Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-23
ODDS AND ENDS.

Too much help has ruined more men
than too little.
In 1850, tho latSes OF the country
wore $2. AGA, 900 worth Of wire in their
hoop skirts.
A Georgia man has O hen which
lays double eggs, each one having an
egg within an egg, as II were.
The man who is drawn into scheme
TO invest cent and draw out 81 may
not be fool. but he is in no danger
from brain fever.
In an exhibition at Dresden arc col
lectcd a number Of boots, shoes and
slippers once worn by emperors. kings.
queens and princes.
We arc all of us more or less hum
bugs in this world, but most Of US
won't allow anybody but ourselves to
say so.-Somcrville Journal.
Dentists in Cedar Falls, Ia., are
likely To have an opportunity to go
fishing. An Indian doctor" visited
the town and during few days stay
extracted nearly 1000 teeth.
The London Times will 10 com.
pelled TO pass its dividends this year
owing TO the great expense incurred
in the Parncll investigation. A circu-
lar To that effect has been sent 10 tho
shareholders.
II is not interesting to have man
tell how rich he might have been il he
had good luck Isis better 10 know
what he has been able TO do against
bad luck. New Orleans Picayune.
An inhabitant Of Portland, Oregon,
not long ago offered TO sell twelve
acres Of land for $3.50 per acre. His
wife refused 10 sign tho deed, and
though Inc was angry at the time. he is
more than paciiicd now, as tho prop.
erty will bring $50, 900 readily.
Some negroes of Carrollton, Ca,
entered into compact TO rob tho
town. They succeeded finely until they
consulted a Tallapoosa fortune teller,
who said they were thieves. This ter
riiicd them. aud led to their arrest.
There SEEMS To be place in society
even for the fortune teller.
a writer in an Engligl paper claims
for Woodbridge the credit Of possess
ing the mcancst man in the person of
miserly yconian who refused to al
low his daughter to receive a sealskin
jacket rs u present because he could
not afford t0 pay for the camphor
which would be needed To keep the
moths out Of it during tho summer.
There is no country OF tho world
where the science Of long life, accom-
panied with good health. unimpaired
mental faculties, good digestion. and
great activity, is better understood
than in France. and there, Of 1000
persons born, l20 reach the age Of 40,
and the percentage continues to be
high until S5 is past.
Paper doors are said TO be great i'm.
provcmcnts over wooden ones. They
are formed Of two thick paper boards.
stamped and nodded into panels and
glazed together with glue and potash
and then rolled through heavy rollers.
After being covered with IN waterproof
coating and one that is iircproof, they
are painted. varnishcd and hung in the
usual way.
DIR. j. NJ. Elmunds, in II paper in
dental monthly. advocates tho inn
planting Of metallic roots in the Jaw
and the building of artificial teeth
upon them. He believes that this
method opens new possibilities for
dentistry. By planting two metallic
capsules in the rear Of the jaw and
two in the forward portion. he thinks
1t practical To lay u foundation for
complete set Of permanent teeth.
There is cradle in New York that
has rocked over 10000 babies. Il be-
gan 10 rock nineteen years ago, when
the Sisters Of Charity started little
ioundling hospital on Twelfth street,
New York. with SIS in the treasury.
Sister Irene was ut the head of it, as
she is still. II wonderful. frail little
woman, whose genius and devotion
will always bc remembered by those
who have once bchcld her among tho
babies whom she has saved and sue
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