The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-08-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Mr.. Thomas Ewing Sherman, son Of
General Sherman, will be Professor OF
Rhetoric In Detroit college during the
next year.
Ex President Arthur has gained con-
slderably In strength and now walks, II
is said, with a firmer and more elastic
tread. He Is still resting at New Lon
don.
The condition Of General Augur, who
was shot In Washington by negro last
Saturday, continues to improve, and 1t
is thought now that he will entirely re-
cover.
BLESSINGS brighten as they take their
flight" The parties to three divorces
which were recently procured by one
law firm In Concord, N. H., have all re-
married.
The Boston Young Mems Christian
Union is devoting much time and money
giving carriage drives to the sick. Near
ly 1000 persons have thus been benefited
this summer.
The well known estate Of 0xcombe,
In Lincolnshire, England, was sold the
other day for el5,000-a very remarka-
BILE price, considering that this property
changed hands two years ago for $685.
900, and In 1875 realized e45. 900.
Minks-"HellO, Winks, where are you
goiDg% Winks-GOing to Iowa." Visit
ing, ehp" "NO, going to settle there"
"You don't say sol Got into businessP"
II intend to practice medicine" why,
you are not a Doctor" No, but l have
learned the Latin term for whisky"
Andrew Low, of Savannah, Ca, who
recently died abroad, leaving three or
four millions to his heirs and much
smaller sums to certain favored chari-
ties, was blockade runner during the
war. He made his millions shipping
cotton to Liverpool through the blOckad-
Ing feet.
Joe Harris, of New London found a
fat pOcketbOOk, and as soon as he could
find the owner res ored 1t to him. The
man was delighted. "There was 800 Ia
it," he said. "Pm awful glad you found
1t. Here, smoke this" The cigar was
bad enough to almost make an honest
man turn thief.
49," remarked Editor Cutting, II am
sentenced to serve one year at hard Ia,
bOr and pay $500 In addition. Well, |
suppose / can stand it. If / had gone
back to my office / should have had a
years hard labor and probably been
compelled to settle with the sheriff for
not less than $1,000. So Pm 5000 ahead" "
Statistics have just been published In
France showing the results Of the new
divorce act there. The act was passed on
July q, 1884. By the end of the year
1,773 petitions for divorce were present
ed; and 1866 petitions for separation,
Sixteen hundred and fifty seven divorces
we're granted, and 1921 separations,
The law seems to have been most time
ly one.
An important dwarf Is now In Paris
taking holiday from his duties. "Ab-
dUrrabman" was formerly buffOOn to
the Sultan Abdul Azaz, and at his Turk
isb masters death entered the services
of the Shah of Persia. He Is a Turk,
about fifty two years old, and though
scarcely three feet high, Is bright LOOK
ing, and wears a CircaSsian Generals
uniform.
Mr.. T. j. Doyle, whom the President
appointed Secretary of the Civil Service
Commission or MOoiay has been stenO-
grapher 10 the Commission ever since 1t
was organized, and was appointed orig
inslly, 1t Is understood, by Mr.. DOrman
B. Eaton. The Commission now con-
Sists Of two Democrats and one Republi-
can, with Democratic Secretary and o
Republican Chief Examiner.