The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-07-01

10 prevent the escape of his spirit
1t death George Francis Dobson, OF
Muskegon, M ch., has hit upon strange
Idea. He has made arrangements
Sor he friends just before the spirit
leaves his body, to seal him in huge
slASs eviiRdsr. SO that his spirit may be
keVt ffSm departing, and at the same
firhe be enabled, by series of system.
ATTIC distYFb,gHess of the air within the
cylinder, ~ commur icate with his
friends tsfough q telegraphic instru.
ment placed An the cyitRden
"A Grabbed old bachelor who was Ia
the habit of calling st . Washington
post office for his letters was so much
Impressed by the kindly attentions Of
Miss Margaret Reese. the postmistvess,
that he one day walked up to the coun-
ter, and rcmarking that she was the
only person who hnd spoken kind
word to him for years, handed her .
parcel which contained deed for Ave
acres of land worth three thousand dol.
lara ~
"A teacher who received rs an addi.
tion to her primary school fiock small
graduate from the kindergarten was
impressing upon the new pupil the ne.
cessity Of quiet movement about the
room. Now. Harry" she said, go
back to your scat and see how still you
can come to the desk. Come up like q
mouse" she finished, by way of illus
tration. Whercupon the small Harry
returned to his place, and dropping
upon all fours, came nimbly and silent
ly, in true mouse fashion. through the
aisle. The outburst Of merriment,
which neither scholars nor teacher could
suppress at this performance, surprised
and grieved the heart Of the little kim
dergartner, who saw nothing unusual
In IT.
Maine Is noted for her hale and
spry old people. Ex-Gov. Garcelon. In
Lewiston, s5 years old, is an active
rider and driver Of fast horses, of which
bis stables contain twenty.threc fne
animala MIRA Jonathan Dow, Of Deer
Isle. 80 years old, has knitted forty
pairs Of stockings and woven two hum
dred yards Of rag carpeting and one
hundred yards Of cloth during the past
season in odd moments snatched from
her general housework and the care OF
q fiock of hens Mrs. Joanna Bunker,
Of West TrSntpp.. 81 years old. hns just
finished wsiktcoat which she cut and
made without the use of glasseA Mr..
RobbinA also Of Deer Isle. is 70. and
last yenr. besides doing much repairing
of vehicles, he made all the woodwork
for four carts, one jigger, q double.
seated wagon and horse sled.
Americans who chance to receive
letters from Russia are usually sur
prised to flnd tho foreign postage stamp
on their envelope used as seal
affixed, that is to say, to the center Of
the side opposite to that on which the
address is written. Sometimes Rus.
slams settling in the United States con
tinue the practice acquired at home,
much, Of course, to the annoyance Of
United States post Office officialA A
case Of this kind occurred recently in
New York state, but 1t was explained
quite inndcquately by writer who
alleged that the colonists sealed theil
letters with the postage stamp because
communicu tions from the United States
were usually opened In the Russian
post office before delivered. As mat
ter of fact the habit Is diffused al
through Russia, and simply means thai
distrust of the imperial post Office IL
that country Is widespread