The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-15
CURRENT TOPICS.

NAVIGATION is open between Clcve-
land and Detroit,
II is believed that Pasteur is victim
to slow paralysis.
A MACHINE for cutting and buttering
bread has been devised.
THOMAS A. EpIsoN's birthday is now
noted in the British almanacs.
KING HuMBERT, of Italy, has adopted
the hot water cure for dyspepsia.
JouN D. RoCKEFELLER, Secretary
Tracy and ex-senator Platt were school
mates.
AN Atchison girl eighteen years old
has Just been divorced from her third
husband.
A MOVEMENT for the establishment OF
tree Turkish baths has been started in
Brooklyn.
New sunshades have glass balls at the
end of the ribs as new kind of orna-
mentation.
The military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, contains 42S prisoners serv-
ing for desertion.
POLITICAL prophets say five years
from now there will be at least two more
European republics.
"SADL1ER's Catholic Directory" for
1890 estimates the Catholic population
of the United States at S,27T039.
THE Duke of Orleans will join his
father in Cuba if he manages to escape
from prison or receives pardon.
THE Sultan of Zanzibar has released
some prisoners who have been shut up
for eighteen years without a trial.
AN inmate of a lunatic asylum in
Brescia, Italy, was released on February
1, after seclusion of forty years.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY is in poor health
and says that he does not dare to venture
away from Egypt until warmer weather
sets in.
The Engineering News says that the
coming season promises more activity
in railroad extension than any period
since 1887.
The telegram from King Humbert to
Rio announcing the death of the Duke
of Aosta to the latter's second son cost
nearly 50, 700.
FIVE large wagon-loads OF silver plate
belonging to the ex-Emperor OF Brazil
were deposited recently in the mint at
Rio de Janeiro.
A PAPER published at Canton, China,
by fire, food and other calamities at
$50, per year.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX says a man
likes woman who does not scold him
for smoking, and he is never reformed
by one who does
The postage on letter from the
United States through England to India
is five cents. The postage on letter
mailed in England for India is ten
cents.
AN engine on the East Tennessee &
Virginia road is regarded with supersti-
tious dread by the railroad men. 1t has
career.
EMPERoR WILLIAM, unlike his ances-
tors, is passionately fond of horses and
an excellent rider. The Hohenzollern
family have always been Indifferent
horsemen.
ALEXANDER III. has recently issued
an order directing that in future mem
bers of the Imperial family are to wear
only Russian materials, made up by
Russian hands.
IT is said that the English authorities
are still in pursuit of Jack the Ripper,
and that one of the best known of their
detective inspectors devotes his whole
time to the case.
AN Ansonia druggist has an electric
bell in cabinet containing poisons.
When the door is opened the bell rings,
reminding the oompounder that he is
handling poison.
Mr.. BRECKINBDaE,' of Kentucky, has
introduced bill compelling all persons
who live upon boat on the interior
waters of the United States to pay Ii
cense Of SIS per year.
A YOUNG lover paid a rival $1,000 to
80 away and leave him the girl. Then
the girl played dead, ran away and mar
Red the other fellow, and they went to
housekeeping On the 81, 900.
IT is considered the proper eaper now,
50 says the Philadelphia Record, for a
nan 20 top off with a soft felt hat dent
ed In on top, after a fashion which was
prevalent a score of years ago.
THE theme of the japanese national
,anthemas recently rendered into English
is: 'Oh, that the reign,of our Emperor
might continue for thousands and thou
sands of years--un1il oyster shells be-
come rocks"
WHEN the STATUE of Robert E. Lee
reaches Richmond, it will be placed in a
wagon and dragged to the site of the
monument by thousands of men and
women, who will take hold of rope
milo or more long.
MADAM TACoN, the venerable govern
-ssss of little King Alfonso, OF Spain, has
just received the title of Countess OF
Peralta, from the Qheen Regent, as a
reward for her devotion to the chiaa
monarch during his recent illness.
THERE Is an outburst of patriotism in
London and it is taking the form of
concert to raise funds for the benefit OF
the survivors OF Balakawa. Most of the
heroes are in the worqfhouse and the
purpose is to take them out.
QUEEN VICTORIA has fancy for Wen |
ma and French bread and rolls in all
sorts OF odd shape. Besides having it
made up in scores of fancy twists and
curls, she always has some baked in the
form of little dolls. These are for her |
when they eat at her ta-
BILE.
SECOND consignment of nine tons OF
cats from the great Egypt
ian cat cemetery has been sold at auc-
tion in Liverpool. The bulk of IL