The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-23
PERSONAL VARIETY.

A letter from Southern Florida describes a
fight Of white butterflies from the South that had
filled the air, like snow fakes, for six days going
North.
Residents Of the Mangrove islands are ready for
war with America. A ship captain sold them
10 900 needles without eyes, and 5000 cans Of sand
which were labled, Baltimore Peaches.
The existing Cedais OF Lebanon are ony 900
years old. The cypress trees at Montezuma, Mex
co,according TO French bOtanlstare 900 years.
old, and consequently he makes them out cOeyal
with the creation of the world.
Reported conversation between President and
ex'Presdent President-s"And what do you think
Of our foreign relations at the present timer Ex-
President-'Well there's Cramer; he's sick, and
think he ought to be sent South"
There are 600 building associations In Phila.
delphia, and $500 elsewhere in Pennsylvauia,
with an aggregate capital Of Sl50,0C00OO. The
State imposes tax Of four mills on each $780, and
collection was resisted, but the Supreme Court
sustained the tax, which amounts to about $780,
900 a year.
Clara Folz, the San Francisco woman lawyer
being told by the opening counsel in court that a
WomRn's proper place was at home raising chill.
dren, retorted: "a wOmae had better be engaged
in almost any business than raising such men as
you are"
Peddlers OF the revised New Testament do toll
erablv well In titles and large villages, but make
hardly any sales In the country where the alter
alton Of the sacred book is regarded as an awful
proclamation. The pious women Of Welden, Iowa,
chased an agent out of town.
St Louis papers say that Mr. Peter Cooper sent
the GreenbaCk National Committee, at the time
Of their meetr 6 in that city, plan of organiza-
ton aud check for $1,000. They accepted the
plan-and the check
The Mennonites IN Kansas do not live IN will.
ages, but build houses In the corners Of their
quarter sections, so that at least four families
have near nelghbors. As rule they are better off
than the average western farmers.
In some Of the San Francisco hotels the little
ooppery oysters are fried and served for late
supper dish, and they are excellent in that way.
They appear very small and many are required
to fill dish, A Bostonian, after eating quart
looked at the waiter and said, 80 you put vine
The Russian navy seems to De badly tinCtured
with Nihilism, and numerous arrests Of officers
and men have beer uade The political dIstem.
per was found prevalent in the Emperor's guard
ship; stationed near the summer residence OF the
Imperial family.
Justice Clifford and wife are visiting their son
In Cornish, Me. The Justice, in conversation,
frequently forgets with whom he is talking, and
1t is said that, noticing In a newspaper recently
some reference to his successor on the Supreme
bench, he looked up with his old time expression
and remarked that he guessed there was not any
vacancy yet,
In murder trial In Nevada citizen was being
questioned as to the qualifications to sit in the
jury box. One query was: What would you do II
you were on the jury, and the case was, &C. Sure
I'd do whativer was plazen' to the rest Of the
company said he. He was excused. The local
comment is that this teaches us that polieness Is
not always 10 be encouraged,
The Panama canal project is booming in Paris
and he stock sells readily, but on the Isthmul
operations have been abandoned and the French
engineers started for their homes, somebody
will be out Of pocket.
Attorney General Johnson, of Kansas, has Civ
en- his opinion that the conscientious use Of wine
at the communion service is not forbidden under
the new PrOhiD!tOry Liquor law Of thnt State, buI
that its sale for such purpose by ither licensed
or an unlicensed druggist would be clear viola
tion of the law, and would make him liable tC
the same extent as if he sold liquor to be drank
as a beVerApe.