The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A negro In RANKIN COuuby, MiS-
sissippi, who had stolen mule, was
lately given the option of going to the
penitentiary or receiving hundred
lashes on his back. He chose the lat
ter, taking the punishment like stole.
1t was Wanamalxer, himself who
once wrote an advertisement reading:
1--WE have striped women's stocking at
Is cents per pair" This was the be-
ginning of great mans business ca
reer.
-She-"O. 1 shouldn't like to be
bitten by boa constructor" He
"Boa constructors don't bite" She
Don't theyo What do they doP' He
"They squeeze you." She-"O, that's
ever so much nicer. boston Herald.
"A florist in England claims that a
rose bush, which has been bearing
white roses for more than thirty years,
has suddenly changed, and now puts
out only red roses. The only cause
assigned for this is the enrichment OF
the surrounding earth.
In II village of Wcstphalia chess is
one of the school studies. An exami-
nation in chess is held annually in the
upper form of the school, and the best
six players, who however, have to be
victorious three times running, are
presented with a chess board and
feasted for a whole long summers day.
While farmer of Stonington, was
blowing one OF his fields, recently, he
turned up an ancient English pole-axe,
the first of these weapons ever found in
Connecticut, and it is supposed that
the weapon was used in the massacre
of the Pequots at the Mystic forts by
the early colonists.
A wealthy citizen of Americus,
Ga, recently received letter from his
daughter who is attending a college
for women, stating that she had gone
to New York with chap. The father
suffered great mental excitement until
he learned that "chap" was intended
as an abbreviation for chaperon.
"A Lost Opportunity: Jiggers-
"Darn an ignoramus anyhow" Wig
gers-What's the matter nowP" Jig
gers-"I was calling on little Miss
Pertly last night and she asked what
the phrase 'indulging in osculatory
exercises meant. Said she found it in
, novel" Wiggers-"Well, did you
tell her?" Jiggers-"I didn't know
what it meant until looked through
the dictionary this morning. ."-Terre
Haute Express.
According to Florida paper, q
firm of produce dealers in Cincinnati
returned only $3.50 to fruit grower at
Citra for two carloads of oranges.
Knowing that he had been swindled,
the Floridian went to Cincinnati, where
he discovered that the net proceeds
of the shipment were $1.340. He pre-
sented his claim for 81, 100 out of which
he had been swindled, and it was
quietly paid to him. This is said to be
a frequent experience with Southern
fruit growers.
"A Western office-seeker who said
he was going home by the next train
was packing up his satchel at a Wash
ington hotel recently when a friend
said to him: 'They say President
Harrison takes walk every day."
"Yes, he does" Where does he
generally walkp" 81 don't know where
he generally walks, but to-day he walked
on my neck" and he jabbed night
shirt so deep into his satchel that the
dents are still in the hoor.-Washing
ington Post.
"A new fancy which girls are enjoy
ing through busy morning hours is that
of wood-carving not in the Sorrento,
machine-fashion, but with the hand
work of pencil and tools. Every one
has heard of the passion for wood
carving in Sweden. Through the long,
dark winter, one of the chief recrea-
tions of the people is that OF carving
utensils or ornaments. Even the women
carve thousands and thousands Of
them" as gentleman from Sweden
once said. But in this country, and
especially in the East. where there are
not many Swedes in comparison with
western cities, wood-carving is deci-
ded novelty.
Cats have not attained high repu-
tationfor intelligence, but instances take
place occasionally which go far toward
redeeming their characters from sus-
picion of stupidity. A beautiful cat
which enjoyed the favor of family
took such pains to do her duty on one
occasion that there could be no doubt
that she possessed some power OF rea-
soning. She came to her mistress
much disturbed, displaying by restless
actions great distress. 1t was evident,
after watching her, that she wished
her mistress to follow her. When this
was done, and the mistress went down
stairs after excited pussy, there was
found in the pantry another cat calmly
enjoying the inside of a custard pie.
The contented purr OF the first cat at
bringing the recreant to justice was
amusing.
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