The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-12-28
GLEANINGs.

gone "where the NOOdblne tWlneth this
year.
Montgomery, Alabama, expects to
handle 100000 bales of cotton this sea-
son.
1t is said that the idol worshippers of
many heathen lands now worship idols
made in New England.
Suicide is said to be increasing in
Prussia, the figures having risen from
ID per 100,0 900 population in 1869, to Is
in 1880.
In Lake Valley, New Mexico. rope
and q post are used to secure prison.
ers, as there is no jail in which to con-
fine them.
The assertion is made that from an
annual cotton crop of 6,600,000 bales
seed can be obtained to yield 800, ,000,-
900 worth of oil. 1t is assumed that ev-
cry 4OO-pound bale gives 1900 pounds
of seed.
They saw an elephant out in Stoddard
County, Missouri, for the first time, not
long ago, and one small boy was heard
to remark when the creature hove in
in sight that he was walking back
wards. The trunk, it seems, was seen
before the remainder of the property
came along.
Somewhat too hasty was Philadel-
phia lawyer who, Just as the seals of
court to say that he would suffer nom
suit so that he could have new trial.
When the verdict was opened it was
found to be in his clients favor.
The largest steel spring ever made in
the world has just been successfully
rolled at Kloman's steel works at Pitts
burg, for the United States Car Motor
Company, of Philadelphia. 1t is 80 ft
long. 6 inches wide, and inch thick.
1t will be tempered and coiled by the
motor company at the works in Phila-
delphia, and exhibited in the bi-centen-
nial parade.
The difference of character between
the Prince of Wales two sons, says the
London World, was very remarkably
evidenced at dinner given in their
honor in Queensland by tho Governor,
Sir Arthur Kennedy. Prince Albert
Victor was silent and thoughtful, Prince
George all vivacity. The walters were
all Cinnamon, and whenever the Cover
nor was not looking Prince George gave
hard tugs at their pigtails. The China
men, with true Oriental politeness,
maintained an imperturbable gravity.
One of the New York clubs governs
the receipts of its billiard-room in this
way: The room-keeper, after receiving
the money for the game, gives the play
er q card check representing the sum
paid. These checks are deposited in a
locked box, and at stated times the
room-keeper is obliged to hand over the
amount for which they call. The men,
bers, all being interested in the club fl
nances, never neglect putting the checks
in the box.
Baron Wilhelm Rothschild, of Frank
fort, is so strict a jew that during his
recent tour through Switzerland he was
accompanied not only by his ritual cook
and butcher, but also by ten devout
persons of his own religion, who went
solely for the purpose of praying with
him, as, according to Mosaic law,
congregation must consist of at least 10
worshippers. The Baron returned his
income for 1881 at 81, 1877, 800, so that
he can certainly afford himself these rit-
ualistic luxuries.
The City Councilsof San Francisco re-
Gently passed an ordinance prohibiting
the exhibition or performance of any in
decent, immoral or lewd play or repre-
sentation, and also adopted an amend
ment as follows: ''Or be present as
spectator at any such play or represen-
tation, or distribute, circulate or post
upon any wall, fence or other public
place, or print any bill or placard an
nouncing the performance OF any such
play or representation" The character
of the body of men that passed such an
order can be imagined from the fact that
the member who introduced the meas
ure said that he knew that it ''would
be little rough on the Board, but
them
The smallest steam engine in the
world was made by d. A. A. Buck, of
Waterbury, Conn. The engine, boiler,
governor and pumps stand in space of
seven-sixteenths of an inch square, or
the area of gold dollar, and five
eighths of an inch high. The engine
has 148 distinct pieces of machinery,
held together by fifty-two screws
Three drops of water fill the boiler to
overfiowing. The diameter of its cylin-
der is sixteenth of an inch. The
length of stroke three thirty-seconds of
an inch. The whole engine weighs three
grains.
English authorities state that youth
full damsels make use of polar-blue pa
per, with lily thereon inscribed, for
epistoiary purposes. Engaged people
adopt orange flowers as fitting en-
blem for their writing paper from the
moment of betrothal to that of mar
riage. Sporting characters are naturally
lavish of hOrSe-ShOeS and iOckey CABS
even where billetdoux are concerned.
A successful menage proclaims its hap
piness to the world by choosing two
partridges contentedly sitting side by
side on a tuft of greensward. as the de-
scription of the family note paper.
A Baltimore pawnbroker was Just
opening his shop when an old colored
man came hurrying in and thrusting one
of the tell-tale pieces of pasteboard into
his hand, said, excitedly: ''Boss, lemme
look at dem pair OBJ pants my ole wo-
man put up here for quarter las
night" The broker took pair of ex-
aggerated plaid pantaloons from a shelf
and the old man grabbed them, thrust
his hand in one of the pockets and pull
ed out nine one-dollar notes. "Golly,
bossr' delightedly exclaimed the old
fellow as he pocketed the money, lust to
think of de ole woman getting on ben
der and pawning my Sunday breeches
wild de money for whole months rent
in de pocket, all for a quarter. jim
miny, dat was narrow escapep'
For the Young Folks.
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