The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
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"A COlOraQO morse DelOnglQg 10 u. ".
Gill walked into a lake, and after wad-
ing in the shallow water 100 yards from
shore, lay down and drowned himself
in water but two feet deep. A clear
case of suicide.
Delaware Western railroad bridge at
Wilmington, Del At the time of the
capture it was engaged in combat with
n large Newfoundland dog, which it
was endeavoring to carry off.
James Finch, of Camden, N. j. util-
ICES his dog as a means of communica-
.tion with his daughter, who lives more
than a mile away. A letter is tied to
the dogs collar. and he is told to take
it to Emma 1t is promptly delivered,
and the answer is as faithfully returned.
A mare belonging to Mr.. Muncy, who
resides on the Touchet, Washington
territory, attracted the attention of the
family by her. strange actions. She
would run up to them, rub them with
her nose, whinny, and then run toward
the river. Curiosity prompted them to
follow her. They discovered her colt
entangled in drift in the river, only
its head being visible.
The personals in Indian Territory
papers are fresh in the matter of names.
The Big Morning Star, Creek nation,
notices that Julia Good-Voice and
Maggie Stands-Looking, two Sioux
girls, are getting an education that will
Be more useful than a little piano and
less French. They spend half their
school day In the industrial room, and
are becoming expert dressmakers.
During the academical year which
ended June 90 Harvard college received
more than $500. 600 in donations, which
is about twice the regular aver
age. The actual resources of the col
1ege, however, are considerably less
than they were seven or eight years
AGO. The interest earned upon 80. .OO0,-
900 of college funds in 1854 was 81
.per cent, "We shall do very we'll this
year" said President Elliot, in his COM
'mencement dinner speech. IF we
earn ST per cent"
When Miss Mary A. Vaughan, who
is now "a, was 2 years of age, an at
tack of whooping-cough left her both
deaf and dumb, in which condition she
has ever since remained. She was
taken a short time ago to Pink Cottage,
where Mrs. Midkiff and the other good
women prayed for her, and now we are
told that she not only hears, but is
able to say: praise the Lord" and
call the names of some of the inmates
of the faith cure. Hopes are enter
tanned of her restoration.-.StaI
Ky. Journal
An interesting contribution to the
literature of suicide is made in PAM
phlet recently published in Berlin. The
suicidal mania is spreading so rapidly
ly in the German capital that the
authorities are earnestly considering in
what manner it can best be checked.
The pamphlet above referred to states
that in the years from 1875 to 1873, 2SO
cases of suicide were registered per
million inhabitants in Berlin, 285 in
Vienna, 45O in Leipsic, and only 85 in
London, Paris with 400 suicides, nearly
approached the startling figure of
Leipsic.
The celebrated Jumel case. at New
York, is recalled by an order of the
supreme court directing the estate OF
the widow of Aaron Burr to be divided
and sold. In this litigation OF sixteen
years eminent lawyers have grown gray
and rich-at least they have grown
gray. How many have grown rich is .
question harder to answer, because
some of their fees rest as unpaid judg-
ments on the property-in one case to
tuC Va @scrVNNs ><AA0 80 esAOsAAoA
of 800, 900. The sum of liens OF this
sort is said to be S250.00 The Jumel
case adds ono more to the many illus.
trations of the wisdom of distributing
one own estate, and so making sure
that it was not to be eaten up by the
industrious counsel OF quarrelsome
heirs.
1t Is related of DR.. Holmes that at q
country charitable fair one day he was
entreated to furnish letter for the
Post Office. He seized a sheet of pa
per, and between its folds placed 81
bank note. Turning to the first page
he wrote the following:
Dear lady whosoe'er thou art,
Turn this poor page with trembling care;
But hush, oh hush, thy beating heart,
The one thou lowest best will b. there.
In obedience TO the poets injunction,
the page turned disclosed the attrac-
tive greenback OF the value of one
assertion, he made the following appeal
on the opposite page from the bank de-
posit:
II this Is not truthful letter,
This IL one thou lowest well,
And naught (O) would make thee love IL bet
An everyday street scene "Hi! Hi!
stop that CARP Driver screws down the
brake so vigorously as nearly to dislo-
cate the necks of his passengers, who
fall up against each other and smile or
look cross according to their particular
dispositions. "Now, dear, goodbye,
and be sure to come and see me very
soon, and don't forget to give my love
to Aunt Susan and Uncle John and all
the rest of the folks, and remember
not to trouble yourself about matching
that ribbon unless you can as easy as
not. And do take care of yourself and
tell Jane how glad am that she's GO
ing to marry that young Mr.. Smith,
who is a good man I know by his looks.
ia,d I hear he's got lots of money,
which Is most as good. Now don
take cold this changeable weather, and
I'll send you that recipe for the muf-
fins Just as soon as get home. Good
bye-g-o-o-d-bye. Why, where's that
carr II the hateful thing hasn't gone
and left me! I thought the street cars
were for the accommodation of peo-
ple." So they are, and that's the rea-
son why this one went on instead OF
stopping at the crossing all day. 4