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HAMILTON. GEORGIA.
Foretelling the Weather.
When distant obje :ts stand out very
•lear in the atmosphere a storm is near,
If there isn’t any clouds in the sky it
may mean more of a storm than if the
clouds are plentiful. When the stars are
numerous and bright that’s a sign of bad
weather before long. If you see shafts
of red in the east ju«t before the sun
rises there’s going to be wind soon, per
haps the next day. When the swallows
fly high it is clear weather. If they fly
low look out for rain. If pigeons hang
around the coop it means rain; if they
fly away and fly a great deal the weather
will be dry for at least a day or two. Of
course, I mean we!i fed pigeons. A
starved bird will look for something to
cat, rain or shine.
If a male cat stays in the house of his
Own accord at night look out for a
itorm in less than twenty-four hours,
If a she cat washes her face before
breakfast it’s a sign of rain. I he aver
age dog will come in under shelter six
hours before rain, no mattei how clear
the sky is. If the pains of glass in your
windDws are cool when the weather is
warm rain is near. No matter how
warm you may be in the city *m a sum
mer’s day if you can breathe freely the
weather will continue clear; if vou feel
as if you needed air, or as if choking,
you can l>c sure of rain in a short while,
Brooklyn Union.
A Knowing Old Rabbit.
Here is a story which beats the old
dog stories hollow. According to M.
Labordc, a writer in the Heme S-ii/Ui/'
ique, a rabbit, one of the ordiinn tame
species, was bought for purposes of ex
periment at the and Physiological Labora- the
tory in Paris, after a portion of
facial nerve had been removed it was
left to run about the laboratory. It very
soon recovered from the effect of the
operation, and was for four years M.
I.aborde’s affectionate companion. It
would await at the top of the stairs his
arrival in the morning and would some¬
times run to meet him. Whenever it
had the opportunity the rabbit would
jump , his . , knee, and , fond , , of ,
upon During was the as
caresses as a cat. pr ogress
of ao experiment it would sit ou the op
crating tabic watching the proceeding.
wi ll every appearance of interest. Bun
ny’s chief delight, however was in a
microscopical examination. As soon as
M. I.aborde put his eye to the micro
scope the rabbit endeavor would perch on ins
shoulders and to take a peep.
1 h.s wonderful animal liven on terms of
the most allectionate friendship with two
dogs when belonging dog to the arrived laboratory; he but
turned a strange and invan*- chased
hly the it out. sometimes did he
it along street. Nor biped show
himself very friendly to itnfamiliat
visttors .—Pall Mall Gazelle.
Ctire for Snoring.
It is related of Sir Humphrey Davy, an
eminent scientist, that among his minor
discoveries was a theory of snoring and
a way of curing it. lie attributed snor
ing to a dry or parched state of the
larynx caused by mouth-breathing, and
in an inveterate case he tried to cure it
by putting a piece of castile soap in found the
mouth of the sonorous sleeper. He
this plan was successful—the oily in
gradients while of the “the soap soda lubricating the the is
larynx, of soap
forcibly expelled iu the form of strong who
alkaline language by the snorer,
awakens the moment the decomposition
begins.” Soft soap is said to be more
powerful remedy for thc same purpose.
Snorers who prefer to escape the appli
cation of this means of cure may do so
by retiring with a handkerchief tied
under the chin and over the head, which
will keep the mouth shut and the throat
moist ,—Health Monthly.
New York dudes now have their cora
plexion touched up by a cosmetic artist,
their eyebrows penciled, their eyes
brightened, and their moustaches dyed
•r blacked.
Very few suits are made entirely of one
fabric Of all the fancies showu each
has matching cloth, and tailor mad.
cu jt 8 are of a subdued stripe, plain ot
check, »—ber
matching one or
•trioet.
Street Hatliing in Venice.
Venice seems to have been created just
for sea bathing. Everything bathes
here—houses, palaces, churches: and the
whole population, eager foi coolness, has
its feet in the water. Here people bathe
just to keep cool. In France, in Eng
land, one only takes a dip, or just mois
tens one’s self in cold water, in order to
get warm by the reaction upon the skin.
