The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-15
MISCELLANY EOUS.

| the Mormons in honor OF Joseph Smith
after their expulsion from Nauvoo. 1t
was also used as fort.
--Pater-"You wish to marry one OF
my daughters? The youngest will get
one thousand pounds, the second two
thousand pounds, and tho third three
thousand pounds" Suitor-"You don't
happen to have one still older?"
-Paragrapher-"Jr look over that
colamn of stuff The paper is making
speciality of small reading advertise
ments interspersed with my jokes"
Friend-"Ah, yes. Which are the ad-
vertisements and which are the jokes"
America.
Butler lat fancy dress ball. who
has been told to announce people, by
the characters they represent, to now
arrivals )-"What character?" Ladies'
10, no particular character" Butler
lat the top of his voice. e)-"Two ladies Of
10 character in particular"
Was this the introduction Of Free
masonry into this country? Weeden, in
his history of New England, says that
in 1868 fifteen families came to New
port, II. l., from Holland, bringing.
with their goods and mercantile skill,
the first three degrees of Freemasonry.
Stage manager Ito proprietor OF
theater)-"Our scene shifter says he
wants vacation. He says he hasn't
been away for five years" Proprietor
"Well, tell him he can not have one.
He gets change of scenery enough to
suit any body. y."-Boston Herald.
The area and capacity of the Hotel
del Coronado, of San Diego, the largest
hotel in the world is: area of grounds,
twenty acres area covered by building,
five acres; total floor area, four and
half acres; capacity of reservoirs, 10000
gallons; area of dining-rooms; 10000
square feet.
About three years ago seven men In
Perry paid one dollar each to start a
savings bank, says Georgia exchange.
The bank is now operated under State
charter, is located in building owned
by its stockholders, and during the past
twelve months over $780, 600 of business
was transacted through its cashier.
--Stewed Prunes: Wash, drain, cover
with cold water, let soak several hours
or over night. Stew in this water, add
sugar to taste, with just enough WAGER
any of the forms of bread given, are
highly nutritious and gently laxative
Ladies' Home journal.
The ancients placed an immense
value on their gems. The pearl given
to Servilla by julius Caesar was valued
at $24, 900; the gems on the scabbard Of
Mithridates were valued at S37,S60; the
value of the pearl swallowed by Cleo
patra is placed at S25, 900; the gems
worn by Lolita Paulina, wife of Cali
gula, were valued at 81, 900, 900.
Shot think / shall make cake
this afternoon, Alfred. / have ordered
tho sugar and eggs and citron, butt
feel sure there's something I've forgot
ten. He-"Why not look in the cook
book?" She (after five minutes alb
sence)-"Alfred, dear, would you mind
stopping at Sandham's on your way
down and ordering five pounds of flour?'
American Grocer.
What is there about the figures
feet 8 inches that is SO attractive to
policemen? Did you ever notice the de-
scription Of drowned man who was not
just that tall? May be you have, but
just notice and see if the vast majority
of them do not conform to that rule, and
also are reported as wearing congress
gaiters. Whether men measuring five
feet eight inches high and wearing con-
gress CATERS are more prone to drown
ing than others, so far as is known, has
not been determined, but it is an odd
suggestion which comes to the mind of
many who constantly watch such cases.
Attention is called to the track of
the derelict buoy, whose latest reported
position is about 500 miles east of Ber-
muda. This is the old Port Royal buoy
that went adrift in the latter part of
1886, and it's long cruise of
nearly four years makes it one of the
most notable derelicts on record Its
history was referred to on this Chart
last December, but since then two moro
reports have been received, and, as the
buoy seems to be in good condition, it
may drift about year or two longer.
Fortunately, it is so plainly marked
that it can be easily identified, and mas
ters of vessels passing in the vicinity
are requested to keep good lookout
for 1.-THE Pilot Chart.
"A stranger who stood on Broadway
ulbcruoOh tOOh 10
mark upon the floral buttonhole decora-
lions worn by New Workers, says the
Sun. He thought it singular that of
'ixty-fve boutonnieres he had counted
upon as many individuals there was
only single rose. In Chicago and
Philadelphia, and even Boston, the
white and red rosebud is prominently
,he favorite. New Workers stick to
oinks, heliotropes and violets, with oc-
orchids, but the florists sell
more pinks the year round than any
hing else for this purpose. An eco
lomical man, with fondness for APP
,earing jaunty, can make crimson
pink go further than any other flower
IN earth.
In order to obtain dancers for the
'oung ladies, the proprietor of hotel
It Allegheny Springs, says the Atlanta
Journal, advertised to take dancing
'oung me at 81 day. They came in
'attalions. When they tired of the
all they would go on the veranda to
moke. 'Gentlemen," said the pro-
rietor, severely, "you are here to
ance; go back to the ballroom. On
ne occasion the weather became very
old. A distribution of blankets was
lade among the full paying guests, and
here were mono left for tho dancing
oung men. They protested against
he treatment, and were loud in their