The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-02
or GENERAL INTEREST.

Virginia has nine oolorod men In
her Legislature.
--slxty-elght counties have bscn Or
gani2ed In Texas the past year.
The record OF our alphabet has been
traced back nearly four thousand years.
1T Ia the fashion to use one perfume
only, Thus one girl always uses violet,
another rose, eto.-M Y. Graphic,
Lord Brougham once facctiously de-
fined lawyer thus IA learned gem
tleman who rescues your estate from
your enemies, and keeps II himself"
"A member Of Kentucky church
offered tho Ladies' Aid Society five
dollars II its members would meet and
make aquilt without saying word.
Two dozen Of the ladies met at the par
sonage, and In two hours tho quilt was
finished, but they all say that they would
not do such athlng again for fifty dollars.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Tho ladies OF Olympia, w. T., held
jubilee meeting when the Woman Suf-
frage act was passed, and afterward in
dulged In street parade. A great
many ladies marched In the ranks bear
Ing transparencles, notices, etc. The
most attractive feature OF tho procession
was large Transparency borne by q
buxom woman, displaying tho words:
"b II He, or She, WhichP"
What place France would be for n
hard'cider campaign. There are now
more than four million apple trees cul-
uyated for the purposeof older-making.
An Idea OF how large number that Is
may be gained from tho fact that were
the trees placed side by side they would
limo boulevard fifteen thousand miles
along. A great deal OF this cider, chem
lcally prepared, gets upon tho Amer
lean market as camampagne. -Chicago
Inter Oefaa
--Fih culturists will be interested IN
an enormous eel pond--tho largest in
America on farm In the town OF Riv-
erhoad, Mass. IL covers five acres.-
About two thousand dozen cells were put
Into the pond i've years ago, and their
number has now increased 10 millions.
They are fed regularly every third day
on 'horse-foet," peculiar shell-iish,
and NJ meal-time crack from their
owners whip will bring thousands OF
them 10 the surface.
Speaking OF the origin Of some
names In Oregon. the 0regonian says OF
Grants Pass; "When Grant was Lieu
tenant he was camped there with u par
ty OF soldiers, and they got 10 playing
ouchro for one dollar on the corner.
The game stood three 10 three. GranC'
picked up his cards and had the right
bower, ace and king. He concluded 10
pass, thinking he could euchre his OPP
ponent, burly miner. The result was
that hc lost his dollar, and tho place was
called Grants Pass"
AT a fancy ball at Sidney, New
South Wales. Mrs. j. M. Sweet, the
wiio Of tho editor Of the Morning Herald,
appeared as the Press" In several
pages Of tho paper named, printed In
colors on u beautiful whlto satin.
Every column was In different color,
and each was brought out ~ distinctly
as though printed on paper In tho or
dinary issue. Tho body was represented
with Dags Of tho various colonies all
In their proper color. Tho head-dress
was that Of Minerva, with tho words.
"rhe Press" In bold relief printed In
thirteen different colors. The costume
was much admired.
"A chief cause Of dogs "baying tho
moon" and barking at nothing is dis
comfort. Many unfortunate animals
aro from pure carclcSsnoss consigned 10
cold and comfortloss kennels. II was
found on investigating the kennel OF
dog which had nightly rendered lifo
burden TO noighborhood, that tho
kennel was too small and the poor
creature could only lie partly In IL, was
kept awake by cold and misery, and
not unnaturally howled, Many dogs,
too, suflor In health by being tod up
without exercise, and thus are rem
dorod restless, and consequently howl
at night A dog properly cared for
will rarely g'yo annoyance. Cascago
Tribune.