The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A farmer in Holmes County, Ohio.
has got pluclsy roosters Two OF them
fought a prowling FIX few nights ago,
and, having picked out his eyes, beat
him till he died.
1t was once remarked by certain
professor at Cornell well known for his
oft-expressed contempt for our climate.
that 1--WE never have any weather in
this country, we have only samples"
The conductor of train that runs
between Philadelphia and Norristown
was recently converted, and now holds
daily prayer meetings in the baggage
car which are attended by the trainmen.
"A Pocahontas County, West Vir-
ginia, ghost in the shape of a woman in
white wearing belt stuck full of revol-
vers turns out to be nothing but the
shadow of tree thrown against wall
by a street lamp.
-"I saw sign this morning, 'Um-
brellas Recovered, remarked the horse
editor. "Well, if the man can really do
it," replied the snake editor, "hes on
the road to fortune. Pittsburgh Chron-
icle.
"A horticultural journal advises:
"Plant an onion beside a rosebush and
increase it's odor." But who wants the
odor of the onion increased? That escu-
lent is fragrant enough for culinary
purposes.-N. Y. Ledger.
Pumpkins were so abundant in New
England that wit seized upon them as
symbol of the country. A chubby boy
astride of a large pumpkin and blow
ing the hollow stalk of the vine for
trumpet was an emblem of some signifi-
canoe.
"A Hebrew Bible in tho Vatican Is
said to be the most valuable book in the
world. 1t weighs more than 800 pounds
and its weight in gold, or S125, 900, has
been refused for it, when gold was worth
three times what it is now. This was
in the days of Pope julius, or in 1912.
Whales will be moro plenty than
porpoises in a few years, now that the
low prices of oil make it less profitable
to destroy them. Professor True, of the
National Museum, who makes whales a
specially, says they are fast multiplying
and that their numbers will increase in
definitely unless some new use for them
should be discovered.
"A cotton plant has been grown that
produces seed without lint. Mr.. Il. Fer
guson, planter of Spartanburg, S. G.,
has produced this novelty after many
careful experiments. He claims, and
credible men of experience in cotton
planting agree with him, that what has
been already done indicates that yield
of 400 bushels of seed to the acre can be
obtained, as against SIS bushels from
lint cotton.
The giant diamond lately discovered
in Cape Colony, and displayed at the
Paris exposition, weighs $50 carats, and
is valued at S3,OO0,OOO 1t is kept in
glass case By itself, and guardians stand
around it all day. At night it is placed
in a big safe, which is similarly guarded
all night 1t is said to be of the first
water and as pure as the famous Regent
in the French crown diamonds.
An ingenious man at Ilion, this
State, has invented machine by which
pancakes may be turned hot out of a
hopper at the very breakfast table. This
is an encouraging invention, but within
tho next few years it will probably be
antiquated. Even now scientific men
are looking about them for means of
making nitrogen and carbon unite in
such manner that with little trouble,
a hungry man may draw his food directly
from the common air.-Troy Times.
Legal Technicalities.-The misera-
BILE prisoner was on trial for embezzle-
ment. He leaned over to his lawyer
and whispered: "As the evidence is so
strong, / don't mind confcssing that I
took $3.50 of the stolen money" The
lawyer shook his head. "Won't do.
You'd get six years" "The fact is"
pursued the prisoner, 81 took in all
about $50,O00." 'In that case own up.
You can't get more than eighteen
Society.
The carrying of money in the glove
is fixed habit among the female shop
pers of all large cities in this and all
other civilized countries. Glove manu-
facturers have at last recognized the
custom and made preparations to meet
It's requirements. The very latest
thing" in gloves is a palm pocket at
tachment, roomy enough for a respecta-
BILE roll of bills or all the small change
necessary for the current expenses of an
afternoon among the stores.
Life in Jersey City.-A Jersey City
man was going through back yard one
lay recently, trying to make short cut
lown town, and ducked his head in
lodging wire clothes line, and woman
thought he was bowling and winking at
ler, and her husband came out and
,hased the poor man six blocks, and
inally run him under barn and then
rot down and jabbed pitchfork into
lis legs for half an hour. And now the
est of the Jersey City men walk right
n the midd Q of the street when they
70 down town.-Drake's Magazine.
"A beautiful Persian cat living in
Cast Ffty-ninth street, New York, was
great pet, and until recently the queen
# the mansion. A visitor came. bring
ng a parrot. Vashti saw and immedi-
tely felt a hungering desire for parrot
lesh. She approached and prepared for
spring, when she heard in amazement
sound as of a human voice issuing from
he cage, and her ears were shocked
With torrent of oaths such as had never
efore been heard in that well-regulated
ousehold. The Mortified cat fled from
he room, which she has never since
cen induced to enter.
1t is pity that so many people
uffer from insomnia when such SIM
lie preventive is in reach. / have re-
ef which never fails. When find my.
elf tossing get up, walk across the
oor once or twice, and then get an ap-