The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-17
PERSONAL.

An Indiana man has started the dan
gerous heresy that a COW knows twice as
much MS an eagle.
Barnum's no-haired man, who died a
few days ago, had been married eight
times. No. wonder he didn't have any
hair. ...,.I...-..
One of the carriers of the Boston Trdv-
elLer is Mrs. Griffin, aged eighty-nine
years. The rumor that she edits the pa
per is an unkind fiction.
Boston Post Quilp says that although
Hsle name of Barnum's fat woman who
died in Baltimore the other day was
Rohm, her style wus Greaseian. (
Stephen Ora t was called the biggest
liar in Maine" by the Portland Press, and
jury decided that Mr.. Grant was not
libeled in the assertion.
Edward Detaille, the Paris artist, is
only twenty one years ofage, and boyish
in appearance. He is pupil of Meis-
sonier, and stands with veterans in art.
An acquaintance said to Sherman
General, you forget that we have at
least one great political General, Grant"
eyes" said Sherman, "and Fred"
Calvin H. Watson remained in, the
Massachusetts State Prison year before
the certainty of his innocence became
apparent, and his opinion of the jury
system could not be expressed in less
than two columns Cdurier-J Journal.
A London journal complains that Glow,
dirty, blear. eyed, beery news.venders
run after us in the streets to sell Moody
and Sankey lives and hymn books, in
sultng their superiors with such oues
tions as these: /, Haven't yer got a soul
to save 2" aot tiil aamy1 m9r a4''hi
They are still fiercely assailing Gen.
Sherman's book. Lewis, of the Detroit
Free Press, sternly remarks: Private
Dalzell'is not even Mentionedin General
Sherman's book. 1t looks as if the Gen
eral wanted to keep all the glory for him
self
Grace Greenwood never said better
thing than when, in explaining that she
was nos the wife of one of the members
of the publishing house of Lppincott 4
Co., of Philadelphia, she added, "and !
hereby warn all persons not to trust me
on his account"
Colonel Forhey has found AN auto
graph letter of Tom Paine, while ransaek-
ing old libraries in London. 1t is aa-
dressed to George Washington, and has
that gentleman's endorsement on it. The
letter has been sent to the National Mu-
scum at PHILADELPHIA a"tAs-
Mr.. Graves, Treasurer of the Shakes
peare Fund, proposes that every theater
in America and Great Britain shall on
April 90, 1876, give performance for
the benefit of the fund, to enable the
trustees tocomplete their project oferect,
ing theater and training school at
Stratford-on-Avon.
Dr. Bullard, of New Haven, Vermont,
has been practicing physician for more
than half a century, and has assisted at
the birth of nearly 900 children. Those
now living, who are indebted to him,
propose to have grand reunion and pic
mic at his residence next month, and a
committee of arrangements from several
towns in the vicinity is working up the
matter.
One of the most regular attendants at
the Moody-SanKey revival meetings has
been arrested. With one hand he was
in the habit of holding The Hymnal,"
published by Messrs. Moody and Sankey,
while with the other he abstracted their
POCKET books from the ladies within
reach, The way hesang, "Hold the fort,
for l am coming" showed depth of feel.
ing which his clever fingers fully real
ized. He was noted for his fervor and
devotion, and his name is Robert Ham
ilton.