The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS.


we can never lose anything"
-Seedy Senex (the mendicant). -
Sinister, when an old fellow like me
gets into hard luck, it's mighty little
courtesy he receives" McGuffy--
"That's so; we can't even respect gray
hairs when they get into the soup
Harpers Baznr
--Grocer-"Y on say that your wife,
Uncle Rastus, supports the family by
taking In washing?" Uncle Rsstus--
Yes, sab" Grocer ''Well, don't you
feel IL little bit ashamed at times?"
Uncle Rastus- -"ShamedP No, sab;
derc's nothin' degradin' bout takin' in
washin'. Ise proud of de ole 'ooman.'
Elsie, who is the youngest of the
family, was entertaining me the other
day. During the conversation she said:
"All the folks who come to our house
are so much older than am" Giving
a little sigh she continued: "There
seems to be awfully few people seven
years old nowadays"
One of the finest collections of oil
paintings and sculpture in the United
States is that owned by the city Of Gin
cinnati, and contained in the Art mu-
scum, which is beautifully located at
Eden park This building, the result
Of donations and bequests by Cincin-
natians, was opened in 1886. A separate
building accommodates the Art acad-
eny, in which instruction is given to
about 400 pupils yearly.
Watts street has an unusual num-
bor Of fine old brass Knockers some of
them barbaricnlly encrusted with paint,
but others manifestly priced by the oc-
cupants of the houses which these in
teresting relics ornament One, as fine
an example of the kind as can be found
in New York, is an urn, with conven-
tional flowers shaped at top and bot
tom, and uncommonly beautiful curves
and swells in various parts.
in 1890, q lew weeks before the CEN
sus taker began his enumeration of the
people of Elm Grove, w. Va, the city
or town authorities counted their own
population preparatory to filling arti-
cles of incorporation. The following is
the remarkable result Number of
males over 81 years of age, 14s; number
of males under 81 years of age, 14S;
number of females over 16 years of age,
14S; number of females under 16 years
of age, 14S.
There is fascinating and decep.
tive vista of a morning through the
open hall door of McDougal street
tenement in New York At first glance
the passer-by believes that he has
caught a glimpse of sunny, smooth
shaven lawn extending far through the
interior of the shabby block and slop-
ing westward Closer inspection, how
ever, shows that the apparent lawn is a
yellow wall tinged with the green of
lichens. The delusion is the more COM
plete when the made sunlight of the
yellow bricks is supplemented in the
foreground with genuine sunlight.
AT the presidential election of 1924,
four candidates, all calling themselves
republicans; were voted for in the cleo
toral college. Andrew Jackson, of Ten
nessee, received 90 votes; John Quincy
Adams, of Massachusetts,, S4; William
ii. Crawford, of Georgia, Al; Henry
Clay, of Kentucky, 81 The election
devolved upon the house of representa-
tives, whose choice was by the consti-
candidates. Mr.. Clay being thus thrown
out, his friends united with those of
Mr.. Adams, and the latter was elected,
receiving the votes of thirteen states
while seven voted for jackson and four
for Crawford.
The common supposition that rum
ming the gauntlet was torture pecu-
liar to the American Indians is not
founded on fact, this form of cruel
punishment being known in Europe
ages before the discovery of America.
The Romans had military punishment
identical with it, the offender being
compelled to walk between two lines,
the men of his century or company
being drawn up on either hand, each
armed with a rod which he was re-
quired to use on the culprits back. The
word gauntlet is said to be corruption
of gauntelope, derived from Gaunt or
Client, and Dutch word signifying to
run, this torture being common among
the Flanders troops.
About 10000 canary birds are
brought to this country every year from
Germany, $500 having been recently
brought over from Bremen on one
steamer Birds raised in Germany are
said to be better singers than any
others. This business is house indus
try among the very poorest people, and
the income derived from it is desirable
addition to the small sums earned by
the peasants at their regular occupa-
tions. Shipments were firsts made to
this country about forty years ago.
About $50, 600 canary birds are raised
every year in Germany, and, besides
the 100, 600 birds that are sent to this
country, the English market takes about
10000, and the next best customers are
Brazil, Chile, the Argentine Republic
and Australia, to which countries sales
men are sent with large numbers of
birds every year.
"A fearless hummiug bird has been
breakfasting all the past summer upon
the sweets hidden within the depths of
many nasturtiums abloom on the We
randa just beyond New York city limits,
IN Westchester county His antics were
watched ON several mornings by the
family breakfasting on the porch, and
finally a cheap camera was brought to
bear upon him three or four times at
distances varying from two and half
to six feet, as he lowered over the flow
ers, or held by petal with one foot
hung head downward, and gayed at the
human lookers-on. Curiously enough
the pictures when developed showed no
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