The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-16
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to the occupying tenants on the Denny
estates, and it is understood that the
rents will be the same as those fixed il
1929. 1t is expected that the tenants
who are generally in comfortable cir
cumstances, will gladly avail themselves
of this offer.
Ko Hun Hua, the Chinese Professor
at Harvard, is described as an acute
reasoner and close observer. He has
learned to speak English fairly, and he
spends much of his time reading, fol
college duties amount to nothing, as he
has had but one pupil, and at present
has none. His contract is for three
years, whether there are any students
iu his classes or not.
The Buddhists of Japan have estab-
lished theological school in imitation
of Christians. Their need for such a
school is shown by the fact that a
Buddhist priest in Osaka, Japan, lately
told the Rev. Mr.. Forest that eighty
thousand miles north of Osaka there
was huge square mountain on the 9TH
er side of which was Heaven.
According to Professor Grimmer,
there is terrible seven years before us.
From 1880 to 1887 there will be uni
versal mortality. Asia will be depopu-
lated, and Europe will become almost
a desert. America will loose Is, 600, 200
inhabitants There will be tempests
and foundations. No prophet could
possibly be grimmer than this one.
| Rev. DIR. Dix, rector of Trinity
Church. New York, is SO. He is the
best-paid among the city clergy, having
an elegant house and $1,000 a month
for a very light service. Bishop Potter,
| who is at the head of the New York
| (EpiscopaD Diocese, is now IS. and is
still in the exercise of his official duties.
He has been SIS years in the ministry,
and more than quarter of century
in his present office.
M. Barthelemy st. Hilaire, the new
French Minister leads life thoroughly
republican in its simplicity. He labors
rs hard at his present advanced age as
if he were fresh young student. He
has never been ambitious for place, title
or honors. For many years he has
lived upon his modest yearly income as
an Academican. He scarcely ever uses
a carriage, and, like another great
Frenchman, Victor Hugo. prefers seat
OH the .'imperiar' of an omnibus to any
other vehicle
A rich proprietor named Raimondo
Terrana has been carried off from near
Toppolo, Italy. The aggressors were
six men on horseback, disguised as
Guards of Public Security. It is said
that a ransom of $4,000 lire has been
demanded for his release, with threat
of killing him if it is not paid. This is
not the first time that Terrana has been
captured, as some time ago he was
seized and mulcted of 5000 lire.
Ristori made no use of her title as
Countess for advertising purposes when
in this country. Modjeska, on the con-
trary, was extensively announced as
Countess, though she has dropped that
pretension in London. During Neil
sons last tour here she asserted in in
terviews that she was the daughter of
Spanish nobleman, while the fact is that
she was of the humblest English parent
age. The impression seems to prevail
among foreign performers that Ameri-
cans are admirers of aristocracy.
The American board has sixteen
churches in Japan. Four new churches
were organized and one hundred and
twenty-one new members We're added
last year. Twelve of the sixteen
churches are self-supporting The con-
tributions amount to an average of $50.
The manufacture of cartridges, as
conducted by the United States Car
fridge Company, is one of the import
ant industries of Lowell, Massachusetts,
The company employ, in all depart
ments, about $50 hands, and have a ca
pacity for turning out 100000 pieces
per month, which find market all
over the country. Their monthly pro-
duct of small (size 22) cartridges, for
shooting galleries, is 100000. Three
quarters, it is said, of all the large car
tridges used by the United States army
and navy are produced at these works.
Besides this, they supply State troops,
and Tor the purpose of encouraging tar
get practice in the militia the Company
are offering team and individual prizes
to such organizations. lf
Some idea (says the Berlin correspon-
dent of the London Tines may be
formed of the educational status of the
German army and navy from statistics
just published, according to which, of
the 14O.S81 recruits taken in during the
year 1S79-S0, 1872, 66O were ex-
6,OO4 in another tongue Polish, chief
ly), while 2,217 were devoid of any
school training. Those who could !
neither read nor write numbered 157
per cent of the entire number, against |
1.S0 in the year 1S7S-79, 1.73 in 1S77-7a, |
2.12 in 1S76-77, and 2.37 in 1876, |
from which it would appear that educa-
ton in the army and navy has improved |
at the rate of nearly l per cent during
the last five years. The districts which |
most require the rigorous supervision of !
a School Board are East and West Prus-
sia. Posen, Bromberg, Oppein, the Pa
latinate and Alsace-Lorraine.
The society known in New York rs
the Central Cooperative board, the OBJ
Iect of which is to establish a system of
cooperative stores in this country SINH
lar to that in operation in England,
propose the following plan: After the
payment of legal interest, that is,
per cent per annum, or J per cent
per quarter, per cent of the remain
ng profit would be placed to the credit
If a reserve fund to be disposed of as
he members would desire. Two and
laf per cent of the remaining profit /
would then be placed to the credit cf
IN educational fund, while the remain
ng profit would be divided equally
lmong the full amount of wages paid
Turing the quarter, the full amount of
ales for the quarter, and one-quarter
i the amount OF capital invested at the
of the quarter. The divi-
lends on all sales made to unknown
'ersOns and one-half of the dividends
N sales to non-members, however,
Tould be placed to the credit of the re-
erve fund. This system. the commit
ee adds, has received the approval of
nany of the leading authorities on CO.
peration. 80 a.. ... a.s
Many of the leading orchard proprie-
ors in Northern Italy and Southern
are cultivators of the COM
ION black ant. which insect they hold
1 high esteem rs the fruit-grower's
est friend. They established ant hills
l their orchards, and leaving the po-
ce service of their fruit trees entirely
} the tiny colonists, which pass all
leir time in climbing up the stems of
he fruit trees, cleansing their boughs
nd leaves of malefactors, mature as