Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-07
GLEANlNGS.

Philadelphia claims to nave now
population exceeding 100000
There is said to be only one book to
every 10000 inhabitants in Russia.
Penjdeh is accurately written and
pronounced Punjdeh, and means "five
| villages.
OF tho works called for in the great
library of the British Museum, less than
10 per cent. are novels.
The foreman of the Ann Arbor
Courier Office has just completed his
first half century at the case.
The largest vineyard in the world is
in California, and contains between
5000, 900 and 4,000,0 900 vines.
The southern part Of Africa has TO-
900 tame ostriches, producing 3,OOO,-
600 worth of feathers annually.
The Black Hills tin region is found
to be much larger than was supposed.
New locations are constantly opened.
Protracted drought and extensive ir-
rigation have reduced Tulare Lake, in
California, from length Of forty-two
miles and breadth Of twenty-five miles
to a length Of twenty-five and width
of fourteen miles.
Prof. Doremus, it is said, makes
$25, 900 year from chemical analyses
of patent medicines and other similar
articles. He does all his work with
his left hand. his right arm having
been amputated in youth.
The only goose ranch-a farm de-
voted to the breeding and care of
geese--in this country is located on
the eastern shore Of Virginia, and
covers nearly 5000 acres. Its flocks
number in the neighborhood of 5000
birds.
1t is alleged that Miss Cleveland
speaks four languages fluently. Her
brother, the President, however. seems
to be proficient in holding his tongue
| in one, his native English. The latter
must be regarded the superior accom-.
plishment in these days.
DR.. Heber Newton says, taking
the average human life, he would be a
bold man who, rightly weighing the
manifold daily blessings which come
like the sunshine and the dew, would
venture to pronounce the lot of man
rather of pain than Of pleasure.
So acute is the sleeps sense OF hear
| inc. It ia said. that IL can distinguish
the cry of her own lamb among a
thousand others, all bleating at the
same time; and the lamb, too, is able
to recognize its mothers voice. even
though it be in the midst of a large
flock.
Thirty.onc years ago gypsy fortune
land, N. Y, that she would be married
within a wear. and before the tbirtietb
wear of her marriage would have four.
teen children, three of whom would die
before the birth of the fourteenth. The
prophecy has been fulfilled to the letter.
Tho Isnotb of the w,re used in ,be
construction of the submarine cable,
now in operation. ia computed To be
ten times the distance from the earth
to the moon. The total length OF the
cables now used Is $1,000 miles, each
cable containing an average OF forty
strands OF wire. and making ovel
2,5OO,OOO miles.
A serious epidemic of whoopino
cough has run through the islands OF
the Fiji group. The malady has car.
ried off all the very young native
children. and left decrease in the
population OF 1000 A few years age
$4,000 persons In Fiji died from ar
epidemic OF measles. Since then the
local government have done much te
instruct the people in the laws o.
health.
The Hon. Mildred Coleridgc (daugh
ter of Lord Coleridge) requests Mr.
Yates to contradict in the World Lion
DOM the report that she and MIR
Adams, variously known as Charles
Warren Adams and Frank Mantel
Adams, have been married. The re
port is false. "When my marriag.
does take place" she says, lit will b<
publicly anti ounced in the Ordinary
manner"
II ,e,o,tea that R;oh..a c;,a y.
San Berpardino conntv nronosss n
donate the Chico Ranch to tbe St.,s
and .rect ,horaon S,a.s fndnstr;.,
School At his own srnense The ranch
embraces 81, 900 acres, and has upon it
10000 cattle and 500 mules and horses.
The gift, IL made, will reach the muni.
ficent value Of nearly $1,000, ,OOO.-
VIsalia (CaL) Times.
IL mt oenera,,v krown tho, vo-.
mont h.s !. So,d min. II T. oaIIad ~
..Root.T ana ia locstsd a, Piumn,th '
From an animal renort ~ ann:arS Tho,