The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29
MISCELLANEOUS.


Texas Siftings.
School Teacher - 'Now, Bobbie,
spell needle" Bobby--"N-e-i-d-l-e."--
School Teacher-"Wrong. There's no
Il in needle" Bobby--"Well, faint q
good needle, then"
The buttonwood tree TO which Mas
ter MARROW, of the ship Kent, lashed
the cable when the first settlers landed
at Burlington, N. j., in 1876, is still
standing on the river bank.
An oil painting owned in Philadel-
phia shows, 1t is claimed, that the first
man to wear russell shoes in America
was Christopher Columbus; that in fact,
he landed in them. This antedates the
wearing of russell boots by the Cape
Cod fishermen.
New Workers are thinking that IL
they would preserve the obelislx given
them by the Khedive of Egypt they had
best put it under cover. So il Is pro-
posed that it be placed under glass
dome and be given setting of Egyptian
water plants.
"A stone to mark the starting point
of the first locomotive ever used in
America, "John Bull, No l." is to be
erected near the Mile Hollow, near
Bordertown, N. j., by the Pennsylvania
railroad. Around the base there will be
railing composed of the rails and
spikes of those early days
One section of the historical collec-
tion at Dresden is literally museum of
boots and shoes, being, it is believed,
unequaled in the world as a repository
of the footwear of celebrities. Among
the things of interest shown are a pair
of shoes worn by Martin Luther at the
diet of Worms, and the toilet slippers of
the great Maria Theresa.
There is a baby in Chester, Pa,
whose diminutive size may be inferred
| from the fact that it's arms are about
the thickness of an ordinary lead PEN
Gil. Nevertheless it is thriving and
might in time become president of the
United States were it not of the wrong
sex, if indeed, the sex in question can
be designated as wrong.
The "norther" in California is the
same as the chinook" in the north
west 1t is hot wind that brings GER
tain destruction to all vegetation if it
prevails for any length of time, as it
dries up leaf, branch and root. Not
long ago one prevailed in the valleys of
California, and wrought heavy losses to
the owners of orchards, vineyards and
growing crops.
W. II. Brown, of Titusville, Ga,
| thought he had made great find when
he came across the remains of gold
| watch in bonfire. He felt his pockets
| to see if his watch was there, and it
took not q moment to prove the fact
that he had cremated his own beautiful
gold watch; which had slipped un-
knowingly from his pocket into the fire
during the excitement of firing up and
burning the rubbish.
Some years ago there was an inn
portant trial, in which two men of
national fame were subpnnaed as wit
nesses. 1t was known that these two
men had held long secret conference
a few days before. Being put on the
witness-stand and sworn, the first man
was asked what they had talked about
during this time. He declined to an
swer. He was urged further. He still
declined. When it was insisted upon he
said to the lawyer: "Well, sir, if you
must know, he Dragged about his chill
dren and | Dragged about mine"
Many years ago, when rats became
numerous and annoying in house, the
owner would write letter requesting
them to leave. The letter would be
written on the best of paper, in good
plain writing, with explicit directions
as to when they were to vacata and
what course they should pursue. The
note would then be covered with butter
and placed in a hole where they could
easily get it. 1t is said this ancient GUS
tom is still practiced by many people in
Rochester, Penn Yam and Barkerville,
n. Y.
"A Enthusiastically clad Greek, with
ferocious countenance, but most eXpan-
sive smile, dances on the hotel stoops at
Asbury park, sings ballads that are
calculated to drive the mildest COW into
a state of frenzy, and then takes up
collection in his tambourine and smiles
and bows according to the amount
dropped therein by each giver. "Wait
a minute" said a pretty girl, who was
passing with her escort at the conclu-
sion of one of his dancing exhibitions
''wait minute; | want to see one of
his two-for-a.G quarter smiles" - n. Y.
Sun.
So great is the demand for silver
dimes that they are turned out now at
the rate of 100000 a day. No less than
So, 176 476 in silver dimes have been
struck off in the past three years. For
this purpose all the uncurrent silver
coin is being reworked, notably the sill
yer half-dollar which is clumsy
pocket-piece and very unpopular The
novelty banks which the dime savings
institutions are sending out is supposed
to be answerable for the sudden de-
mand. The three mints of Philadelphia,
New Orleans and San Francisco are
kept busy supplying the wants of the
people in this line.
Willie - Mamma, don't they keep
cream at creamery?" Mamma-"Yes,
Willie" "And they sell hens at hem
merry, don't they?" YES. Run out and
,, play, dearie." "And they make cans at
cannery, don't they?" "Yes. Don't
bother mamma any more just now,
Willie, am busy" 'You can buy pots
at a pottery, can't you?" "Willie, if
you don't hush shall have to punish
you" Silence for about sixteen sec
onds- Mamma if wanted to buy a
dog would l have to go to doggery?'
: william, l shall certainly" "If !
=, should go to a tannery and get some
tan, would they throw in the freckles,
mammaon TWhaclsl WhaclxI Whaclr'