The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-19
MISCELLANEOUS.


The rainfall in California has been
Increasing ever since the country was
settled
Goodbye is the contraction Of
God be with you. When you say
goodbye, you always say God be with
you."
"A Vienna tailor has stamped upon
his bill-heads picture of the forget
me-not. Many Others might well adopt
this suggestive vignette.
An impecunious negro in Savannah,
Ga, stole watch, and with the
advance given him on it at the pawn
shop took out marriage certificate.
The late j. w. Drexel paid at the
rate of s14,OO0.O00 per acre for the lot
Of land on which stands the Drexcl
building, corner of Wall and Broad
streets. New York, and yet it proved a
remunerative Investment.
According to the Rev. DIR. Do
Costa, ''the commander of the Pinker-
ton force can gather in n days notice
larger number of armed men either in
New York, Pittsburgh OF Chicago than
the General commanding the army Of
the United States"
The Rail,oay Engineer gives a list
of all the English tunnels over 1000
yards (94O metres) in length. The list
contains thirty-scvcn tunnels. The
longest one is the Severn" which is
1864 yards long. The shortest is the
"Rotherfeld," which is 1,020 yards in
length.
"A truss for strengthening crooked
noses is among the novelties in ortho-
pedics. A mask Of leather was at first
devised for this purpose. but Mr.. w. J.
Walsam has lately invented felt skull
cap to which an apparatus is attached
that produces any degree Of lateral
pressure on the deformed organ.
"A will filed at Washington, ID, c..
Thursday was as follows: I'm the
name of God. amen! /, John A. w.
Waters, being of sound mind and
memory, but knowing the uncertainty
of human life, do now make and pub
lish this my last will and testament.
that is to say, that all my property 1
give to my wife,"
-Prodignl Son-"Father, have
spent my substance, and have arisen
and returned to thee" Practical
Father-"What did you spend all that
money onP" "Amateur photography"
Kill the fatted calf and send it to the
nearest idiot asylum. My son will dine
there tomorrow
The Western minister who in an
nouncing hymn at II funeral added:
lit was always Il favorite with the re-
mains" resembles somewhat an UNDER
taker near this town. who usually re-
marks at funeral, upon removing the
cover from the casket to give the at
tendants an opportunity to take II last,
look at the deceased: "Friends who de-
sire can now look ut it. ''-Oneo,sta Her.
ald.
Governor Gordon and several other
prominent Georgia men have on foot a
scheme for converting about 5000 acres
of land in Twigg County into national
hunting ground. They propose to en-
close the entire tract with suitable
fencing and stock it with deer. turkeys,
partridge, rabbits, 'possums and coons,
build hotel and club house, and make
it the great hunting park of the United
States. ~
-lrate customer Ito shop-keepeD-
.You tole me dis bedticking 'ud hold
fedders. an bress Moses! every single
fedder done cum right fru, an rs
fotched it back to your Shop-keeper
-"Now, mcin frint. dond you make no
fluviating in my shtore Ven told you
dem goods would hold fedders I meant
dc tail and wing feddcrs, amt dot SOP
You mustn't be fool if you don't UNDER
stand dot. "-Haaper's Bazar.
"A big dry good house in New York
City has arranged that all its women
clerks shall appear in their places at
the store dressed in black. The store
has furnished the material for tile
dresses, and the style of each will be
left to the wearer. The clerks are
satisfied with the arrangement. The
idea of the firm is to have them dressed
uniformly and neatly. The material of
the dresses will be black cashmere of
fine quality.
During q heavy rain storm at Mill
cdgeville, Ga.. q frog of enormous size
was seen to fall. apparently from the
clouds, and strike the sidewalk in front
of Il store. 1t remained motionlcss for
a moment, and then, with couple of
leaps, bounced upon the showcase in
the store, and danced over the counters,
showcases. etc, to the great conster-
nation of all who saw its antics. A
clerk in the store declares his belief
that the frog gdescended from the clouds.
CtJRlNG OF GRASS