The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-12
MISCELLANEOUS.


In seven year1 the value OF the
products of South Carolina has in-
creased from $72, 900. 100000 TO S1Ol.-
100000.
Out in India Il is ''the man or the
tiger" but the man got ahead Of the
tiger last year. Hunters killed 1,400
tigers, and tigers killed only 1000 men.
"A Swiss watch manufacturer has
Just invented watch for tho blind, on
the dial of which the hours are indi-
Gated by twelve projecting pegs. one
of which sinks every hour.
1t was wicked old bachelor who
propounded the conundrum. why arc
ideas like whiskersp and when asked
for solution said: because men only
get them when they are grown up and
women never have ANY, Warren Mir-
ror.
The temperate zone is so called be-
cause in summer it is so hot that man
can exist only by sitting in ice-water.
and in winter 1t is SO cold that il he
happens to touch silver dollar he
freezes to it.-Burlington Free Press.
Omaha man = what was that
woman's congress at Washington for.
anyhow" Female advocate--"To Sc
cure equal rights for all, irrespective OF
SEX" I'm in favor of that; haven't
dared to call my soul my own since /
was married. ."-Onaha World.
Mrs. Dexter, did you put up these
prcservesp" '.Yes, sir, l flatter my
self l did" "Quite n task, 1 should
say, madamI' "From present obser-
vation should infer that it was much
more of a task for me to put them up
than it is for you to put them down."
About $4,000 year is received by
an officer of the British Government for
pulp. mostly made out of over-issues OF
public documents. To that extent the
public trea sury saves something. but it
might save good deal by not printing
the tedious stnff in the first place.
Although there is and old saying
that lightning never strikes twice in the
same place. an old walnut tree near
Baltimore. Nd, has been struck five
times. The first time it was struck ten
sparrows that were taking shelter in it
from the storm were killed. In the
tree was a nest of three crows, and
they were saved only because their nest
was blown out just before the tree was
struck.
"A spectral brakeman has appeared
on the Illinois Central railway. much
20 the embarrassment of passengers
Since it refrains from slamming car
doors or calling out the names of sta
tions. the ghost should be valuable
acquisition. If a phantom passenger
could be secured to take the place OF
the man who tries to cover two seats
at once, travelling on that road would
be quite a luxury. Lincoln Journal.
Eighteen hundred girls are reported
to have received good education in
cooking in the Boston schools of cook
ing during the year. Of 700 families
represented in ono of these schools,
592 expressed themselves vcry-much in
favor of the school, eight families only
being Indifferent Oh unfavorable. This
was the first public school kitchen in
the United States.
"A little girl was playing '.tea-
party" and a gentleman who was
present objected to several of the inn
aginary viands which she brought him,
complaining that they were poorly
cooked, too salt, stale, etc. After sew
sral efforts to please him the small
hostess lost all patience. and. laying
down plate OF mythical dainties be-
fore him. exclaimed in petulant tone:
"Eat what's that and you'll get moro
while ago." This rather equivocal
offer is now dinner by-word.
"A young lady who has been read
ing up on agriculture writes to an ex-
change as follows: II am not a farm
sr's daughter, and I don't wish to be,
[ prefer the city to the country any
lay. l presume it is nice enough
in summer, but in winter 1 don't i'm
agine it to be very pleasant harvesting
the winter wheat and picking the win
ter apples. Idon't think any of You
country girls can deny that.-Maine
Farmer