The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

1T is not generally known that
chamois money belts are worn by a
great many New York women of means.
The girdle is close fitting, and provided
with pockets for carrying mor'ey, jew
elry and keys
--Rebecca-"E Ernest has asked me to
wait for him little while father. He
will soon get rich; he says there is no
such word as fail" Ernest
is evidently decidedly ignorant young
man, Rebecca; | will get you young
man who knows that word"
Little Johnnie had just returned
from star chamber meeting at which
his mother had treated linn to a laying
on of slipper. Amidst tears he turned
to his little sister and said: Don't 1
wish grandpa hadn't thrown that slip
per when ma got married She just
throws it at me ever since. st Joseph
News
"A Bad Man.--John Peals was ar
rested in Kansas for malicious trespass.
He promised the sheriff not to dig his
way out of Jail if left unmatched, but
inside of three days he went through
the brick wall, stole the sheriff's horse
and buggy, and then took Mrs. Sheriff
in with him and galloped away to parts
unknown.
"A Georgia man has two of the best
policemen in his service in the state.
There is one peculiar trait about them,
and that is that they never go to sleep
and never get off their beats. They are
two enormous geese. They march up
and down a regular beat in front of his
house at night, and whenever anything
enters the yard at night they begin yell
ing like Comanche warriors.
"A Dallas, Texas, man, who goes to
jail twenty times a year for intoXica-
ton, only got three days the last time
on account of mistake made by the
police clerk, who, in making out the
papers, placed his sentence at three
days instead of thirty. Now he threat
ems to sue the city for damages for
obliging him to stay out of Jail twenty
seven days longer than he was accus-
toned and entitled to.
-Afew days ago the three-anda-half-
year-old son of John Kennedy, of Ne
vada City, Col, strayed from home and
| got lost in the mountains near by. He
wandered around until nightfall and
| then, like the babes in the story book,
scraped some leaves together and slept
on the improvised couch until day break
He then made his way to ranch
where he was found by the men who
were searching for him.
Don't Apply.-If you wear side
whiskers don't apply to the Pennsyl
vania Central railroad for job. 1t ha.
long been the rule on that road and it:
branches not to employ side-whislzeret
man in any capacity, and you couldn''
even get job as flagman at a street
crossing What the theory is has no
been explained, but it is there just the
ame.-Detroit Free Press.
"A spark from locomotive on tn,
South Pacific railroad in California
caused the burning of wheat crop
The company being sued for damage
showed that the fire was caused by
locomotive of the Santa Fe company
lessee of the road, and the Unitet
States court sustained the position tina
the lessor was not liable for the acts o
the lessee an important principle, @
wide application.
Attorney Sullivan, of Crescent
Iowa, recently was detained to defend
man for hog stealing. When the Office
went after the property another no
was found with the one wanted. Thi
the defendant claimed was his own, bu
it has since proved to be the property c
Mr.. Sullivan. Since the lawyer mus
be sure of the innocence of his client
he will be expected to defend hiI
against stealing his own hog. The onl
way for the attorney to get even is t
win the case and take both hogs for hi
fee.
Fourteen dollars for the simples
gold key-ring And all the girls hav
them, with some such quotation as thi
inscribed: "a mans tongue is the Ike
to his heart" or "In changing key
there is safety" 1.-The key of fate
in our hands" "Turn the key up o
my love" "a key confines, key It
, leases" "a golden key unlocks ever
| door save that of happiness" Strun
on these pretty gold bands are tn
/ bracelet key, the key to the forever
, and-ever box and the key to milady
satchel, trunk, club locker and fror
J door.
l The origin of the National Marin
Band at Washington is most curious
Nearly hundred years ago a Yanlle
captain kidnapped strolling troop {
musicians on the shores of the bay
+ Naples and brought them to this coul
| ;c lo,,lF,,1 &c I+,1s =
band was developed. The descendant
4 of these stolen Italians are now anon
the wealthiest people of Washington
Some of them are prominent lawyer
a., and others have their names connecte
with the best-lnown hotels and til
largest real estate offices in the capt.;
> city,
"A citizen of Santa Rosa lost a col
1t strayed away. His boy went to hi
and asked him how much he would giI
: him if he would find him. The fathC
y replied that he would give him dolla
' 'But how much would you give anothc
n boy?" queried the son. 81 would giN
a any other 81, 80, " replied the parent.
was not long before neighbours Ia
8 appeared with the lost colt, and IL
e owner promptly paid the boy S2.5
Then the neighbours lad went arour
e the corner, where stood the son of IL
z man who owned the colt, and divide
j. with him.-Santa Rosa (Cal.) Repu
lican.
- Entertaining Guests An Art.
: Big dinner parties of ill-assortC
guests are failures from a convers
u tiOnoliSt DOint of view A fireside or