The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-10-04
GLEANINGS

~''Business alarm Is not now necessa-
ry." says the Philadelphia Press. .'but
hsiness caution Is" at3~r flSi
The annual products Of the British
America sea fisheries are set down at
about 800, 100000.
South-bound steamers from Alaska
take at each trip, during the Summer
months from ten to fifty thousand dol
lars worth OF gold dust
In China, corpulence Is the symbol
alike Of social and spiritual distinction.
AL their gods are represented as enorm-
oasly fat. n
Recent forest fires in, Oregon and
Washington Territories have destroyed,
It, is estimated. $1,0O0.O00 worth of,
Timber.
The area Of Dakota Territory Is &C.,
800, 600 acres. or just four times that of
the State Of Ohio. Her population is .
quarter OF a. million. and constantly in
creasing. a. = SfTtl E8FA
The hoor OF the case-room in the
Waltharn Watch Factory has been taken
up and Is being burned in q furnace in
order to save the accumulated silver and
gold dust. which is supposed to be worth
$1,000. Il - y
A successful farmer says he always
makes it rule to raise twice rs many
potatoes rs will be needed for his home
demand; then II the price Is high he has
them to sell; il low, he gets q good value
Cor them by feeding them out
The returns Of the censns taken on
January l. 1888, which have just been
published, show that the Empire ofJa-
Izn contained population of So, 700. 100,
made up Of 18.598,998 males and
18,101. lip famales., .rse -.,r-
Jefferson was the champion absentee
President He was away from Wash
i6gton 1876 days in eight years. Monroe
is next. with 7O8 days in eight years.
John Quincy Adams was absent 222
days in four years. and Washington lSl
days IN eight years. =
"A gentleman who was out hunting on
the Nueces River, Texas. saw a bear go
into hallow tree. He made him come
out, shooting him as he did so. There
upon in rapid succession six other large
bears came out OF the same treessall Of
whom the mighty hunter laid low. Il
is supposed that the hollow in the tree
communicated with subterranean cave,
in which q colony of bears dweh w
Here is an idea for housewives affiict-
ed with the pest of reaches: II is report
ed that the green peel of cucumbers laid
along the edge Of the floor where they
most do congregate, and repeated freshly
for two or three nights, win drive every
cockroach from the premises. this d
al unfsiliing remedy, and the secret 4
In the fact that the juice Of the peel is
alike irresistible and poisonous to the
selfish termin. ef9IfsiiEfS "
II you wish to propagate 3 hardy
shrub that does not sprout from the
roots, the way TO deyit is by lAyering.
Select slender. tow-growing branch,
STRIP on all but the terminaf leaves,
bend 1t down and fasten it against the
ground and cover with earth From
the leaf nodes tiny rootlets will start
and new plant form, which,, when
we'll rooted. can be severed from the
bush. sE t-4T e. Er~e.
Professor Arnold urges dairy farm
ing; first, because it costs 10 per cent
less TO operate dairy farm than grair
or mixed agriculture; second, the ever
age returns are larger than for othei
farming; third. the. prices are more
uniform and trustworthy; fourth, II
does not exhaust the soil, fifth. it j:
more secure against changes in the
season. s-sr- fos 49,. t.,tsf
Mr.. Aristide Marie is probably the
richest man of color in America. He
was a large slave owner before the war,
apd his Income from his property In
New Orleans Is not less than $50, ,000 9
year. Besides this he has q large per-
sonal estate, consisting of first-class
securities, :, Mr.. Marie. is a man OF fine
accomplishments. q graduate Of one d
the best institutions OF France, and live:
abroad about half of each year.
Henry Study. on dying at Ransom
tune Of $65, 900. He was = cripple from
birth. At the close OF the war he dom
ned the uniform of a soldier, made up a
pathetic story of having been wounded
In battle, and went on Q tour as ; beg
BY reason Of his clever talk and miser-
able appearance, and in three years ac-
cumulated the sum rnentioned..z He
ever afterwards livedidly yonthe interest,"
"a farmer has no more right. says
the american CuLtiUdtoT, ''to grow a
crop of weeds upon his, own land to
furnish seed to trouble his neighbors
than he has to build. fires upon his own
land where they will oblige the neix Oh
bor 70 fight the fire In order 70 protect
his own property from the flames.
Denmark farmers are compelled to
destroy all weeds on their premises,
sEd in France a man can prosecute bis
neighbor for damages who permits
weeds 70 go TO seed which may endangei
neighboring lands.
The Utica Heralds New York CORE,
spondent says Of the ''banc0 st eerers'
and their victims: "Some OF our reader,
may be surprised that greenhorn.
are so easily duped. Well, reader,
when they try it on you. the wonder
will cease You will ind it done SC
naturally that your suspicious will mo-
be aroused until too late, and then yol
will be so ashamed of your folly thal
you will keep the loss a secret. No
one in ten OF these banco frauds is eve
reported 20 the police Office" !
In Alabama convicts are employed II
the coal mines. and the report Of ths
State Health Officer shows that during
six months the death rate among then
has in one Of the mines reached 81 PEI
1000, all negroes, and in another 15(
per 1000 for five months, which i
equivalent to $50 per 1000 per annum
THAT ia to say" the officer remarks
eff the same death rate was kept III
they would all die. in less than three
years" The quarters are imperfectly
ventilated and much overcrowded. tn,
clothing and bedding are extremel,
filthy, the means for ablution are in
adequate. and the cooking arrange
ments deficient
John Browns grave st North Elba
N. Y, is close by the old. whether
beaten farmhouse that was once hi.
home. It is in corner of the door
yard. and fenced OFF by a white paling
the gate Of which is carefully locked
In like manner the tombstone is cover
cd by wooden box chained and pad
locked to the ground. When this is re
moved, one sees blue stone, with th
record of the death Of Brown. his fathe
and three sons. AT the foot of the grav
stands q huge bowlder, into which ar
deeply cut the letters. John Brown
1882
Mr.. Robert Atchison, anold seafarin,
Hnmm DRANK watar the other mOFpin,