The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-10-27
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1t is proposed in New York, to estab-
lish "Garfeld memorial surgical
ward'' in any hospital that Mrs Gar
field may select
There were 19, 3SS births in Philadei-
phia last year, there being an excess
of 766 males. The deaths numbered
1911.
I: The man who bought the main Cen
tennial building at Philadelphia for
$97, 900 saws that he has sold it to
syndicate of Pittsburg and other capt.
talists for S175, 900.
The Jesuits have purchased the Hales
Place property, near Canterbury, Eng
land, and will convert the old manor
house into an enormous college at an
estimated cost of EGO. .O0O-
A woman entered o boot and shoe
store in Olean, N. Y, recently, followed
by ten children, who were each in turn
supplied with shoes She remarked as
she left the store that she would bring
in the other two the next day
The largest boat on the great lakes
is being built at Cleveland, Ohio. 1t
is to be of iron, 3023 feet in length. 80
feet breadth of beam, and 25 feet depth
of hold, and to have capacity of s. 200
tons.
DRYING potatoes is great industry in
Rochester, N. Y. The potatoes are
sliced, put in a steam box for few
minutes to keep the starch in, and then
dried. When desired for use they are
soaked before cooking.
A company has been formed, with
81, ,OOO. 900, to pack frozen fish at De-
troit- In addition to the home trade, it
is proposed to ship frozen fish in large
refrigerators ON European steamers,
and to introduce The fine fish of the
great lakes to the capitals of the Old
World
A dog that hears through an ear
trumpet and wears spectacles belongs
to Patrick Nichols, of Milwaukee, Wis.
This animal is said to be 35 years of
age, and has lost his hearing and sight,
and his master, for his many years OF
fidelity, procured these aids to cheer
him. A set of artificial teeth are being
made for him.
The number of people who go to Col
orado hoping to be cured of asthma,
dyspepsia or consumption is very large.
Not a few invalids earn their board by
engaging in light occupations The
Denver Tribune thinks that if house
rent could be made low and factories
for light work could be started both the
invalids and the State would reap the
bene1t
Buffalo, formerly one of the health
lest of cities, is now agitated at an ex-
traordinary mortality among its popu-
lation, 1,O80 deaths having occurred
within a period of nine weeks. The
local physicians trace the trouble to the
existence of a canal that emits poison
ous odors, and to the use of unhealthy
well water. The abolition of both is
urgently advised.
Tho CCuntaSS of X-was Sum-
moned as a witness in French court
..Your age, madame?" asked the Judge.
INV aee?'' said the Countess; ''well.
really have such a miserable memo
ry." "But certainly you must know
when You were born" ''No, indeed,
Judge, on my faith don't was SO lit
tie at the time" The Judge did not
insist any further.
Ono of the regiments quartered at
Aldershot. England. possesses singu-
lar pet in a fine milk-white goat, which
was presented by Queen Victoria. and
is led by gold chain. The goat is ex-
tremely fond of the music of the band.
When the soldiers are about to march
it goes of its own accord to its allotted
place to await the coming of the band
master. when it joins in the march with
pride and spirit
A colored waiter was interrogated on
the change recently made in the Phil
adelphia restaurants from white girls
to black men for walters, and he in
confidence informed the reporter that
ssde reason de bosses couldn't get along
wild de gals, was ease dey all got fei-
lahs and the fellahs am waited on berry
well;7 but de fellah dat amt got no gals
they don't get muffin till the ress' am
tended TO-"
In a speech at Newbern Senator
Vance stated that North Carolina fur
nished to the armies of the Confeder-
acy no less than 80 regiments, 10 bat
talions, and II unattached companies,
numbering altogether 122, 600 men, be-
ing more in number than those fur
nished by any other state. Not only
more in proportion to population. but
more. absolutely. than any other State
in the Confederacy.
A monster mill is to be built in Min !
neapolis. Minn., which will turn out |
five and one-half barrels of -four per |
minute, 333 barrels per hour. 5000 |
barrels per day, 2. 400. 600 barrels per |
year 600 days). It will require TO- |
600. 900 bushels of wheat per year to |
supply it, and the valne of its annual |
products will be at least S14, 0O0, 600. |
1t will make one-third of tho pres
ent wheat crop of Minnesota into
flour, and require an army of men to
carry on the work growing out of its |
operations.
The Emperor William takes a pa
ternal interest in the smallest trifles
connected with the business and amuse-
ments of his capital Owing to an al
legged slight, caused by the part of Di-
norah having been bestowed upon q
= O |
the prima donne of the Royal Opera,
has lately chosen to submit her resig-
nation direct to the Emperor. The
aged monarch had great difficulty in
persuading the injured lady to with
draw her threat and continue to grace
the boards of the Royal Opera.
1t is hardly to be supposed that the
French officers who witnessed the RE-
cent review and maneuvers of the Ger
man army in Hanover, as they stood
with notebooks in hand to watch the
artillery practice, were aware that the
guns were served with powder captured
in Metz and other arsenals during the
which made Germany an
Empire and Franco Republic. and
robbed the latter of two choice provin-
ces- Yet such, it is said, was tho fact. ;
Of such powder there is still great store
in Germany, though it would only seem
TO be thought suitable for the base pur-
pose of blank cartridges.
Bank of England notes are made
from pure white linen cuttings-never
from rags that have been worn. So
is the paper prepared that
even the number of dips into the pulp
made by each individual workman is
registered on a dial by machinery, and I
the sheets are carefully counted and
booked to each person through whose )
hands they pass. The printing is done
BY q most curious process within the b
bank building. There is an elaborate =
for securing that no note I
'hall be exactly like any other in ex-
stence; consequently there never has ii
been a duplicate bank note except by +
orgery. The stock of paid notes for c
Ieven years is said TO amount TO 81. OOO..