The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-04
CURRENT TOPICS.


THE Cutting edge of this Mexican busi-
ness is about wore off.
THE grapc-rot is playing havoc with
some Vinland vineyards.
A TORONTO woman proposes a society for
The prevention of kissing.
THE Massachusetts, convicts are to have
their tobacco supply cut off.
WASHINGTON is one of the best, IL not the
best, paved city in the world.
THERE are three private mail-delivery
companies operating in Berlin.
A Two-YEAR-oLp boy in Vermont was
drowned in vessel of sour milk some days
ago.
THE story of tine discovery of meer-
schaum in Oregon turns out to be mere
sham.
ADvIcEs from Corea show that cholera
swept off twenty thousand persons in one
province.
SEVEN citizens of Chicago will shortly
leave this world with very poor opinion
ofrepublics.
THERE is little doubt that anarchy in the
United States has had its wings clipped
pretty closely.
THE Gar of Russia is growing econom-
ical. He has cut the czarowitz down to
$4,000 a year.
MACHINES for reeling silk from unpierced
cocoons are in operation in the Agricultur
al Department in Washington.
THRONES are cheap in France. Two
made for the last Napoleon are now valued
at 500 each, and find no takers.
THE Niagara Falls crank who goes
Through the rapids begins to assume the
proportions of u national nuisance.
Mrs. CLEVELAND, the Presidents wife,
has taken sixty sittings for pictures in a
Washington photographers gallery
~. GRAY, pack with my box five dozen
quilts" The popularity of this sentence is
that it contains all the letters of the alpha
pc.
SUICIDES caused no less than twenty-four
of the total number of 1.6 deaths rcportad
officially for May as having occurred in the
German armies.
TIE Savannah Netcs says: ''There is q
man in Athens forty-three years old who
never fired gun in his life" Probably he
is without arms.
PITTSBURGH now has seven Bessemer steel
plants Steel is SO generally taking the
place of iron that the puddlsrs are moving
west to obtain work.
The rations for the force that was to invade
Mexico, may now very properly be sent to
those counties in Texas whose inhabitants
are suffering for the necessities of life.
A CURRENT paragraph is to the effect that
the accomplished daughter of Mr.. Law
renee Barrett, obedent to her fathers
wishes, has never seen a play or an opera.
A PORTION of the Gulf of Mexico was
blown into the city of Galveston the other
day, thus making mariners of numerous
citizens who had no sea-going tastes what
ever.
TIE belle of Long Branch is a beautiful
young Jewess named Stella lsaacs, whose
face is said to be a perfect fac-simile of
that of Venus, seen on artistically-cut
canoes.
THE new election at Leith for member OF
parliament resulted in the triumph of the
Gladstonean candidate, Mr.. Ferguson. His
competitor, Mr.. Jacks, lost $50 votes since
last fall
A STRONG argument for the economy Of
cremation, is that the Vanderbilt tomb is
to be permanently guarded by detectives,
and a house is being constructed in its vi
cinity for their use.
A CURIOSITY of engineering, in the form
of tiny engine, has been made by an in
genious clockmaker. 1t weighs only about
fifteen grains, and is entirely covered by
an ordinary thimble.
A NEW umbrella device is patent win.
dow in one of the sections, through which
t1,a tt.ox- ala bn ic oh -
and how to avoid punching him in the back
with the sharp point
A METEOR. brilliant with blue and red
light, was seen from Eastport, Me-, few
nights ago. 1t was seen for thirty seconds,
and left red track across the sky after the
meteor had disappeared.
CHRISTINE NILSSON denies the story that
she was married the other day, and, as she
would appear to have been in a good posi-
tion to know, her word will doubtless go a
long way with the public.
AN exchange says: "Mr. Jones called to
see us yesterday and laid an egg ON our
desk" Mr.. Jones can have $50 week by
applying to Mr.. Barnum, who will bill him
as the 'Only Human Hem
Ar Oneida, N. Y, the other day, base
ball umpire made wrong ruling When il
was pointed out to him he fined himself
seventy-fv cents. At the close of the game
his severity gave way, and he remitted tht
fine.
A BUFFALO paper says that just before
the opening session of the savants in thai
city, Bishop Cox remarked to a reporter
81 should like to correct the proof-sheet o
my prayer. You newspaper men aud the
printers are SO unfamiliar with prayer thai
you're pretty certain TO bungle it uI
badly" This will go on record AZ the stand
ing joke of the session.
THERE are almost as many fools and
cranks in this beloved land of ours as there
were week ago, but the Niagara Rapids
are still doing business at the old stand
Excursions at reduced rates.
PRESIDENT GREvY, now eighty years old
and far from robust, Il, represented as seek
ing relief from cares which advancing
years, rather than declining patriotism
have rendered burdensome, and talks of re-
signing.
In order to obtain information as to tn,
currents in Lake Michigan, Engineer Her
ing recently set aaoat several BOTTLES In
the harbor of Chicago. Ono has been re
turned from Hyde Park and three from the
coast OF Michigan.
TIE vicinity of Niagara Tails would be..s
very suitable spot for the establishment o
an international lunatic asylum just now
There are enough barrel cranks alone t(