Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-02-06


OLD LADY-'T see you recover umbrel-
Old Lady-"I want the one l lost last Mon
day."
A SHIP Captain, in the China trade,
he saw serpents fifty feet in length dis
porting themselves about his vessel.
PEOPLE in Texas are talking about a
grand celebration, when they expect a
railroad train, made up in New York, to
go through to their State without break
in the connection.
THE Oonsregationalsst states that pop
ular Boston pastor, on recent Sabbath,
wound up prayer as follows: "And
give grace, we beseech Thee, to the dea-
cons, that they may be able to set god
~ example to us common people"
A PENsIvE man, with basket full of
new hats, was passing the Wooster
House, Friday, when a quarter of ton
of beautiful snow slid from the roof into
his basket. Not being profane man, his
suffering was intense.-Dan6uru Neaos.
CHASING mule-eared rabbits is favor
ite sport of the Stockdale neighborhood
in Washington County, Texas. The
mule-ear and the genuine grey hound
make beautiful race on the prairies.
Both ladies and gentlemen join in the
sport.
THE Jacksonville Journal tells of
young man in that city taking the beef
steak that was given him at breakfast,
the other morning, and having his boots
half soled with it. He now declares that
the old things will wear better than ever.
In San Francisco court, the other
day, little dialogue ran thus Counsel
Sonsd to wtnessdOg say you were ct his
uie you his sTsly paitnef No Anv 9a
alive of his?" ''No." "What were you
doing at his house every night?" 81 was
sparkling his wife's sister,"
THE Italians who have been of late
pouring into New York make excellent
navvies. They have developed unexpect-
ed energy in the labor of cleaning the
streets of that city; an Importation of
them has been carried to Virginia, where
they have done well, and the contractors
having charge of a large force of them
have applied to the Superintendent of
the Underground Railway In New York
for work.
Planeth states that when tuning-fork
In vibration is brought near a flame, q
loud tone is suddenly perceived, which in
the case Of rapidly-burning gas-fame
Is quite as loud as that produced by plac-
ing the foot of the fork upon sounding
board. The loudest tone is produced by
bringing the flame between the prongs of
the vibrating fork.-Scribne''s Monthly.
A CALIFORNIAN claims that the people
of his State are better looking than those
from other parts of the Union. Hear him /:
This fact is most remarkable with the
young people who have been born here
Their ruddy cheeks are not scorched and
blistered by the ferocious August suns of
the Mississippi Valley; their full round
limbs are not shriveled and shrunken by
the savage frosts Of the northwestern
: winters, and they grow up in all the
strength and symmetry of nature un-
abridged. There is probably no place on
this continent where the proportion of
pretty children is as large as in Califor-
nia."
In France the roasting of coffee is quite
science, the roaster being required to
study the properties of the different kinds
OF berry, since each sort must be roasted
for certain period of time. The opera
tion is conducted in hollow iron sphere,
by the rotation of which all the berries
are equally exposed to the heat. During
the roasting the ball is closed and the
gases confined, but at the close of the
operation the valve is opened and the
gases allowed to escape. The roasted
berries are then quickly transferred to
carefully closed vessels.
A POOR seamstress was arrested the
other day in Brooklyn, N. Y. on charge
of stealing garments which she had taken
home to sew. Upon her examination, it
appeared that she was employed by GER
tain Miss PIllsbury, of New York City,
who paid her seventeen cents for making
Ynoyr Of toll !.
making twelve pairs of drawers, and
twenty-five cents for making six shirts.
She did not finish the pants as soon as
she agreed to, and the gentle Pillsbury
refused to pay her; whereupon she pawn
ed the articles to keep her family from
starving.
1T Is well known that from time to time
various cases of poisoning from the use
of vanilla ice have been noticed and pub
hshed in Paris, Munich, Vienna, and
other places. The most careful investi-
cations, however, have failed to discover
the cause. In few cases traces of lead,
iron and tin, from the vessels used, have
been found in the ice, but as no poisoning
has ever resulted from fruit ices prepared
In the same vessels, it cannot be due to
that. The learned M. schroff is of the
opinion that vanilla beans are poisoned
by the natives of South America and
Mexico, who rub them with acajou oil te
make them smooth and soft. This oil il
not seldom contaminated with SHARP
substance which acts like cantharides
He thinks it less probable that the injuri
GUS effects are due to small crystals found
in the outer skin of the vanilla beans
benzoic acid.
A FAMILY in Sullivan, Me-, consisting
OF father, mother and four children
have suddenly gone crazy. They were 9
= steady, Industrious people until shor
time ago, when they suddenly ceased tc
work and declared their house haunted
Numerous nocturnal visitors perambu
lated about their house and threw soms
soporiic substance into the windows
causing them to fall asleep at any mo
ment. Subsequently the devil entered
the house and took possession of the va
rious articles of furniture, whereupo1
they destroyed nearly all the furniture
and dishes. ALI these assertions eacl
member of the family will make an(
swear to. They armed themselves will
revolvers, and rendered the whole vicini
ty dangerous by shooting at imaginary
witches who were in apple trees in from
! of the house. These witches they declar
to be their neighbors and relations.
A WRITER in the Rural Home says
Cows usually become addicted to kickin,
when heifers. from being MIXED b.
abusive mixers. I have never seen al
old COW become kicker unless abused
Instead of COWS being averse to beini
milked when giving large quantity,
have found it to be the reverse. Whel
pasturage is good, and COWS come hom
q at night with udders distended with milk
they seem grateful to have it removed
Milking heifer for the first time require
patience, for they will almost invariabl,
e kick. In such case put broad stra]
around her body, just in front of the nd
der, and buckle it up moderately tight
and as soon as she gets quiet (fo1s she ma,
kick around a little at first) take YOU
pail, sit down and go to milking, and sh
is as helpless as kitten. Do not attemp
to use rope instead of strap, for it vii
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