Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-09
GLEANINGS.


The number of cotton-mills in the
Southern States has increased from $50
four years ago to 3l5 ut the present
time.
A Massachusetts mother writes.
'Give us pure air and fire-escapes for
the public schools before free text
books"
A commercial paper in Boston prints
"credit register, which exposes the
names of those who do not pay their
grocery bills.
A Georgia lady has entered suit
against her husband for divorce, be-
cause he would not give her the combi-
nation to his safe.
Walter Besant recently said that nov
els constitute nine-tenths of the books
read in England, and nineteen-twenti-
eths of the books read in the world.
Governor Robinson, of Massachu-
sets, ,denounces fashionable drinking"
and hopes to see the time when it will
be abolished at all social entertain
ments.
The New York Common Council has
adopted an ordinance limiting the
height of buildings hereafter to 20 feet,
and on streets of 60 feet wide or less TO
60 feet.
The ammoniaphone is the latest in
vention. 1t enables any one to inhale
san artificial. condensed Italian air,
which has the most magical effect on
the human voice.
Ada Rehan, the actress, used to be
Miss Ada Crehan. A printer, mistak-
ing her handwriting, set it up to read
"Ada G. Rehan." Ada Rehan it has
since remained
1t is said that oysters in England are
worth 81 cents dozen, and would be
worth twice as much but for the intro
duction of American oysters, which
control the market.
Oil speculation has gained such mag
nitude that the sales in the different
exchanges aggregate 100000 daily,
and there are Sc, 100000 pipe line GER
tificates outstanding.
1t has been figured out by DR.. Wood,
the eminent student of nature, that If
man could eat as much in proportion as
a bird ne would consume whole
round of beef for his dinner.
A clerk in the Massachusetts State
Library was so deeply interested in
autographs that lie cut the signatures
of eminent men from the old docu-
ments stored in the archives.
There were thirty-two pupils in the
colored school at Strongtown, Texas,
when it was struck by lightning and
demolished. None were killed, al
though several were injured by the
falling timbers.
A cat belonging to Yaleville, Conn,
woman has shown much affection for
chicken. The cat had litter of five
kittens, four of which died, and the cat
bestows as much motherly care ON the
chicken as the one kitten.
R. Kilkelly, of Athlone, Ireland,
whistled from car window to his dog
as the train started. The dog chased
the train, and when it arrived at
Knockroghery, ten miles distant, the
animal was about 1000 yards behind,
and reached his master before the train
started again.
The French soldiers in Aleiers
are often compelled to remain
for hours on marshy ground with moth
ing to rest ON. After getting tired of
walking and standing, they seat them
selves on each others knees, one behind
the other, arranged in q circle so there
will be no end man.
A most unfortunate title has the
Dukedom of Albany been. 1t has been
adopted five times in Scotland and
four times in England. In six cases
the title became extinct with the life of
the first recipient, and four Dukes of
Albany have died violent deaths. 1t
has never passed the second genera
tion.
A bit of street car conversation be.
tween two Boston girls is thus reported
by the veracious AduertiSer of that
town: "Oh," said one, che sent me
such q perfectly lovely bouquet. TT
was all tuberoses in tho center, with
mignonette round that the light pinks
outside. Oh, it was perfectly lovely,
and | kept it a whole week, and theI II
put it on mothers grave"
Pitiful in its commonplace, vulgar
reality was the response of the wife
pleading for her husbands release to
the Judge in Special Sessions who said
yesterday: eff let him 60 he will
beat you again" "Well, let him. re-
signedly said the poor creature, to
whose skirts clung three small chill
dren-''let him. I'd rather get beat
ing than 60 starving. IN y World.
For years past the garret at the
White House has been filled with q lot
of old furniture some of which saw use
in Jefferson's time. President Arthur
has recognized the craze for the antique
by overhauling these long buried
stores, and with the resurrected relics
has filled up the long corridor that runs
along the upper story of the White
House. 1t is unfortunate that the his
tory of these articles is not known, but
all that can be said of them is that
they were made for the use of his pre-
decessors when solid mahogany was
the proper thing.
In some cities of the republic curl
Gus habit prevails of complimenting
unknown ladies on the street. OF
course, the lady is accompanied by
father, brother, mother, or duenna, and
it is considered by all parties quite
proper for the passing admirer to say:
'.How pretty she is!'' or what dain-
ty hand!" or "What fine eyes!" or
''What a lovely footr' Then the object
of admiration turns and says to the
stranger with her sweetest smile:
'.Mille gracias, senor!" CA thousand
thanks.) I know gentlemen who have
tried this with distinguished success. I