The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
GLEANINGS

York City.
The relic-hunting fiend is already en-
route for the Yellowstone.
Two pints of water, swallowed boil
ing hot on rising, gives the New York
man an appetite for his cocktail and
breakfast.
Letters from several of the largest
dealers in fish in Eastern Maine and
Others show conclusively that this is the
worst year for fishermen that ever has
been known.
Another Pennsylvania has discover
ed a new mechanical force, and wants
hls all to stand on tiptoe to hear it hum.
His name is Bromily and he claims to
multiply power without fuel.
A pond near Thompson. Conn, con-
tains q floating island about fifteen
inches thick. Fishermen can walk
upon it and make great hauls of bull
heads through holes in the center.
The use of oil stoves has greatly di-
minished the consumption of coal
among the poorer classes in New York.
Before they became common the corner
grocers got at the rate of $l5 per ton
for coal.
A man in North Stonington, Connec-
ficut, now 81 years of age, deposited
800 in savings bank on his 2lst BIRTH
alay, and has never Withdrawn dollar
Of the principal or interest since. If
he takes joy in accumulation, he has
derived some pleasure from it.
In California cemetery large mon
ument stood over the grave of man
whose relatives were dead. A woman
boldly had it removed to her own lot,
planed Off the inscription and had it let
tered again to suit the mortuary require
ments of her family.
The famous live-oak tree. known as
the Devils Riding Whip" which is
situated three-quarters of mile north
west of the"Devi's Mill Hopper" near
Gainesville, Fla, measures thirtv-three
feet and four inches and half in cir
conference, one foot from the ground.
The tree is hollow and affords ample
shelter for forty hogs.
1t is stated that the British govern
ment has formally requested Mr.. Par
nell to abstain from making public his
threatened estimates relative to the
amount of good arabic land forced to
population scheme, at present in favor
with the government, promising to
adopt his emigration scheme whenever
he submits practicable plan.
The English Postoffice Savings Bank
continues to be n most successful insti-
tuition. A quarter of a million additional
depositorS opened accounts in the bank
during the year 1882. The total num-
ber of depositors at the end of the year
was thus nearly 1900, 900, the amount
of their deposits being over ESQ. 900, 900
an increase of nearly 100000 dur
the year, the largest annual increase
yet recorded.
Shakespeare uses more different words
than any other writer in the English
language. There are about Is. 900 diff
ferent words in his plays and sonnets,
while no other writer uses as many as
10000. A few writers use 5000 words,
but the great majority do not employ
more that 5000. In conversation, only
from 5000 to 5000 different words are
used.
Miss Fuller is school teacher in
Grand Marais, Northern Michigan. She
is also an admirable shot with a rifle,
and, after school hours, goes hunting
in the neighboring woods. The family
with whom she boards is kept well
supplied with game. large and small
She is the admiration of the country,
and all the young men are in love with
her.
China has one colliery in complete
working order. 1t is located at Kaip-
ing, not far from Peking. The coal
supply is considered ample, as the coal
bearing stratum is supposed to be about
1000 feet thick, with thirteen seams. A
railway six and a half miles in length
the only one in all China carries
the coal from the mine to a canal,
where the loads are transferred in large
barges.
Bricks impregnated at a high tenn
perature with asphalt are being success
fully used in Berlin for street pavement
BY driving out the water with heat
bricks will take up from Is to 20 pei
cent. of bitumen, and the porous, brittle
material becomes durable and elastic
under pressure. The bricks are ther
put endways on a beton bed and sci
with hot tar. 1t is said that the rough
usage which tho pavement made o
these bricks will stand is astonishing.
Mr.. Kingsley, Secretary Chandler:
brother-in-law, is the survivor of once
large family. in which sudden deati
has been tho rule. Out of nine WHIT
have died not one was i'll an entire
week preceding death. One of the
parents was killed by an accident, anC
tho other dropped dead with heart dis
ease without moments warning
Four of the children died within few
days of scarlet fever, two others wer,
burned to death on the steamer Henr,
Clay, and another was thrown from
carriage.
Mount Hood, in Oregon, was recently
assembled by a large party. They reach
ed an elevation of II, $3.50 feet, wher,
they spent several hours. When abov,
the snow line the men constructed
sleigh and treated tho women to a Jul,
sleigh ride. The crater was penetrated
distance of 100 feet. There was
ceaseless drip of water from the roof o
the encased entrance, caused by warn
air current coming from the slumberins
fires far below, from whence loud hiss
ing noise arose. A rock hurled dowr
produced deafening reverberation.
DIR. Prime has found an odd monu
ment in Northern New York. A gooC
man had lived happily with an excellent
wife until they had lived well on in
years, when she died. He bethought
him of some fitting memorial to place or
her grave, and the happy thought struck
him that the square stove, by which
they had been comfortable through
many long winters, would be Just what
she would like to have if she had voice
in the matter. He had the stove taken
10 the churchyard and placed over the
remains of his companion. who sleeps
quietly underneath it.
A little more than decade ago a new
disease began to despoil the potato near
Stavanger, Norway, and it has been
steadily increasing in virulence year af-
Ter year. Fungoid growths infest the
stem, reducing its interior in the frs,
place to sort of pulp, and at last SC
prey upon the plant that the stems are
mere hollow reeds which readily fall to
the ground. The ripe germs of the fun.
gus are about the size of small bean,
and when they remain in the earth all
winter they are found when the warm
season commences sending out minute
spores, which attack the plant before il