The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-12-29
TABLE TALK.

Trio London Truth calls the Sultan
TIE Royal Ripper.
Cnc gigantic species of Costa Rican
gYasshopper lays 1000 eggs In a single
laying season. which extends over but
three weeks.
A great ash tree in Sterlingshire.
Bcoland, which was planted by Sir I.
Nicholson in 1896 Is still In flourish
lng condition.
If tho earth were not enveloped WIN
atmosphere, the temperature on tho
surface would be about $50 degrees
Fahrenheit below zero.
One OF the mlsfortunes Of life II
that one must read thousands of books
| oniy TO discover that one need not have
tcad theLi.--De Quincy.
"Gossamer f.on," the wonderful pro-
Duct OF the Swansea, Wales, iron mills,
is 60 thin that 1t takes 4,S00 sheets
plled orc on the other to make an inch
In thlckaesJ.
Ex-Governor Northen, OF Georgia.
has established some fifty agencies In
Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Wis
ooGlDir for the purpose OF encouraging
b-1tAs. ALlOl W undl OLdlO.
It s. announced that the Tennessee
Centennial Expedition, which will be
opened at Nashville on May 1, 1897,
will cost about 100000. All the
money necessary has been subscribed.
a fine quality of grapes 10 produced
IL Northern China, and Chinese sym
dica.e will soon open q large wine
producing establishment. It IL thought
that China will soon be Independent OF
the California and European wine mar
setg.
II public libraries were half as cost
~ rs public dinners, or books cost the
tenth part OF what bracelets do, even
foolish men and women might some
times suspect that there was good in
re7ding as well as in munchlng and
pnrklinG.--RusAin.
Gattlesnales are said to have nat
urol antipathy to the leaves OF the
white ash. Some naturalists assert
that rattlesnake placed in circle
composed OF half white ash leaves and
hall hot Goals will cross the Goals be-
fore he will encounter the leaves.
The bicycle craze Ia no respecter OF
persons or condition. The young Of
ficers Of the navy have severe attack,
and it is said that several Of them 6a
tho flagship New York have wheels on
beard. which they ride between decks
on course one-siXteenth of mile In
circumference.
The Illinois Central Railroad has dc ,
eiGoi TO allow lis employees to buy the !
stock OF the road at par, and pay for ,
Il On monthly irstalments Of IS. In
tere5t at per cent. Is allowed on par
tial payments A number of the en-
ployes are avalling themselves OF the
privilege OF becoming stockholders.
Funny stories OF rroffered curiositles
rre told by the officials OF the Natural
Museum, South Kensington.
Quito lately they received letter from
n person in America saying that the
writer was ready to take $500 for the
TN broken ash o. o cigar with tiny
stump still adherlng. No
Increase in gold exports resulted.
When Arab commentators wrote HIS
eory they gave mony opinions OF those
who Rad gone before them. You Will
dnd, then. some who wrote There are
those who say" and then again, there
are others who cay" The doubts OF
the commentator being acknowledged,
Ibis Is generally the concluding sormu-
la: "Allah alam," or God only knowa"
-Renal.
1t Is said that gray squirrel shoot.
ng In Vermont has been better this
rear than for several seasons. Fifteen
Fears ago these graceful animals vere
10 plenty in Southern Vermont that or
;anized hunts, participated in by ev-
,ry available farmer and villager, were
iad to eNtrt inmate them. In hunt OF
his kind Gitv squirrels often fell in
NE days time
Alexander was "Great" at thirty, Ma
'oleon. the conqueror OF Italy at twpr- (
y-six; George Washington a colonel {
t twelty-three; Stonewall Jackson {
cad at thirty-eight, Commodore Per-
Y, the victor on Lake Erie ct twenty ,
light; Alexander Hamilton in Copgreos :
t twenty-five; William Pitt, Prime !
iinistor at twcnty-seven; ard John
alvin twenty-sevon when he wro;e
is Institutes"