Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-05-25
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Efforts are being made to form a COM
pany TO build and operate floating ele-
vators in Boston Harbor.
Sarah Bernhardts ''blood-spitting''
at Milan was according to correspond
ent of the Paris Gaulois, contriyed by
artificial means for effect.
Iowa judges complain because the
lawyers talk so long. One of the judges
recently asserted that the state is paying
annually 81, 900. 600 for unnecessary CAB
in the courts.
The heirs Of Colonel Jacob Baker. n
relic Of the Revolution, are tracing up
their relationship with view to claim
ing fifteen acres Of land located in the
heart of Philadelphia, and valued at
S315, 100000.
What relation is loaf of bread to a
steam-engineP Bread is necessity. A
steam-engine is an invention. Necessity
is the mother of invention; therefore, a
loaf of bread is mother to steam-en-
gine.
Gen. Sanford has growing on his place
in Orange county, Florida the camphor
and cinnamon tree, bergamot, oranges
and lemons, India crab grass, the Aus
tralian olive wood, golden apples, and
the Brazilian palm.
The Cassiday peach orchard, in Sas-
safras Neck. was the first venture in this
line in commercial way in Maryland.
1t was planted in 1887, by John Cassi-
day, merchant of Philadelphia, and
has since borne his name.
Although Samuel d. Evans, of Haver-
hill. Mass, was 40 years old, and had
buried two wives, he put himself into
such sentimental relations with Nora
Hurd, aged 40, that she has obtained q
verdict of 81, 900 in breach of promise
suit.
Pools were sold at Frankfort, KY, on
the failure or success of John Rocketty
in resisting the efforts of Barnes, the
evangelist, to convert him. The limit of
time was ten DAYS, and before its ex-
piration Rocketty was among the peni-
tents.
The great avalanche of Lake Canyon,
Mono county, CAL, that proved so de-
structive to life, swept away trees that
were more than three hundred years
old, showing that no such storm or
snowfall had occurred in that section
for at least three hundred years.
A deposit of $3.50 was made in one of
the savings bank of Mobile, Ala, nearly
twenty-five years ago, and has been
drawing interest and compounding in
terest at 5 per cent. for all that time.
The deposit, which had amounted to
$678, was withdrawn few days since.
A skeptical hearer recently said to a
minister, ''How do you reconcile the
teachings of the Bible with the latest
conclusions of sciencep" 81 haven't
seen this mornings papers," naively re-
piled the minister. ''What are the latest
conclusions of modern science?"
Some one took Charlie up and asked
him if he was papa's boy. He answer
ed, "Yes." "And you're mammals boy,
tooP" 'Yes," replied Charlie. "Well,
how can you he papa's boy and man.
mas both at the same timer" .'O," re-
piled Charlie, quite indifferently, "can't
| wagon nave TWO HOTSeS!
Mrs. Annie Besant is prosecuting be-
fore the London courts couple of men
who extorted Is guineas from her for
the return of her dog. She described
herself as journalist and publisher,
and declined to take the customary oath
on the ground that she was an atheist.
Tommy, the big-headed dwarf, whose
attenuated body, with a hand the size
of a bushel basket, ornamented with a
curious horn-like protuberance, was ex-
hibited in side-shows throughout the
country, is dead, and his body was sold
by his mother to a Philadelphia surgeon
for $50.
i An inquiry into the nature of the cof.
fee sold in and about London has pro-
duced significant results. Of thirty.
seven samples of ground coffee, only two
were found to be pure. Some of the
rest were described on the labels as mix.
lures of one kind and another, but the
great majority were more or less fla
grant frauds.
j The Language Of the Face.
i 1t is surprising how much can be learn
ed from face. Physiognomy seldom
lies. This lady with the diamonds il
her ears is not a person of position. He
dress is faultless, Reinforcement elegant
she is very handsome, but somehow
you know" 1t is that peculiar, half
doubtful, half-supercilious expression O
hers that tells its own story. She is a
once defiant and ashamed. Yonder sit
an addressed, far from handsome, mid
dle-aged woman, but there is gra
cious, matronly look upon her face. Yol
place her at once as honest wife ant
careful mother. You have no doubt O
her, nor of the girl at herside, her daugh
eter. The language of the face is yer,
plainly written, if one will only learn t
, read it. | think if girls knew this--i
they took it to heart and believed it
would be well for them. This wish tx
look well is strong in allfeminine hearts
with this end in view they will starve O.
take bitter medicine, rub bismuth O.
arsenic upon their faces, cover thei
hands and foreheads with sticky paste
on retiring, and forbid themselves fresh
breezy walks or pleasant sails for fea
of tanning. Yet, at the same time, the,
will think and do many things whicl
stamp an expression not to be covete'
upon their young faces, and quite forge
that, after all, the face is but as vas,
which the lamp of the soul Eliminates
and that the best beauty comes from
! within.
Recognized 1t.
A primary teacher, not thousan,
miles from the "Hub.r is describing th