The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-11
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
EIrcrR1c1rY employs $500, 900 Amer
leans.
While ut Darmstadt the Russian
czarina learned to ride the bicycle.
AS AANY.as Sc, 900 people have been
accommodated in st. Paul's Cathedral
on festive occasions. ..ss
The number Of houses built in Lon.
don in the twelve months ending last
August asnoless that IA, SOL.
THAcKERAY's grave in Kensal Green
cemetery, through neglect, is overrun
1withsivy, which obliterates the inscrip-
ton. = ~
The tigers strength exceeds that Of
the lion. Five men can easily hold
down q lion. but nine are required to
subdue tiger. FL.
IT IS stated that the winnings of the
table or bank at Monte Carlo last year
amounted to es00, 600; that is to say,
this was the net sum lost by those who
played. ....t'-.,5 :.
+ SORE backs on horses are prevented
by . new harness pad which has a
pneumatic section inserted under the
soft leather covering to keep the pad
from chatting. =. 49," y. r.. .-:-s
RUSSIA has the most rapidly increas-
ing population Of any country in the
world. The growth during the last 100
years has been fraction less than l.
600, 900 annually. @' .'5 ''..
A NEW electrical device connects a
clock with the kitchen stove and when
the hands of the clock indicate pre-
7 arranged hour the fire is started in. the
stove and the kettle soon begins to boil
merrily. IL! 81. I. 49,. ..s3.... ,..-E -
The skin of the reindeer is so imper-
vious to the cold that any one clothed
in such dress, with the addition of a
blanket of the same material, may bear
the intensest rigors of an Arctic win:
ter's night.
MUNKAcsY, the painter, is in 4 pri-
vate asylum at Bonn. His brain power
appears to be absolutely gone and the
doctors declare him incurable His
general health remains good and he
sleeps well.
Two Mauritius postage stamps of the
issue of 1858, belonging to DR.. L.
grand's collection, have been sold for
AZ, 600 francs to NJ. Bernichon, of Paris
There are only II impressions Of these
stamps in existence.
In the Forth bridge there is 4 hori.
zontal pull of 10000 tons on the chief
spans, and weight of 100. 900 tons on
their bases. Half a dozen British IRON
clads might be hung upon them with
out causing any undue strain.
WHILE fishing in Lake Champlain,
near the mouth of the Ausable river,
recently, D. Burton, of Keesvil4e, caught
an albino catfish. It was exhibited in
the window of clothing store in KEGS
vile. 1t is a golden white all over.
A TENNESSEE paper is authority for
the statement that Gov. Taylor finds
his salary of 81, 900 inadequate for his
yearly expenses, and it is to aid in
supporting himself and family that he
goes upon the platform to lecture for
money.
HERMAN GUNsALLUs, of Beech Creek,
Pa, recently caught large catamount
in a trap at the head of Big Run. The
animal measured three feet seven
inches from the tip of the nose to the
tip of the tail. Gunsallus has also
caught four bears in traps last winter.
MRS. MURFREE, of Meridian, Miss,
vice president of the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy, is seeking the as
sistance of the Missouri Daughters of
the Confederacy in the project to pur-
chase the old home of Jefferson Davis
at Beauvoir.
DIR. K1rAsATo, the great bacteriolo-
gist, thinks that the ''icteroid bacil-
lus" discovered by the Spanish savant
is not the real or sole germ of yellow
fever. He is inclined to attribute this
scourge to a parasitic growth in the
larger intestines.
ONE of the most curious stones in. the
world is found in England. 1t is a nat
ural barometer, and actually foretens
probable changes in the weather: 1t
turns black shortly before an ap-
preaching rain, while in fine weather
it is mottled with spots of white.
To safely transport animals in ordi-
nary railroad cars a portable stall is
used having four corner posts set in the
movable. floor and supporting an ad-
Unstable roof, with a feed trough hung
on the posts at one end and padded
boards extending along the sides. of the
STALL ..,.t
LANTERNS can be carried on the ends
of wagon tongues, instead of on the
wagon body, by means of new holder,
which consists of a cap to- slide over
the end Of the, pole and support a
bracket for the, lamp and wire
guard, to keep the horses from strik-
ing it. 80 49, - 49, <>- :
JOHN PHILIP SoUsA, the famous. com.
poser, said recently: after a continu.
GUS struggle, extending over nearly q
score Of years, have finally succeeded
in living down the title of professor,
which was bestowed on me as q mark
of esteem BY. I'M thinking friends in my
younger days"
The silver lining to great many clouds i:
nothing but moonshine.
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