The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-01-09
Current GleaningS,

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Electric propulsion has been con
tracted for on the Erie Canal
A safe-cracking machine has beer
found which seems to have been used
in several Missouri burglaries.
a boy of II and girl of II were re
Gently married in Johnson county, Ga
with the full consent of their parents
Nearly two thousand saloons will be
closed up in Chicago in January. and
the price Of beer advanced about y.
per cent.
Water clocks were arranged on the
principle of sand glasses. certain
quantity of water dropping through =
small space in a certain time.
Private earthquakes are fashionable
at Maine quarries. At Dodlin few
days ago big blast threw IA mass OF
rock weighing 300 tons a distance OF
80 feet.
In the Norwegian town of Hauge
sund, which has population of 5000.
not a drop of spirituOus liquor has
been sold for 26 years. Many of the
inhabitants have never tasted liquog
A Missouri farmer figured it out On&,
rainy day that he had walked 300 miles
IN cultlyating one acre of corn. He
thereupOn sold his farm and moved t.
town, where he walked 600 miles t..
find a Job.
The coloring of animals seen ia
Maine this season is something ul.-
usual. There have been white moose
milk white faWns, gray wolves. anc
pale yellow fox.
The River Platte during the summer
is dry along the greater portion of it..
course. The water runs underground
only an occasional pool appearing on
the surface. BY digging almost any
where in its course supply of fresh
cool water may be obtained
Several prisoners in county jai.s,
in Missouri committed minor of1ense,
in order that they might be boarded
this winter at the county's expense
1t is thought that if the prisoners wers
worked on county roads no such OF
currences would have to be reported.
1t is rumored that the infant chic
of Prince Adolphus of Teck has been
pronounced blind for life. The Queen
and the Duke of Westminster (th,
infants grandfather,) summoned spe-
cialistS from far and near. bat thei;
verdict was that nothing could hts
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leake, of Sac
Diego, Cal. both of whom are mora
than sixty years old, rode into Fresno
400 miles distant a few days ago, hay
ing travelled all the way on theit
bicycles. They were on their way T.:
the Yosemite Valley through which
they will make all extensive tour.
The Yellow River is styled the 500
row Of China" During the last ces-
tury it has changed its course twenty
two times. and now flows into the seet-
through a mouth 300 miles distant
from that of 100 years ago. 1t is estt
mated that its floods in the present
century have cost China II ,GOO.0OO ~
lives.
Georgia has the prize colored mats
Although aged. and native of tn.
United States. he never drew the breath
of freedom until few days ago. !:
slave, and a convict under life sentence
when Lincoln prOmulgatedt the emanct.
patton proclamation, he has just been
pardOned by Governor Atkinson. ana
thus becomes probably the last negrt
to secure his freedom under that f.,
nous instrument
Early last winter man in l'uckSpo1r.
Me-, caught a young squirrel, put it il;
a cage. and made d pet out of it. The
animal became very tame. and was pee
mtted to have considerable treedOn,
1t never seemed disposed to take t.:
q woods "a cHT
weather lasted. But in the spring Z
disappeared. \ week or so ago tbs
squirrel returned and took up is
quarters in the cage again.
Hank. the yen of kotshi, in Japa1.
has received gift of 500 from tn
Government on account Of the Un
usually exemplary behavior of tho
villagers. For over 200 years there
have been neither quarrels nor law
suits in the place, no crimes have OF
cured the taxes have always beef
paid on time. and whenever misfot-
tunes have come the villagers have
helped each other without calling of
The authorities.
Judge Campbell. of Mississippi, Ia
Gently declared that the law agalns.
the carrying of concealed weapons
should be abolished. He claimed that
it operated to the injury Of good citi
zens who do not carry weapons: While
the criminal not only carries d weapOs4-
but knows that his victim is unarme0..
\ minister suggested plan for over
coming the difficulty by prohibiting
the manufacture of any firearm short
er than three feet.
Professor \. 5. Shales explains the
good traits in the modern dog, as fol-
lows: The dog Of the savage coul0
not have been a cultured creature.
When game was scarce the savage ate
the dog. The strongest, or the most
atfectionate, or the most intelligent
animals were spared. The weaklings,
the cross, the stupid dogs went to the
pot. ''In this way writes Professor
Shaler, ''for ages careful, though un-
intended process of selection was als-
piled to these creatures"