The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

--Holnden farm, at Pithole, Pa, which
was sold during the oil excitement to
Chicago people for $780, 600 has since
been sold at tax sale for S100.
The successful application Of the
art of navigation depends as much on
the skill OF the artists who construct the
instruments employed as ON that Of the
observer who uses them.
-''Heliotrope is very sweet flower"
remarked Miss Amy, as she applied
spray to her dainty nose. "Yes," re-
piled Dolly, sit is sweet enough to be
called sheliotrope. "-Harper's Bazar.
Doctor Ito patient) MAY venture,
madam, to ask your age?" Don't you
know, sir that woman Is only as old as
she looks to be?' mpossible-you
must be younger. "-Fliegende Batter.
The harmless" bull, like the un-
loaded gun, is always liable to ''go of"
and hurt somebody, remarks the North
western Agriculturist. There have been
many illustrations of the truth of the
observation.
"A Mutual Sizing Up.-Salvationist
(stopping Jack on the road
man, are you ready to die?" Jack
Look here, my friend, I'm entirely un-
armed and haven't a cent about me. -
Brooklyn Life
mice Dog. What do you use him
for?" "Keep off burglars When he is
around no robber can get in without our
knowing it." "Ahl worth having,
then" Eyes. You see, he keeps us all
awake. e."-Philadelphia Times.
The greatest distance ever recorded
at which the sound of cannon has been
heard was on the 4Uh of December, 1882,
when the cannon of Antwerp were
heard in the Erzogebirge Mountains, at
distance of 370 miles.
In mounting photographs, always
put just dab of mucilage on each cor
ner, and one or two about the middle,
instead of spreading it over the whole
surface. 1t answers just as we'll, and
does not cause the board on which it is
mounted to curl in drying.
There is household in Victor with
regular family attorney. The parents
are suing for divorce; one boy is ar
rested for corn stealing; another for
breach of promise, and the last one is
mixed in an assault and battery case.-
Detroit News.
"A new fad, evolved from some soci-
ETY. woman's active brain, is the heart
party. One recently given on Fifth
| ovenue is the subject of much comment.
| No one present could be called heart
| less, for hearts prevailed. The tables
were hearts, the favors were hearts and,
as usual the women were all heart-N.
Y. World.
Mr.. Arnell, while cutting timber
north of the city, says the Gray's Har-
Dor (Ore.) Times, came upon petrified
deer. He brought it home with him and
has it on exhibition. 1t is the root of a
tree twisted and gnarled into most
startling likeness to a deer, with its
four legs, neck, head body, ears and
even hoofs complete.
Two Detroiters were closing large
land deal the other day by telephone,
when there came ''zip!' and female
voice inquired: us Mrs. Jones home?'
"No," answered another. $50 sorry!
Well, just the minute she comes, do you
tell her to come right up here" "Sick-
ness?" mo. All my canned peaches
have begun to work, and must be scalded
over again!'-Detroit Free Press.
While the firemans ball at the Gin.
cinnati Armory was in progress recently
some young toughs were found smoking
in the ammunition store-room, into
which they had clambered from the out
side to witness the ball. Some of them
were unknowingly sitting on kegs OF
| powder putting at flaming cigars. 1t was
a very narrow escape for everybody in
| the vicinity.
This gem occurs in a handbill de,
scribing the accomplishments of a new
Western star: "While en- route in New
England, Miss Blank was the honored
guest Of many leading statesmen's
ladies. Her many receptions were al
affairs long to be remembered as roses
scattered on the high road of success
At her present home she is leader ot
society, and enjoys the sobriquet of be-
ing considered one of the fashion-plates
of the elite. The Jester.
"A farmer near Sprague, Wash, fell
into the hands of two confidence men
who induced him to buy S75 watch fol
$50, and get chance to draw S75 more
from one of three boxes. OF course he
did not get the right box and lost hi:
money. Then the farmer went home
ostensibly for more money, but really
to get Winchester, with which he com
PEELED the sharps to give up" and ther
to get down on their knees and beg fol
their lives, which he finally, although
apparently somewhat reluctantly
granted them.
tr, 1oa h,,f nIn
twentieth of the worlds population, bu
it consumes twenty-eight per cent o
the worlds crop of sugar, thirty pc
cent. of the worlds production of coffee
nearly one-third of the worlds produc
tion of iron, about third of the world
steel and copper, more than quartz
of the worlds cotton and wool, thir'
of the India-rubber of the world, ant
moro than half of the worlds supply O
tin, and forty per cent OF all the Goa
from the worlds mines.
Mrs. M. S. Norman, of Decatur, Ill.
was visiting in Terre Haute, I'M, an
while there was informed that lette
was advertised for her at the post-office
Calling at the post-otfice she was tol
that the letter had short time befor
been delivered to another lady of tn
same name, Curious to see the othe
Mrs. Norman she called on her, and,
the CONSERVATION of both ladies' the
found they had married the same mar
There was an interesting family reunio
when Mr.. Norman came home whic
wound up with his arrest on charge c
bigamy.
} The committee on forestry of tn
Adirondack Park Association recon
mend State park of between two an
thrae million acres The State alread