Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
e. I


In Forsyth county, Georgia, is ;
carved or incised bowlder of fine-grainec
granite about o feet long, feet inche:
high and 8 feet broad at it's widest
point. The figures are cut in the bowl.
der from one-half to three-quarters OF
an inch deep.
The Power of Wealth. - ''This,
said Mr.. Livewayte, of Chicago, point
ing out a painting to his visitor, sis on,
of the old masters" ''Indeed!' replied
the guest, with deep interest. eyes; l
had it painted to order.'-Detroit Free
Press.
jenkins examining the pedigree
which Snobson had just manufactured)
$50 this is your family tree, is it?
And what is that big gap in the mid
dep Snobson-''That, er-well, er-
oh! that is the flood. "-Rochester Tails
man.
If a woman wishes to summon Il
child from a long distance, she prolongs
the last syllable of the name and en-
phasizes it; if Il man is calling, accent
and emphasis are placed on the first
syllable. Thus the woman says: "You,
JOHNNY! t' And the man SAYS
" O. Johnr'
"A Berlin shoemaker has invented
an artificial stone sole for footwear. 1t
is made of a solution of some kind of
patent cement and pure white quartz
sand, A pair of such soles will last for
years on any pavement, and are said to
. be elastic and easy on the feet.
Canadians are fitting up bargcs and
propose coming to the worlds fair by
way of the lakes. Some boats to be pro-
vided for lake traffic during the fair are
to be models of elegance and conven-
fence. One is to be six hundred feet long
and to cost over a half million of dol
lars. Handsome stateroOms are to be
provided, and sleeping berths for IL
large number of passengers.
1t costs S105 per ton to transport
dry goods from New York to San Fran
cisco by rail, the time being from
twenty-five to twenty-six days. The
same goods, if brought via Panama,
part sail and part steamer, pay sS4 per
ton, the time being about forty-fivc
days. BY clipper ship round the Horn
the same goods can be laid down at
cost of $50 per ton, the time being about
eighty-tive days.
"A small basement candy shop in
the French quarter adds to the seduc-
ton of sweets the promise of prizes to
| all who purchase in considerable guam
titles. A pasteboard sign in the shop
window bears this odd legend: Look,
look! For each cent you will buy candy
you get ticket. Bring your tickets
you get a preasant." In the list of
''preasants'' is mice tchain'' offered to
the possessor of fifty tickets.
The galloway at the Deer park
i group of mines near Descanso, Cal.
was broken in a singular manner re-
| Gently. It has a single span of 4, $50
| feet. The tension is 20 tons and the
loads are 12O-pound sacks of ore from
mills below. Just after an extra hard
shake in the series of earthquakes there
it parted. 1t is supposed that the vibra-
tions, coming from each end of the line,
| met in the center and caused the break.
Lady Henry Somerset was very IA
vorably impressed with the condition of
American women, which she considers
| superior to that of the women in her
own country. In a recent address she
said: 81 was particularly impressed
with the conduct of women in public
| meetings. They might argue vehe-
mently and disagree during the meet
ing, but when it was over the disputants
| would leave the hall arm in arm, chat
ting on terms of perfect amity. In En-
gland such discussion would involve
| personal quarrel American women
understand public affairs, but English
| women have yet to be taught them
| that is the difference