The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-04
CURRENT TOPICS.

In 1887 Groat Britain mined about 15O,-
600. 600 tons Of coal to our 100, 100000.
A FIRM Of dentists in London advertise |
that they will purchase old sets Of teeth.
AN 'express" train In Norway runs at |
the average speed OF twelve miles an hour.
ADMIRAL PORTER says we can't have |
navy till we build up merchant marine.
Or the "a, 600 men Vermont sent to the |
war not over 5000 are now living In that |
State.
A GEORGIA man has produced new and
gentle species Of rodent by crossing white
and black rats.
THE cholera epidemic in Chill is decreas.
ing, mainly on account Of lack of sub
jects to attack
IT is said that George w. Childs has the
finest collection of autographs in the
United States.
A PENNSYLVANIA young man recently
married a girl who had refused him
eighteen times.
They say that the Queen Regent Of Spain
has asked President Cleveland's wife for
her photograph.
Two Pittsburgh scientists propose to pu-
rify water by passing q current OF elec.
tricity throughit.
IT cost the country just 81, 3764s to bury
the late Representative Moffat, with Con-
gressional honors.
MrRABEAu was SO ugly that small boys
on the boulevard would stop and ask IL his
face didn't hurt him.
NOTE paper equal to that made from
linen rags is manufactured from tobacco
stems, says New York paper.
EXQUEEN ISABELLA has packed her car.
80 l-.- I-FA L. ,@x-a nm IN N
"intimatiou" by the Government.
Ex-Governor ALGER, of Michigan, is
said to own over one hundred square miles
of excellent pine land near Alpena.
THE lowest recorded temperature is 363'
below zero; it was produced by vaporizing
liquid nitrogen under low pressure.
A STEAM heater exploded in a car on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad.
The car stove will smile when it hears
this.
IT is now an imperial regulation in Brazil
that persons who die from yellow fever
shall be cremated, the State bearing the
expense
THERE are about 100000 people engaged
in keeping bees in North America, and the
honey product is 100, 000, 600 pounds, valued
at S15,000,0OO.
You've George Gould spends only about
81, 900 year on clothes for himself He is
always plain in his selections, but is par
ticular as to the fit.
CHAuNcEY NJ DEpEw is handsome
dresser, but not an extravagant one. Pos
sibly 5000 year will cover the amount
spent on his wardrobe.
THE largest amount of land held in the
United States by an alien corporation is
that owned by the Holland Company In
New Mexico. 1t embraces 4,50O, 600 acres.
A STORY is being revived in diplomatic
circles Of the Cars intention to have him
self proclaimed Emperor Of Asia, and, it
is said, the ceremony is to take piece
shortly at Merry.
SELTzER water is new remedy for
burns, discovered by New York drug
clerk, who thinks that the carbonic acid
gas, with which the water is impregnated
is the chief agent for good.
DE BRAzzA. the African explorer, says
the upper Congo region teens with ivory.
He found largo quantities of tusks in some
Of the villages, and they were often offered
to him for small quantities of beads.
BERRY WALL, king Of the dudes consid
ers himself good dresser, but the lead
ing tailors laugh at this and say that his
highness is almost coarse in his taste. He
seldom orders over two suits at once.
TaERE is thrifty woman living at Briar
Creek, N. Y. Not long ago her hus.
band died, and she took the headstone
from his first wife's grave and had 1t
dressed over and relettered for his grave.
In New York City they have brand OF
weather called the "Canada thsw." 1t is
the worst manufactured. "Canada
thaw" is u mixture Of three inches of
slush, Opaque fog, 81 eet, rain, icicles and
mud.
A SALINA (Kan.) man walked quarter
OF mile to get his gun to kill big jack
rabbit which he saw in the road, and after
he had fired q heavy discharge at it he
found that the rabbit was already frozen
to death.
READING, Pa, is enjoying faith cure
boom of considerable dimensions, and one
clergyman Of the Mennonite persuasion
urges the people to let the doctors go, and
place their Glance upon the Lord in times
of sickness.
"CHEEsERINE" has made its appearance
in England. 1t may not b a sweet morsel
to roll under the tongue butt will be gen.
orally admitted that the name is too de.
lightful for any thing. What nextl Per-
haps sausagerine.
PRINCE OSCAR Of Sweden, who is about
to marry maid Of honor, was to have
welded one of the Prince Of Wales daugh-
ters, but the Swedish Parliament meanly
refused to vote the necessary money, and
the match was broken.
W. ID. PRATT, of Davenport, Ia, rnce
wrote out the emancipation proclamation
In such manner as to have the letters
group together In perfect picture of
Abraham Lincoln. The picture Is now
in the possession of the Iowa Historical
Society.
The name Of Grant Is inscribed on q
great many American vessels. Nearly
dozen ships are called after Andrew John
son. Three boats bear Ben. Buffers name,
while five use the name of Winfield s.
Hancock. General Mcclellan has eight
vessels named for him. Robert L. Lee
three and Jeff. Davis one.
JAY GOULD is rather an extravagant
dresser. He considers his time of more
value than money, and leaves the selec-
tion of the goods and style to his tailor.
Jay orders half dozen suits at time
and picks out those that suit him and
leaves the rest for an INDECENT brother OF
his. Mr.. Gould spends about u, 200 year
on his wardrobe.
THERE is going on around lately constant
discussion of ''painless death for crimi-
nails" Chloroform aud electricity are
among the Il gents suggested. Meanwhile