The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

Hobby what does IL mean
Wien 1T says u mans estate was divided
according TO lave" Pa-"It means,
BCbby. that the heirs Of the dead man
get what is left after the lawyers get
through"
1t Is not generally known that kid
gloves afc nf great antiquity. They
are mentioned in the sixteenth verse of
the twcnty-seventh chapter Of Genesis.
where Rcbel<aTi. after arraying her son
Jacob in neat attire. thus completed his
toilet And siSe put the skins Of the
kids Of the goats upon his hands and
upon the smooth yf his neck"
The origin Of the saying. EVERY
man'sa brick is ssid to have beer the
remark OF famous general Of old, who
at one time was entertaining guests.
and led them out TO view the surround
ings of the city. The guests asked.
where are your walls and fortifca-
tions?" Here" said the general, wav-
ing his hand toward his army "The
city has au imprcgnabls wall. every
man'sa brick
A big hole in the groand has been
discovered by wcll-diggor in the town
of Slaughter, near Seattle Washington.
He had dug u well thirty feet in depth
and thel5 rock for time obstructed
further progress, When tfis was re-
moved it uncovered - hole of unknown
depth. a siXty-fout rope failed to touch,
bottom. Then he dropped ! stone in,
the opening, and nearly three minutes
elapsed before a dull splash was heard.
The hole is thought to be the opening
to an extinct volcano.
Sir Walter Raleigh was the first adj
venturcr who planted Il colony in Penn
sylvania. This waS in the reign OF
Elizabeth. Pennsylvania was granted
by Charles II. to the Duke of York. 1864:
and it was sold to theIcnn family. 1881.
Pennsylvania was afterwards purchased
from the Indians Ivy the celebrated
William Penn Dson of Admiral PENN.
who went ont from England with a
number of colonists, from which period
the settlement gradually increased.
The worlds fair committee of the
North American Turner Bund has made
a personal application TO Director Cen
cral Davis for space for "a display OF
gymuastic apparatus, literature on the
subject of physical exercise and develop
ment and representations uf gvmnastic
organizations as well as for outdoor
| gymnastic exhibitions. which the turn
ers desire TO give eight days in each
month during the exposition.
The fashion of saying "God bless
you" after sncrzing originated with the
ancients. These people believed that
some danger attended succZing. so they
generally made a short prayer. such as
Jupiter. help met 1t has been found
to be the custom among savagcs to do.
the same. and the Jewish lHbbis also
make mention of the fact. An old
Roman writer says that the custom
originated during Il plague. when peo-
pie who We're seemingly in good health
snee2ed and fell dead.
There is, as our readers know too,
well, widespread superstition re-
garding Friday as an 'unlucky" day.
History seows that it is Just the con-
trary. Some of the greatest blessings
have fallen upon the world on a Friday.
Listen: The Mayhowcr landed on Fri
day. The Bastile was burned on Fri
day. Washington was born on a Friday.
Shakespeare was born on Friday. CO.
lumbus sailed from Palos on Friday.
America was discovered on Friday.
The Declaration of independence was
signed on "A Friday. And Old HEici.,ry
fought and won the battle of New Or
leans on Friday.
The handbook by the Federation
of Labor shows the strength OF the sew
enty-four national trade unions OF the
| United States to be G75.117. The Car
| penterS' Brotherhood leads with c.. 600
members: Amalgamated Iron and Steel
| Workers. 60. 900: Iron Molders' Union of
| North America, II, 900; international
Briclllayers' and Stonemasons' Onion,
| 80 900; Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
ginccrs $4,000; International Typo
graphical Union, 9S 600: CigarnakersT
| international Union, 21,O0O; Brother-
hood of Locomotive Fircmen. $4,000;
United Mine Workers, 10000: Granite
Cutters National Union, 10000; Jour
neymen Bakers National Union. II, 800;
Journeymen Tailors' Union. 1000; and
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and Brotherhood of Painters and Dec
orators. each with 10000.