The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-01
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
BISMARCK will be rs years old on Apri,
FOOLS Day.
AN Americus man has just perfected
patent pie litter.
GATnERcoLE is the name of one of
Pennsylvania's coal barons.
LABOR prophets predict that next
summer will be one of strikes all over
Europe.
GENERAL LoNGsrREET is keeping a
hotel in the little town of Gainesville,
Georgia.
COMMISSIONER RAUM thinks that $780,
900, 900 will pay our pension bill for the
aext year.
A WIEN ieweler exhibits large model
of locomotive and cars made entirely
IF solid gold.
THE Prince of Wales is a large man
and has a firm understanding. He wears
a No. 10 boot,
Snow at Rowland Flat, Sierra County,
Cal, was seventy-five feet deep at the
last measuring.
A NEW custom-house building is to be
erected in New York City at an estimat-
ed cost of 81, 800, 900.
NINE hundred and fifty newspapers
were started in France last year, all of
which are now dead.
In the public schools of Chicago 2,6S2
school ma'am's are employed, who are
paid S199, 624.62 month.
IT makes Queen Victoria angry to in
innate that she should step down and
out in favor of Albert Edward.
HENRY GLADSTONE, the youngest son
If the great English leader, is splendid
athlete, and the giant of the family.
A MASSIVE tombstone representing Is
lion and weighing five tons is to be
placed over the grave of the late DIR. j.
c. Aver.
THE grip took in the whole country,
and the deaths from it are computed at
10000 of which Baltimore had the largest
proportion.
SENATOR INGALLS, receives an average
of 200 letters a day. The services of
two typewriters are necessary to dispose
of his mail.
SIX hundred and seventeen less books
of all classes were published in the
United States during 1889 than during
the previous year.
A CELLULom cuff carelessly thrown
into stove by woman in Fresno, CAL,
caused an explosion that did damage to
the extent of $50.
In Paris there is skating rink form
ed of real ice on a circular basin Of
water artifcially cooled by pipes con.
tanning ammonia gas.
JOHN p. GRAY, of South Carolina,
raised twenty-eight bales of cotton on
twelve acres of land, said to be the
largest yield on record. The result was
STA.
IT is announced that the largest cargo
of grain ever shipped from Baltimore
was taken out the other day by British
steamship which loaded 1873, ,5S1 bushels
of corn for Cork.
THE famous How-Qua Forbes Sang de
B9uf vase, of which so much has been
written and said, and which belonged to
the late S. i. NJ. Barlow, of New York,
has been sold for 50, 900.
LOCOMOTIVES cost in the United States
from 81, 900 to SIS, 900. The English loco.
motive costs about S12, 600. 1t is doubt
full, however, if there is S4, 900 more SER
vice in the English engine.
PRINCESS VICTORIA, of Prussia, has
obtained the permission of her brother,
Emperor William, to reside permanent
ly in England, and he has granted her
an allowance of $40, 900 year.
A ST. Louis physician thinks it just
as important that the ears of railroad
employees, and particularly the ears of To-
comotive engineers, should be scientif-
ically tested as well as their eyes.
IT is estimated that the total loss by
the Toronto, Can, University fire wilt
be 81, 900, 600. This includes the library,
valued at 100000, and all equipment,
which was generally of the most modern
style.
JUDGE THOMAS T. BoULDIN, of Char
lotte County, Va, owns the plantation
on which his father and great-grand-
father are buried. 1t has been in the
family for one hundred and forty-six
years.
THERE is no taxation upon either real
or personal property at Para, but when
piece of real estate is sold the pur-
chaser is required to pay fee to the
government of five per cent. on the sell
ing price.
LEO XIII is said to be actively en-
gagged designing his own tombstone.
The statue Of the Pope is to be placed
over sepulchral urn, and on either side
of it two colossal statues representing
Religion and Justice.
Mrs. NANCY RAINEs, of Knoxville,
Tenn, widow of John Raines, is the
Oldest widow now drawing pension in
consequence of the service of her hus-
band in the revolutionary war. She is
Ininety-eight years of age.
THERE are nine counties in Northern
Arkansas, lying in a body, that have not
one mile of railway. The population
is estimated at 11O,O Papers in that
region are beginning to agitate the sub.
ject,of railway construction.
r. Ii. SEDGwIcK, who has been APP
pointed supervisor of the census for the
First New York district, comprising the
counties of Kings, Queens, Suffolk and
Richmond, will have the appointment
of 1000 enumera tors at So day.
The Kansas Immigration Bureau ia
gathering names of Eastern people By
scores of thousands, and sending them
circulars faled with glowing accounts
of Kansas as good State TO come to.
GEs. 10. HEATH of Ashland, Va, un-
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