The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS,

he never gets ahead OF them. Buffalo
Express
The Rev. Droner-"How did Won
like my sermon to-day Mr.. Doolss?"
First rate; better, / may say, than
when first heard it "-Omaha World
Herald.
--He-"Will you marry me If I stop
smoking cigarettes?" She-"No, Mr..
Sappy l can't bear the idea of marry
ing a man who does nothing. BROOKE
lyn Life.
The difference between an ordinary
death and its possibilities in a football
game is, that where in the former one
may die by inches, in the latter it comes
by the foot. philadelphia Times.
-Dolly-"O, mamma, 1 met little
girl to-day who had never heard of
cow" Dolly's Mother-"That was
strange, wasn't it? Who was the little
girl, DollyP" Dolly-"She said her
father was a milkman."
Patti hope yees live forever, and
] guess yees stand good chance, as
Tonne is an Oirishman." Father Tom
How do you make that out?' Pat
did yees Rivrence niver hear of Tonne
O'Day?'-Smith, Gray & Co.'S Monthly.
-Wife-"What n devoted husband
Mr.. Wicks is; he has spent almost all
this week at home" Husband-"Yes
he told the doctor to-day that he'd just
as soon die as stay in the house one day
longer. Inter Ocean.
Gould you make it convenient tc
lend me SlOO, Jacli?" Il don't know.
If | should lend it to you l should be
man of some distinction" Glow is
that?" zone out of hundred. Var
mouth Item.
1.-THE privileges you enjoy, my son,
from being an American" said the
proud father, ARE simply inestimable.
You may some day become president of
the United States; while in England no
little boy, however brilliant or good,
can ever become queen
"A model postal station will be given
place in the government bnilning at the
Worlds Fair and deliveries of mail will
be made on the grounds hourly. Many
foreign governments will contribute to
the exhibit of postal curiosities and ia
cilitics.
A sad affliction has befallen four of
the members of the family of Patrick
Shea, of Troy, n. Y. His daughter has
just been obliged to give up work be-
cause of failing eyesight; six years ago
her mother became blind; then her sis
ter lost her sight, and last June her
brother also lost the use of his eyes.
The people of Singapore are asking
"who will free them from the tyranny
of Chinese domestics?' In the Straits
| settlements all the domestics are Chi
ncse. and they arc becoming fearfully
high in their charges. So far no REM
edy has been suggested more practical
than that the Penang Debating society
should talk the matter over"
There are 1,G13 varieties of plants
OF economic value in Australia, of
which 212 are classified as human food
and food adjuncts, 15S grasses, 02 other
forage plants than grasses, 123 drugs,
4O gums, 81 resins, 80 llinos, a volatile
| or essential oils 10 expressed or fixed
oils, IA perfumes, 35 dyes, 81 tans, $50
timbers, 67 fibers and IS miscellaneous
and unclassitied.
"A Scotch engineer is said to have
solved the problem of making the mill
run with the water that has passed. 1t
is reported by Glasgow paper that
resident engineer has devised an az
cangement by which all the steam used
by an engine is returned to the boiler.
| As result it is said that as much energy
| can be gotten out of one ton of coal as
is now secured by the consumption OF
seven tons
"A professional catcher in Pitts
burgh wagered ten dollars that he
could catch any ball thrown to him, no
matter how curved or swiftly it was
sent. The person who bet with him
| paralyzed him by standing young wo-
man before him to pitch She had
never handled a ball before, but in
three pitches she put SO many curves to
the ball that he has been almost cross
eyed ever since. He failed to be with
in ten feet of the sphere when it came
in his direction.
The long-proposed plan for supply
| ing Paris with hot-water fountains has
been accomplished, one fountain being
| in working order An automatic ma
chine is used, to which the water is con-
| Quoted by means of subterranean pipes
! 1t runs through n coiled up copper
| tubing three hundred feet long, and is
heated during its progress through this
| by gas, which is turned on by SOU
dropped into the slot, which amount
furnishes eight liters 1t is thought
that this will be great help TO the
poorer classes, to whom fuel is lux
ury
The president of the republic of
| Paraguay advocates the development of
industries that aid agriculture, such as
the manufacture of oil, soap beer,
cigars and flour, and through ipcreas-
ing products that are suitable TO the
climate, such as coffee, cotton, sugar,
vanilla and rice. The cultivation of to-
bacco is being perfected by introducing
seed of superior quality and improve
ments in preparing the land.
Experiments have been going on at
the Edison laboratory on the applica-
tior of magnetism to the humaa sys-
tenn Magnets having an inten1ity of
one to two thousand C. g. s. lines of
force to the square centimetre were
turned on a small boy and also brought
to bear upon Il dog for a period pG five
hours with no apparent effect 1t is
concluded that the human orgap'sin is
in no wise affected by the most power
tul magnets known to modern science.
Martin Reiffcrschcid, fugitive
from German justice, has kept tatsooed
on his body a record OF his varied career