The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-17
MISCELLANEOUS.


stiff.
10 you live on Cottage avenue
right back OF Major Magruder|' POM
pano-"No; Major Magruder lives on
Belgian avenue, right back OF me-
Harper's Bazar.
-Johnny--"Papa, do the good die
youngP" Papa-"Yes, my son." Johnny
(after pause)-"Well, accordin' to that
what bad man poor old grandpa must
be. He's so old "--Exchauge
The use of holly, in particular. dates
back at least to the founding OF the
Roman saturnalia for the plant was
dedicated to Saturn and regarded as an
emblem OF peace and good will
-Servius, one of the seven kings OF
Rome, commanded great fire Of straw
to be kindled in the public place OF
every town in Italy to consecrate for
repose a certain day in seedtime or
sowing.
One OF the queerest causes of fire is
defective window glass. 1t often hap
pens that the bubbles or other imper-
fections in pane of cheap glass will
form lens. If the sunlight passing
through this happens to rest on wood
work in an unoccupied room confia-
grafton may result N. Y. Sun.
Mr.. G. Brosseau, who few days
ago, was surprised and disgusted in
seeing small snake come out through
his water pipe, has, on this account,
taken an action for $500 damages against
the city for not providing him with
clean and proper water. Montreal Wit
ness
The natural tendency of the sampan
to describe circles in the water is over
come in fact by device of leaning so
upon the oar that it forces the stern OF
the boat inward while at the same time
driving the whole boat forward. But
to acquire the power of doing this is not
given to the ordinary European.
"A correspondent of the Scranton
Republican reports on hearsay testi-
mony, the suicide at Keisor Valley Of
black and -tan-dog. 1.-THE dog walked
into the creek, waded about until he
found place of sufficient depth and
then submerged himself, staying under
water until he was smothered."
-"I want a divorce" said the sharp
faced woman, coming to the point at
once. "M-m on what grounds?"
queried the lawyer. Cruelty. Every
time 1 undertake to give him good
talking to he snaps a camera at me" ~
indianapolis Journal
African Courtesy. -"My dear sir,
you have travelled in Africa! Do the
African ladies suffer as much as we
from the tyranny of man?" 80, no,
the ladies there have special privileges
-" "How l long to be there?" "As
was going to say, at all the banquets
the lady captives are always first
eaten. "-Fliegende Blatter.
Miss Wellalong-"What a spiteful
little thing that Miss Youngly is! Why,
would you believe i5, Mr.. Candor, she
told me the other day that l was getting
to look old. Now you don't think any
one would take me for being old, do
you, Mr.. Candor?" Mr. Candor-"Well,
one might just for moment, but GER
tainly not after he has heard you talk. "
Boston Courier.
Coming Down to Stern Facts. .-"Ha,
har' cried Johnny, as he struck the side
of the woodshed with piece OF lath,
"Meet thy doom-thou shalt not escape.
Seventeen ships have 1 scuttled." Have
you, indeed?" said Johnny's father who
happened along just then. "Well, sup
pose you turn in now and try your hand
at scuttling few quarts of coal"
1t is claimed that the first silver
mines worked in the United States by
Europeans are situated in the noun
tains near Tuscon, and although they
are represented tohave been so securely
hidden by the Jesuits ere they were
driven from the country that their loca-
tion is now unknown, tradition states
some of them were marvelously rich.
"A German inventor proposes to
make boots with stone soles. He mixes
with waterproof glue suitable
quantity of clean quartz sand, which is
spread on the thin leather sole en-
ployed as foundation These quartz
soles are said to be flexible and almost
indestructible, while they enable the
wearer to walk safely over slippery
roads
Juvenile criminals were seen very
early to present the most hopeful and
the most important material for REFORM
alton. The first systematic attempt was
made by Pope Clement XI. in 1904 at
Rome, in the Juvenile prison of St.
Michael. In England the Philanthropic
Society organized an asylum for poor
children in 17sS. The United States
followed with the New York House of
Refuge in 1925.
If" said the New York driver.
''you will consider the implacable 6bsti.
/, macy of the mule, don't think it will
appear that took unfair advantage of
him / built wagon so strong that no
mule could kick it to pieces. In the
dashboard | fixed magnet so powerful
that the next time the mule kicked il
held his feet up. had good deal of
trouble getting him away from the mag
net, but it stopped his kicking"
The latest thing in tho Photographic
line is camera concealed in the neck
tie now worn so much by women. The
;; camera, which is very light and fiat is
concealed beneath the tie, the lens
forming simulated scarf pin. 1t con.
, tains six plates about one and one-half
inches square, and catches subject at a
distance of two or three feet. The shut
ter is set by turning the top button of
the coat or waistcoat and discharged by
means of rubber tubing connected with
bulb carried in the pocket.
"A sick pauper was sent to the homo
of woman near East Portland, Me-, and
the town agreed to pay her stipulated
ann for attandinor ou1 hood ;.s.