The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-06-24


A young fox taken from litter was
placed with a litter of Kittens at Watkins
vile, Ga, recently. The mother cat at
once adopted it, and now shows much
greater interest IN young Reynard than in
any of the rest of her family
Naturnlists who have been exploring Bor-
Tneo assert that III the stems of certain plants
found there are galleries tunnelled by a spe-
cies of ant, and that the presence of the ant
&. is essential to the existence of the plants
for unless attacked by the insects when
young the plants soon die.
lady has been giving in Paris marvellous
performances with four birds, trained to
such a high degree of docility that they Sc
lect, from a series of cards, replies to almost
any question from the audience. These are
invariably appropriate, and their originality
is often striking 90 Iuslsa
An exchange gives the following as cheap
and true barometer Put a small quantity of
pulverized alum in half ounce vial and fill
it with spirits of wine. When the atmos-
phere is clear and dry the spirits viii be as
clear as crystal, but on the approach of rain
or bad weather, the alum will rise in the
form of spirit cloud, which is an infalible
indication of rain or bad weather.
Coffee is said, by Doctor Guillasse, of
the French navy, to be almost a specific in
, the early stages of typhoid fever. He
gives to adults two or three tablespoonfuls
of strong black coffee every two hours, al
ternating with one or two teaspoonfuls of
claret or Burgundy wine. The beneficial
effect is immediate. A little lemonade or
citrate of magnesia should be given daily,
and after while quinine.
- Jacob Webber, of Tarboro, N. c., was old
and ugly, while his wife was young and
pretty. The disparity IN looks and age led
the husband to love his wife wildly, and the
wife to get weary of her husband He dis
covered good cause for jealousy, and de-
clared that all he wanted was to be nd of
her But he could not live without her, for
when about to quit the court room after OBJ
tanning a divorce, he fell dead from heart
disease EE
Fire is an essential item in some wedding
celebrations In Persia, the service is read
in front of fire. In Nicaragua, the priest,
taking the couple each by the little fingers,
leads them to an apartment where fire is
lighted, and there instructs the bride in her
duties, extinguishing it by way of con-
clusion. In Japan, the woman Endles a
torch and the bridegroom lights one from
it, the playthings of the wife being burnt
there and then
A curious case was tried at Leeds, Eng
land, recently A gymnast, who called him
self the :. King of the Cannon" advertised a
reward of $50 to any one.who would emu
late his scat of catching cannon BAH weigh
ing nine pounds when fired from a cannon
of peculiar mechanical construction A vii
lager accepted the offer, was duly stationed
and told how to catch the ball, and gave the
command to fire. The experiment was not
entirely successful, however, for the novice
failed to catch the ball in his hands, and was
struck mighty blow in the forehead which
barely escaped finishing his earthly career
As soon as he got well enough he sued his
challenger for damages, but his own lack of
presence of mind was proved to be respon-
slble for the disaster, and he lost his case.
An Australian sheep farmer used to say
that he had ten shepherds, all convicts.
.one was a clergyman He was idle, sat
down and let the sheep wander. Another
was an English shepherd. He could not
adapt himself to the vagrant ways of colo
Iri.l Sheep Anoths sr was murderer. He
.,Irove the sheep too hand Tho best of the
whole ten was London pickpocket. In
the exercises of his profession he had been
obseryant, cautious and dextrous, taking
constant note of persons, peculiarities and
dress He had to estimate the value OF
lis victims, and to obtain his object with
tile least disturbances to their sensibilities.
lie watched the sheep carefully, knew what
each had in his pocket, and did his best to
secure the prize for his employer. Such is
The lower of personal attention and dis
elimination.