The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-04-13
GLEANINGS.

The difference between hungry man
and glutton is: "One longs to cat and
the other eats too long"
While stngy husbands are not popu-
9 lar, every maiden likes to have her beau
very close
The igarctte-consuming young man
is a bore, and the world is tired of see
ing him around. -fhtiddeiptid Times.
Seven doctors charged Colonel Belts,
of Washington, $50 each to tell him ho
couldn't live "a week In four weeks he
washable to go back to business.
A man in Lincoln county, Ky, has
Just been fined SAC for beating his wife,
and eentfor driving his mother-in-la%
out of his house "by force of guns"
A venetian gondolier makes on an
average francs (about 80 ccnts) day
the year round. On this he will marry,
rear a family, and put some money by.
At the annual meeting OF Mr.. Spur
geon' : church it was reported that 20
members died during the year and 81
were received. The whole number is
now 5,3l0.
A colored boy of Tallahassee cut off
the iingers3of a playfellow. When he
was asked about it, he said he could not
tell lie, and that he did it with his lit
Gle, hat;het.
The Congregationalists have in Iowa
238 churches and 140 ministers. The
largest church is at Grinnell, with $50
members, and the next at Des Moines,
with 31S. ....f
Tho Young Mem Lyceum of Daniels
vile, Windham County, Conn, has de-
- IL 81. = Il hot
men are not stronger, mentally, than
Charles A. Reed, of Newton, Mass,
devised $4,000 each to his own town
and Salem, to be used in picnics to chill
dren, scientific lectures and relief to
poor widows.
While the entire rental of the city of
Philadelphia last yearamounted to $23,
OO0, ZOO it was surpassed by the expend-
itures for drink more than $1,00O,0O0.
The statement seems almost incredible.
In the last twenty years, twenty-nine
murderers sent to the Connecticut
States Prison for life have been pardon
ed out after an average confinement OF
eight and half years.
A Californian gave poor family $500
worth of provisions and fuel and then.
dressing mp as a beggar, he went around
to the House and asked for a bite to eat
He was promptly kicked off the steps,
''Were you hurt near any one of the
vertebregs asked a lawyer of witness
who wanted damages. NO" was the
answer: 81 was hurt right on the race
course, ,selose to the judges stand"
A Chinaman would rather fly a kite
than 90 on drunk, tear down doors,
and thump bartender. And yet some
people regard the Chinese as the intel
fcctual equal of the white man.
1T A young man had no more than slip
ped an engagement ring on aMilwaukee
girls finger when it was missing. Her
brother had adroitly removed it, and the
next day it was recovered in pawn
shop. utt
On the house No. Craven street,
Strand. London, circular tablet has
been fixed, with these words: Lived
here, benjamin Franklin, Printer, Phi
losopher and Statesman. Born 17O6.
Died 1902
'There is something about Pingrey
that ] admire said Brown. ''Yes,"
said Fogg: there is something about
him that / admire, tOo-something i'll
the morning paper, which says that he
has gone to Europe for couple OF
years"
- An exciting bit of sport in shooting at
a stray sea lion was had at Napa, Cal,
some days since. The monster was mis-
taken for mule swimming down the
stream, but when the true character OF
the animal was discovered many inef-
fectual shots were fired. However, he
seemed to be lion that only Il cannon
ball could injure, and swan away to
other waters where plenty OF fish
abound.
The ilrst wrestlingmatch was the one
when "the angel wrestled with Jacob. :"
We. are not informed whether it was
GrncO-Roman on collar-and-elbow; but
the general impression is, that the angel
was the best man.-BoStOn World.
In an opera now being performed at
the Standard theatre, New York topi-
cal song is introduced which is rather
rough on Mr.. Field. He is putting up
monuments costly and rare" says one
verse, ''And Andre and Arnold have the
first pair, and Judas Iscariot need not
despair"
Little Bertha. with a contrite air, says,
go, mamma, have taken three Jumps
OF sugar off the table"
That was very naughty, Bertha; but
forgive you, because you told me of
it."
Then give me one, mamma; didn't
take but twor'
aSHerpg is a sidewalk. 1t is Made of
Bricks. Do you See the Slippery Spot
on the Sidewalk? Look! There is a Man
Coming. Win He Sit Down on the Slip
perry spot? You can Make a Wager that
He Win. Will he use Language unfit
for Publication? Just you Wait and
Listen. a. .
''Why should a red COW give white
milk ~ was the subject for discussion
in n suburban agricultural club. After
an hours debate, the secretary of the
meeting was Instructed to milk the cow
and bring in a decision according to the
merits of the milk. 1t was blue.
Mr.. Howells, of The Ashta6ula Scnti-
net writes from Buffalo to his paper: Il
walked around one of the large glucose
or corn-sugar factories, and the smell l
got of it dispelled any desire for a closer
inspection. 1t is an immense building,
seven stories high, and two or three
hundred feet square, and every inch of
it stinks. 1t must be too utterly awful
in the summer
Congressman Evans, of South Caro-
lima, has forwarded to his constituents
supply of tobacco seed for gratuitous
distribution among those who care to
cultivate 'the weed" At one time
great attention was paid to this crop in
South Carolina, and large quantities
were raised, but, for some unknown
reason, for a number of years its culti-
vation has been almost entirely neglect
ed. .#
The great hotel at Rockaway, L. l.,
is ordered sold. The hotel was opened
in part late last summer, and sunk $780,
000 1t is costing $1,000 month to
care for the property. There is first
or ground mortgage of $4,000, and
second or construction mortgage of
100000. Outside of these liabilities
theie are debts, represented by certif-
Gates, aggregating over 100000.
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