The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-09-17
GLEANINGS.

Lolita is said 10 be now worth 81
100000 Tho real sum is probably
multiplied by about four.
1t is in Sweden as elsewhere; tho
record of the past year showing moro
works Of fiction published than Of any
other class.
A Philadelphia horseman says MIR.
Bonner is Il crank on the subject of
horse-shoeing. and that he has anown
him to shoe Maud 5. twice in ono day
and four times during the week.
I" A Georgia dog chews gum. When
tircd of chewing it will take the gum
out of its mouth and stick it tightly on
tho top of its nose with its foot. to keep
from losing it. Georgia is bound to
keep before the country.
b, OF all tho Lompoc tribe Of Indians.
OF whom fifty years ago thcre were
some 1000 in Santa Barbara County,
California, there is but ono survivor,
and hc Is old and feeble, existing upon
charity In the city Of Santa barbara.
- Onu OF tho celebrated protest against
selling slaves camo from Dr. Gordon,
Of Massachusetts, IN l776 ali God
-..he says, "hath made OF one bl""i' all
races OF mon l can 500 no reason why
n black rather than II white niau should
be- q slave.
Whom Historian Bancroft was stu
dent IN Germany sixty years ago, no
SAYS that hc was regarded by tho ma
tivcs with Us much curiosity asa North
American aboriginc would have bcen.
Perhaps young Mr.. Bancroft refused
n to drink beer.
Cur national air OF Yankee Doodle,
says Webster. was composed by Brit
isR officers, in rlicuo Of American
troops. Yet ere hong tho last OF tho
British army laid down its arms at
Yorktown while this same air WAS
played in the ears of officers and men.
.'rhere is hardly iirst-class machin-
ist, civil engineer, carpenter. draughts-
man, blacksmith, tanner, or amy 9th
Ter kind of skilled workman or artilicer
within radius of 100 miles OF where
wa arc now writing. This" walls the
Warrenton, N. G., Gastltc. ''ought
not to be.
Il 1t is said that there are moro female
physicians practicing in Philadelphia
than in any other city Of tho United
States. Tho first and best college for
medical instruction of women is here,
and vet this is the only city whose
medical society will not admit them rs
members. Philadelphia CalI.
During the last hundred years tho
English race has multiplied fivefold.
tho Russian fourfold, tho German two
and-a-half fold, and tho othor Euro
ipean races in smaller proportion.
italy having nearly doubled. and
France and Spain having added only
about so per cent TO their population.
The tenets Of the Mehdis religion
Il
guilty of immortality he is put up to
his waist in tho sand and stoned 10
death. If he steals his hand is cut oil.
Singing and lascivious dancing, such
as used TO be in Kharloum, are put Il
stop to. Every man must pray live
times a day.
Suit for $500 damages has been
brought against Wisconsin bee
keeper by sheep farmer, who claims
that his animals are so annoyed when
running at pasture BY the bees as to
injure his flock OF thoroughbreds to
tho extent OF the above amount. Much
interest is manifested in tho result ut
the suit among beekeepers.
The will of the lato Joseph w. Tor
rey, of Boston, contains the following
peculiar provision: ii desire that none
of my family shall make any parade
over my funeral or waste any money
in the purchase of mourning apparel,
fully believing, from observation, that
widows weeds are too frequently 4
badge of hl pocrasy. and the more con-
spicuous tue hablimcnts OF woe Inc
more marked the insincerily."
/. =: According TO Il celebrated French
chemist, lead should not bc used ,Ior
water pipes, cisterns or kitchen ulcn-
sils, as it has been demonstrated that
leaden pipes or vessels not only tak3
up particles of lead through mechani-
/, ~ cal action due to friction, but attack
the metal because of the affinity of
several of their constituents, the re-
suit being generally lead carbonate.
Rattlesnakes are not much to bH
feared, because they cannot attack un-
til they have coiled themselves up. aml
can then spring scarcely ono-half thar
length. Besides. they invariably g,v,,
timely warning by their rattl,s. They
very seldom pursue person and as
seldom run away. R.ltlcsnakes,
screech owls and prairie dogs live to-
gether in peace, and might also be
said to be chums.
There are several accounts of the
origin of the name ''Emrr;lld Isle' Tor
ireland but that which seems to have
the weight of evidence on its side is
the claim on behalf of Mr.. William
Z brennan, one of the aDIest writers
/ ~ among the United Irishmen. He was
born in 1754 and died in 1920. He was
the author OF several poems, including
that under the title OF Erin, in which
he uses the title referred to.
About four years ago MIR. Gould. of
assPiaeer, Cal, received from the Agri-
cultural Department Il package of
Japanese tea seed. He planted and
carefully cultivated it. anu now at his
ranch can be seen what is Il curiosity
In this country large plat Of tea
plants. They have done remarkably
well, and lie has raised quito quau-
tity of superior tea. The fine growth
and excellent quality OF this tea looks
as II its culture might be engaged in as
profitable business.
The Maine bir,i-cat chers, who drive
thriving trade in native song birds.
use Il cage divided into four compart-
ments. In one is captive, which,
when taken into the fields, utters Il
call to his wild brethren, one of whom
Is very likely. in lying about the cage,
to enter one of the open doors and set
free spring that shuts the door. The
favorite bird is the red linnet, or '.red
froll, which is hardy, easily content
ed, and Il sweet singer; it mates with
the canary, and an excellent cross