The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-01-04
Soma Small Things.


William II. Vanderbilt has the least
| to say of any man on Wall street.
The smallest navy in the world for the
! money spent on 1.-THE United States
navy.
The shortest verse-in the Bible is the
| thirty-fifth verse of the eleventh chapter
of st. John.
The mule has the reputation of having
of all hoofed animals.
Diamond is the smallest movable type
in the world. 1t often gets under the
finger nails of the compositors.
Watches made as early as 100 were
so delicately constructed by hand and
so small as to easily fit on the top of n
lead pencil.
1t is worthy of remark that a mos
quito has concealed in its bill six conf
plete surgical instruments, each so min
ute as to be indisceInible to the naked
eye.
General Longer, the editor of a news
paper called the Key West Democrat,
is 20 years o,d, forty inches high, and
weighs thirty-fiye pounds. The General
was born in San Domingo and raised in
Florida.
The sting of honey bee, when COM
pared with the point of fine needle
under powerful magnifying glass, is
scarcely discernible. The point of the
needle seemed to be about an inch in
breadth.
Prof. Edward c. Pickering, of Har-
yard College says that in undertaking to
measure the intensity of the light of the
satellite Of Mars hole about the twen-
ty-five hundredth part of an inch Is re-
Quired.
A very curious little toy is the micro
scope containing the Lords prayer
The whole prayer is on piece of glass
not larger than the head of pin, yet it
is magniied to such an extent that it
can be read easily by looking through
the microscope.
The smallest hogs In the world are
quartered in the geological garden in
London. They came from Australia and
are known as tie ''pygmy hogs" They
are we'll forraed, are frisky, good natured
and make excellent pets. They are about
the size of II vild hare.
The smallest baby WAs born in Chan
delaria, New, a few weeks ago. The
father and mother are strong and
healthy, weighing 100 and 160 pounds.
The child Is IL male, perfectly formed.
When it first saw light it weighed eight
ounces. Its face is about the size of q
horse chestnut. The mothers wedding
ring WAS pulled over its foot up to the
knee. Three such babies could play hide
and seek in cigar box. 1t is in good
health.
The will Of the late Peter Meltzberger,
who recently died in Reading, Pa, las
just been filed in the registers office. 1t
is the shortest ever admitted to probate
in Berks county. 1t is as follows: s.Read-
ing, Pa, Jan. 20, 1851, Peter Meltz-
berger. do give and bequeath to my wife,
Lena Meltzberger, all my personal
and real property, absolutely, and 1 ap-
point my said wife executrix of my
last will and testament. Peter Meltz-
berger"
A kind of dwarfed kangaroo is found
about eight inches long. Its fore legs
are not more than an inch and a half to
two inches long, and its hind ones are
fully six inches. 1t has a tail about
eight inches long, completely bare, ex-
cept tuft of long hairs at the end, and
ridge of short hairs on its upper edge.
The animal is of a soft blue color. Its
only mode of locomotion is by jumping
like kangaroo, and it can jump eight
or ten feet.
An ingenious mechanic of James
town, N. Y, has constructed perfect
locomotive, said to be the smallest in
the world. The engine is only eight
and half inches long, with a tender
twelve inches long. The pumps throw
a drop of water per stroke. AS many
as 595 screws were required to put the
parts together. The engine itself
weighs pound and half, and the
tender two pounds, two and half
ounces. The mechanic was at work up
on the locomative at intervals for eight
Years.