The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-02-24
Facts Worth Knowing.

A well-tried remedy for earache
is composed of sweet oil and lauda-
mum in equal parts. Warm it a
little, and put two drops in the
ear with dropper. Put small
piece of cotton in the ear, and the
child will soon be sleeping.
The Agricultural Board Of Mich
igan has asked the land commits
sioner of that state hereafter to
sell college lands which are tim
bered for cash only Many pur-
chasers are said to have made part
payments so as to secure posses
sion Of the lands, and after strip
ping them of timber they make
no further payment, but let them
revert to the state.
Among the curious inhabitants
of Australia are species of ter
mites called the meridian ants, y
because they invariably construct
their long, narrow mounds so that
the principal axis of the dwelling
runs exactly north and south.
These mounds are six or eight
feet in height, and consist of a
series of spires topped with
smaller spires, and when viewed
end on, they show a remarkable
resemblance to many-spired ca
thedral.
The nervous system, says Prof.
w. H. Thomson, has a greater
store of reserve vitality than all
the other bodily systems together,
and is the only texture that does
not lose weight in death by star
walton or other cause. It is the
last to grow old. AS to the mind,
it need not grow old at all, pro-
vided it be supplied with the
mighty stimulus called interest,
by which it will grow steadily,
even while bone and sinew are
wasting through age.
Prof. Snelso says that the age
of fish is almost unlimited. It is
said that the ordinary carp, if not
interfered with, would live about
five hundred years. He says that
there are now living in the Royal
Aquarium, in Russia, several carp
that are known to be over six hun
dred years old, and that he has
ascertained, in number of cases,
that whales live to be over two
hundred years old. The ordinary
goldfinch has also been known to
live over a hundred years.
Independence Hall, Philadel-
phia, Pa, is regarded as the birth
place of the American Republic.
Here the Continental Congress as
sembled. Here in June, Its,
George Washington was chosen
commander of the American forces.
Here on July 4, 1776, the Declar-
alton of Independence was adopted
by Congress, and read to great
multitude assembled in front of
the building amidst the ringing of
bells and prodigious enthusiasm.
1t is from this circumstance that
the edifice derived it's name.
Apropos Of meteorites. the fol-
lowing amusing story is told by
Sir Robert Ball respecting one Of
the celestial visitors. A meteorite
which fell on farm was claimed
by the ground landlord, as his
lease reserved all minerals and
metals. The tenant objected on
the score that the article was not
on the property when the lease
was executed. The landlord then
claimed it as flying game, but the
lessee pleaded that the thing had
neither feathers nor wings. and
claimed it as ground game. But
while the dispute was going on
the custom officers seized the
meteorite, on the ground that the
revenue had been defrauded by
its introduction into the country
without payment of duty.
NEARLY all the storing animals
eat concentrated food, whether il
be beans or grain, boarded by the
hamster, or nuts and hard fruits
by the squirrel, nuthatch, and pos
Cib1v cOn,o Of tho lowe ;, COWS q