The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

,bawl without cue"
Light tan shoes are said 20 be very
popular with Boston girls, because they
require Drowning frequently. --llarper's
Bazaar.
lis your father man Of sedentary
'habits?" "SedentaryP Well, l rather
fancy he is lie sits on me every time
nc sees me"
-Baldheaded Customer lin barber
shop)-'I want hair cut" Affable
Barber--"Yes, sir; which hair?"-Phila-
,delphia Record.
--"Ten men bit the dust" says a sem
sational reporter of the Wild West They
must have tasted pies sold by the train
boy.--N. o, Picayune.
Sometimes a man is justified in feel
ing that "the most unkindest cut of
all" applies to the picture of him that
appeared in the aper.-Washing-
ton Star.
Decidedly SOL wish to present
you with few volumes Of fiction as
mark of my esteem, Miss Amy" ''Thank
you, Mr.. Dolleyl What novel gift. ~
Detroit Free Press.
I'm Forsyth county, Georgia, is
carved or incised bowlder of fine-grained
granite about feet long, 4 feet inches
high and feet broad at its 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, 'is one
of the old masters" "Indeed" replied
the guest, with deep interest. eyes; l
had 1t painted to order. r."-Detroit Free
Press.
Jenkins (examining the pedigree
which S,nobson had just manufactured)
80 this is your family tree, is it?
And what is that big gap in the mid
.dle2" Snobson-"That, er-well, er-
.ohl that is the flood. "-zRochester Tails
man.
! If a woman wishes to summon n
child from long distance she prolonRs
the last syllable of the name and en-
phasizes IL; if man is calling, accent
and emphasis are placed on the first
syllable. Thus the woman says: "You,
Johnn-yi" j." And the man says !:
20 Johnr
"A Berlin shoemaker has invented
ON artificial stone sole for footwear. 1t
is made of q solution of some kind of
patent cement and pure white quartz
sand, pair of such soles will last for
years on any pavement, and are said to
be elastic and easy on the feet.
J "A small station on the Old Colony
road in Massachusetts bears the queer
name of Kenberma. 1t appears that
III 8 Il &c
In the place are named respectively
Kenilworth, Bertha and Mary, and the
Arst syllable of each name was taken to
form the name of the station.
Canadians are fitting up barges and
propose coming to the worlds fair by
way of the lakes. Some boats to be pro-
vided for lake trG ffic during the fair are
to be models of elegance and conven.
ience. 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 -bcrths for a
large number of passengers
Two young apple trees were planted
sixty-four years ago near Medora, Ind,
by John F. and G. w. Carr, sons OF
Thomas Carr Both trees fourished.
John died at comparatively early age
and on the day of his death the tree he
planted fell. His brother lived to be an
old man, and died few days ago at
Crawfordville. The tree he planted top
pied to the earth on the day of his death
1t costs slO5 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-fve
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-five 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,
lookl For each cent you will buy candy
you get ticket. Bring your tickets
you get preasant." In the list of
i''preasants" is mice tchain" offered to
the possessor of fifty tickets
SuCiON1J Vic IICCi POI n
group of mines near Descanso, Cal i,
was broken in singular manner re-
GENTLY. 1t has q single span of 4, 45O
feet The tension is 20 tons and the
loads are 12O-pound sacks of ore from
the mines on the mountain side to the
mills below. just after an extra hard
shake in the series of earthquakes there
It parted 1t is supposed that the vibra-
lions, coming from each end of the line
met in the center and caused the break
Lady Henry Somerset was very fa
vorably impressed with the condition o.
American women, which she considers
superior to that of the women in hel
own country. In recent address She
said: II 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
o personal quarrel. American women
understand public affairs, but English
women have yet to be taught them
that is the difference"
POETRY AND BOARDING.