Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26

at once goes back to them. The hen IS
completely nonplussed, and Mr.. Brig
ham is aim st as badly puzzled. The
little dog and the chicks are the only
ones which seem to understand the situa-
tion.
LONDON cabmen breathe easier because
Mrs. Giacommetti Prodgers is dead. She
was as strange as her name. For years
she waged merciless war on cabmen and
made herself famous. She was alarm
ingly well informed as to the exact legal
fare, and delighted in trapping luckless
cabmen who overcharged, and whom she
took in triumph to the police court. Her
name became terror to the metropolitan
cabmen, and the sight of her made him
lash his horse and fly, deaf to her cries
and blind to her signals. Such conduct
opened a new field of enterprise to her,
as the cabmen learned to their cost, and
she continually summoned them to
court on the charge of refusing to carry
her.
HARRY GOODWIN and Cora Skinner.
ran away from their homes in Lawrence
burg, Ind, ON matrimony bent. They
went to Squire Sterling at Elizabeth
town, Ohio, which is just 200 yards over
the State border, Just as the girls father
was seen galloping toward them. The
Squire told them that the license was
not good in Ohio, whereupon the lovers
and Squire Sterling broke into a run for
Indiana. The Squire stumbled and fell
as they were crossing the State liue, but
pronounced them man and wife just as
Mr.. Skinner dashed up, too late. A large
crowd witnessed the matrimonial race
and cheered the winners. But Mr.. Skin
ner left without bestowing his blessing.
LIMA LULDIGER, spinster, has just
died at Buda Pesth, Hungary, aged 40.
She had not left the house for thirty
years, although enjoying ordinary health.
On Whit Sunday, 1860, her lover, to
whom she was engaged to be married,
asked her as a test of her obedience and
love, not to leave the house on that day.
Lima promised to remain at home, but
broke her word, whereupon her lover re-
fused to keep his, alleging that if unable
to make so small sacrifice she was no
wife for him. Lima, when too late, was
smitten with remorse, and made vow to
remain indoors during the rest of her life,
which she kept religiGilsly.
THOMAS WISER, while ascending Look
out Mountain by the pike, lost valuable
horse but by almost miracle nine
year-old boy was spared from most dread
| full death. The lad, who was sick, was
lying asleep on pillow on the back seat
of one-horse wagon, when the horse at
a curve in the narrow road became fright
ened and leaped off the edge of the pre-
cipitous descent. He fell almost 100
feet, and was injured so badly that he
had to be killed. The wagon was smashed
into kindling wood. The boy, strange
to say, was unhurt save few slight
scratches.
A New HAVEN man placed a pigeon
on nest of eggs short time ago. A
week later hen flew into the nest, drove
the pigeon away, and, after destroying
the eggs, laid one of her own. The
pigeon returned and kept the hens egg
warm for twenty-four days, and day
or two ago little white chicken was
found in the nest. AS the pigeon found
some trouble in feeding the chicken ii
was placed in a brooder, and now the
pigeon is heartbroken.
! D. EDGAR GROUSE, rich bachelor OF
Syracuse, New York, is finishing a stable
which is said to have cost over 800, 900.
It is palatial in all respects, even to the
comparatively small portion which the
horses will occupy. There are rooms
finished in costly woods, tiled mosaic'
and other elaborate ornamentations. Ii
the dining-room is side board that cost
So, 900, while the anvil and tools of the
blacksmith shop are nickel-plated.
A CORRESPONDENT of Calcutta pape
says, that neem tree was recently thu
scene Of curious gathering. 1t appears
that the tree has number of white spot
on its trunk and branches. The people
of the neighborhood adorned it with rec
powder, and offered fruits, spices ant
goats, on the supposition that the god
dess of smallpox had taken up he
abode in it.
PHILIP HENsEN, planter residing
near Corinth, Miss, is believed to be tn
possessor of the longest beard in tn
world He is a man of unusual stature
standing nearly 1-2 feet in his stock
! ings; Notwithstanding this his bear
reaches the ground when he is standini
, erect. This remarkable growth is bu
fourteen years old.