The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-08
VARIETY.

Lady Smith, widow Of the President of
the British Linnean Society, has just en-
tered her Io4th year in perfect health.
A celebrated gourmand once said: ITO
enjoy stuffed turkey thoroughly, there
should be onlytwo present-yourselfand
the turkey"
The Superintendent of Public Schools
IN Lawrence, Mass, has been instructed
by the School Committee to express to the
class about to graduate from the High
School the views Of the committee re-
guarding over extravaganza in dresses
for graduation day.
The following was the reply to the
question, (Which of the two popular
London preachers do you like best p
naming them. II like to hear Mr.
preach best, because | don't like any
preaching, and he comes nearest to moth
ing of any that ever heard"
The Augusta Chronicle says that de.
tectives watched room in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel whole night, supposing
that ex Gov. Bullock of Georgia was in it.
In the morning, as they were about to
make an arrest, they learned that the oc-
cupant was ex Gov. Bullock of Massa-
chusets.
A recent number of the Vicksburg
(Miss;) HsraM contained the following:
THE war has been over twelve years,
and if any of the Northern people hate
the Southern people because they were
so hard to like, we can't help it,:but we
feel that discussing it can answer no good
purpose now
Seven o'clock A. M.-Boy has terrible
toothache; can't goto school. Half past
nine A. MA solitary figure may be
seen skulking through the streets leading
to the creek; perch and chubs bite. Half
past six P. M.-Scene, woodshed; dra-
mats persona, the old man, one trunk
strap, one boy. Let's draw the curtaiA.
William Pettiface was converted in a
religious revival in North Adams, Mass,
last winter, Lately he backslid, and
was about to open liquor saloon. A few
days ago lightning struck him, killing
him instantly. Some of the villagers be-
lieve that he was smtten by Gods wrath.
and one Of the pastors will take the pains
to combat that idea.
A keeper at the lunatic asylum Of Ar
mantieres, in the north of France hear
ing noise in the room OF an unfortunate
gentleman who was confined in a strait
jacket, went to see what was the matter.
AS he did not return, others went after
him, only to find his dead body in the
middle of the room and the maniac,
freed from his strait jacket, irving to de.
YOUR him. He had already bitten one OF
his ears off.
There are persons living in new Bed
ford with web connecting the second
and third fingers of each hand, and the
corresponding toes third and fourth of
each foot The peculiarly has descen-
ded through FIVE generations, Itis said
a relative in Plymouth had surgical
operation performed to divide his fingers,
and that it resulted in loss of control of
the extensor muscles of the fingers, SO
that he could not open his hands.
A notorious witness in the Tichborne
case, Mrs. Mira Jury, called at London
physicians house the other day to tell
him lady would require his attendance
in few hours. On leaving the house
the doctor noticed from the parlor that
she dropped some cigars, and STOPPING
to pick them up, revealedIpart of valuable
rug under her skirt, Upon being arrested
numerous articles were found upon her
which she had stolen from various plac-
es.
The English Patent 5oRynaIdescribes
combination of foot-warming appar-
atus with boot, The heel ofthe BOOTS
Of metal and hollow, and contains sup
ply of artificial fuel. The heat from this
is made to pass through channels in the
inner sole, a part of which is placed upon
spring; so that the action ofthe foot in
walking acts like bellows, drawing in
the cold air by an aperture in the heel,
and driving the heated air into the boot.