The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-06
GLEANINGs.


house for some time.
Cleveland society calls Juliet Corson
'Queen of the Cuisine" Years ago
she worked in Florida hotel. Then
she was only known as ''the boss
cook
Frederick Harrison, the noted En-
Sglish.writer, says that Henry George is
trying to import into England the
morals of California bandit and mail
robber.
, Ts'What Is dude, anyhow" asked
scountryman of q citizen. "a dude?
We'll, a dude is an American idiot who
tries to pass himself off as an English
cockney." A good definition.
New eruptions are reported from the
cratcrs of Vatnajokul, a large and
mostly unknown territory in Iceland,
from which similar reports were hcard
a year ago. The recent eruptions were
accompanied by earthquakes and the
falling of ashes.
They have habit in New England
of locking the doors of factories so
that employees can not slip out and in
when they like. This is found to be
very announcement when blaze starts.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has
bill under consideration on the subject,
and it is likely the practice win be dis
continued.
A Muscatine man, writing from Los
Angeles, Cal, says he prefers little
less Garden of Eden" in his. He
doesn't like Los Angeles or its dust.
He says if any one has good home in
Iowa and sells out to go there, he is
FOOLISH; and also expresses the opinion
that those who cannot make living in
Iowa cannot make living there.
Father Stephan, the famous Catholic
missionary, who is now in Washington,
has had life full of adventure. For
long time Sitting Bull was under his
charge. He was u classmate of the
Able Liszt. He served through the
late war on the Union side, and was
the companion and friend of the heroic
Pap Thomas" He is the trusted
counsellor of all the Northwestern In
dians, and is said to have more in
fluence over them than any other white
man.
The Norwegian shoe, or skee runner,
is used in Colorado for long journeys
over CLASSY snow, or when going up or
down steep mountain. Every one
has a pair of these ungainly shoes
men, women, and children. Those who
have mastered the art of snow-shoeing
can 90 very rapidly on them. There is
a Norwegian there who is willing to
wager that he can travel fifty miles
across the country in ten hours, but
that is much faster than the majority
of skee runners.
Tom, six years old, noticed one win
off VIC hn in
the western sky. Having never before
seen both orbs at the same time he was
deeply impressed apd ran to his mother
with: ''Oh, mamma, I've got an awful
Joke on our Father who art in heaven. !"
why Tom, what do you mean?" said
the mother in rebuking tone, greatly
shocked HE forgot to pull his moon
in," cried Tom, his voice quaking with
glee.- Christian Observer.
When General Tom Nelson, of Indi-
ana, was in England several years ago.
a blue-blooded maid of honor asked
him to suggest n name for her poodle.
"Why name him Tonic replied the
suave American. "Tonicn CALCULATED
the truly-English girl, with truly-En-
glish amazement. why do you sug-
gcst such namep'' "Oh! because it
Is So dppEOpIldtc lOl b uOP' AOu AAO"
he is a COMPOSITION of whine, bark and
steal.'' And all England grinned.
According to the AYmy Register for
1884 we have now about 2S, 0O0 officers
and enlisted men on the active list, the
number varying from month to month
On account of recruiting and of deser-
tions, which average ten day the year
around. The number of retired officers
is 49, There are over 10 forts and
posts, it appears, fifty of which are not
parrisoned; and there are also twenty
three armories, arsenals and engineer
stations to be looked after.
In the center of big circle of gold
watches in Maiden Lane, New York
City, watchmaker's window is hand
some, open-faced chronometer, with
this placard: The first watch ever
made in America by machinery" 1t
is o relic. 1t was made in Roxbury,
Mass, about 1850. 1t runs Tor eight
days with a single winding 1t was
entirely manufactured by machinery.
1t is as perfect as the standard watch
of to-day, and differs but little in the
general plan of construction.
An Arab woman, when left n widow,
rnourns her husband much, but often
marries again. The night before her
second marriage she paws visit to her
first husband $ crave. There she kneels
and prays him not to be offended AS,
however, she feels he may be, she brings
with her donkey laden with two goat
skins filled with water. The prayer
ended, she pours the water on the grave
to keep him cool under the circum.
stances about TO take place, and, hav-
ing well saturated him, departs.
"A Geneva dentist has invented new
aud ingenious process of tooth drawing.
Asquare ofsIndia rubber, piel ced with
central hole, is pushed over the tooth
till the upper part of the root is reach
ed. The India rubber gradually con-
tracts, pulls on the root, and the offend
ing tooth is finally enucleated, without
causing the patient any pain whatever.
-Four or.five days are required to COM
plete the operation. Very little bleed
ing and slight swelling of the gum
are the oniyinconvenience experienced.
1t is evident that Detroit is bidding
for summer boarders. The papers OF
that city are publishing fish stories, but
the most remarkable one is about q
large pike being speared, in the river
that had swallowed an ordinary sized
pike, said second pike having swallowed
perch! If this be true, there can be
no question about Jonah swallowing
the whale, but, maybe they make De.
troit river pike on the telescope plan
Anyway, the fish story looks as though
something had telescOped.-Recb'S Sun
Paris is regarded as foremost in the
absolute provision for manual training
in connection with primary schools.
Over a hundred schools in the French
capital are now provided with work.
shops. At present they turn out arti-
cles of wood from planning benches and
lathes. 1t is proposed soon to add iron
to the material to be operated upon
This manual training is an addition tc
the ordinary studies of primary
school; the boys appear to like it. ant
it gives new form of activity to their
minds and valuable exercise to theil
muscles.
Miss Anthony said; 81 have beer
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