Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-01-21
MISCELLANEOUS.


100000 eorkscrews are turned out
every year In Newark. N. ]. We were
always under the impression that cork
screws were turnedin. - KonkeTs States
man. ra.n. itt .ry.Y...a .,f ..i..
Visitor (notising an active autumn
industry --"I should think that Chi.
cago would be an excellent place for
comic papers" Citissn.--"Why SOP"
Visitor--"It 10 such . good chestnut
market"
Papa" she said. entering the old
mans room. George is in the parlor.
and ! have broken the dreadful news
to him that you have failed" what
did he sayP' He wants to know what
you paid on tho dollar. IN Y. Sun.
According to Or. Douthwaite, .
medical missionary attached to the hos
pitsl at ChsfoO in China. the Chinese
attribute ell classes Of disease to anger.
They do not regard themselves as
blameworthy, however. for getting
angry. but consider themselves simply
o. necessary victims Of the passion Of
anger.-N 7. Ledger.
The coolest known point on the
earth. says DR.. II. Koppen, of the Rus
sian Meteorological Service. is Wer-
chojansk. in Eastern Siberia. where the
mean temperature for the year is two
degrees and nine-tenths below the zero
Of the Fahrenheit thermometer. This
place is ON the Ysna River. just north
Of the Arctic circle.-N. y Ledger.
Travellers through the Hoosac tun-
mel recently experienced a curious
change in weather. On entering the
eastern end of the tunnel the travellers
left country on which rain was pour
ing and was devoid of every vestige Of
snow. On leaving the tunnel, the
traveller saw with establishment a
driving snow-storm and a snow-covered
ground
AT Milton, Pa, the other evening,
a lady upon coming out of a meat-shop
WAS accosted by masher. Quick as a
fash she put her hand into the basket
and pulled out piece Of bologna
sausage, which she pointed at the fell
low. crying out: Leave me, you
scoundrel. or will shoot you" The
masher saw what he thought to be q
pistol and quickly made his escape.
On account Of its embarrassing
qualities. there would seem to be no
good reason why cypress should not
make Roadway as a material for
siding, In competition with white pine.
I. Is being used to small extent for
house finish is some northern cities. II
has a pleasing appearance. Wood
Worker.
The Oldest canal in America is for
sale. It is called the Union canal and
extends from the Schuylkill river near
Reading, Penn, to the Sus9uehanna al
Middletown. The route was first sur.
veyed in 1869. but the canal was moi
completed until 1927. 1t is eighty-nint
miles in length and cost 5000, 600
No doubt it can be bought at q much
lower figure. 1t is not stated whether
tie property has to be removed or not
Last winter family in Monroe
township, Bedford County, Penn, suf
fered severely with diphtheria. Tit
heavier coverings used on the patients
beds were not washed or fumigatet
after the disappearance of the disease
In the spring these covers were packed
away. and few weeks ago were tsker
out and put on the beds. There ar
now three cases of diphtheria in tn
family, and no other cases in the neigh
borhood.
"A young man had his girl out car
riage riding the other evening, and tn
horse took fright and ran away. Ii
turning corner the vehicle overturne,
and the young lady was pinned to tn
/. earth, the body Of the carriage lynn
, heavily across her waist. She was rem
dered unconscious. When she was re
leased from her perilous situation sh
3 slowly opened her eyes as conscious
c ness returned, and family gasped
"Don't-s9ueeze- quite-so-har
-time-John."
In country court in England re
Gently there was a trial to determin
the ownership of dog. The judg
couldn't make out from the evidenc
which claimant was the real owner. S
he made one stand on each side Will
an officer held the dog in the middle {
the room. Then he told them both t
: whistle and the officer to release til
) dog at the same moment. When tn
was done the dog bolted through til
), open door. Call the next case" VIZ
all the comment the Judge made, a
: though the litigants stormed,
The chances of life are thus s.
down: Out OF every 1000 men twent
five of them die annually. One-ha
- those who are born die before they a
7 tain the age of seven years. The me
;, able to bear arms form fourth of tt
Inhabitants Of country. More o
y men are found in elevated situation
;, than in valleys and plains. The nur
Il Der of inhabitants of a city or county