Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-18
GLEANINGS.

The only female switchman in the
world lives in Macon, Ga, and her
name is Mrs. Mary Carroll.
There are nearly 11.OOO officers and
subordinates in the departments OF the
New York City and county govern
ment.
The wealth of England has apparent
ly doubled since 1S45, that of France
since 1856, ard that of the United
States since 1864.
A one-eared man lives in Whitman
tic, Conn. He lost the other while
driving over bad road and he wants
the town to pay him $4,000 for it.
The application of tie electric light
to the microscope, an ordinary primary
battery being employed, has resulted
in greatly increasing the magnifying
power, making it possible to exhibit
the most minute natural objects.
A wealthy Canandaigua lady has fit
ted out reading room for the young
men of the village free of charge. The
lady bears all the expenses, and only
requires good order and proper con-
duct from those who frequent the place.
-NeUdrk (N ~ Courier.
In a Brooklyn dime museum, on
Wednesday night, white mouse ran
up an elephants trunk to escape from
a dog. The elephant became furious,
and. venting his rage on the dog,
raised him high in the air and hurled
him to the floor dead. Then the little
mouse jumped from its hiding place
and the elephant was peaceful.
Chambersburg. Pa, has physician
who can write his autograph with both
his right and left hands so nearly alike
that close inspection fails to discover
any difference between them. He can
also write the same word simultaneous
ly in different directions. He practices
the healing art, and does not travel
Dom Pedro of Brazil maintains as q
part of his establishments one Of the
finest military bands in the world.
When the court is at Rio this imperial
band plays in the tropical nights-in the
Black Horse Square while the dusky
Brazilians stroll about the walks or eat
ices and drink wine at little tables un-
der the palm trees.
According to the date obtained by a
San Francisco statistician the actual
population of the Chinese Empire is
2S0, 100000. This congregation of hu-
man beings is so vast that were there
no more births in China it would re-
quire the death of one person every
second for q period Of nearly nine years
before the Mongolian race would be-
come extinct.
In Norwich, Conn. a young man be-
gan depositing his savings in local
bank. His deposits from 1888 until
1885 amounted to $i,962.25. Between
1888 and 1885 he drew from the bank
81. 27O. 20. and yet few days since, on
having his book written up and bal
anced, he was found to have balance
on deposit amounting to $l1, ,27S.S3.
A member of the Yale senior class
was recently the victim of practical
joke. He started for Ithaca, N. Y, to
attend q Cornell University sociable
and intended to stop over in New York
City to attend the opera In the mean
time some Of his college chums tele-
graphed his description to the New
York police, saying he was wanted for
burglary at New Haven. and upon the
arrival of the train he was at once ar
rested and retained in custody for sew
eral hours, when no one appearing he
was released.
Bookmaking five hundred years ago
was a costly business. The bill for de-
signing and writing manuscript in
1902 has just come to light. The parch-
ment, the writing, the miniatures, the
silver nails gold-plated and enameled.
ink figures, seventy smaller gold-plated
silver nails, gold-plated silver clasp,
sky blue satin and binding together
cost, according to present value, S1S6.
the miniatures alone costing $50. The
missal is now no longer extant, but is
called pulcherrImum ct elegantissimam
In the bill