The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-02-25

LII UIl0 SOuUu0Iu u1SUI1CUO VI
China horseshoes are made Of cane
or bamboo.
AS late as the year 1:45 the peo-
pie of France entered complaints
against caterpillars, and had law
suits to stop their devastations.
The New York Stock Exchange
was formed in 1892 Its seats are
now worth $4,000 each, and the
aggregate capital Of the members
is Sl5O,OOO,O0O.
The sound of thunder may be
heard for twenty-five miles, with
the ear to the ground, much far
Their. Lightning is reflected for
$50 to 100 miles.
According to the Rev. Dr. Har-
dern. traces of the birth of panto-
mime are found 1900 years before
Christ, not only in the Egyptian
race, but also among Eastern ma
tions.
The Swedish bride fills her
pockets with bread, which she dis
penses to every one she meets on
her way to the church, every piece
she disposes Of averting, as she
believes. a misfortune
Berlin pays salary to a profess
sional bird catcher, who keeps sci
entifc and educational institutions
supplied with birds, birds nests
and eggs, and he is the only man
in the empire permitted to do SO.
Probably the monastery of La
Grand Chartreuse, which lies four
teen miles from Grenoble, among
the French mountains, is the old
est industrial firm in the world.
This monastery was founded
about 1850.
At the beginning of the present
century the Bible could be studied
by only one-ffth of the earth's
population. Now it is translated
into languages which make it &C
cessible to nine-tenths Of the
worlds inhabitants.
A party Of scientists from Dub
lin have visited the scene Of the
bog slip near Baltimore and made
numerous measurements and OBJ
servations. The quantity of Doggy
matter dislodged is estimated at
100000 cubic yards.
A wealthy Englishman, who re-
Gently died in Vienna, had a fad
for collecting uniform buttons, the
teeth of wild beasts and the fans
of beautiful women. His collec-
ton comprises 352 fans, 10000
buttons and about two bushels of
animals teeth.
The following advertisement re-
Gently appeared in the London
Post: can opportunity occurs by
which gentleman, under thirty,
of good education and means, may
be adopted by a childless duke, the
title descending by letters patent
to the adopted son.
Louisiana claims to have the
largest farm in the world. It is a
tract in the southwestern part of
the state, and extends 100 miles
north and south and twenty five
miles east and west. 1t was bought
in 1883 by syndicate Of Northern
capitalists, by whom it is still op-
Grated
In one Of the Canary Islands
there is a tree that as evening
comes on quite frequently rains
down copious shower Of water
from its tufted foliage. This forms
pool at the base Of the tree.
which the natives use as drinking
water, it being absolutely pure
and fresh.
The parish of Grove, on the Dor
ders of Bedfordshire and Bucking-
hamshire, but situated in the lat
ter county, is said to contain the
smallest and most curious church
in England. The parish contains
under twenty inhabitants, and the
church will comfortably seat a few
more than that number.
The latest enumeration of the
animals known to science includes
no less than $4,000 recognized
species. The real number is be-
lieved to be very much larger. It
has been estimated that of insects
alone the earth harbors 100000
species, but the late Prof. Riley