The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

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"A bad nickel, easily identified by
certain marks, has worried the street.
car drivers OF Rome, Ca, for two
years.
The people who get the greatest
pleasure out Of the travelling season are
the servants who stay at home.-
Flicgende Blaetter.
well, what you wearin' glasses
fur, Mr.. Johnsing?" Fur my eyes.
Niger; did you s'pose wuz wearin'
'cm fur de collie. Once Week.
-Eiffel is said to have gained the
first idea OF the tower which bears his
name from sitting behind an American
woman in an American theater.
A stingy man Of Burlington, VT.
drew up some valuable papers and
used ink OF his own make to save ex-
pense. The other day he found that
the writing had all faded out, involv-
ing him in a loss of $1,000.
--Droughts are not SO great calam-
ity, reasons the New Orleans Picayune,
as poor farming and poor land. An
ordinary drought would hardly be mo-
ticed il all farms were skillfully man.
aged on the intensive plan.
1t is said that Cullman County.
Ala, is the only level arabic and fer
tile tract of land in the Southern States
in which there are virtually no negroes.
In q census population Of more than
5000, including an area Of over 1,5OO
square miles. there are only fourteen
negroes.
Recently a negro woman near Gem
tervillc. Wilkes County, Georgia, hav-.
ing her young baby in her lap 1t
church. got to shouting and pounding
her child. She beat it 50 severely that
several OF its ribs were broken and the
child died in a few days from the
injuries.
The Italian laborers OF New York
are said to be largely given to the
quaffing Of sarsaparilla and other light
non-intoxicating beverages in the sum-
mer season. Comparatively few Of
them indulge in beer or other alcoholic
liquors while at work.
The number Of locomotives In the
United States. says a railway authority.
is now over $4,000. to which Canada
and Mexico can add about $500.
making the total number on the North
American continent not far from 81, 800.
The average number of locomotives
per mile OF road in the United States is
about 5.4.
-Visitor--"You say this ruined cas-
tic is haunted?" Guide-"Undoubt-
edly. The specter can be seen almost
every night" 1T is probably the
ghost OF some robbers" mo, it is the
ghost Of an actor. who neglected while
living 10 have himself photographed in
his favorite role. and who consequently
can not rest in his grave. "-German
Fun.
An Iron Nerve. BogEs-"W What
IN extraordinary nerve one Of the
passengers in that railroad smashnr
displayed. Foggs-..Yes. and he has
displayed a nerve more extraordinary
still since then" Boggs-..In what
way?' Foggs why. by suing ths
company for $4,000 damages for ths
injury to his leg, which happens to be
cork. Drake Magazine.
An Albany youth. whose life in :
hoaraing-house was made miserable BY
the constant playing upon an asthmati.
piano. procured Il hose. attached it Il
the cold water faucet in the wash
room. carried the other end into the
parlor. and turned the water upon the
fair performer. The effect surpassed
his expectations, for the playing was
not only stopped. but the wires Of tn
Instrument became rustel from tht
ns,od poured in upon them. rendering
an outlay of 500 for repairs needfnl.
A leading Presbyterian minister Q
Chattanooga. states that on the top o
Whit" Mountain. in Western Ncrtl
Carolina, are three trees Of the rachol
species growing close together ant
each being about Il foot in diameter ant
about fifteen feet in height. The tOl
of the trees is about twenty fee, in Iii
ans .er and perfectly Nat. being $
completely interviewer that numbe
OF persons can walk on them with ease
Twelve persons can lie down OH tn,
top of the trees without danger of fall
ing. Indeed. SO close are these top
that holes had to be cut in the middle
for persons 10 get on top.
Americans are gradually heinz
recognized as the greatest yachting
people in the world Nowhere els
can one lind so much enthusiasm AM
interest over a yacht race as here, an,
what is more significant, this is tn
only country in the world where tn
masses have any idea Of the details +
! sailing and the maneuvers OF yachts i
race. The yacht-race reports ii tn
great daily papers Of the United State.
, which are read understandingly an
, with great interest here. would }
Greek 10 the average newspaper readc
on the other side Of the water.
, Statistics OF sleep may not prov
any thing Of importance. but they N
interesting. According 10 statisti,
: prepared in Russia, the need Of slee
is greater in women than in men. TIL
, duration Of sleep being longer aud til
, percentage of tired morning and eve'
.. ing and OF not tired being ) To : and
/. IL ) respectively As compared to til
men. Students sleep longer and III
les tired than other men The tin
needed to fall asleep is about the san
in al! three classes 2u.S minutes I,
) the men. Ill minutes for students al
81 minutes for women. In each cas-
, however. il takes longer for those wi
: ar, frequent drcamcrs and light slee
: | ~, In fall asiAcn fl.,n II lnrsnnS Of aun