The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
"A Miflin (Pa.) woman throw 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 1t, but cae 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 ''giri. i."-Somerville Journal.
As Peter Baur. of Pottsville, was
opening . large oyster strange fish
hipped out. 1t had eaten part Of the
oyster. 1t had the head of catfish.
A Newark, Ohio. woman bought .
lot Of Christmas gifts for hcr husband
and children, and hid them away 80
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 back room Of
the store, under an inverted half-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 sale.
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 fly make about $50 beats
: second, and that such fly can travel
at the rate Of !. $50 feet . minute.
A watch made in France during tho
reign OF Louis Xv.. is owned in New
York, and still keeps good time. It was
made by hand, and is inclosed in "a
karat fine case. which Is ornamented in
Louis Nv. style, with sixteen corners.
The works are no thicker than silver
dollar.
A Washington County (Kan.) man
named Steers mortgaged ''four white
steers to loan company. The FORE
closure proceedings developed the fact
that the man mortgaged his four chill
dren. The loan company had Steers
arrested, as one OF the children was girl.
-"I regret to say, gents" said Mr..
johnson, stopping the dance in part
ners to the center" de ice cream mans
here, but he won't leave de Wand till
he's paid, an as all my cash uz los in
the mex room on de dice, ef it is de
wish o. de comp'ny dat de ice cream be
lef, it'll be my july to collec' small
sum from each gent. York Sun.
In parts Of Brooklyn the excellent
custom has been adopted OF placing on
street lamps the 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 the general
methods Of displaying house numbers
are far from satisfactory. The idea is
not new, having been adopted in New
York at least ten years ago.
Who says q dog has not intelligence?
A Gardiner tMe.) lady set 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 tho
dish, lurcd by the fascinating fragrance,
contemplated the contents long enough
to find that 1t was his favorite soup,
then taking the handle between his
teeth, he backed off several rods very
carefully, pulling the dish after him to
q place which he considered both cooler
and more sequestered. He waited for
hn hath ~ c0nl dnynnr0N ~x,;th -.
fnate relish, then dragged the dish back
to the spot where he found it.-Bangor
Commercial.
Recently the dentis&s of st. Louis
have begun to employ young women as
Office assistants. Probably dozen are
thus employed. They are paid from s6
to $40 . week. Among other things, 1t
Is their duty to assist in bracing the
nerves Of patients. One Of them says:
IF the patient is woman I frequently
stand by her side and hold her hand
sympathetically. Some people may
laugh 1T this. but it's an immense help
to the person in the chair. Once or
twice when very nervous man was
being operated on have taken his hand.
and 1t really braced his nerve wonder
fully"
"A young poet, not averse to letting
strangers know that he was poet, was
one day in the country with party Of
friends. Stopping for some milk at an
humble farmhouse, they saw an old
lady weaving rag-carpet on an old
fashioned loom in small out-building.
Several Of the party had never before
seen . rag-carpet woven, among the
number the young poet. After watch
ing the process for several minutes, he
said, in patronizing tone: THAT looks
simple, but dare say, grandmother, I
could write poem easier than could
weave yard Of that carpet" Like
enough replied the aged weaver,
simply, with no intention Of placing the
| young man in an embarrassing position
before his friends. like enough, sir;
! for, after all, it takes some brains to do
/ this. s."-Youth's Companion.
Remarkable Astronomical Fact.
Two persons were born at the same
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