The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-03-24
MISCELLANE EOUS.

--Marricd men are preferred as ofti-
GERS on the police force. The authori-
ties want men who have had their
courage tried and proved. SomerUitte
Journal.
Huntsville, Ala. has exempted
from city taxation for ten years all
manufacturing enterprises employing
over $1,000 capital that may be located
in that city.
Mrs. Bridget Eagan, of Rondout
N. c.. is 105 years old and she says 1t
makes her mad to have young folks OF
80 or 90 years to come round and ask
If she is feeling poorly"
james Debois, of New York, issues
a challenge for six-days' go-as-you-
please sleeping match. The challenge
is open to the world. with policemen
and messenger-boys barred.
"A generous concession: Lynching
parry (apologetically)-"We've come
TO tell yer, ma am. that we lynchcd
yer husband. We admit we got the
wrong man. but yer got the laugh on
lis this time. .'-Jutlge.
The old proverb of setting a thief
to catch thief was illustrated by the
robbery of "A railroad station in Indiana.
Just as they were scared away the
burglars had broken open some boxes
full of goods that proved to have been
stolen by the station master.
Scientists tell us that mans
brain decreases in size us he grows
older. The human brain, il appears,
weighs the heaviest between the ages
of fourteen and twenty. This explains
why young men know so much more
than their elders.
Country minister Oo deacon) $50
you think, Brother Jones, that my SER
mon this morning was an ADLER effort
than that of last SundayP" Deacon
''Yes l do, dominic. Yc see. timed
'em both an to-day's was nigh on to
fifteen minutes shorter"
AS II small boy was watering his
"horse" Ga chair) out of an empty cup
his mother suggested that she should
get him some "truly" water. 20, no."
he said, with fine sense of dramatic
unity; ''oh, no; Il puhtcndin' horse
uiiiih WllcTs -lIIT-
per's Young People.
The longest railway anywhere OPP
Grated by electricity is said to be
great success. 1t is in Richmond, ex.
extending twelve miles over steep
grades and sharp curves. and is run
ming proiitably and unfalingly, the
electric current being carried upon
wires upon poles at the side of the street
and connected with the car upon which
is motor, by a suspended wire which
moves with the car.
In order to secure a case against a
dentist who was using contraband
matches, the detective of a French
match company went to the offender
and had IL tooth extracted. Then, taking
out cigar, he asked for II light. The
dentist handed him box of matches,
which he at once declared were con-
traband. The detective called to an
associate in an adjoining room, and
case was at once made up.
live years ago the increase of
wolves in France had become so serious
that the Government found it necessary
to raise the awards for killing them.
In 1882 423 wolves were killed, in 1858
1,3l6, in 1884 1,035. in 1885 900, and in
1886 $50. The awards are now 200
francs for the killing of wolf which
has attacked human beings, $50 francs
for one in young, 100 francs for male
wolf, and 40 francs for cub
Tho championship absent-minded
man lives in Portland, Nc. His wife
advised him to 20 to his room to make
some changes in his toilet, about seven
O'Clock the other night, us she expected
Young ladies' whist party to meet
with her that evening. He went but
forgot his errand, and when his wife
went to look for him, Il half hour later,
She found him sound asleep. From
force of habit, when he got to his room,
he wound his watch, hung it in it's
usual place. disrobed and went to bed
A man named Burdick. who re-
moved from the East to Kansas several
years ago, recently found tax receipt
given to his grandfather in Allegany
County, New York. thirty-fvc years
ago. He picked up the paper on the
prairie forty miles from his own home,
and miles away from any settlement.
His grandfather never was in Kansas,
nor had the finder ever seen the paper
before. Now he is puzzlipg his brains
to ascertain how that old receipt tray
cled 80 far.