The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-05
CURRENT TOPICS.


diver is about 5000. 000,0 200.
THE prospects for big peach crop in
Michigan this year are excellent
RUSSIAN farmers hold an average of
twenty-seven acres to each family.
THE first people to coin money were
The Lydians, who began to do so 1880
R.C.
The carat used In estimating the
weight of gems is grain of Indian
wheat.
In 800 years the silver mines of Po-
tosi, In Bolivia, have yielded $1,000.
e00, 1000.
On TALMAaE received 5000 for tive
hours lecture ut the Atlanta Cha
tauqua.
THE Schemnita silver mines Of Hun
gary have been steadily worked for over
~ years.
THE post-office department costs $685..
~. 900 . year, and has q revenue Of
81, ,o0o,o 900.
Tn Australian gold is finer than that
q California, having . quality Of 30 TO
De.B carats.
UNTIL 1s4o Europe produced eighty
pE cent of the worlds wheat; now,
AfSy per cent.
Tim proposed tower On the city kali
Of Gan Francisco In estimated 10 cost
about $4,000
THE Peruvian mines, from their dis
eovery to the present day, have yielded
N,4oo,o0o of silver.
NEARLY one-half the total number Of
suicides take place between the hours
Of q. m and noon.
A KANSAS family Of fve, tho aggre-
gate weight of four Of whom is 1900
pounds, are to visit the fair.
The artistic feeling Of somebody In
81 Joseph, Mo-, has manifested itself
n painting billy goat green.
ETA MORTON, Of CRANKY, Mo-, a year
ago swallowed pin which was recent
" cut out of her left shoulder.
IT is good time to marry and visit
Niagara, since the hackman are waging
vigorous war and slashing regular
rates.
A NEW YORK policeman has resigned
because the commissioners wanted him
to sacrifice about six inches Of his mus
tache.
THE first expectations Of wheat freA
the United States was In 1926, when the
Dutch of Manhattan sent home some
wheat.
MRS. L. w. HILL, Of Butte des
Mortes, Wis, has rocking chair known
60 be 1s5 years old, and still in good
condition.
IT was beautiful Bangor, (Ms)
speculator who embezxled his fathers
cuff buttons and tried to swap them
for candy.
A LETTEB mailed in London, April Z,
and remailed in Hong Kong, made the
circuit Of the world in the fast time OF
sixty-two days.
AMERICAN oysters are to be planted
In the Caribbean sea by an English
syndicate. Tho coast Of Jamaica is to
be FIRST utilized.
In Columbia's building, at tho Worlds
fair, there is $4,000 worth of ancient
pottery, idols, incense burners and
household utensils
A NEGRO, near Dawson, Ga, was
struck by lightning few days ago.
The only harm done was tearing off the
seat of his trousers.
THE different sizes of postal cards
now in use will shortly be discarded
by the government, and one of uniform
size issued, s1sx51S.
REV. WILLIAM r. ALaER refers allit-
eratsvely and expressively to the
Worlds fair as IAN indescribable will
derness of wonders"
RUSSIAN crop prospects have greatly
improved. A fairly large yield is now
expected, especially OF rye, the chief
breadstuH of the nation.
BECAUSE a young man refused to
shave off his mustache at the demand
Of his Philadelphia fancee, she prompt
ly broke the engagement
DR. LAFFoNI, physician Of the pope,
says his patient bids fair to live to 90,
or beyond, and that his health at pres
ent is all that can be desired.
EULALIA has sent a fine Toledo sabe.
70 Gen. Horace Porter in recognition OF
his kindness while chairman Of the re-
ception committee in New York.
ONE Of Mrs. Cleveland's most highly
priced possessionsis is sketch of a bit OF
woodland on JOS Jefferson's Louisiana
plantation, painted by the actor him
self
The memorial bust of William Cullen
Bryant which is to be set up in New
York Central park will cover, with its
pedestal and foundation, an area large,
than a city lot.
EIGHrY-oNE preachers have thus fal
applied for a vacant Oklahoma pulpit
According to this the preachers are be
coming quite as numerous as the law
yers and doctors
A JAPANESE editor has been con
demned to one years penal servituds
for speaking of the Nishin Shingisi, il
Q recent elective campaign, as a ''hov
enkukidojo," or boneless fish.
The fund for the benefit of the fami
lies of the brave tremen who persisted
in the cold storage confagration a
Chicago has reached ss5,00o, and it il
proposed to increase it to 100000.
UNDER SHERIFF w. r. SHRINE, o
Paw Paw, Mich, had sixteen teeth ex
tracted at one sitting the other day. !
hemorrhage resulted, which co, tiNue'
until he tainted from loss of blood.
ONE hundred and thirty dollars i,
cash and four saving bank books repre-
senting deposits amounting to sa,04'
were among the personal propert.
found ON beggar arrested few day
ago at Lee, Mass.