The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

-h0llWhy superintendent (JO WOIuau
applicant) )-"What are your qualifica-
tions for the position of -agent2"
Woman applicant-'I have had twenty
years experience with trains and
switches"
Sober Spring Gowns-First dresa
malser-"Have you had many successes
this season." Second dressmaker
(proudly)-"O, dear, yes. One of my
dresses caused runaway accident
Boston Post.
-"I amt going to send any more
money out to the heathen," said Willie
~ seen picture of one of 'em this
mornin', an as far as could see he
didn't wear any pants, and so hasn't
any pockets to carry the money in
Epoch.
Tin writing to Mrs. Montague,
George-that pretty lady you used to
take to see your pigs. Haven't you
some nice message to send her2" Eyes,
mummie; give her my love, and say l
never look at little black pig now
without thinking of her."
The revenue of the Brooklyn Bridge
amounts to q million and quarter dol
lars year, derived almost exclusively
from fares. The other items of revenue,
last year, were $50, 900 from rentals and
S13, 900 from telegraph and telephone
companies. The lightest month in the
year for business on the bridge is July.
Thinking that the conductor could
not change S1OO bill, note Of that
denomination was handed to him to
deduct his fare, by a passenger on the
Old Colony Road. The conductor tele-
graphed to Boston, for which city the
passenger was bound, and on arriving
there he was led to the ticket Office
where he received ninety-nine silver
dollars.
"A Newburyport landlady," the
Boston Herald tells us, "has "a black
board protected by glass door placed
at one end of her dining-room. When
any boarder fails to pay for two sue
cessive weeks his name is written in
large letters on the board. and is not
erased until satisfactory settlement is
made"
A strange pair of bird-hunters be
long to Mr.. Williams, of Mud Turtle
Lake, Ga. They are pointer dog and
large brown cat. They ramble off on
hunting expeditions, and the dog points
the birds and attracts their attention,
while the cat, with stategic movement
in the rear, never fails to secure a bird.
They never banquet until they have
secured four birds, when each of them
dimes on two birds.
A whirlwind which occurred at Shell
Bluff, Ga, recently was so severe and of
such a dry, parching nature that it
destroyed between four and five acres
of cotton. After the wind passed the
cotton weed, which before was growing
vigorously, would crumble to powder
in the hand when touched. The i'm
mense cloud of sand and dust raised
frightened a good many persons,
"A New Haven postman accidentally
caught the chain to which his post Office
key was attached in the door of street
letter box recently, and snapped the
spring lock on the box before he noticed
the fact. He was obliged to stand by
the box some time, it being about 1890
o'clock in the evening, before any one
passed who could send messenger to
the post office for a duplicate key and
release him.
Tightening played queer freaks at
Leary. Ga, a few days ago. 1t struck
several trees during the rain in the
afternoon, one of which was in the
swamp just south of the town, which
was fired by the bolt, but did not break
ont until after supper. Being just be-
yond the stores from the residence
portion of the town, it was taken for a
store on fire, and the department was
called out, only to return in disgust at
not finding any fire to fight.
An East Side saloonkeeper has a
pug dog that is drunk nearly every day,
says the Buffalo Courier. The dog first
acquired an appetite for strong drink
by tapping the contents of pan which
sits under the faucet of a beer lSeg in
the saloon. At first he would have
been quite as well pleased with water
but now he must have his "booze'
with regularly and precision, and II
seems to go right to the spot where il
will do the most good. His dogshiI
gets very rocky under the inspiration
of the foaming beverage, but he seldom
! 1dllS uOWn, as Il man uOeS WHO mas q 1aE
on, because he has twice as many legs
More than one brave fellow will &C
down to his death this summer in river
pond, and sea. In the van went thir
teen year old New York "kid" recently
Patsy Connolly was his name. HI
''played hockey" from school, took hi
soul-stirring harmonica, went down t.
the dock and made the other "lSids'
dance, But Patsy's tune-maker go
flirted into the river, and prompt,
Patsy jumped in after it, But there
was mud there, and then the swell of
passing boat banged him against an
other boat. Then Patsy, coming up tn
last time, shouted to the kids on tn
dock: Don't let EN- take me body HON
if drown. It'll make mudder feel bad
Take me to de undertaker's shop.
Then Patsy went down, and that wa
all.
WOMEN AS SMUGGLERS.
Tba Sban,aIaaa Mannr- In WhIcb Tho