The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-14

Some of the French railway
companies employ women not only
;assclerks. but in the signal box.
The tigers strength exceeds that
.of,the lion. Five men can easily
hold down lion, but nine are re-
+q,iire1 to subdue tiger.
1t is a strange fact that the
right hand, which is more sensible
ito the touch than the left, is less
sensible than the latter to the ef-
fleet Of heat or cold.
The annual value Of the human
hair exported from China is said
to be about 100000. It is taken
from the heads Of paupers, crimi-
mails and the dead.
More than thirty members OF
the Chicago bar are negroes. The
first negro to be admitted to the
bar in the state of Illinois was
Llovd G.. Wheeler, who was ad
.snitted in 1869.
Monkey skin is the latest of the
feathers it is new this year-used
for making pocket books, card cas-
~es, memorandum books, belts, etc.
It tans drab color, and articles
made of it cost about the same as
similar articles Of sealskin.
The Supreme court of Massa-
chusetts has decided on appeal
that it is not lawful to walk up
and down in front of mans
premises for the purpose of pre-
venting persons from entering
his employment by intimidation
and threats.
Strikes occurred centuries ago,
and their outcome was just as dis
astrous as is that Of the present
day work struggles. In the year
1929, says an old paper, strike
of brassworkers was initiated in
Breslau. Silesia: which lasted a
year.
A circular saw. fiftt-f four inches
in diameter. at Bucks mill,
Jacksonville. Fla, flew into
pieces while at full speed and cut
things up in way that shocked
the hands. Some of the fragments
slit their way through the roof, one
piece cut timber in two, and an
other bit. hurled against block
of steel, was welded by the impact
InPersia, among the aristocracy,
a visitor sends notice an hour or
two before calling. and gives a
days notice if the visit is one, of
great importance. He is met by
servants before he reaches the
house. and other considerations
are shown him, according to rela-
tive rank. The left and not the
right is considered the position of
honor.
In the district of Derryinoer, in
the Montaighs. near Lurgan,
tub of butter was excavated from
the peat moss. 1t was discovered
to be in an excellent state of pres
rervation, being quite firm and
hard, and weighing about stone.
The probability is that it had lain
in the ground for more than hun
'dred years. and was deposited
there during the troublesome times
There is nothing in the human
cor animal make up that is as won
derful, from every point of view,
as the queer little organ called the
heart. It's prodigious energy, and
the amount of work it performs
hourly. daily, monthly. or yearly,
is equaled by no known source of
poper, weight and size considered.
Some conception of the enormous
energy of this queer little bodily
organ may be formed by making
comparisons: A trained mountain
climber. for an instance, can only
ascend 5000 feet in nine hours.
In other words, such person
working continuously for con-
siderable length Of time can only
raise his own weight 1000 feet
per hour. while the work done by
the heart is equivalent to raising
its own weight ten ounces) 49,
500 feet every hour.
A still more striking illustra-
ton of the great power Of this
wonderful little organ may be
found by comparing it with the
most powerful locomotive ever
made by mantle Bavarian loco
e L.