The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-03-03
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Washington, ID. G.
BEssEMsr's steel patents have brought
him S35, ,3s5. 600 in royalties.
1T is thought transatlantic telephoning
would be possible with silver cable.
Cs.ENEScEAu, the French statesman,
once practiced medicine in New York.
THERE are in Kentucky town 1876 single
women and only seventy-seven single
men.
A RUSSIAN law forbids the use of the ex-
clamation points in newspaper articles in
that country.
IT is declared on good authority that the
non-pork eating Jews are never afflicted
with cancers.
ARKANSAS CRY, Kan, has house which
is constructed entirely from boards taken
from shoe boxes.
A JERSEY CITY man recently found $500
in q second hand lounge and returned the
money to the owner
A CURRENT joke says the Fourth Of July
IS like an oyster stew, because neither is
good without crackers.
4 GEORGIA lad died after a lingering ill
ness of blood poison, attributed to the usu
of brass mouth organ.
No theater in Madrid will be allowed to
be lighted by electricity.
DAKOTA is now referred to as the State
where they have nine months Of winter
and three months Of very late fall
A MARYLAND physician recommends only
shree hours a day in the school-room for
children and Wednesday holiday.
THE Michigan roads will adopt the 5000
mileage tickets subject to interchange, but
hpu h,x, ut nj on
A cLUBRooM in Portland, Me-, is said to
Dc paved with 50, 400 worth of old lottery
tickets, not one of which ever drew
cent.
HENRY E. ABBEY has his life insured
for more money than any theatrical
man in the world. His policies foot up
S2)O,OOO.
THEY tell of Congressman's wife at
Washington dinner party who undertook
to eat the paper dish in which the patti
was served.
The Standard Oil men of Russia are the
two Noble brothers, who are said to be
worth S400, 100000. Their income is greater
than the Czar's.
Two Nashville men went to law about
job of work that was worth about seventy
five cents and spent $1,000 before the mat.
ter was settled.
BlsMARoK's income il between S1GO,C00
and Sl5O,0O year. He rises at noon, eats
hearty aupper shortly before midnight
and retires at a. m.
A BILL haa been introduced in the New
Jersey Legislature to prohibit any man
from growing any crop from which any in
tOxicants can be made.
Or the eight National Conventions of the
ortx, fo, hou nj in,
Chicago, two in Philadelphia, one in Balti-
more and one in Cincinnati.
THERE are sixty-eight fire insurance
companies doing business in the United
States, each one Of which has more than a
million of dollars of assets.
"PETRoLEUM NAsDY's' father, N. r.
Locke, who was one of the original Abo
litionists, is still living in Toledo, o., at
the age of ninety-four years.
A VERDICT for $1,000 has been rendered
against Chicago practical joker who
kicked his victims legs from under him
while he was leaning against counter.
JAS DsBoIs, of Williamsbridge, N. Y,
challenges any one in the world to
sleeping match o. 142 hours; that is to
SEQ who can sleep the longest in a week."
Two women in Georgia have established
lucrative business by acting as agents
for number of life insurance companies.
They are never deceived as to a woman's
age.
THERE are ninety seven artesian wells
in Dakota, extending in q line from Yank'
ton 10 Grafton. They have cost from S3, 900
to $1,000 each, and range in depth from 52i
feet to :, ,552 feet.
PERHI Ps 20 other part Of the State has
caught ne mania for dehorning cattle us
Clay end Efingham Counties, Illinois,
have. A veterinary surgeon has within
forty days dehorned 1000 head.
LITIGATION over an estate, which has
been before the New York courts for
thirteen years, has just come to an end,
and tho heirs received eighty-five cents
apiece, while the lawyers pocketed Sll 900
each.
TELEGRAPH line is being built from
Russia to France. In case of war Russia
would be cut off from telegraphic COM
munication with eastern countries as
its only telegraph line runs through Ger
many.
The George b. Mcclellan Memorial As
sociation OF Philadelphia propose to erect
the statue of "Little Nc" on the south
side of the new City Hall, but thus far
only 81, 500 has been raised of the required
$4,000
IT is alleged that the largest skeleton
ever known has been discovered in East
land County, Tex. 1t resemble the re-
mains Of an immense goat. 1t has horus
six feet long and teeth weighing sixteen
pounds.
THE Albany Argus says: ''Thc increase
of bigamy may lead to Communication mar
riage tickets furnished at reduction, the
clergyman to punch the ticket once for
each ceremony, and a judge and jury to
punch the bigamist"
PRESIDENT ELIOT, of Harvard, has been
talking plainly to the students Of that in
stitution. He says the tone Of inter collie
giate athletics must be elevated IL those
who participate in contests are to retain
the respect Of the public.
The highest price, Rl0, 1885, paid last year
for picture at auction was Bouchcrs por-
trait Of Mime. de Pompadour. Gainsbor.
ough "Sisters" brought G09ti5, and Tur.
ner's "van Gozen," go, 325.
The Grophic tells Of a wealthy Western.
man who was about to visit New York
city for the first time, and, wishing son,,-
body to show him around, telegraphed In
advance to secure the services OF IAN
experienced bunko-steerer."
FRANK FALLoN, Of Fond du Lac, Wis,
saved his life during the recent blizzard in
Dakota by taking refuge In pig pen. He
passed the night with fat porlser resting
ON his feet and one on each side of him,
and escRped without frost -bita