The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-21

"A GERMAN physician has traced ninety.
two distinct diseases in women to the use
of the corset.
A PINE tree cut at Six Lakes recently
yielded $500 feet of understandable lumber,
valued at 500.
The banjo craze is the lat st mania OF
fashionable society, and "baujo recitals''
Is one of its outcroppings.
tDR. MARY WALKERS attire now consists
OF little overcoat, a dark suit with cut.
;away coat, and walking stick.
"A JERSEY CRY butcher quarreled with
'Another man and struck him with u sau-
sage, breaking three of his ribs.
IT has been discovered by naturalists
that 1t takes dog ninety days to forget
: his old home and take to q new one.
"A JURYMAN was arrested recently at
Newport, Tenn. for robhing tho pockets Of
his fellow jurymen while out making up
verdict.
"A FLORIDA paper tells of q lemon just
picked which measured fifteen and one
half inches and weighed two pounds and
two ounces.
THERE is promise of real estate crash
In Brooklyn, prices having gone too high,
and there being more new buildings thar
can be occupied.
JESSE MEAD's horse ran away near Ire
mont, O., and threw him headlong into the
frozen creek, where he broke through the
ice and was drowned.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the iron prince, who
pays one Of his foremen salary of $o5, 900
year, did his first work in Pittsburgh
telegraph Office for S3 a week.
EDWIN BooTHs hobby is to smoke con-
unually enormous pipes of tobacco, one
after the other in quick success sion. For
hours he will speak to no one.
THE Duke Of Cambridge, commander-in-
chief of the British army, gets S33 600 a
year, while all Count Won Moltke of the
German army, receives is $1,000.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean suggests that
the year 1888 is "a good time for old bach.
elors to cogit-s, the girls to reciproc-S and
not hesit-S" In other words, 1888 is the
year to ms.
MASTER JOE DoNoGHUE, b sixteen year
old Newburgh, N. Y, boy, has issued a
challenge to any boy Of his age in America
to skate from one mile to five for one hun
dred dollars.
COLONEL SMITH, of Oglethorpe, Ga,, is
somewhat OF farmer. 1t is said that at
the close OF the war he began farming on
q capital of $500. His annual income is
now $lOO, 1000.
"A GOOD many OF the Congressman miss
the free passes they enjoyed before the
days of the Interstate commerce law, and
think their'salaries ought to be increased
as compensation.
THERE are lace curtains in the parlors of
Robert Garrett's million-dollar Baltimore
mansion which cost S2OO yard. Some of
The carpets on the floors are actually worth
their weight in gold.
A MICHIGAN clergyman named Spring
stein Is engaged In a crusade against
christmas, which he says is q pagan fes-
tlval, and is in full tilt after Santa Claus
with intent to destroy him.
BERRY BowDEN,a a twelve-year-old colored
boy OF Macon Ga, has the largest mouth
OF anybody in those parts. He can hold
Two hen's eggs in it at once without diff.
Guilty and is very proud of it.
TYPE made from paper is the latest nov.
city. A process has been patented in Eng.
land by which large type used for printing
placards can bemade from pulp. Such let
'ters are at present cuton wood.
COFFEE JonN, the proprietor of a Mime
apolis restaurant, on a bet of $40, recently
Ate 900 oysters in two hours. He ate l2s
raw, 125 stewed, and $50 steamed and fin.
'ished with thirteen minutes to spare.
THRRE will he plenty Of international ex.
hibitions this year. Among others will be
ono relating toimusic at Bologna, one at
Vienna covering architecture, sculpture
and painting, and one at Melbourne com.
prising everything.
FARMER M. II. .GLADMAN, OF Hopkins. Mo-.
has found q seven-lnc ch vein OF shoe blaolt.
ing ON his farm it lies four feet below
the surface, and when .moistened and
rnhbed on shoes makes fine polish. Mr..
Gladman is now hunting for o tree that
bears ready,made shoebrushes.
1HE friondless pauper, Frank Holman.
who died IN Cincinnati few DAYS ago.
once drew regular salary of $4,000 per
Annum from his employer, A. 7. Stewart.
the millionaire merchant of Now York.
A,c aAL dealer occupies panel dn ono Of
The Chicago street Car lines. and o pawn.
76oker with an eye TO business occupies
fac next panel. with hand pointed to.
ward the coal dealer, says: "Do you need
The point Is easily seen.
GENERAL WAsHINoroN SEwrLL, . retired
officer OF the U. q. army, died the other
day ut San Francisco, aged eighty-six
years Ho served sixty-four years and
eight months In the army, and was tho
'ecuod Oldest man on the retired list
Tue fund for developing the Nisesrs
Falls now amounts to very near SlO0,O0
" IL said that . newly rich New York \
yoman got from sexton possession Of q |
ombstone sacred 70 tho memory OF some
me OF the same name - herself that was
y nm English gvsyeysrd, and now has 1t
st In her library we'll. with fictitious
'edigree. W y voucher for her aristoerscy
GovERSoS swlsEvoRD, Of Alaska, IL In
Ssshipgton, whittier he went to attempt to
ceugs legisIstion to restrain the rapscity
tho Commercial Fur Seal Company. Hs
laiins hat the company rules the Terri.
'sy, and suring the last year has excssdsd
' 1000 thu npmbsr Of seals which Il 10 "
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