, Queen Victoria,
Ben Butler and so on. 1t was years
before the Hera}d was called upon TO
use any of them, and it is said it be-
gan to be a standing joke in that
newspaper Office, when any Of the
number tell ILL., that recovery was GER
tain. But during the past five years
arge number of the obituaries have
been put in print and the next i've
will more than likely nearly wipe cut
the entire supply.