Griggs courier., 1889-12-13
MIScELLANEQUa.


Dispatch.
"A log house that had been standing,
1874 years was torn down in Berks
County. Pa, recently, and most Of the
timbers found sound.
"A Litchfield, Mich, couple who had
been married thirty years had r:isun.
derstanding about two years ago, and
since then they have never spoken ia
each other, though living in the same
house.
"A wild hog was shotrecently at Oak
Hill, CAL, which weighed $50 pounds. II
was snow white and had tusks six inches
long. A pound of lead was found in his
carcass, the result of efforts of former
hunters to kill him.
The end of onversation.-stBut,m my
dear fellow, if what you say Of this man
is true he's despicable cur.'' 'sYou
may rely on its being the naked truth.
AS he 8 friend of mine you'll under.
stand that would not be guilty of Sian.
dering him behind his back.'-Judge.
"A native of Mississippi, had a fight
with an alligator in swamp. He killed
him after long struggle, but in trying
TO get 1t home he was caught in quag-
mire. He sank to his waist and would
have gone further but he clasped his
arms around the alligator's tail. Ten
days later he was found dead, having
made desperate efforts to bite through
the gators hide and get flesh enough to
sustain life.
"A Nashville druggist prepared rat
paint made OF a preparation Of phos.
phorus. Catching rat he painted him
with the preparation and after dark,
when the rodent was cleaning like a
freball, he turned him loose to mingle
with fellow-rats. Dire CONSERVATION
came upon them when he appeared, and
they incontinently fled, the phosphores-
cent rat bringing up the rear.
Some evidence on the subject of
barrel-organs was given in Liverpool
court the other day. One of the wit
nesscs was an Italian girl, who stated
that during the summer the ''takings"
of an organ were from twenty to twenty
eight shillings on Saturdays and ten to
fifteen shillings on other days, while in
winter from six to ten shillings were
obtained on an ordinary day, and from
ten to sixteen shillings on Saturday.
Thirty years ago the cant question
in England was, ''Who is your hatter?''
just as here now it is, "Where did YOU
get that hate" 1t was succeeded by
Glow are your poor feet?" and when the
''Dead Heart" the subject Of Irving's
present revival, was brought out origi-
nally, where one of the characters says,
''My heart is dead, dead, dead!" voice
in the gallery nearly broke up the drama
with elbow are your poor feet?"
faro there no grindstones in this
town, Josiah?" asked his wife, laying
down the paper. ''Lots of them. What
makes you ask such question:" "Why,
the paper says that Mr.. Votem, of this
place went to Washingtonlast week be-
cause he had an axe to grind. I should
think that if there were any grindstones
in town he wouldn' tgo nearly three hum
dred miles to get his axe sharpened."-
N. Y. Ledger.
Pat and Mike, two verdant Irishmen
fresh from the ''Old Sod," came across a
drove of fine Berkshire hogs, while trav-
ersing a country road. Not being we'll
acquainted with American pork in its
live state, Pat inquired of his friend
'What might bo the name of thin ami
mails with tho fat cheeks?" With true
Irish wit Mike replied: "Faith and thin
looks to me loike shaved shape wild the
mumps. '-Life.
"A Bucksport, Me-, student got tired
one day and laid his books in one of the
open pipes of the water works while he
went to play. When next he thought
of the books he couldn't find them, as
the pipe had been buried under ground.
A few days later the water was turned
on, but something was wrong. The
water would only come slowly. Finally
on working the valve of the hydrant
some paper appeared, then more paper
in Jumps, then some pieces Of cloth
binding-and the mystery, both of the
bad behavior of the works and of the
youths missing books, was solved.
An old farmer in the Granite State
one Sunday morning started to wind up
his great silver watch, and found that
the key was filled with dirt. Being
unable to dig the matter out with pin
the farmer drilled a hole in the key and
with single breath blew all the dust
out. Then he sat down to think, and
within q month had patented that hole.
To-day in Lebanon, N. j., there is q
large factory running by electric power
wherein are manufactured daily thou
sands and thousands of watch keys Of
every possible size, shape and design.
Each one of these keys yscontains the hole
which has been patented by the farmer.
The latter has already made a fortune.
AS to the word gents" that is a
good word inasmuch as it describes a
class that no other word describes.
There are persons who are not quite
gentlemen and are not altogether Doors;
who dress as gentlemen dress, though
they are not of gentle breeding, and yet
who donot belong to the hearty, natural,
genuine, and unpretentious sons of
horny-handed toll. They have money
and they are loud, presuming and offen-
sive to gentle souls. and thew claim to
be gentlemen. In respect of some things
they show indications of gentlemanli-
ness, in respect of others they are vul-
gar. The term ''gents," falling short OF
the term gentlemen" is very good
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