The poorer Venetians—the pretty hour*
geoisie—young girls, young boy's, even
little children—all pass their time bath
i n g [ n the little canals. It is impossible
t 0 imagine anythiug more picturesque
than all those doors opening upon the
water to let a whole family to pass out
to throw themselves in. The mother
j e t s her bambina into the canal, with a
rope attached to each child’s waist; the
young boys leap like frogs; the old
grandmothers, who the do children’s not swim cloth- any
[n ore, take care of
j„g an( j t} ie father swims after the little
one «, see nothing happens to
them. And what shouting and laughing
w fien a gondola happens rush to pass near the
young folks! They after it and
ca t c h on behind as our naughty boys at
home catch on to the public convey
ance9 ^
One ca nnot but help asking how it is
that our p a i n tera neglect these beautiful
pictures of domestic life—that seem to
] U4VC b een eX p rC88 iy designed and com
p 0sec i for them. Nothing is lacking; background the
scenery is admirable with its
0 f antiquated marble reflected palaces, in with
church cupolas the azure
wa ter, for this canal water is always
pure after the great sweeping tide. given to
tiie (; j t y by each high And the
color is unique, while the foreground is
infinitely varied. But while fashion is
fashion, and while expositions of paint¬
ings succeed each other, the artists will
doubtless persist in sending us views—
in oil, in water colors, on porcelain, etc.
—of the inevitable interior of St. Mark,
and the eternal Piazzetta. and the Grand
Canal with the Rialto in the background,
etc.— Nero Orleans Times-Democrat.
Cutting Ostrich Feathers.
The ostrich is not an eaay bird to han¬
dle under the operation of feather cut¬
ting. You can well imagine that there
is some difficulty aud also danger in
handling huge birds weighing some 350
pounds apiece. Feathers are cut once
every seven months, making it, as you
see, nearly twice a year. When we in¬
t. ea( j cu t a ^} r( j we approach it with a
j plate of green b corn, to which they eager- “
y rll , h Th arc thcu cau whTle ht the
a( , ck with thc left hand, with the
right hand you J draw over the head a
stocking, the bottom th lls the blindfolding stocking is them. left hoi. At
of a
through i which their beak passes, giving
t h em n opportunity to breathe As
g00n a8 the bird is blindfolded he is
held 8till b four me0 and in abo „ t half
an hour be i a „ luckerL Thc white feat h.
ers arc a |l Cllt ; while the body and tail
{cather3 are luc ked. I tell you there is
the fln j mmense demand future for ostrich to this feathers enterprise, is as
ever
oa tbe increase. Ostrich feathers arc al
ways fashionable. If you watch this as
closely as I have done, you will discover
that there is a rage for ostrich tips world, at
different times all over the
whether it be in the colonies, in the
United States or in Europe, In five
years from now ostrich farming will be
a leading industry, and in ten years from
now it will be a staple industry of the
United States. — San Franeisco Call.
l>rawing Two Pictures at Once.
Among the many anecdotes of Sir
Edwin Landseer contained in & biogra
phy, is one about the baud. famous artist’s
amazing masterv of At a large
party in London the conversation turned
on dexterity and facility in feats of skill
with the Jhand: A lady remarked:
“Well, there's one thing nobody has
everdone,and that is to draw two things
at once.” “Oh, I can do that,” said
Landseer, “[.end me two pencils, and
I will show you.” The pencils were
given him, apiece of paper laid on the
table, and Sir Edwin drew\ “simul
taneouBly and without hesitation, with
one 4 hand, the profile of a stag’s head
an d all its antlers complete, and with
the other hand the perfect profile of a
horse’s head.” Both drawings were said
to be full of life and energy, and the
drawing of the left hand not inferior to
the one made with the right. o
The whole number , of men enlisted _. , for .
tbree y< T„'>A ‘, h e r ?i° n ar “ v duri n S! he
war was 2,320,2.i - , The losses, , including ,
£5^ M °' .ta "TnZ ‘side’Tud
133,821 on the Confederate.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES.
