The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-07-29
From the New York Sun.
SUNBEAMS.

ossS ~ OoS oi"h PS'c'h ~
1,l56 persons in the United Kingdem
Over 100 bushels Of grasshoppers have
been captured this summer on one farm
Ia Plymouth, N n by the owner, for
which be received . bounty OF Sl per
bushel.
Southey records in his "Conmonplace
Book" that . physician who had seen
more than 40, 900 cases OF smallpox said
he had never met with the disease in .
person with red or light naxen hair.
The law prohibiting the sale OF malt
and spirituous liquors in Iowa has boom
ed the sale Of buttermilk 10 that State,
and many saloons are to be opened for
its sale by persons who formerly sold in-
toxicants.
A remarkable case OF the sudden and
unexpected return Of the eyesight after
80 years OF total blindness is reported
from Buffalo. Philip Elinstein, the per.
con referred to, Lost his eyesight by SICK
ness when 4 years Of age.
1t has come out in . trial In London
that the bouquets presented by enthusi-
astic adorers to the queens Of song are
many OF them sold at once The great
prima donna disposes by contract Of all
the bouquets she receives.
A story is on the rounds to the effect
that the Mayor Of Boston sent two pack
ages exactly alike in weight and contents
by mail q few days ago. One OF them
was bound to Paris. France, 5000 miles
or so away, and The postage on it was
20 cents. The o'her was destined for
Worcester, 40 miles distant and the post
age was 28 cents.
Mr.. u. R. Burke, in "Business and
Pleasure in Brazil" gives the following
account OF the mode in which betting on
racing Is managed in Brazil: "The pro.
fessional betters are locked up in large
building with grated windows at inter.
walls, at which they bet with the public,
giving tickets to record the transaction
and attest the receipt OF the money ;
when the race is over the winners repair
to another window and. on presenting
their tickets, they are paid their win
nines"
The courts in London have decided
that . man may not keep ip bis back
yard . dog which barks and howls. The
The Judge stated that the best protection
against thieves and burglars was small
dog inside the house, which would quick.
ly alarm the inmates, and was infinitely
more feared by the fraternity. Neither
Was 1t lawful for band organs to play
when forbidden, nor for parties to Keep
cocks which crowed at early morning or
parrots suspended out Of windows, or
anything which acted. % disturbance to
those living neer.
As On evidence that the paintings of
Sir Joshua Reynolds have not lost their
value or interest, the London Academy
mentions that one Of his pictures, known
40 "Simplicity," has recently been sold
privately for the sum Of f3.760. 1t is q
portrait OF Miss Theoph,la G~atkin,
dauahter OF one of Sir Joshua's nieces
(Miss Palmer) by her marriage with
Robert Lowell Gwatkia Of Killiow Park,
Cornwall. It was painted ID 1889 ss .
special present to the father aud mother
OF the subject, to whom It was given BY
Sir Joshua after exhibition. Until the
sale above recorded II had never been
out OF the possession Of the family.
Richard Por.on the great Hellepist,
drank spirits OF wine, and even on one
occasion disposed OF bottle OF furni.
ture vsrnish; but even Porscn has been
surpassed 10 his potations BY . lady pc.
titioner in divorce suit before S Z James
Hannen, In England, who was 10 the habit
Of drinking turpentine and sal volatile,
It was not stated whether each Of these
Was drank neat or diluted. The emerald
green poison, as Alfred de Mu.set called
u, absinthe, is purely an acquired taste
Pulque, the Mexican drink, made from
avages, has taste, to say the least, pc
culiar. Kirschwasser requires an ap.
prenticeship; but turpentine is terrible.
A remarkable book Was sold for f9S(
10 London lately. 1t IL q MS. OF 25(
folio leaves OF velfum, written in the Dr.
teenth century, aud is chronicle Of th,
early history OF Normandy. Nothing
can exceed the minute delicacy OF tn,
ministries with which it has been embel
lisbed, from the 6rst OF them, which rep
resen,s the arrival OF Duke Rollo o
Rouen, to the last which represents th'
siege OF Chalus, where Richard C9ur d.
Lion received bis death wound from aI
arrow shot bv Bertrand de Gourdou
The series includes the death of Edward
the Confessor and the coronation o
Harold, the landing Of William the Con
queror, the battle Of Hastings, the Car
rying Of Harold's body to Waltham Ab
bey, the funeral OF William, and the cor
onation of Rafus by Archbishop Ian
franc-all executed in the highest styl
OF Burgundian art, and with the minut
est attention to every detail OF architec
ture, costume and armor.
Mr.. Kuroksws, q Japanese gentleman
is the owner OF the piece ri ground oI
which, In 1862. an nnprovoked attacl
Vas made upon three EnglishmeD, Messr
Richardson, Marshall, Clark, and Mrs
Berrodsle, by the retainers Of the Princ'
OF Satsuma. The b,unt of the attach
was borne by Mr.. r chsrdson, who va,
90 severely wounded that he died wher'
he fell. On this spot Mr.. Kurokawa ha'
erected o monument on which be has
placed an inscription OF which the fol
owing is . Translation: "Upon this spo
OF earth. the property Of Kurokawa o.
Tsurum,, the life OF an Englishman named
Richardson was sacrificed. his blood run
ming in o riv r to th sea. From thai
source sprung the changes which have
been accomplished in this country. The
oobles rose, and the power OF the 1mpe.
rial House was restored. The light o'
knowledge was di6used, and The rights Of
the people recognized. The victims
name has been made imperishable in the
history OF the world. Dedicated to one
Who rests 10 heaven"
A petition addressed to the ladies Of
Paris, imploring them TO remain pretty.
recently appeared in Partisan paper.
The writer tells the Psrisiennes that tle'
are the Beetbovens and the NJ zar,s who
compose the symphonies of the celebra.