The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-07
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THE worlds largest starch factory Is
situated at Oswego, n. Y.
In Wisconsin there are seventy-seven
post offices kept in saloons
THERE are 81, ,00G cases on the docket
Of the United States court of claims.
Mr.. GDoReE w. CHILDs is about to
set out on ten-thousand mile journey.
A PARADE, participated in by $4,000
bicyclists. may be a sight at the Worlds
fair
DURING last year 1,sO0 girls were
graduated from the Boston cooking
schools.
A LADY of Savannah was married on
Easter Monday, 1891, and buried Easter
Monday of this year.
THERE are about 6,OO0 varieties of
postage stamps now used by the differ
ent nations of the world.
A BUTTE CITY (Wyo.) woman found
three diamonds in the craw of Il chicken
bought from local butcher
A NEW underground railroad, four
miles in length, is to be constructed in
London at a cost of G1,OOO,0OO.
A LATE fad among womanl<ind is a
gold band ring for the thumb OF the left
hand. 1t is of Grccian origin.
A NATIONAL convention of the Ne
grocs of the United States has been
called for Cincinnati, July and >.
SENATOR SToCKBR1DGE, of Michigan,
is heavily built man of medium stat
ure, n great lover of good horsehesh.
A THOUSAND people per day pay to
enter the Worlds fair grounds ana
watch the construction of the buildings.
THE queen of Greece is the best royal
needle woman in Europc she cuts ont
and makes most of her own uuder-cloth-
ing.
A BATH truckman, who owns two
horses, has named one McGinty and the
other Annie Rooney, both being chest
nuts.
Two men fought in the courts OF Kan
sas City, Kan, over the possession of
dog worth S1.50, until the costs amount
ed to $500.
AUcT1oNEERs' fees in England and in
the United States are paid by the seller
In France and Holland the purchaser
pays them.
THE ant is said to have the largest
brain, in proportion to the size of its
body, of all animals, and the elephant
the smallest.
A TRUCK farm man processes to have
discovered that turnip seed increases
its own weight fifteen times in a minute
when growing.
DoNA IsADoRA CoUsINo, of Chill, is
said to be worth 5000, 900, 900, making
her the richest woman if not the richest
person in the world.
Miss MOODY, daughter of the we'll
known evangelist, is travelling in the
Orient. She writes vividly of the scenes
and scenery of Egypt
On Il farm at Palmyra, Me-, is n tree
utterly devoid of bark. Its trunk is
smooth and of light buff color, and
the tree hourishcs finely.
IT is strange, though true, that in
Asia and Africa, where grass will not
grow, the most beautiful flowers and
shrubs flourish TO perfection.
GEORGE PEABODY left fund of $780,
600 with which to build tcnemcnts for
the poor. 1t is now more than S., 600, 900,
and only thirty years have passed.
IN the cave of Smclin, near Viborg,
Finland, a stone thrown down certain
abyss makes a rcvcrbcrating echo which
sounds like the dying wall of some wild
animal.
BE sure to keep in mind the fact that
a plant exposed to strong winds and
warm air requires much more water
than it would if in n sheltered place,
like the greenhouse.
Those who have observed the Prince
of Wales say that one of the pcculiari.
ties that stick to him is that of rcdden.
ing about the cheeks and forehead
when suddenly vexed.
The average number of letters writ
ten per head of the population Isl Eng
land and Wales, 40 Scotland, 30; Ire
land, lG; United States, 81; France l5;
Germany, 13, and Italy, Z.
A COPY Of Audubon's Birds of Amer
lea was sold in London recently for
nearly 81, ,700--as much as, if not more,
ihan the combined annual income of
Audubon'S two daughters.
PROLONGED borings have failed to dis
cover any rock under the site for the
new public library in Chicago, and there
is grave doubt whether u foundation
can be constructed which will uphold
PTOpOSSu
THE various life insurance companies
IN the United States annually disburse
SS5, ZOO, 900 in claims. Their premiums
in the same time amout to S1GO, 900, 900,
and the interest on their investments
aggregates S;i5, 600 600 year.
Mrs. AENIE RoUsH, an old woman of
West Virginia, who has just died at the
age of LOG years, is said to have been the
head of the largest family in the world,
having had at least 1000 descendants.
Her grandchildren numbered 1856 and
her grcat-grand-child 500.
TIE Gulf of Georgia is reported to be
almost cholied with large schools of
herring. The Washington and British
Columbia fishermen are catching the
fish by the ton with no trouble what
ever, and are making good money by
packing them for shipment east
THE city of Paris has s7,655 trees in
its streets, and each tree represents
cost to the city of 175 francs. This
makes in round numbers $1,000, 900
worth of trees in the streets.
Miss LALLA HARRISON, of Leesburg,
Loudon county, has been selected as
the most beautiful woman in Virginia,
TO represent that commonwealth as one
of the thirteen original states at the
Worlds fair.
NEWFOUNDLAND exhibits much orig
inality in its stamp designs. 1t has on
various issues a seal, q Goldfish. a New