Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-22
GLEANINGS.

Tho membership of the Grand Army
of the Republic is 100000
There are four foundries in New
| York City at which large bronze stat
ues can be cast
Coffee without sugar, after rising in
the morning, is regarded as an eifectu-
al remedy for chils, fever and disor-
| ders incident to malaria.
1t is estimated that within radius
| of fifteen miles Of New York there are
| 600 lawn-tennis clubs. with u combined
cmbership exceeding 10000.
New England manufactures 0,OOO,-
600 pairs Of boots and shoes annually.
The city Of Lynn alone last season
turned out proNIct worth O,OOO.-
| 600.
Five generations of one family, from
q patriarch one hundred years old
down to the great-great- granddaughter
| aged three years. were recently repre-
sentcd in a photograph taken by an
indianapolis photographer.
1t may be interesting TO know that
there are three political parties in Ja-
pan, the Juitos. who are in favor Of
| republic, the Kokentos, who are In
perialists, and the Kaishintos, whose
general principle is to be "agin the
government.
In Arizona and Northern Mexico ex-
perments are making with the castor
| bean for the manufacture OF oil. The
estimates give l,5O0 plants to the acre.
which produce 900 pounds, worth $3.50
| An oil factory is contemplated at Tue
son, A. T., provided sufficient beans
| can be contracted for.
President Soeloy has announced a
| remarkable ten years Of Smith college
| existence. Beginning with IA students,
the college now has $40 on its rolls;
and during the ten years there has
been recorded but one death among
the students and graduates, that death
resulting from an accident by drown
| ing.
The Berlin Aquarium has at last ac-
complished the difficult feat of show
ing school OF live herring in its salt
water basin. These fish are so delicate
that when caught in their native ele-
ment even a moments exposure to the
air will kill them. They had, there.
fore, to be caught under water and be
carefully transported from the sea-
board.
One Of the peculiar incidents grow
ing out of the trial of Cluverius for the
murder oil Miss Madison was the dis
coyery that the French word claviers
has for one Of its meanings "key-
chains" 1t will be remembered that
the name Cluvcrius was invariably
pronounced CIayicrs by the people
from that section OF the country, and
that the finding Of the watch-key was
an important link in the chain OF cir
cumstantial evidence that led to his
| conviction.
Miss Roundabout lives in the coun-
try, and her fathers farm extending
over several miles, part of it is rented
to colored families, who also live on it.
As rule. they are all thrifty people,
but one family amuses as well as an
noys the landlady's daughter by its
shiftlessness Not long since. when
eggs were very scarce, one of the chill
dren came to her and asked if she
would please lend mother nine eggs 10
make up a dozen.
Two years ago several large iron
spikes were driven into very old ap-
pie tree near Clyde, N. Y. that for
years had been nearly barren. Last
year it was filled with large line ap-
| Piles, and now the blossoms are plenti-
tul enough to warrant good supply
Of fruit. The owner believes that the
| spikes restored to the tree its original
prolific qualities, and is now trying the
| experiment on other trees in his or
chard. He is likely to be grieyously
disappointed.
Could our grandmothcrs but see the
| gilded roses and golden rosebuds which
adorn the fashionable headgcar they
| would, indeed, think things had
changed. In their time, gold, tinsel
and spanglcs were considered sacred to
the stage, and 1t was thought the very
acme OF bad taste to wear such things
in broad daylight. Nowadays span
giles appear on street dresses, glitter
on the aigrettes with which bonncts
are trimmed, and as for the tinsel, only
a very small portion of summer bon
nets are without it.
Miss Helen Gardner is to the female
world what Ingersoll is to the male
creation. She is feminine infidel who
Is going around lecturing women, tell
ing them reasons why they should not
believe in God. She is described as
being very pretty little woman, with
dark hair and eyes, and very white be-
ringed hands. There is one serious
defect in Miss Gardner's oratory which
destroys the effect Of her rhetoric, and
will doubtless cripple her efforts to de-
stroy the Creator Of the universe. She
talks through her nose.
A statement is credited to Supt.
Brown, OF the Geological gardens in
Philadelphia, that man came to him
all the way from Nebraska to purchase
q buffalo, the gardens containing a fine
herd. The would-be purchaser, who
proved unsuccessful IN bis mission.
said It was . serious matter. adding.