The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-04-19

1he nfUeon- Oldest vessels IN the Amer
ic&n mercantile service are all owned in
New Bedford, beginning with the
"Rousseau,n built at Philadelphia more
than eighty years ago.
A dinner party was given recently In
London at which thirty-nine courses
were served, which fact caused Profess
sor Blackie to remark that "there are
still some fools and beasts in high
places"
The Rev. DR.. Cuyler, of Brooklyn,
says that the late w. E. Dodge, the
philanthropic merchant prince of New
York, spent the first hour of every
morning in reading the Bible and in
praying.
Jay Cooke has completed arrange
ments for the transformation of his
beautiful former home, Ogontz, near
Chelten hills, Pa, into a young ladies'
boarding The property is val
ued at about a million dollars.
1t is related of Boston man that,
seeing lady take out 6 cents with
which to pay her horse-car fare in that
city, he proffered her 5-cent ticket,
with the remark that ''he might as well
have the profit as the railroad COM
-pany.n .-ssa
Georgia is said to have contributed
ons word to the English language.
William A. Bogus, q Georgia land lot
terry. commissioner, caught years ago in
rascality in connection with his office,
has given his. name to everything spuri-
Gus and false.
Archbishop Lynch, of Toronto, says
that Ireland's impoverishment is due
largely to alterations in the track of the
gulf stream. He undertakes to demon
strate that during the last fifty years
the climate there has changed very
much.
Mrs. William Evarts, of Letilz, Pa,
has a lily measuring twenty inches in
circumference. She thinks it is the
largest in the country, but Freddie Geb-
hardt, to whom she has telegraphed for
definite Information, has not yet re-
sponded.
As bankers, the Jews have good rec
ord. The San Francisco Argonaut says
that of the long lists of banks that have
robbed their depositors, not one has be-
longed to them; and of the long list Of
embezzlers, defaulters, ETC., not one is
of their number.
Reck's bad boy and chum have boon
out-done by couple of youths of SYRIA
cuse, N. X. They tied cat and dog
together and let them fight until both
. were nearly dead. Then they saturat-
ed the beasts with kerosene, set fire to
them and thus killed them. The Ia
has dealt heavily with them.
The king of Burmah was recently
presented by the queen with an infant.
Great was the JOY in that household un-
til his sugust majesty was informed that
the child was only girl. Whereupon
hc became so inflriated that he gave
orders to have his mother-in-law immed.
lately executed. OF such is the ri6icu-
lousness of royalty.
The Philadelphia aurora, little
while before the first President retired
from his high office, printed the follow
ing: 'tH ever nation has been de-
bauched by man, the American nation
has been debauched by Washington. l.
ever a nation has been deceived by man
the American nation has been deceived
by Washington. - Those "good old
times had some bad features.
What a little six-year-old said about
the minister's sermon applies with equal
force to nine-tenths of the political
speeches made by Congressman in the
interests of ''the peoples" "How did
you like the sermonp" the boy was ask,
ed. pretty well" responded the youth
full critic. "The beginning was very
good and so was the end, but it had too
much middle"
Col. Alexander X. Mcclure, of the
caustic Philadelphia Times, lectured at
Bloomfield, Pa, the other night He
had not been there for many years. He
was raised there, and worked when boy
and man at his trade of tanner. The
old tannery is standing yet, though fall
ing to decay. 81 tan hides still, but not
in the old way" the colonel said to his
friends.
As an example of southern shiftless
ness, a lady travelling in North Carolina
tells of the manner in which the daily
work of house among the mountains
was carried on: There seems to be
only one household appliance tin
basin. 1t was first used for milking,
next the biscuits were mixed in it; then
1t came into play as wash-basin; after
ward the baby was washed in it; then il
was used for cooking hominy; and, fin
ally, the dishes were washed in it. 1t
W,
kitchen and nurseryi'
New York city has police force OF
2,807 men, not counting the four Com
missioners, who are not, legally speak
ing, members of ''the force" There are
l Superintendent, Inspectors, 19 Sur
geons, 36 Captains. 143 Sergeants, 2.426
patrolmen and 78 doormen. For the pay
of the members of this force the city
paid last year $3, 1S2, $50, of which $685.
600 went to the Commissioners. The
salary of the Superintendent is $1,000 a
year; the Inspectors, $4,000; the Sur.
geons, 1900 or $2,250, according to
the date of their appointment; the Cap
tains, $4,000; the Sergeants, 81, 600 the
patrolmen, $500 to 81 200, and the door
men, 800 to 5000.
Mile. Sangali, the beautiful premiere
danseuse at the Grand Opera Paris, took
recently into her service young valet,
who recommended himself by his ability
and superior manners, and whom, in re-
turn for his delicate attention, she treat
ed with kindly familiarity. One morn.
ing, however, he stepped into the bou-
doir, and, throwing himself on his knees
before her as she reclined in morning
toilet on her sofa, confessed his love.
Highly indignant, she commanded him
to leave the house. pardon me, mad
am," he said; II am the Marquis of R.,
and as / knew how inaccessible you
were, have acted the part of your val
ct from the best of motives, to be neal
you and give proof of my love-" $50
you have stolen into my house under
mask and abused my confidence. You
can remain no longer" On the follow.
ing day the Marquis sent to the artistic
who had turned him out of doors a
splendid bouquet of yellow roses, con-
tanning a pair of valuable diamond ear
rings and note. The flowers and dia-
monds were returned, but the note was
retained. Paris waits the result with