The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-30
CURRENT TOPICS.

OPIUM smoking is said to be largely
on the increase in Washington.
HENRY WARD BERoHER was country
boy who loved farm-life all his life.
"WILLAM the Fidgetl" is what the
German Emperor is called in London.
SIR MoRELL MACKENZIE cortemplates
making lecture tour of this country.
Mrs. CLEvELAND's portrait is to GO
into the Corcoran Art Gallery at Wash
ington.
AT Bangor, Me-, they have lady ush-
ers at the opera-house. The people pre-
fer them to boys.
Cov1NGToN COUNTY (Miss.) folks in
dulge in ''Goober Parching and Baby
Washing Parties"
BUENos AYREs will erect monument
to the French revolutionist, Cambaceres,
at cost of $4,000.
THE loss of life in the November bliz-
Yard in New Mexico and Colorado is now
reported at 100 lives.
THERE are over four thousand women
working under salary from the Govern
:nent in Washington.
THE Mexican Government has made a
graphic postal service.
DURING the last eighteen months the
Russian Government has expelled 35, 900
Jews from the Empire.
A LEARNED divine declares that the
men who stay at home at night are the
safe men of the country.
THE Dominion Government has
awarded subsidies for steamship service
to the British West Indies.
CHICAGO is preparing for the expendi-
ture of 500, 900, 900 for a decent supply of
water and a drainage system.
THE short for chrysanthemums in
New York is "mum." Mum is the word
with horticulturists in Boston.
THE "bucket shops" have come before
che courts in England and been pro-
nounced gambling establishments.
Hon. GUY C. II. CoRLIss, the new
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
North Dakota, is only thirty-one years
of age.
WASHINGTON, Adams, Monroe, Andrew
Jackson, Van Buren,, Tyler, Polk, Tay-
lor, Buchanan and Lincoln were all born
on farms.
ENGLISH papers report the death of
Mr.. Robertson Gladstone, brother of the
ex-Premier, of whom he was very fond
and proud.
THE army of Brazil, on peace foot
ing, consists of about $4,000 electives,
to which must be added the gendarmery
of about 1000 men.
THE Emperor or China, who married
against his will in obedience to his
mother, now refuses to see either his
mother or his wife.
BISMARCK, in consequence of recent
fitness, has lost the few hairs that were
on the top of his skull, which is now as
smooth as billiard ball.
A MICHIGAN woman rode fourteen
miles to dentist, had eighteen teeth
pulled without groan, and then walked
four miles to her sisters.
A FUND for the benefit of the family
of the late Richard A. Proctor, the
astronomer, has recently been started in
London by Grant Allen and others.
Ex-SECRETARY BAYARD has six chill |
dren-four girls and two boys. Miss
Florence Bayard has presided over his |
household since her mothers death.
ously against the suppression of street
bands, hand organs, ETC., which gave in
nocent enjoyment to thousands of peo-
pie.
THE journey of nearly 5000 miles |
made by the delegates to tho congress |
OF the three Americas is probably the |
greatest railroad exploit in the history
OF the world.
New YoKK, Pennsylvania and other |
Eastern States are greatly complaining
of constant heavy rains. This has been
the wettest year in these States for |
twenty-five years.
THE Brazilians did not wait for the |
to return from their con-
gress at Washington and instruct them
in regard to the government and GUS
toms of the United States.
SOME one suggests that New Mexico
be called New Grenada. AS the abbre-
Walton of this name would be IN. g."
II is not likely that the New Mexicans
will fall in with the suggestion.
THE original cost of the Eiffel tower
has been earned and repaid to the stock
holders, and as they are to have half the
net income for twenty years they have
no cause 10 regret their venture.
A FoUB-DoLLAR draft, purchased from
D Chattanooga bank last summer has
turned up in New York, raised to four
thousand dollars, it having been sue
worked on a Philadelphia
firm.
A SHORT time ago lady, the first Of
her sex, graduated in medicine in Mex
leo. AS an appropriate compliment, her
fellow-students OF the other sex got up
an amateur bull fight in honor of the
occasion.
QUEEN OLGA, of Greece, whose un-
wearied efforts on behalf of the poor,
the sick and helpless, have made her
subjects worship her, IS very simple in
ner ways and goes about the streets un-
attended.
No EmPERoB has stepped down and
nut more gracefully than has Dom Pedro.
But the way was made clear and easy
or him, and Pedro was the man to take
advantage OF it. He has suffered no
isgrace, and is still respected and loved
y hds people.
Rev. Il. DEWITT TALMAGE first ex-
anded his lungs calling to an ox-team.
THE little cabin in Fairmount park,
once used by General
rant as headquarters is going to ruin /;
rom neglect. Public sentiment, how ,
yer, is aroused and steps will un-
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