Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

I'm 1873 Vasco Nunez &c halpos
crossed the Istnmus of Panamai ana
| discovered the Pacific ocean at the west
of America
Mrs Jones-'Don't forget those
things, and by the way, George, we are
to have mother for dinner to-day
Mr.. Jones-''Well, I hope she will come
on the table baked done, and the head
off."-National Weekly.
Decidedly Decided-"Your HUSBAND
is a decided pessimist, isn't he"'' SAID
Mrs Shattuck to Mrs. Dinwiddie.'
"Decided?" replied Mrs. Dinwlddie.
81 should say he was; you ought to have
heard his decided mo- when asked HIM
for $50 yesterday. Inter Ocean.
She - "That's a curious match
Charlie Pigott is about to make. They
say the girl is regular tomboy-climbs
trees. and all that sort of thing" lie
"Humph! That's why he likes her.
His rooms are on the fifth floor - no
elevator. Harper Bazaar.
Handy All Around.--"lf l marry
Miss Bond" observed Lummix, "pcople
will say am after her money. lou
see am literally handicapped by her
fortune eff you can get the girl you
ought not to mind the handicap" re-
piled Sllimgullct. "You'd find her for
tune handy for bonncts, too."-lntcr
Ocean.
A Sensible Merchant. Brown Ito
his Office boy)-"All ready to close up
for the night?" Office Boy-'ics, sir
Brown--."ls the safe lockcd?' Office
Bov-"Yes, .sir.' Brown--''rhen, I'M
lock it. There's Just fifty cents worth
of postage stamps inside, and l don't
want some burglar to come and ruin
$3.50 safe to get at them. Light.
Faithful Unto Death.-A Syracuse
street car horse which got into the
habit of kicking was tied in a stall and
bag arranged for him to practice on.
lie began at seven in the morning and
kicked until 1885 without a let up. and
then brol1cn-heartcd and Disguised with
mans ways, he fell on his side and
yielded up his life.-Detroit Free Press.
Not the'kind of a Tip lie Wanted
Crusty (from the rural dstrictl -'What
We pokin' yer hand at me for"" Waiter
Yer fo'got something, sah.' Crusty
mo, hain't. guess. You're waitin'
for a tip. amt ye?" Waiter-"lf yoh
please, sah." Crusty-"Waal, here's a
straight one. Yer keep on waitin an
!. you'll be gray long fore you're rich. ~
Chicago Times.
The latest estimate of the twelve
largest cities in the world in the order
of their population, is as follows: Lon
don, Eng Gncuding suburbs), $780,
6l3; Paris, 2,344, $50: Osaka, Japan,
1,G33. la: New York City, l,5l3,50l; Can
ton. China, 100000; Aitchi, Japan,
1890. 7O2: Berlin, Prussia, l,3l5,297;
Toxic, Japan, 1,2ss,9 07; Vienna. Aus
tri;i, l.l03,S5 Chicago, 1909, 1873; Plsla-
delphia, l.O4G,252; Sian, China, 100000.
: Six elephants were seized the other
evening in Z; circus at Amiens, by
! sheritfs officer who had a warrant
J against their proprietor. The repre-
) sentative of the law and his men are re-
ported to have acted with great pru-
dcnce, showing a certain ditlidence at
first in approaching the pachyderms,
who were probably tiourishing their
: trunks in defiance of the writs. At last
move was made by the process-serv-
ers and the ''.Jumbos' were led out of
) the circus quietly and impounded.
When Chinaman desires to return
to his native land from this country, he
cunningly takes advantage of the cx-
: clusion act. He quietly makes his way
to the Mexican line. and boldly crosses
: back to the territory of Uncle Sam, as
if he were Il recently arrived emigrant.
The United States officials arrest him,
and after trial he is returned to China
at the expense of this government.
-Talleyrand was sent on diplomatic
mission to London, to conclude an ALI
ance between France and England
But while the negotiations were pend
ing, news came that Louis the -Four
tecnth had been deposcd NJ. de Tai
leyrand's mission was at an end He
had not been very favorably received
The queen had turned her back on him
when presented at st. James. "Shc
did right" said Talleyrand, aftcrward:
''hcr majesty is very ugly"
: The Island of Juan Fernandez, once
inhabited by Robinson Crusoe, is now
tenanted by a former Austrian officer
Baron Won ROdth. who. after being
forced by the terrible wounds which he
: received at the battle of Sadowa in 1856
to leave the army, grew tired of the
monotony of existence in civilized Eu-
, rope, and determined to devote his for
tune to a life of adventure For fifteen
. years past he has been living on the
Island of Juan Fernandez with small
colony Of natives and of European de-
scrters from civilization. and only com
municating with the world once year.
when he sends his fine sailing yacht to
Valparaiso for provisions and supplies.
TO the farmer boy who has never
seen horse cleaned except by hand
with the good old currycomb and brush.
it would be quite sight to visit some
OF the large city barns of the American
I car or express companies, or large livery
, establishments, and see the horses
, cleaned by steam. so to speak Should
r he visit the Palmer House livery stables.
Chicago. he might see any day horse
undergoing his toilet-in stable par
f lance, ''gettin' cleaned and cnrried. =