The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18
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Horace Greeley's brother, Thornton
Greeley. has bequeathed his farm, val
ued at $50, 900, to the City of Nashua,
n. H.
During the last four years 479 color
blind persons have been discovered
among 13. .S25 railway servants in Eng
land.
Two persons have given 1000 and
500 respectively TO carry out the plan
for homeopathic hospital for women
and children at Boston.
1t is claimed that the excursion
steamers in Massachusetts, harbors and
on the little strip of New Hampshire
coast last year carried over II, 200, 900
passengers without accident to any one
of them.
The japanese Government has estab-
lished $4,000 schools; there are 250
newspapers and magazines published
in that country, and mechanical, artis-
tic, and agricultural expositions have
become the fashion
A North Attleboro boy named King
told his little brother to put his hand
on a block so he could ''try an expert
ment," and deliberately chopped three
fingers off with an AK.
The New York museum of natural
history is enriched by the De Morgan
collection of prehistoric stone imple-
ments, presented by MIR. Robert L.
Stuart. which he purchased in 1877 for
81, 400.
A clumsy attempt was made at Paris
recently to blow up the statue of NJ.
Theirs. A box of gunpowder exploded,
but merely blackened the statue in
few places, without doing material in
jury
Flies are said soon to disappear from
q room containing a plate of the fol-
lowing mixture: Half teaspoonful of
black pepper in powder, one of brown
sugar, and one of cream, mixed to-
gether.
A Richmond physician says that II
people viii take bath in hot whisky
and rock salt twice year. they will
escape rheumatism and colds But
wouldn't that spoil the whisky?-NO1'-
sistOsca, Herald.
The NorristOwn Herald defines
city beer garden as-Two trees, 7x9
flower bed, seventeen benches and six
walters In a majority of cases trees
and flower beds are dispensed with.
The '.Hated Saxon has received an
uncommon good hit from an Irish M.
p. in the following mate Hibernicism:
$50 long as Ireland was silent under
her wrongs, England was deaf to her
cries"
.sClara Belle'' says the Cincinnati
-Enguirer: There seems to be no
reason why modest woman shouldn't
ride the bicycle, and ride it astraddle."
Clara Belle ought to be ashamed OF
herself, so she ought.
Mrs. Gordon Cun,,ninnS cavS that
venerable cannibal in New Zealand
whom she visited, in company with an
obese divine, strobe dowu and gently
prodded the reverend gentleman in
manner painfully suggestive of Sydney
Smiths Joke about ''Cold curate on the
sideboard."
A little granddaughter of Mrs. Col.
Chamberlin, of Ottawa, has come into
the possession of an historical gem; it
is the gold token which Mary Queen of
Scots gave to Sir Andrew Melville as
she assembled the scaffold. The little
girl is named after Sir Andrew Mel
vile, her ancestor.
French officers have always been in
the habit of wearing white gloves when
in full or undress uniform. Gen.
Farre, however, has authorized the use
for all arms of dark dog-skin for ordi-
nary wear, marching, and so on.
A New Haven youngster is a COM
plete rat-trap. He catches the rodents
in his hands as they run into holes,
grabbing them just behind the ears,
and the other day captured twelve out
of fourteen as they were driven out OF
an ash-pile.
Mr.. Moody has discovered another
sweet singer of gospel hymns in Mr.. E.
F. Miller, who has been employed in
the car shops at Denver, Col He is 4
young man, has sweet baritone voice,
and has been singing at Young Mems
Christian Association meetings for
year or Two.
= Silk first came from China, and the
Chinese still have many important Sc
crets connected with it unknown to Eu-
ropeans. In good year they send as
much as S25, 900, 600 worth of raw silk
to England alone. The .'hanks," or
books, as they are called. arrive with
caps made of single cocoon. This is
done by process unknown in Europe.
Yusif Arbeely, who with his wife
and six sons came to this country
from Damascus, Syria, nearly three
years ago and settled in Tennessee, is
delighted with the change. He ex-
plains that more of his countrymen do
not follow his example because the
Turkish Government N OF only discour-
ages emigration, but takes measures
TO prevent it.
California has a perpetual ice pond.
There is lake on the Saw Tooth
Mountains. Mt an altitude of nearly 49,
600 feet, which is constantly frozen. 1t
was discovered in August of 1879 by n
party of prospectOrs and named Ice
Lake. The sun seemed to have no eff
feet upon it except in places adjoining
the shore.
The following is Col. Ingersolrs de-
scription of Santa Fe: 1.-The city |
looks as though high wind had blown |
all the houses away, leaving only the |
cellars 1t is a strange, quaint, old, |
sleepy, happy place. The people are |
not in a hurry; they enjoy the sun
shine; they sit in the plaza and look |
at the little monument. Their houses
are really comfortable, and all the |
folks seem contented."
The Galveston NeicS claims to have |
the smartest horse trader in the wide,
wide world. 1t is easily explained: |
Eli Perkins was stopping in Galveston
little while ago, and the paragrapIer
on that paper was introduced to Eli /
anu Hearu HllH lie. newspaper
man is, of course. Judge of the arti-
Gle, and Immediately gave Perkins the
place of honor at the head of the horse
trading fraternity.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines is quoted as
once saying to MIR. Webster and Mr..
Clay: 81 admit you are very great
men, but you cannot compare with
Gen. Gaines in all that is sublime and
beautiful in human character. l often
told the General he was too perfect for
this world, and although we had been
married upward of ten years have
TO find defect in his char
acter, and have been unsuccessful
1t is a singular coincidence that Sir
Edward Thornton should be sent to an
Dther post after serving at Washington
thirteen years, the exact length of time
MS father seryed in the British enn- |