The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-04-05
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Rome, is collecting Illuminated manu-
scripts and ancient missals.
Belts Life deplores the scarcity of
good thoroughbred brood mares in Eng
land.
1t transpires that the school house in
New York where so many children were
killed, was reported eight years ago as
being unsafe.
1t is said that speculation has SO
far declined in San Francisco that deal
ings in stock scarcely average $3.50, 900
day.
Mrs. Garfield, it is said, looks ten
years older than when her husband was
killed, and there is sprinkling of white
in her hair.
Mrs. B. P. Shillaber, the wife Of Mrs.
Partington, died recently. She was
the daughter of MACMILLAN John de
nochemont, Huguenot.
GeorgeWilliam Curtis, Rev DR.. Eggles-
ton, William Butler Duncan, and others
are trying to raise'a fund to establish an
eye and ear hospital On Staten Island.
General Robert Toombs, of Georgia, 10
blind in one eye and can read with the
other only by the light of student lamp.
BE is soon to undergo an operation for
cataract
An inexhaustible quarry Of blue mar
bic has been discovered near the Dalles
in Polk county, Oregon. 1t is suscepti-
bic of receiving a high polish, and is
very hard.
A board of supervisors of California
recently appropriated $3.50 to provide a
pauper with 9 wooden leg, and charged
the amount to permanent repairs and
improvements.
1t is said that the deadly malarial eli.
mate of the Roman campagna has been
rendered innocuous by planting eucalyp-
abundantly therein.
Recent tests of yarn made from differ
snt hemps gives the following relative
strengths: Manila, 245: Italian, 221;
New Zealand, 143; Russian, 1913. Manila
b evidently the yarn to be hanged with.
There has come into the possession of
bank at Danbury, Conn, q one dollar
bill. upon the back of which is written,
in purple ink: ''I, Jenny Cramer, fell
In love with j. Malley, Oct. 5, 1878"
The yacht Namouna, owned by James
Gordon Bennett, is said to be an uncom-
Portable boat in which to sail, being, as
quaintly expressed by the former cook,
''too short for two waves and too long
for one."
II there is any one farm employment
in which women can engage with sue
cess it is poultry raising. Incubators
are becoming fashionable, and these
woman can manage Just as we'll as
20 ~, Nlak k,,es
and it's a good way to roplenish the
purse.
A family in York, Pa, owns part of a
silk balloon taken from the Confederate
Hunboat Teaser in 1863. There were
about twenty different shades and colors
In the balloon. This was explained by
the fact that the Southern ladies sent
their silk dresses to be made into wal
balloons.
Anegro in Mobile, Ala, created a SEN
sation and caused himself to be suspect
ed of murder by making a false grave
and putting near it corn sack saturat-
cd with blood. His object was to ''hoo-
do the witches who protected suppos-
cd buried treasurs of which the negro
was in search.
It is stated that conscien tious counter
feiters of the nimble nickel turn out
coin that contains more valuable metal
than the nickel issued by the govern.
ment, the profit to the government on
coins of that denomination being fully
90 per cent. Last year the revenue
from that source was 800, 900.
Senator Jonas, of Louisiana, is the
shortest man in the senate. and is black
Ia nj L. =
good senator, but not brilliant speak
er, and his sole ambition is to improve
the Mississippi river. The people of Ar
kansas think this can best be done by
bailing out few quarts. The river is
seventy miles wide down there.
The panther has had its day in Yer
mont, and now it is the mouse's turn.
According to local paper farmer in
Barnard slowed away under straw three
months ago the carcasses of two big hogs
and three quarters of beef. The other
day he went after piece of meat for
dinner, and found under the straw a
pile of shining bones and one solitary
mouse too fat and logy to escape.
Portraits of professional beauties"
have ceased to be in demand in London;
only the portraits of actresses and motor
ious women have now an active sale.
Taking up the photograph of notori-
Gus actress, lately mentioned in di-
vorce case, a leading photographer said
the other day: Il have to print thous-
and of these now for one of the princess
of Wales"
About Salmi Morse. author of "Pas-
sion Play" Parents were Jews. Made
~. A,ret hot
Had twenty barkeepers. Receives a
pension for services in the Crimea. Has
spent S150,000 on the passion Play"
Cares nothing for money. Sleeps un-
der 800 quilt. Intends soon to de-
Jews and Jesus"
The cotton factors of St. Louis have
united in a circular addressed to the
merchants, farmers and tenants of the
cotton belt, advising them to abandon
the credit system and to discourage the
planting Of large acreage in cotton
this year, and to devote their labors
first to the raising of grain, cattle and
hogs, giving smaller portion of theiI
time to the culture of cotton.
Some of the newspapers seem to think
10 budo oO VI
aires werc poor boys. Success in life
does not depend upon the starting point.
As in swimming race it makes little
difference at the end whether n man
wades in or jumps in, whether he starts
from q rock, bank of sand, or boat
In the stream; so in the battle of life 1t
is not the point of starting, but the d.
rection of the start and the vigor and
endurance and good judgment that are
brought into play, that brings great re-
suits. Boston Traveller.
1t seems that when case of pure, un-
sdulterated Mexican love gets foot
hold in the system it cannot be gotten
out very easily. A couple down in Mex
leo, who were in love, found out that
they could not be married, and straight
way they tied themselves together and
jumped into river end were drowned
According to statistics, the Mexican
style of love is more fatal than any
other kind, and from one to three deaths
occur per week on account of it. So,
what yellow fever il to the sorth. love