The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

The friction of millions OF shoes
has worn the original smoothnoss from
the flooring of the Brooklyn bridge
promenade.
Broken glass may become as useful
as 1T is bothersome. The British Ware
houseman announces that process is
now known which will work glass into
cloth of any color or thickness and in
combustiblc.
Musical Hostess" "Would you like
n gavotte now, Mr.. Wildwest?" Mr..
| Wildwest-"Thank YOU, no. don t care
much for those foreign dishes. A plain
ham sandwich is good enough for me-"
Tho Bostonian.
"A Chicago wag advertised for agents
to peddle artesian wells, and ho got
twenty replies in the first mail One
wanted to know how many no could
carry along in one-horse lumber
wagon. Siftings.
Fruit Salad: One pineapple (cut
fine), four oranges (smail pieces). three
bananas (sliced), grated cocoanut. In
deep glass dish, alternate layers we'll
sugared. Just before serving cover with
whipped cream.-Good Housekeeping
The United States at the close of its
first century has as many cities with a
population of over 1000, 600 as Europe.
New York has 1,627,2a7; Chicago 1,os6,-
900; Philadelphia, 1,O4O, 400. London,
4,351, 73s; Paris, 2,260, ,995; Berlin, 1,4s6,-
GS2.
of the four generally used points
only the period (.) dates earlier than
the fifteenth century. The colon (:) is
said to have been first introduced about
1S45, the comma (,) some thirty-five
years later and the semi-colon (;) about
1870.
An examination of the scales used
by the ice dealers at Holyoke, Mass,
showed that one was short anywhere
from fifteen to twenty pounds and an
other was short half a pound in five
pounds. None of those examined were
found to overweight the fractional part
of an ounce.
The Mexicans and Indians in Texas
say that every animal has brains enough
to tan its own skin, and so the latter, in
the case Of the wolf, panther, wild cat
and some other animals, is mainly pre-
pared by rubbing into the flesh side of
it the brains of it's former wearer.
Down in Florida a negro tried to
steal ride on a cowcatcher. The engi-
neer did not see him until the train ran
into COW on tho track, when the COW
flew on one side and the negro the other,
exclaiming, so Lordy!" forty times be-
fore he hit the ground. He was left to
keep the bovine company.
"A man who sat down at little table
in a downtown cafe startled even the
phlegmatic waiter by his order 1t was
this: Iced clans, a pint of beer, por-
tion of ice cream, large slice of water
melon and cup of coffee. He lighted
cigarette, after he finished this unique
meal.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Johnny (reading aloud a tale of ad-
venture)-"And he was cast on DESC
late shore and he did not see the face of
a man for years" Sister Kate-"Why.
mamma! the poor unfortunate must
have been wrecked on Resorters' Beach
where we were last summer. We were
there three months, you remember, and
didn't see a man the whole time. "-Bos-
ton Transcript.
"A gentleman residing near this
borough has two mocking birds which
he formerly kept in cages in sight of
each other. One of the birds wasan ex-
cellent songster, but tho other one
would not utter note. At the sug-
gestion of friend the cages were placed
in such position that the birds were
unable to sec each other, and now both
sing sweet notes to each other.-West
Chester Local News.
There is n young woman in an East
ern town who has magnificent diamond
necklace set with thirteen single stones
of rare value. She sweetly confesses
that each gem was once in an engage
ment ring, as she had been engaged
thirteen times, and as she did not wish
to return them for fear of wounding the
mems feelings (some peoples honor is
so sensitive) she had them made into a
composite necklace of tenderest associa-
Review.
There is butchers boy in Seattle
who travels around on horseback great
deal that attracts considerable atten-
tion. He has dog, and that animal
will perch on the horses back and ride
along the street apparently with as
much ease and enjoyment as the boy
himself. But when the bov wants to
hitch the horse is tho time the dog
comes in handy. The dog is told to sit
down and the horse is fastened to him,
when the two animals are left, to all |
intents and purposes, in perfect security. |
Lawrence BONNER, hinge manu-
facturer, of Bromley, captured mon
ster snake weighing $50 pounds in the |
surf at Coney Island, and it is now on.
exhibition in one of the West-End re-
sorts there. Mr.. BONNER is upwards of |
seventy years old, but with the assist
lnce of his dog he captured the big fish
without much trouble. His attention
was first attracted to it by the barking
of his dog, and when he saw it the surf |
ne seized heavy piece of wood and
walked almost out to his waist in the
water before he reached the fish. He
stunned it with the wood and tho dog
seized it and tore at it wickedly. 1t was
inally secured with rope and towed
ashore.