The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-10-12
GLEANINGS.

The Fall trade OF New York COM
menced more than a fortnight earlier
than last year.
Since those whom the gods love die
young, Puck thinks that the gods can
not love Spring chickens.
The present population of Russia is
145.OO0,000, having increased rapidly
since 1870, when it was about IS, 500, 900.
Mark Twain remarks that all we need
to possess the finest navy in the world
is ships-for we have plenty of water.
1t will require several years yet to
complete the Washington monument
The entire cost is estimated at 50, ,0O0,-
600.
statue of General Harrison, the hero of
Ilppecanoe, at one of the gates OF Cir
Gle Park, Indianapolis.
Turkish wheat, which was introduced
into Kansas two years ago, is in great
demand for milling at Minneapolis,
whittier shipments are being made.
For the first time in its history no
liquor is sold in Louisville, the old cap
ital Of Georgia, or in the county of jeff
erson.
A veteran of Waterloo, who was one
of tho party that fred over the grave of
Sir John Moore, has Just died pauper
in London workhouse.
There are at present $4,000 Pennsyl-
vanians living in Kansas, 107, 600 Suck
ers, 1900 Hoosiers, and $4,000 Buck
eyes.
An English authority on good man
ners says: 1T is inadmissible to speak
of lunch-s person of any pretensions
to good breeding would call it lunch
con-"
1t is stated that Levy, the cornetist,
gets more salary than an editor He
does, and it isn't fair. We know lots
of editors who are bigger blowers than
Levy.-Lyn7 Bee.
Lady Habberton's now celebrated di-
yided skirt, introduced into London last
season, is worn in the English mountain
regions by the most fearless lady climb
ers.
An obituary notice In a Mormon pa
per in Salt Lake city closes touchingly:
''He leaves nine widows and thirty
eight children to mourn his irreparable
loss"
L
laughs is the sympathetic man." 1t is
astonishing how many sympathizers a
man has whom he sits down and hurts
himself.
Josh Billings two springs in the
White Mountains are in excellent con-
dition, and over the cup Of the one near
Emerald Pool is the legend, ''Tak a
drink, mi friend, but don't tax the cup.
Yurs, without struggle, Josh Billings"
The spring water sold in Boston is
from little mineral springs in the sub
urbs.A Many little establishments have
sprang up in Boston for its sale. The
water is first aerated and then sold at 2
cents glass.
The Church of England is said to re-
ceive rents from more public houses
than any brewers firm in the country.
On the premises Of the Archbishop of
Canterbury himself is public house
whose revenues from the sale of liquor
are 10000 year.
The British Museum has acquired 1873
volumes of Oriental manuscripts dating
from $50 to 1915. They consist OF
Arabic commentaries ON the Bible,
written by Karaite Jews; of Karaite and
Rabbinio liturgies and hymns, and of
various polemic and other treatises.
The Hon. Trenor w. Park, of North
Remington, VT, has bought mansion
and extensive grounds in that town
which he proposes to convert into
home for destitute children and infirm
women. He will endow the institution
with half a million dollars. The Boston
Reratd says that this act will do much
kn nf har ini,
have been said about Mr.. Park in the
past in connection with politics and
railroads.
A member of the Quebec Legislature
receives $500 q year for his services.
The reduction of this salary to $500 is
being agitated by some of the Canadian
newspapers. A New York legislator
receives $500 per anuum, and fire.
uuently manages TO double that amount
before the session is over.
a letter from Montana says: ''Hel-
ena has developed into lawful and
guiot city. 1t has none of the shoot
ing and hurrahs Of olden times, and
which characterize the younger towns
of the Territory. The variety theatre,
which is literally supported in newer
towns, will not subsist here"
Tradition says that beer was first
made at Potassium on the Nile, 400 B..
c.; but now-a-days only a crude kind of
barley beer Is made by the natives in
Egypt. There is, however, Il brewery
in Cairo, owned by Geneva company,
and worked on the German system,
which can turn out AGO barrels u week.
At the meeting Of the Free Thinkers
Association at Watkins, n. Y, Court
land Palmer, of Pennsylvania, delivered
lecture in which he urged the adop-
ton of q new calendar, to date from
1000 A. D., at which time Bruno was
burned by the inquisition at Rome fol
declaring that there were other worlds
than ours.
According to native Japanese pa
per, the picturesque old junks which
have so often figured in stories anC
pictures of maratime life in the far Eas
are rapidly disappearing, at least as fal
as Japan is concerned. Shipbuilding il
japanese style is so far giving place tt
foreign construction that by and by
there will be no such thing as a junl
except in paintings.
Tho sins of chinatown San Fran
cisco, are summed up in one month
record of arrests, to-wit: Visitors *
tan games, 85; keeping lottery agencies
IA; visitors to lottery places, II; having
lottery tickets in possession, 13; keep
ing opium places, s; visitors to opium
places, 26; battery, 2; obstructing side
walk, 1; total, 161. OF these, Al were
sent to the County Jail and 2 to the
House of Correction, Cash received
from fines, 1920.
The farmers Of the Deerield valley
region, Massachusetts, to the numbe
of about 1900, climbed to the SUNNI
of Mt. Pocumtuck recently. to shak
hands with Governor Long, who thel
for the first time visited that part o
the State. That mountain was name,
twenty-seven years ago by party O
students from Amherst and William
Colleges, among whom was James A
Garfield.
In Merchantville, N. j.. magistrat
fined boy 81 for swearing. This ful
nishes a. basis for calculation to
- ~ y II l.