Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

MiSLELLANEOu
-"Doing anything now. Bin'" 20.
yes: I'm kept busy all the time. "Ah!
Glad TO hear it. What are YOU doing?"
Looking for a job."-kentucky State
Journal
Gum Club Will take the place of :le
"kettledrum," the Coffee Clock. and
the High Tea in Washington society
this winter.
Less than four ont of each hundred
Americans lived in cities in 1890. The
city population had increased in 1910 to
eight per cent. and is now twenty-five.
There are only seventeen States with
more people than New York City
Boston Budget.
The German or PrusSiaH national
hymn. Hell Dir i'm Siegerkrauz. and
the Swiss hymn. '.Rufst du. mein Water
land" have exactly the same melody as
the English God Save the Queen and
the American America"
A Government engineer points out
that in nine of our seaboard cities alone
property valued 81 IS, 322. 100000 is eN-
posed to destruction in case Of war. be-
cause of our lack of seacoast defenses
adequate TO cope with the nayies of the
fighting powers. Chicago Inter Ocean.
"A number Of Yankee schoolma' ANS,
who sometime ago went to the Argen
tine Republic. South America, TO follow
their vocation. have made excellent
matches with eligible Argentines. and
the demand is greater than the supply.
Blondes are preferred. Boston Journal.
An Alabama merchant, with many
debtors among the planters, white and
black. proclams that he keeps an agent
riding through the State to discover
idlers, whom he will promptly discredit.
.'Only by industry can you and thrive
together" he explains.-St. Louis
Globe.
A man living in Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania, cultivated this
year a three-quarter acre lot of sweet
corn. from which he sold nearly l0,0
ears. which netted him over sixty dol
lars, besides which he saved enough for
his own use and for seed. This is con-
sidered extraordinary farming g.-Pi1S-
turgh Post
A newspaper. SAYS the Rochester
On. Y. } Sentinel. is like pretty woman
in MANY respects To be perfect, it
must be the embodiment of many types.
Its form is made up. 1t is always
chased. although sometimes inclined to
be giddy. 1t enjoys good press. the
more rapid the better. 1t has a weak
ness for gossip. Talks a good deal.
Can stand some praise. Is awfuly
proud of a new dress.
A certain young couple of our town
were looking cautiously over the pages
of q hymn book the other evening.
when the Young man paused for a
moment and pointed at hymn entitled
"When shall We embrace" Presently
the Young lady, in answer to this ques-
ton. turned to the old familiar hymn.
..In the sweet bye and bye" We sup
pose there will be match soon.-Fort
Games fGa.) advertiser.
When Jones went to look for rooms
he was shown about the premises by as
handsome chambermaid-young.
bright and fair-as erer gladdened the
ewes of a bachelor. What suite do YOU
think you should prefer, sir?" she
asked. Jones said he couldn't help it
if he was to die for it, and he replied.
in his most killing way: Sweet Eigh-
teen" If YOU mean me-" responded
the girl. I'D have you to know that
this sweet eighteen is already en-
gagged "-Boston Post.
The suggestion that on account of
a. anI ,,hr1iaal E.ra--'f
women should be employed as pharma-
cists, is not favored by medical jour-
malls. One of them states that as women
will talk while doing business" they
are unfit for pharmacy or other work re-
curing concentration of thought and
mental isolat on. But it should be
borne in mind that women are filing
with credit to themselves positions for
which. ten years ago, they were pre-
sumed to be wholly untitled Whist
woman, after all. ever talked more than
the average barber.-N T. Ledger.
AT meeting of the farm animals
the Dude orce attempted to prove his
relationship to the Jackass. Why"
he said. vainly. lust look at my ears!
We must be nearly related" True
returned the Jackass. ..you may be a
degenerated mule, but though have
often heard men call you a Jackass.
they have never yet insulted me by call
ing me Dude" At this speech the
other animals burst into roars of
laughter, and the crestfallen Dude
skunk silently away. Moral: This
Fable teaches us that an ordinary
mortal should not attempt to claim the
acquaintance of a hotel clerk.-Lire.
There are moments in the life Of
even the most wreched country editor
when his tired nerves are thrilled by
the touch of joy. There are little inter
vals when the Odor of ink and benzine
vanishes like the dewy jewels that
sparkle on the rose when kissed by the
morning sun, and the polluted air
seems laden with the richest perfumes.
Such . moment came to us yesterday
evening. when three OF Brockville's best
oitizens burst in on US ali at once like .
say Of light and subscribed for the Trie
sse. each paying year in advanoe.-
hazsstswnsy EPs.J TribHss.