A rnHHHffe That Tacked Brilliancy*
“Bromley, you never heard such an
elo picnt sermon before, I am sure.
There was no lagging of interest. Such
brilliant passages-”
“Yes, Darringer, I admit that. Still
I slept during one of the passages.” what
« i You did, eh? Why, Bromley,
passage was it?” *
“The passage of the collection basket.”
— PS iladelphia Call.
The VlfsiMcd Bay.
Teacher—“What are the names of the
seven days of the week?’
Boy—-“Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday. Saturday.”
Teacher—“That’s only six days. You
have missed one. When does your
mother go to church?”
Boy — “When pa buys her a new hat.”
— Terns Si/ting.s.
Juat in From tb« Far Country*
The prodigal leaned over the counter
and registered at the old reliable Husk
House. “Got the cold shoulder at the
other house,” he said.
“How did you come here?” asked Mr.
Schweinforth, the landlord.
“Oji my face,” replied the prodigal.
“Any baggage?”
“A little gall and an empty stomach.’’
“No capital?”
UMy cheek.”
' ‘Pretty hungry ?”
( i Well, I’m a good liver.”
“Well, you’re all right, young man.
You’re thoroughly equipped for a mu¬
seum of anatomy. Front! Show the
gentleman to the pig pen.— Burdette.
Almost Crushed.
Aud these belles have their griefs, too.
I heard one tell her’s to a friend.
“You are looking quite sad to-day, I
do declare,” said a sympathizer; “what
in goodness’ name is the matter?”
“Oh, I’ve had to give up my pug, and
it almost breaks my heart,” was the re’
ply. “I kept him beyond the fashion, I
was so awfully fond of him; but one
can’t quite be left away behind the
styles, you know, and I had to displace
him with a spaniel. I have him tenderly
cared enough for, for of life, course, but and doesn't he’ll be fifippy
that assuage
my own grief. Oh, this frequent chang¬
ing of one's dog is enough to crush a
sensitive nature.”— Indianapolis Nears.
After Vlany Days.
On a Michigan Central train the other
day, a prominent citizen of Detroit, who
had a seat in the smoking-car, crossed
over to a young man who was vigorously
puffing away and asked for a light. The
favor was granted, aud the prominent
Detroiter observed:
“Live in the city?”
“Yes.”
“Going to Chicago?”
“Yes.”
“Aren't you in the grocery business?”
“No, sir.”
“Ah! I thought 1 had met you before
at some time or other. Your face looks
familiar. ”
“I—I used to court your daughter!”
stammered the young man.
• < Oh ho! About three years ago?*’
“Yes.”
“And I gave you the bounce?!*
“You did.”
“Ah! I believe I do recall the circum¬
stances. Idon’t know but I kicked you?”
“Yes, you did!”
“A! Well, I bounced and kicked so
many thut I can't be expected to remem¬
ber names and faces. I take pardon advantage
of this occasion to recovered beg your and
hope you’ve fully from the ef¬
fects. Have a cheroot!”
The Way «« tl.c Old Traveler.
When we reached Toledo I looked at
my watch. We had barely ten minutes
to get across to the l moo depot and
catch the Canada Southern train. It
looked like an impossibility, such but word to an
old traveler there is no a as
f, a. 1, e. I tossed my boy into the near
est carriage hurled my sister in after him,
ran down the from platformlike baggage a madman,tore (I always
the checks apartment!, my
call mv room mv the che6k
on mv’trunk, mv checks, and mv familv
physician,my embonpoint Ad physicians; there in is so plural), much
coup d'etat a mv’l
dragged selffSnd mv trunks to the carriage
shouted to the astonished hack
m in, '‘An extra dollar if we catch the
Canada Southern!'’ How thejAraents that man did
drive. Rackety swat telegraphJBessenger over
of Toledo, over a withiflra
boy on this corner and inch of
going over a wneelbarrow at a crossing,
but the wheelbarrow, being alone, was
more active than the messenger boy and
so got out of the way. Over the bridge,
like an arrow in spite of legal prohibi¬
tion, jiown to the Island House and here
we are. I thrust the hackman’s pay and
extra fee into his honest palm, ha I the
trunks off the carriage before he could
touch k and whirled it up to the
baggage now—have room. “Troit!” tick’t I yelled.
