The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

An odd invention, manufactured At
the suggestion OF New York lady, II
IN cnamelcd orange which opens and
discloses watch in one half and purse
In the other.
How 70 elevate the masses is still
the burden Of q good deal Of speculation.
We thought the introduction Of elevat-
Ors number of years since had solved
that problem for all time.--Yankee
Blade.
Horses can not stand the compressed
air which the men breathe while work
ing in the Port Huron tunnel and mule
power was substituted. Tho mules get
fat and sleek on it and do not seem to
mind the pressure.
The phOnograph has been used to
preserve specimens Of the language Of
the Passamaquoddy Indians in Maine, .
language which is rapidly becoming ex-
tinct. It has taken war songs, folk
lore stories, ordinary conversations be-
tween two Indians, etc.
A Gallitzin lPa) man recently
bought pair OF mules in clearfield
County for $40 and discovered while
taking them home that one Of them had
plaster Of paris hoof-the false work
coming of and sticking In the mud. He
returned the mules and demanded his
money back, but he didn't get it.
A statistical enthusiast has calcu-
lated that q. pianist, in playing acertain
presto, played 1856 notes in four min
utes. Tho striking Of each note in
volved two movements Of the finger and
one movement each Of the elbow, wrist
and arm. From this it is calculated
that % voluntary movements were made
per second.
A Chicago travelling man relates IN
amusing experience with an alarm
, clock. lie wound mp the affair and
placed it on the floor near the bedside,
properly set to awaken him in ample
time to catch the early train. When the
thing went off he reached ont Of bed,
grabbed it by the bell to prevent the
entire family from being aroused-and
about $50 he awoke from his second
nap. still grasping the alarm clock firm
~ in his hand.
In the parlor of q country home not
far distant from Warrenstown, Ca,
there hangs between the front windows
likeness Of General Robert E. Lee.
Just on the inside is an ivy vino that
has entwined itself along 50 as to al
most cover the front. Through the
crevice whore the blind laps has crept a
spray of this ivy, and, as II drawn by
the magnetism Of this picture, has en-
twined itself as beautifully around and
down the frame as il arranged by Low
ing hand.
An old man lived alone and abso.
lutely denied himself the meager ne
cessities Of life, in Gratiot County. He
wore rags and barely had sufficient to
live on. Fe died the other day. In his
old cupboard was found deposit certiH.
cate for $500 and sum Of money. His
estate is easily estimated at S.. 600. and
nobody knows Of any heirs. and the old
Scotchman left no will. A bad wife, di
vorced and married again, is largely
responsible for this bit Of pathos.
The London Electrical Plant, whose
editors arc evidently classicists AZ vel
rs electricians, is somewhat disturbed
by the announcement that an electric
road is to traverse tho length OF the vi.
Flaminia, near Rome. It says: lone
can almost take refuge in anachronisms
and imagine Hannibal in q top hat, blacl
suit and Observation-Disclosures
umbrella. frantically hailing one Of thu
cars, on the knife-board OF which arr
seated Nero and Mark Antony smoking
cigars, while Cornelia with her boys and
dozen brown paper parcels of grocer
les. pulls out her purse to give conductor
Cincinnatus five denarii."
Tho quaint love feast was celebrated
recently by the Pennsylvania Dunkards
After the night services of three hours
duration loaves Of bread and tin dishes
containing soup made Of rice and beef
were placed on the table and all thu
members partook Of the Lords Supper
Every set of four brethren and every sci
OF four sisters ate soup out Of one dish
two sitting on each side Of the marrow
table. The salutation OF the holy kisl
followed the supper, when each i'm
printed kiss on the lips Of the member
next to him. Communion service, the
breaking OF unleayened bread and the
drinking Of unfermented grape wine
were also part Of the services.
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