Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
MISCELLANEOUS.


"A new post-ofice In Virginia has
been named Poverty.
"A Mi Hin (Pa-) woman threw some
medicine in the fire, and an explosion
took place which carried the stove out
of doors.
"A man shot sixteen times at spar.
row and finally killed it, but one cow,
dog and two cats went along with the
sparrow.
When you want to compliment .
woman on the uncertain side of thirty,
speak of some one little older than she
is as girl Journal.
AS Peter Baur, of Pottsville. was
opening a large oyster a strange fish
Tipped out. 1t had eaten part of the
oyster. 1t had the head of q catfish.
"A Newark, Ohio. woman bought .
lot of Christmas gifts for her husband
and children, and hid them away so
carefully that she is now unable to find
them.
"A grocer in Wheeling. w. Va. after
three days search for his favorite pug
dog, found the animal in lack room Of
the store, under an inverted natf-bushel
measure.
cigarettes for ladies' smoking" are
sold in London, provided with specially
prepared mouthpieces. They are per-
fumed with musk and violet, and they
are enjoying very extensive salo.
"A fearful widow at Charleston w.
Va, obtained an order for four dollars
worth Of groceries from the poor COM
missioners. Next day the provisions
were spread as the refreshments at her
wedding banquet.
"A psychologist in France has been
observing the working Of flies in flying,
and has arrived at the conclusion that
the wings of a fly make about $50 beats
. second, and that such fly can travel
1t the rate of $3.50 feet minute.
The schoolma'ms OF st. Paul not
long ago were instructed to give oc-
casional instruction in plain and fancy
sewing to the girls under their charge,
and the horrible fact came out that few.
if any Of the teachers, could 10 any kind
of sewing whatever.
"A watch made in France during the
reign of Louis XIV, is owned in New
York, and still keeps good time. 1t was
made by hand, and is incloscd in . a.
karat fine case. which is ornamented in
Louis XIV. style. with sixteen corners.
The works ara 10 thicker than silver
dollar.
"A Washington County (Kan.) man
named Steers mortgagcd -four white
steers to loan company. The fore
closure proceedings developed the fact
that the man mortgaged his four chill.
dren. Tho loan company had Steers
arrested, as one Of the children was girl.
In parts Of Brooklyn tue excellent
custom has been adopted of placing on
street lamps tho number of the houses
nearest to which they stand. This is
great convenience to people who are
searching for certain number in the
dark of the evening, since tho general
methods of displaying house numbers
are far from satisfactory. The idea is
not now. having been adopted in New
York at least ten years ago.
Who says dog has not intel ligonce?
A Gardiner (Me.) lady set a dish OF soup
out in her yard the other day to cool
The dish was very hot, but had handle,
The house dog soon came along to the
dish, lured by the fascinating fragrance.
contemplated the contents long enough
to find that it was his favorite soup,
then taking the handle between his
teeth, he backed of several rods very
carefully. pulling the dish after him to
a place which hA Considered both cooler
and more sequestercd. Iae waited for
the broth to cool, devoured it With In
finate relish, then dragged the dish back
to the spot where he found it.-Bangor
Commercial. Is
Recently the dentists of St. Louis
have begun to employ young women as
Office assistants. Probably 2 Aoze9 are
thus employed. they are paid from ~
to 80 . week. Among other things. il
is their duty to assist ia bFacing the
nerves of patients. One of them says.
eff the patient is a. woman freqHeRtly
stand by her side and hold her hRRd
sympathetically. Some people may
laugh at this. but it's an immense help
to tho person in the chair. Once or
twice when very nervous man was
being operated on have taken his hand.
and it really braced his nerve wonder
fully"
"A yopng Rset, not averse to letting
strangers know that be svas poet. was
one day in the country with 4 paEty 81
friends. Stopping for some milk At A
humble farmhouse, they saw IN old
lady weaving rag carpet on an Old
fashioned loom in a>small out-building.
Several of the party had never before
seen a rag-carpet woven, among the
number the young poet. After watch
ing ths process for several minutes, he
said, in patrpnizifpg ! tore; That looks
simple. but dare say, gEa |Y I9ag
could write poem easier than eoHl!Aa
weave yard of that carpet" :'LFe
enough replied the aged weaver,
simply, with no intention Of plaeiHg the
young man in an embarrassing position
before his friends, like enough, sir;
for, after all, it takes some brains to do
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