The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

--Podgers says that "his baby san
beat any expert billiard player-he can
bawl without cue. "
Light tan shoes are said to be very
popular with Boston girls, because they
require Browning frequently. -Harper's
Bazaar
lis your father a man of sedentary
fabits?' "Sedentary? Well, | rather
fancy he is. He sits on me every time
he secs me"
-Baldhcaded Customer lin barber
shop)-"l want n hair cut" Affable
Earber-"Yes, sir; which 1air?''-Phila-
dolphin Record.
Ten men bit the dusc" says SEN
entional reporter of the Wild West. They
must have tasted pics sold by the train
Loy.-N. o. Picayunc.
Sometimes man is justified in feel
ing that "thc most unlSindest cut OF
all" applies to the picture of him that
appeared in the newspaper. Washing
ton Star.
Decidedly So.--"I wish TO present
cou with few volumes of fiction as a
mark of my esteem, Miss Amy" 'Thank
YOU, Mr.. Dolley! What a novel gift
Detroit Free Press.
in Forsyth county, Georgia, is a
carved or incised bowlder of fine-grainec
granite about o feet long, feet inches
| high and 3 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," F."
,Nf ,NAi,,t-
ing out painting to his visitor, lis one
of the old masters" "Indecdw 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)
so this is your family tree, is it?
And what is that big gap in the mid
| dlc?" Snobson-"That, er--well, er--
OH that is the flood. ."-Rochester Tails
man.
If a woman wishes to summon a
child from long distance, she prolongs
the last syllable of the name and em-
phasizes it; if man is calling, accent
and emphasis are placed on the first
syllable. Thus the woman says: you,
JOHNNY p And the man says
90 John"
"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.
"A S,,,a11 fotipp nu tho Old Colon "
road in Massachusetts, bears the queei
name of Kenberma. 1t appears that
| three children of summer residents born
in the place are named respectively
| Kenilworth, Bertha and Mary, and the
first 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 traffic during the fair are
| to be models of elegance and conven-
ience. One is to be six hundred feet long,
and to cost over half million of dol
lars. Handsome staterooms are to be
provided, and sleeping -berths 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 hourished.
John died at a 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 a few days ago at
Crawfordville. The tree he planted top
Piled to the earth on the day of his death.
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 $s4 per
ton, the time being about forty-fve
days. By clipper ship round the Horn
the same goods can be laid down at a
cost of $40 per ton, the time being about
eighty-fve 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 quan.
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 preasant." In the list OF
'preasants" is mice tchain" offered to
the possessor of fifty tickets.
The galloway at the Deer park
| group of mines near Descanso, Cal.
was broken in singular manner re-
Gently. 1t has a single span of 4, 45O
feet. The tension is 20 tons and the
loads are 120-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-
| 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 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
a personal quarrel. American women
understand public affairs, but English
women have yet to be taught them
that is the difference"
POETRY AND BOARDING.
The Beginning and End of IA ShOrt-Lived
Romance.
Poetry, thou sylph divine" he rhap-