The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
NEWS OF INTEREST

The finest church in Posen, on the
eastern border of Prussia, was built by
Frederick the Great. For centuries it
has done duty as q place Of worship,
and yet had it not been for war horse
1t would never have been built. Close
by q bloody conflict occurred between
the king and the Russians, and the
former, always in the thick of the fight,
had his charger killed under him-a
sturdy animal that had borne him
throughout many battles. He felt the
10y Of victory to be modified by the,
loss Of the horse, and put! up to it's
memory the famous church in ques-
tion.
The largest time ball in the United
States Is being erected In Philadelphia
on the roof Of tho Fourth street end Of
the bourse. The ball, which is four feet
in diameter, and weighs 60 pounds, will
be hoisted to the top Of an iron column
100 feet above tidewater, five minutes
before noon each day, and dropped elec-
trically 40 feet to an air cushion exact
" at noon by the naval observatory
clock in Washington. The object OF
the time ball is to enable all the mari
ners in the Delaware and Schuy]kill
river to regulate their chronometers be-
for sailing.
The Germans and Russians flavor
their bread with cinnamon, and while
this may give fine flavor it can hard
" be called a good practice. Cinna-
mon contains tannin, and too much OF
it In the stomach must have evil re-
suits. All through Southern Europe
little ground cinnamon is used for fla
voring chocolate, sauces and whipped
cream. A little cinnamon is good for
the stomach, and will sometimes cure
disorders Of simple nature. Cinna-
mon ball is considered by some as a
good remedy for persistent diarrhoea.
A Chicago lecturer who has been tell
ing college students that people can
live on fifteen cents day, advises fe-
male experimenters with her theory to
use great care in the selection Of their
husbands. Would any American girl
look for q husband who would live on
fifteen cents a day? The average
American girl is looking for the hus-
band who is willing and able to make
it fifteen dollars a day.-savannah
News.
Bach section has its own slang,
which works its way into the vocabula-
ries Of the people almost unconscious
ly. The president Of the board of re-
gents Of the University of Oklahoma
is cattle man named Bolton, and as
slbch he has the power to appoint the
teachers In the territorial schools, Not
long ago young woman of Guthrie
applied for a position, and enclosed
eeveral good recommendations. Mr..
Bolton examined them with care, and
sent the papers to tho secretary with
this endorsement: II don't know this
heifer personally, but her endorsements
sre good, and you'd better turn her
into the bunch" 50
The most prosperous bootblaek in
New York has long since given up any
active share IN the work that made him
q wealthy man, but he began in the
customary way, and worked for some
years before the tide Of fortune set so
strongly in his favor that he became
the owner Of racing stable. He con-
ducts half dozen establishments in
various parts Of the city, but direct su-
pervtsfon Of them has rescently been
handed over to q superintendent, and
the visits Of tho bQsa ia these days are
rare. His earnings last week on one
Eeoe won BY horse from his own. sta
bls were $4,000, +..--. "