The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-02-20
ODD ITEMS.

1t Is discovered that the dwarf who
is to marry Mrs. General Tom Thumb
deliberately assumed the title of for
eign count for the purpose of making
himself as small as possible y.
World
Senator Bayard is famous among
the exicures of the National Capital for
his skill in preparing terrapiu for the
table. The Senator always goes into
the kitchen and prepares the terrrapin
with his own hand for his invited
guests. Washington Star.
Newspaper reporters are known to
be the most truthful of men. Their
calling teaches them accuracy, and
they could not be untruthful if they
would-except. The exception is
when in the course of their business
they are called upon to describe the
personal appearance of ladies. Here
their gallantry betrays them into over
stating the facts Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Melbourne, Ark. with population
of 250, has four churches, any one of
which will hold the entire population.
The Junior Carleton club is being
extended, and will be the largest club
in London. 1t has not a very high So
cial standing, being full of young Tory
provincial attorney and commercial
men.
For seven years a New Hampshire
mechanic made circuit of half mile
twice per day rather than pass pow.
der house. The other day he learned
that it had been empty for eight
years.
Since the birth of the first Prince of
Wales in 1884, more than six centu-
ries ago, the title has been borne by
seventeen persons, but the present pos
SCISSOR of it is the only one who has
lived to see a son attain his majority.
"No,n said a Vermont deacon, l
don't approve of horse racin', but when
another member of the church becomes
80 goddess as to try to pass me on the
road comm home from meetin, l feel
it my duty to let out on the reins, just
to keep him from putin his trust in
earthly things
Considerable commotion was caused
among the clerks in the Post Office at
Vincennes, Ind, recently over pecu-
liar noise issuing from mail bag,
which on being opened was found to
contain large grey eagle. 1t came
from the West, and is supposed to
have been captured by the route
agents.
A white man and colored man,
both smoking cigarettes and both ap-
pearing to be wealthy and independent
occupied an open pheton which was
driven through the streets of Charles.
ton. They created sensation. An
inquisitive reporter Investigated the
matter, and found out that the white
man was rich Northern tourist who
is travelling with mulatto servant.
A French writer ascribes to Sarah
Bernhard much of the decentralization
now existing in French social life. He
charses her with having inaugurated
the passion for strange abnormal char
acters, thrilling stories about the pri-
vate lives of actresses, and the craving
for sensation of every kino. 1t is fair
to add that France was by no means
destitute of all this sort of thing be-
fore the famous Sarah trod the stage.
A man in Lewiston, Me, recently
bought COW Of local cattle dealer.
Some one jokingly asked him if he
knew that the COW was so old as not to
have any teeth in her upper jaw. The
man went home, and, upon examining
the COW, found that she had no teeth
in that region, and promptly returned
the COW. 1t was with some difficulty
that he was made TO understand that
cattle have no teeth in their upper
jaws.
A marriage was arranged some time
ago between two perons of royal rank.
Unfortunately, the male party to the
contract was not handsome, to
say the least of it, aud when he travel
ed across the ocean to meet his bride
the greatest care was taken to prevent
the friends and advisers of the lady
from seeing him. One of the friends
and advisers, however. removed all
perplexities by observing: "You need
not take so much trouble to keep your
man out of sight He may be ugly
enough, but he can hardly be more
than half so ugly as our woman"