“Lively in min:..'
Away I flew to the ticket office,
knocking people right and left, followed
by the inspiring cheers and pleasant
remarks to the multitude. “Tick't,
’Troit!” I shouted to the agent, snatched
up my ticket, threw down my money,
ran away without my change and found
my trunks checked. I seized it by the
remaining handle, yanked it off the
truck, and hauling my now affrighted,
family along with the other hand, I flew'
toward the ti\;ek where the Canada
Southern should be standing. But a
quiet, grave looking man with a railway
uniform on stopped me. he
“Where are you going?” said
quietly. “Detroit!” yelled.
I “G’out o' my
way, ’r I’ll ride ye down.”
“But your train is not ready, : ’ he said,
persuasively; “it doesn’t start for nearly
an hour yet. You should not get so
excited. The baggage master will take
care of that trunk, and I will call you
when the train is ready. The waiting
room is just at that further end of the
statiou.”
Any man’s watch is liable to run down
and stop, but that is no reason why the
people who loiter about railway stations
should be fools. There is too much
broad, glaring, publicity about should our
American railway stations. There
be more privacy, more exclusiveness.
At every railway station where people of
the upper classes arc liable to be misled
as to the standard and running time of
inactive watches and thus be led into
somewhat extravagant action, there
should be a long, deep, dark hole, about
fifteen miles long, extending under the
nearest range of mountains for the citi¬
zens of the upper classes to retire into
until the coarse hilarity of the vulgar
crowd should have expended itself.—
Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Queen Victoria's Coronation
Greville writes in his menvt: S-a of
Queen Victoria's coronation: ‘ i he dif¬
ferent actors in the ceremonial were very
imperfect in their parts, and had
neglected to rehearse them. Lord John
Thynne, who officiated for the Doan of
Westminster, told me ti. it nobody knew
what was to be done ex. 'pt the arch¬
bishop and himself (who ha 1 rehearsed),
Lord Willoughby (who is experienced
in these matters) and the Duke of Wel¬
lington, aud consequently there was a
continual difficulty and embarrassment,
and thc queen never knew what she was
to do next. They made her leave her
chair and enter into St. Edward’s chapel
before the prayers were concluded, much
to the discomfiture of the archbishop.
She said to John Thynne: ‘Pray tell me
what I am to do, forjthey don’t know;’
and at the end, when thc orb was put
into her hand, she said to him : ‘What
am I to do with it?’ ‘Your majesty is to
carry it,if you please,in your hand.’ ‘Am
I?’ she said; ‘it is very heavy.’
The ruby ring was made for her
little finger instead of the fourth, on
which the rubric prescribes that it should
be put. When the archbishop was to
put it on, she extended the former, but.
he said it must be on thc latter. She
said it w T as too small, and she could not
get it on. He said it was right to put
it there, and, as he insisted, she yielded,
but had first to take off her other rings,
and then this was forced on, but it hurt
her very much, and as soon a? the cere
“ on ? waa over \ he obli S. ed t0 ba ‘ h .®
her finger in iced water in . order to get it
off ' The noise and confusion were very
S™* * ben tbe mcdals * er e
about by Lord , burrey, everybody . scramh
jug with all their might and main to get
' be ™’ ‘ n0,le more vigorously than the
Maids of Honor There was a great
der ? ons tlat 1< ?° “ f a Wl a " 3c whpa tha
uke of . Wellington . d,d eighty homage. and Lord ,
svho ,s between ninety,
f * n do '™ a3 he ".?? Setting up tno steps
of ,he ,broae - ftrs t 'fP 1113 ' wa3
riSe ; a ? d «ben afterward , he came again
. t0 3o homage she said ' -May I not get
“P aad moet a l m -' aod tben ro3e from
the throne and advanced down one or
two o£ ‘be steps to prevent his coming
“p..™ act of graciousness and kindness
whlch made a S rcat sensation,
Good for several trips—A wrestler.