The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-09
MISCELLANEOUS.


"A little knowledge Is sometimes
dangerous thing to the party about
whom IL is known, Kate Fields Wash.
ington.
What a superb facet" said one
girl to another, as they stood before a
marble head Of Minerva. Yes" said
the other. What nose for specta.
cles!'-Harper's Bazaar.
-Helen-"Thath horrid Mr.. Twaddles;
doesn't he bore you terribly with his
visits?" Madge-"No; there are times
when enjoy feeling that am entirely
alone. Inter Ocean.
--"Please give me nickel to buy
dinner with" said the tattered little
boy. "Iam 80 hungry" what canyon
get for Ave cents" asked the old lady,
giving him the money. "Pie, ma'am,"
said he, with grateful smile.
-Decker-"Ah, / see you have on
clean shirt this morning. Quite social
departure for you, eh?" Hecler with
dignity)-I've worn this garment three
days; but I'm glad to learn what your
idea of clean shirt really is."-Broolk.
lyn Life.
Great Encouragement.-'I always
embrace an opportunity" said Mr.. Mul.
Inns, complacently, to his ladylove.
Mullins was successful business man,
but rather backward in love-making.
edo you regard me as an opportunity?"
asked the girl, shyly. He did after
that.-Truth.
The park policemen of San Fran
cisco use the lariat to stop runaway
horses, and all are experts with the
rope. The captain of the Golden Gate
Park squad says his men ''can stop
horse within distance of fifty yards,
without the slightest danger to our
selves" and he implies, though he
doesn't distinctly say so, without dan.
ger to the runaway or its rider.
On the Way to Santa Maria
Christopher olumbus-"Have you
written up the log book, Don Alonzo?"
Don Alonzo Penzon-"How in thunder
like this? Here's the caravel been
standing on it's hind legs since yester-
day morning. Bet you drinks, Christie
pher, you can't go down in the cabin
and stand any hard boiled egg on end
to-day. ."-Brooklyn Life.
AT the corner of Gates and Frank
lin avenues, Brooklyn, a man is kept at
work oiling the street car rails. That
is because the neighbors complained of
the creaking of the cars as they went
around the curve. The creaking re-
suits from placing the rails fraction
of an inch too near together. Con-
stant wear of the wheels will widen
them so that oiling will not be neces-
sary after time
There is a singular likeness be-
tween ferny places in the northern
woods and an average "bit'' in Florida
1t is the palm that spreads and feath-
ers in the warm lands and the fern at
the north. The effect OF the two is
quite similar from little distance.
The fern not infrequently attains
length of five feet in New England,
and in the northwest, where all vege-
tation is more rank, it grows larger
still.
1.-THE other day" said New York
citizen, 81 saw a colored newsboy; he
jumped aboard a street car quite in the
usual way. There may be other col
the first one l had seen. On the same
day i saw another newsboy who at
tracted my attention-a white news
boy who wore spectacles. There may,
indeed, be other newsboys in New
York who wear spectacles, but have
never seen them
-Richmond, Va, contains among it's
population IS George Washingtons, II
Andrew Jacksons, IA Thomas (''Stone-
walP) Jacksons, Thomas Jetfersons,
4 Robert Lees, John Randolphs, /
Jefferson Davis, John Marshalls, 10
John Tylers, Henry Clays, Zachary
Taylor, 2 Benjamin Harrisons, 2 w. II.
Harrisons, and Daniel Webster. They
are all colored except John Marshalls,
l Henry Clay, John Tylers, Benja-
min Harrisons, Zachary Taylor, Robert
Lee and Jefferson Davis.
1t may not be known to MANY that
the points of the compass may be de-
termined with the aid of an ordinary
watch. 1t is simply necessary to bring
the watch in such a position that the
hour hand is directed toward the sun.
The south then lies midway between
whatever hour it may happen to be and
the numeral XII. on the dial. Let us
suppose, for instance, that it is 4 O. clock,
and that the timepiece is held in the
position indicated. The direction of
the number H. will then be the exact
south. If it be o'clock the numeral
x. will indicate the exact southerly
point.
About the last thing done to silver.
wnre in the factories is to cleanse the
surface of all grease and other material
used in the polishing, process that
usually involves deal of hand labor.
A mechanic who had noted the expen-
sive character Of this work invented
bath in which the foreign substances
that cling to the surface of silverware
are easily and quickly removed. From
this bath the silverware comes clean
and brilliant The employers of the
inventor have patented the process
with his consent, and the patent is re-
garded as valuable property.
--"Watch stopped, has it?" asked
one traveller of another. "Now, sup
pose you'll pay dollar to clean it.
But let me give you a tip. Open both
OF The back cases so, hold it with open
side down and tap it with your finger
nail dozen times. Don't be afraid.
Snap it again. Now move the second
hand. Is it all right? thought SO.
A drummer put me up to that trick.
Probably there were only a few specks