The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-11-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ing cars containing six nice bedrooms.
but passengers would have to pay six
dollars instead of two dollsrs per night.
Somebody has said of volapuk that
IL can be learned in five minutes. Pro-
fessor March replies: ut may be so;
1t can certainly be forgotten in five
seconds"
In five hundred wears from now,
said DR.. Pohlman in his recent address
at Buffalo on Changes in the Falls of
Niagara" the work OF retrocessiou
will have so far progressed as to oblit-
crate the present American Falls en-
tirely and convert Goat Island into
| peninsula.
1T is a matter OF reasonably authen-
tic history that book illustrations in
this country originated with Benjamin
| Franklin, who cut with his own hands
the plates in "Poor Richards Alma
mac" The first professional engraver
in America was Alexander Anderson,
who first hung ont his sign in New
York in 1894.
"A Yale graduate, who was stu
dent about thirty years ago, said, in
| speaking of changes that had taken
place since his time: II never knew
whether to attach any significance to
it or not, but when was there the law
school adjoined the jail, the medical
college was next the cemetery and the
divinity school was on the road to the
| poor-house.
The New York Sun records an ex-
traordinary occurrence in city life. 1t
states that one day a policeman took a
bag of peanuts from an Italian fruit
stand and actually offered five cents in
payment thereof. The Italian, who
received the money, made mark on
the coin and vowed that he would pre-
serve it for a lucky piece forevermore.
1t was the first time policeman had
ever paid him for any thing.
| All readers of "Lothair" will re-
call the famous pearls that had to be
opened and aired TO preserve their
pale luster, but few, observes the New
York Commercial Aduertiser, under
stand that almost the same care is
needed by the mock pearls now so
plentifully sprinkled through the
handsomest bead garnitures. "Yet
such is the fact and it is well to know,
also, that layer of the antiseptic
cotton used for dressing wounds is the
best possible covering for them when
not in use.
-"My young friend" said old Mr..
Surplus to young Mr.. Giddiboy, "did
you not think that you were rash to
ask my daughter to marry you when
you are not able to support her?"
"Wcll," said the young man, craftily,
perhaps | was. / admit my fault,
and throw myself on your generosity,
sir" "That's right" declared the old
gentleman. "You shall not lose by it,
! assure you. There, sir, is a nickel to
pay your car fare home. No thanks,
if you please. Good-day, Mr.. Giddi-
boy Chicago News.
"A seedy-loolSing man came into the
Office of one of the largest soap manu-
facturers in Philadelphia the other day
and said: ''Mr. -, I'm Il needy man
and would like twenty-five cents"
"Well, now,n remarked the man ad-
dressed l consider that cool. You
might have Jared better if you had
asked for few pennies" With look
of real indignation and voice almost
angry the applicant said: "Now, SEQ
here, Mr.. -, you know your business
and | know mine, but if you think you
can give me any points on begging
just start out and try it," He got tho
quarter.
Two stories, illustrating phases of
mind cure, or Christian science, or
whatever it may be called, come from
Boston. A lady called to see friend
whose mother is firm believer in
Christian science. The mother came
to meet the caller, and remarked cheer
fully as she entered the room: MY
daughter has belief in boil and
can't come down" The second story
is told with evidence of sincerity: A
lady strong in the faith fell down a
| long flight of marble stairs, and while
she was in the air bethought herself
and said: Here is a chance to apply
my truth" She did so, landed gently,
and rose and walked unharmed.
1t is pointed out by Darwin and
others that certain kinds of birds have
a remarkable appreciation of beauty,
and that in building their nests they
use materials possessing the most
beautiful colors, which they inter
weave in such way as to give an ar
tistic and picturesque character to
their abodes. The bower birds of
Australia construct large assembly
room shaped like bow@r, (hence
their name of bower birds) every
spring, where they assemble ut pair
ing time, ''when every male bird in
his best plumage attends and disports
himself in the way which to him
seems best calculated TO win the OBJ
iect of his affections"
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