The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS,

| "A SAD Eallure' --'MlSS Spruppins
made sad failure of her song last
night, didn't she?" "Yes, il was so un-
fortunate that her voice should get
stuck in the pitch" 49, Philadelphia
Times.
-Wife-"Why don't you go fishing,
Ralph if you don't know what to do
with yourself?" Husband-"Go fishing?
Great Scott! what's the use of that?
Haven't signed the pledge. "--Lippin-
colts Magazine
"A Convincing Proof. ton
their way from the station)-"Are you
quite sure you can drive, Neddie?"
Master Neddie-"O, yes, indeed. l
turned mamma out here only last
week "-Dral1e's Magazine.
Mrs. Parker-"So your husband is
drinking again. You must have lots of
trouble coming down to let him in at
night" Mrs TuclSer-"No; not one bit.
John has one good point; when he is
drinking he gets so full he can't come
home. Post Express.
"A member of the fire brigade com
mittee of the common council at the
Guildhail banquet observed to neigh
boring alderman: "rhe acoustics are
very bad in this hall" Really re-
piled the latter "You surprise me.
can't smell anything g"-London Truth.
David Parlse, of Los Angeles, Cal,
has been poisoned by ROSTERS bite.
He was lover of game chickens, and
surprised the poultry yard just as
fight had been finished. Picking up
one Of the expiring cocks, he received a
bite on the tip of finger which led to
blood poisoning.
"A dime fell down behind one of the
bolts in the big safety vaults of the City
National bank of Plainfeld, n. j., one
night, when it was locked, and the
vault could not be opened the next
corning. Two expert safe openers
from New York worked twelve hours
before the doors could be opened, and
lad to cut big hole in one of them.
This is the inscription on tomb
stone in California;: "Here lies the
body of Jeems Humbrick, who was
accidentally shot on the bank of the
Pacus river by young man. He was
accidentally shot with one of the large
Colts revolvers with no stopper for the
cock to rest on. 1t was one of the old
fashioned kind-brasS mounted"
"A huge cedar tree, measuring sixty
eight feet in circumference, has been
found in Snohomish county, Washing
ton. Some explorers discovered that
the tree, although green, is but a mere
shell. They entered it through knot
hole thirty inches in diameter, and
found space inside large enough to give
standing room to forty persons.
An invisible musician caused much
curiosity and little fright because of
the unaccountable sounds which came
nightly from a piano in a Buffalo resi-
dence. Close watch and subsequent
investigation led to the discovery of the
concealed musician. 1t was a rat, which
had made its nest in the piano, and
amused itself BY wandering over the
keys.
Some awkward pieces of money are
the "loof'' of Anam in Eastern Asia,
which is a'flat, round gold piece, valued at
$500; the "obang" of Japan, valued at
500; and the ''benda" of Ashantee, worth
about $40. The California $50 gold piece
is about equal in value to the "benda." "
Anam also has the heaviest silver coin
IN the world an ingot, worth about
SIS.
johnny, "said the humorous gentle
man, give me your little brother. You
don't want him any longer and I'll
make man of him" "Can you do that
mister?" Indeed l can" "Well, let's
see you make one out of me, quick,
before ma comes; then I'll fool her, for
she's gone after stout switch, and I'll
be back in a minute st. Louis Re.
public.
"A little dog, newcomer in the
household of family at Eureka
Springs, Ark, was so petted that his
treatment aroused the envy of another
canine, larger animal, that had been
for years in the house. The big dog
concealed his feelings, and romped with
the little one 1t few days they went
OFT a considerable distance, and the lit
tie one has been missing ever since. 1t
is believed that the big dog purposely
led it astray.
Bobby (after regarding his sisters
beau intently for five minutes)-"Aunt
Maria is liar" Bobbys sister-''Why,
you naughty boy, go right out of the
room" Bobby's sisters beau-"Don't
be hard with him, Miss Angeline. 1t
was only his boyish ways, probably.
But what did you mean, Bobby"
Bobby-"Why, your clothes amt wet
bit, and she said you didn't know
enough to come in out of the rain
Colorado Sun.
Danger turks in bad egg Mrs.
Jane Toller of High Bridge, n. Y. has
discovered this fact She put an egg in
a kettle to boil. Three minutes after
ward, as she was about to take it out,
1T exploded like dynamite cartridge,
blew the kettle off the stove, dashed
the lid and a volume of boiling water
on her face, blackened her eye, bruised
her nose, ana laid her senseless on the
kitchen floor. She was aroused by the
peculiarly pungent odor that filled the
apartment and made her sick.
What is said to be the biggest en-
gine in the world is exercising it's pom
derous strength in Pennsylvania. ''The
President, as it is called, is constantly
at work pumping water from the zinc
mines at Friedensville, Lehigh county.
Its enormous power is that of 5000
horses, or, as it is computed, of $4,000
men. In the same county there is still
preserved, at Hokendauqua, the first
engine ever used in Lehigh, and set up
at Allentown by Eli Sanger in 1888.
Prince Bismarck and his family, ex-
cepting the princess are nOn-musical /,