Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-22
HERE AND iHERE.

hNAsN AMI ldhhE,
Solomon's temple was 107 feet long.
80 feet broad and 81 feet high.
Though deemed a wonder OF the
world, II was not larger than many
private houses OF the present timu.
hsh never ronews Its scales. A
wound may heal up ana bo covered
over with thick protective skin. but
nature provides the fish with only one
suit OF scale armor and leaves lost out
OF that are never restored.
To an elephant In circus parade
on the outskirts OF London q baker
gave two loayes OF bread, and a few
nights later the elephant broke away
IRON Its keepers. went to the bakers,
and, after smashing the bakoshop
windows. ate up all the bread In sight
There are 10000 babies born In the
city of New York every year. They
number $50 u day. or one each s,x
minutes, Take them out together foS
an airing, and the row OF baby car.
rlages would extend up tho Hudson 10
Albany. 100 miles. Current Liter
allure.
German soldiers zach carry q four
ounce religious book, and the British
solder carries a pound OF sacred liter
ature.
Crete has lost through political dis
tnrbances of recent years olive trees
to the value of $i0,000,000. II will
take forty years to restore the Or
ehards to full bearing condition, and
In the meantime 100000 Mohamme-
dams and 100000 Christians will have
TO starve.
John Burrage. counsel OF the Bog
ton gas companies, must DO included
In tho list of lucky lawyers, He mas
received u fee OF $260.000 for HIS SCR
vices and commissions ON the recent
sale OF The Brookline and Boston CON.
panies to Henry M. Whitney. This u
reported from Boston rs the largest
fee ever received by lawyer In that
town.
Representative Gillett. OF Maasa-
chusetts. has epitomized his yiews a
to the methods Of getting ONCE under
the civil service rules In the following
lines:
It Hes through two swing doors swung
TO.
The attendance Ia always full.
Some by the door marked push" no
through,
The rest by the door marked ''pull."
Twenty-years-old Frank Turski Is-
Gently applied to the principal OF pub
lie school Mo. 10. of Wilmington. Dsl..
for permission to enter the primary
department. The teacher DOUBTED
whether to admit so old q scholar. but
the board OF education has docided
that as he is more than six Year, OF
age he must be admitted Turski
started TO school and recites "A, d.
Cs" with the little folks.
On good authority the peanut crop
of the United States Is said to be dI.
minishing. This should not bo al
lowed TO happen. The normal crop IL
100000 bushels, and Americans are
so fond OF the nut that they spend
upon II s10,000,000 a year. Chemists
say the peanut contains so per can't. Of
fat and over 80 per cent. OF nourishlng
compounds, and II In commended By
physicians as an article OF food.
Louis Globe-Democrat
A story Is told Of certain commit
tee meeting In which the proceedings
commenced with noise and gradually
became uproarious. At last one OF
the d.sputants. losing all control over
his emotions. exclaimed to his oppo1
emit: Sir, you are. think, the Dig
gest ass have ever had the fortune
TO set eyes upon!" Order! order!"
said the chairman. gravely. "you SOON
to forge that am In the room
High prices are paid for butterflies,
and some private collections. such 10
that OF the Hon. w. Rothschlid. at
Tring Hertz, is said to be worth tnou-
sands OF pounds. Some New Guinea
butterflies have fetched ESQ apiece.
One OF the Rathschilds liz said to have
paid g200 for papillio. now quite
common. Th~ demand for rare spsci-
mems has led to dishonesty. The IN
sects re dyed. or else wings from
other species are fastened to the bod
les OF other species.
II rains on m average Of eos Ssvs
In the year In Ireland. shout isn 10
England. at Kezsn abnnt 30 days ana
ID Siberia only 90 days.