The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

animals in some parts of the world. In
Ontario dog killed a sheep, the owner
of the sheep killed the dog, and the
owner of the dog killed the owner of
the sheep
-Tommy-"unrle Jack, why do
official papers always spell government
with n big GO" Wise uncle--"Why, you
little Ounce how could officials begin
government without capitals" "-Balti-
more American.
"A Chester Comm farmer hearing a
noise in his hen yard made an investi-
cation and found a large rattlesnake
coiled ready for a spring. The snake
was killed. 1t measured nearly five
feet in length and was provided with ten
rattles.
Its New Found Meaning. - Miss
Washington-'What does dat ar 10 k
business stan fur in de ring you done,
glib me?" Mr.. jefferson (shrewdly)-
Laws massey, Miss, don you know
what dat means? Numbah 10 foh a
coon. OBJ cou' ou'ser-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Blase Girl-"Dont ask me for
another dance, Van Rensy. Go and
dance with Kitty. There she is ready to
fall down and worship you" Van Rent
sarelow-"Aw, yes! But don't you
know she let's everyone know she wor-
ships me, while you conceal it. It's safer
to be with you"
Like Cured Lille.-Mrs Staggers-
George, Mrs. Jaysmith says her hus-
band says that you use good deal of
corn juice What do you do that for?'
Staggers-''O -er-for my corns, of course.
T1nn
West Shore.
The relic-hunter fiend is at work on
the monument of Nathaniel Hawthorne
to such an extent that a big fence will
be placed about it to keep intruders
away. The magnificent tombstone has
been clipped continually until now there
is scarcely any of it left
Here is a proof that the American
pun is even more frightful than the
horrible German "Kalauer.' Not long
since a stray infant was found in Phil
adelpha street car whereupon the
Times of that city proposed that the
child should be christcned-Ossca N.
Y. Staats-Ieitung.
"A hotellieeper at Springfield, Mass,
gives a queer excuse for not having
fire escape from bed room in the sec
ond story. He says that he had one
placed there a year ago, but the first
two weeks three boarders skipped their
bills by its means and then he had it
taken out
The Nicllsburg papers report GU
rious accident on the Yazoo Valley rail-
way. a branch of the Illinois Central,
As the train was passing through
field frightened quail few in through
n window and struck an aged lady in
the face with such force as to destroy
one of her eyes The bird was instantly
killed.
"A laced shoe race is the latest for
picnics. All those entering the contest
take off their lace shoes and hand them
to the referee All the shoes handed
over are put in a bag, well shaken up,
and dumped in 4 heap on the ground.
The one who first gets his shoes, puts
them on and ties them with a bow knot
is the winner.
In tearing down the Merchants
hotel in Cortlandt street, New York, it
was discovered that the flagstaff on the
roof extended to the ground through
the five stories OF the structure. The
original building, which was erected in
1902, had stood back from the street,
and when, in 1925 it was made into a
hotel fronting on the street line, the
lofty fagpole was left standing, and the
front wall was built around it.
They are to have collection agency
in Lewiston, Me-, and the collectors will
dress in odd and striking suits-suits 50
noticeable that they will draw the at
tention of all the people. These will
be worn only when the collector is out
on a dunning expedition, and the idea
is that when a collector calls on man
he will feel as though all the world
knew it.
There is an odd inversion of sea-
sons in the French quarter of this
town. All winter long dozen dull red
brick houses in that region are aglow
with the spring splendor of artificial
} flowers destined to freshen the summer
l bonnets of women all over the Union.
= At this season, however, thousands in
the French quarter are making fur gar
ments for next winters wear, or curling
ostrich feathers for autumn hats. N.
Y Sun.
THE history of sheep farming in the
Argentine Republic dates back to 1850
when the Merinoes were introduced
from Spain, but it received no attention
at all from the early settlers of the
country. Even as late as 1910 sheer
4 were of no value from a commercial
D point of view. They We're allowed the
. run of the pampas as a cheap but not
d. desirable article of food. And the WOO
y was not worth the expense of carting tc
y town, it being often used as litter.
. Now, however, that country leads al
others in the number of its sheep.
y If the bottomless pit has not beer
= located before, the Maine Central rail
u road officials are willing to wager that
. they have found it at Lily Pond on the
10 new Dexter and Dover branch. The
track began to settle at this place some
time ago, and since then trains have
" run around the spot on temporary
l. track, while efforts have been made tc
4 obtain solid roadbed by dumping
a gravel into the swamp. The more
gravel used the more appears to bt
U needed, and now, after one Thousand
i five hundred carloads have been dumped
u into the hole, there is still room for "a
J" much more. 1t is said that the waters
,, of the swamp are inhabited by strang'
y lizards and eyeless fish.
n The Cow Was Drunk.