The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-18

The emancipation laws of Brazil are
poorly enforced, and many thousands
who were long ago entitled to freedom
remain in bondage.
A horse can scarcely lift two-thirds
of its own weight, while one small
specimen of juno beetle can lift sixty
six times its own weight.
A few years ago The women of India
were not allowed to learn to read.
Now there are 126.348 girls attending
schools established for them.
1t is almost impossible to take fish
with net from Indian river. Florida,
as the sharks attack the nets when
filled with fish and thus tear them to
pieces.
The orange tree at Versailles. known
as the Great Constable, is nearly 500
years old. 1t was planted in 1922 by
Eleanor of Carlisle, wife of Charles Ill,
King of Navarro.
Tho cod fishery at Iceland has proved
q total failure this season, and great
distress exists in consequence. The
privations are said TO be more severe
than prevailed during the famine two
years ago.
In one of number of oggs that Mrs.
Patrick Sullivan, of Sheboygan. was
breaking for a breakfast omclette the
other day, minnow two inches long
was found imbedded between the white
and the yolk.
An English gentleman named Sum-
ner. who was found dead in his bed at
the Midland Hotel, London, left an es-
tate of $5, OOO. 900 and had not made
his will. The nearest heir-at-law is a
farmer 76 years old.
The natives of the coast of New
Guinea, having no iron, shave them
selves now with piece of glass. For
meriy they shaved with flint, which
they could sharpen quite well and used
with considerable dexterity.
According to the Denver Republican
there are 100000 cattle roaming
over the ranges of Colorado. with u
valuation estimated at SAC. 900, 600.
The nominal value of sheep, horses,
mules and other live stock in the State
is put at $15. .oOO.O 900.
In Queensland immunity from pun
ishment induces the white mon to think
nothing of taking the lives of the ma
tives, and the latter are killed for steal
ing u few pieces of tobacco. as was the
case with skipper ut Dufaure Island.
For o trifiing theft he shot three men
whom he suspected.
OF the native population of Texas, SO
per cent. is Southern and the remain
der of Northern extraction. OF the peo-
pie who have settled in that state, New
England has contributed 4. 064. the rest
of the country north of the Ohio river
60, 3O5, and the older Southern States
have furnished $50. 379.
A regulation is in force at the Hague
by which every one in whose house an
infectious disease exists is bound to
hang upon the front door q notice to
that effect and 10 state the nature of
the malady. so that any one whose
business takes them to the house may
risk the danger or not as he sees fit.
There is living near Corneville, Fla,
"a colored man with the classical name
of Romeo. who is welded to n fair maid
of his tribe called Juliet This happy
couple have twins. whom they have
named Romulus and Remus. This in
teresting family is conveyed to church
on Sundays by q horse named PontiIs
Plate.
The Empress Eugene is now busy Oh
tho book she has had in mind, if only
rarely in hand, since the death of the
Prince Imperial. and arrangements are
already being made for the publication
of her memoirs. which will be pro-
lduced simultaneously in England and
France. The book Is being ''done"
into English under the supervision of q
lady of the highest rank. to whom the
Empress is much attached.
1t appears that the Territory of Ari-
lzona, instead of being q wholly treeless
waste. has in its central portion an ex-
tensive white pine forest Lest year
the mill at Flagstaff. owned by E Z.
Aver. of Chicago. President of the Mex
ican Lumber Company. cut sc. 900, 600
out of 1000. 600. 600 feet of lumber the
forest is said to contain. Yards stocked
from this mill will be established at all
the principal towns on the Mexican
Central railway.
The manager of leading New York
business house shows his wisdom, ac-
fcording 10 his own testimony, by ad.
vertising largely during the dull sea-
son. He says: "Just as soon as we
find a lull in trade we begin to do ex-
ira advertising and make larger in
lducements than ever. and we find peo-
pie will buy even in what are called
the dull months OF the year If you will
make it an object for them, and also
let them know by we'll worded ad-
:ycrtisement just what you have got to
sell"
Many beautiful and hitherto un-
known colors have been obtained In re-
cent years by the chemical treatment
of coal tar. Each year is certain to
give us q few new shades, but the fash
ionable tints of the present season are
extraordinary both in number and no.
menclature. We are told that the col
ors for ladies dresses comprise moon
stono," q pale blue; Narbonne honey;
musk color; lavender blue; raspberries
and cream; vervine. faint lilac tint;
chimney sweep, dirty black, and ar
Dor green.
Cholera has made periodical twelve
year visits to this country. The last
epidemic was in 1873. Thus we have
something to fear for next year if not
for this. The Philadelphia Medical
Netcs says of its appearance in 1873.
Cholera visited the United States be-
fore it appeared in Paris. Then there
were many sources of infection-it was
brought to New Orleans by Bremen
bark, and developed in the case of n
man employed in unloading her cargo
(a native of Pensacola who went 10
New Orleans for employmenO. But
the larger mum Der of cases were import
ed directly through New York city on
non-infected vessels, but the disease
was not developed until the personal
effects of the victims had been unpack-
ed at their destination. This was
shown in three distinct outbreaks at
widely remote parts of the United
States. where the effects of emigrants
from Holland, Sweden and Russia were
unpacked-at Carthage. OHIO; Crow
River, Mimi. and Yankton, ID. T.,
where, within thirty-six hours thcreaf-
ter the first cases of this disease APP
peared.
Dio Lewis reaches the conclusion
that consumption is found in every eli
mate. Inhabitants of the frozen re-
gions and those who live under the
eouatOr die, of COuSumDtiOn As In