The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-29
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Che world are underneath . nobl6mansss
palace at Warsaw. They have been.
used for storing wines for over 400
years, and the hole place Is ono masa:
|of fungi and stalactities
81 INSANITY is increasing in Ireland. En-.
glish statisticians say that one seriouss
Cause Of lunacy IS the abuse Of tor, au~.
other IN over-indulgence i alcohol, s
third tho disappointme,, of having
tried emigration and failed.
EMERaENcY brakes for railroad and
trolley cars havesa lever on the plat
form Of the car to DO depressed and
force : toothed wheel down into the
ground or against . roughened sur-
face at the side Of the track.
THE shah Of Persia i fond ofsroughS
hunting trips, and is said to be the best
gunshot in his domain. He has bag.
ged quantities Of big game, and ono
Of his favorite tricks il to shoot 8
hole through copper coin tossed into
the air.
To strengthen weak ankles whom
skating, . now device is formed Of
bracer running up the side of the leg
with clamps for the ankle and at.
tached to the skate at the heel, thus
keeping the ankle from twisting Of
turning.
SPAIN, among her desperate resorts
to procure money for the war in Cubs,
has established monopoly for tho
sale and manufacture Of gunpowder.
In the call for bids it is announced
that none under $500, 900 . year will be
considered. IA
MISS KUEHNE BEvER1DaE. the Chicae
60 girl who has won fame by her work
in art in New York, has almost com.
pleted q life-sized bust of William Jen-
nings Bryan, and will have the work
ready for transferment into bronze in
few days. @
BEFORE he started on his visit to
England the king of Siam formally
opened the first section of the Korat
railroad, which mas recently been COM
pleted between Bangkok and Clathia,
and the first sod of which was cut by
him in 1892.
Doors in the dining rooms of hotels
and restaurants can be automatically
opened by new device. consisting of
lever attached to the bottom of the
door. to be pressed by the foot and un-
latch the door and swing it open at
the same time. -t.- T..
A RECENTLY patented pail can also DO
used as dipper, the middle Of the pail
extending into an angular strip bent
to one side to press against a catch on
the side of the pail and fasten SO that
the bent portion of the pail forms tho
dipper handle. -
MISS GORDON CUNNING is raising
money in all the princial cities of
England for the purpose of teaching
the blind in China She will found
large blind asylum at Picking, and is
doing this in commemoration of tho
diamond jubilee.
In Norway, Me-, is cat that ap.
pears to take to water as would duck.
It is said she may be seen every day
taking a swim in the stream a short
distance back of the store.
To FILE saw evenly a new guide
has frame which carries the file to
the center and two parallel strips at
the sides which rest on the teeth of
the saw and keep the file from fitting
and cutting the teeth uneven.
| ONE would scarcely expect to find
bicycles and bicycle club in the heart
of Africa, 800 miles away from any
railroad. One club in Buluwayo, Mata-
beleland, South Africa, is in ,fourish-
ing condition, having IS members.
AN expert gas filter contends that
the blackening of ceilings above gas
lights is not always due to poor gas.
Ceilings are blackened because the
gas burners are worn out" he says.
"They cost a trifing sum, and should
be often replaced by new ones"
LILLE is trying the experiment OF
saving the students that frequent the
university there from usurers by loans
of money made by the municipality ia
the students on no security but their
honor. The plan has been tried on
small scale with success by the Associ.
alton of Students of the University of
Paris
| A BIRMINGHAM workingman made
use of the parcel post recently to send
his three-year-old boy home by mail
The post Office, under the new British
rule regulating the conveyance of live
nimals, was obliged to accept tho
child and charged Cd for the service. -
A man likes to rake up lot of rubbish and
| make bonfire as we'll as i woman likes to
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