Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-02
GJ.EANlNGS.

General Hancock has bccn made an
LIZ d. by New York college
Geolopists say that tho coal beds OF
the earth will be exhausted in 1880
years.
Women are paid 40 cents = day and
their board US farm laborcrs IN South
Carolina.
It Is said that out OF every lO9
female school teachers seven marry
every year.
New York ladies'. for lack OF other
escort, are attended to tho thcatcrs by
messenger boys.
A good base ball player In Rhode
Island gets n bigger salary than the
Governor Of the state.
General Scott conquered Mexico with
II. 900 effective men. lie fought six
| battles and was victorious In all.
Tho timber work of tho domcs OF the
Church of st. Mark at Venice is more
than $40 years old and is still In agood
| state.
Five girl graduates in ono town In
New York State stole the matter Tor
tuClT uUu auous So 40 VIZ"
the "higher educationP'
Bakers are said to have always OK
perienced great difficulty in observing
the progress In baking This has been
surmountcd recently in London by
lighting ovens with electricity and pro-
viding them with platc-glass doors
1t was n center shot and q hard hit
when the New York woman suffragists
called attention to the mockery Of
making a statue of liberty in the form
OF woman to be placed at the portals
of u State whero women are disfran-
chised. - Philadelphia Ledger.
Guernsey County. Ohio, produces
some instances of the old way in rear
ing families. Three men and their
wives in one township. who live within
half mile OF each other, arc the par
ents Of thirty-six children. Four fami-
lies in another township have thirty
five children.
The German Government has dis
charged all women who were employed
in its postal, telegraph. and railway
service as clerks aud 10 other capacities.
As during the last twenty years they
nearly monopolizcd such service in
some towns, much suffering has ensued
among the discharged. The motive
alleged is that women are unit for
such public service.
Gold is found in all parts OF tho
world. II Is said to be everywhere.
Professor Foote recently made q state
ment to the effect that there is more
gold in clay under the city Of Philsdel-
phia than would equal the entire valua-
ton of the city. In 1912 men made 60
cents a day washing the sands near
Chester. on the Delaware River, where
William Penn first landed.
Signs are taxed 5 cents per letter
every year in Cuba, and the ingenious
Cuban does not put up sign il he can
help it, or else paints on 1t an emblem,
| as boot, trunk or cigar II words
must be employed it is not an uncom-
| mon practice to dash daub OF paint
across the lettering, producing legal
! oblitcration. yet leaving an inscription
| that still can be deciphered.
For quick filter the Druggists Cir
cuiar recommends the employment Of
chamois skin, freed from thin pieces.
cut to the desired size, washed in q
| weak solution Of sal soda or any alkali
TO remove any grease, and thoroughly
rinscd in cold water. by means Of it
tinctures, elixirs, sirups and even mu-
cilages are said to be filtered rapidly.
! If it is washed well after each time 1t is
! used. this filter will last long time.
Among the native industries of the
Ningpo hills, China. Is placer mining
| for iron. The iron occurs in the form
| of black sand deposited by the action
| OF water at the foot OF rugged and
| prccipitous hill. 1t is washed in the
neighboring stream. frothy, pinK
scum escaping during the operation. 1t
| is then thrown into small mud furna-
ces, erected here and there among the
trees, whence its issue is rough, dirty
slabs. which are sent elsewhere to be
| refined.
The appearance OF Mrs. Oscar Wilde
at a recent social gathering in London
is thus described: Estheticism culmi-
mated in Mrs. Oscar Wilde's costume
of woolen stuff in dull reseda trimmed
with pink, kind OF Kate Gre.naway
dress. tied at the waist by dropping
| pink sash. Round the neck she wore
wide Toby frill of two rows of ficelle
laco with various colored beads and
large pink bow fastening u bunch Of
yellow marguerites; on her head q
small Tam o'Shanter cap OF the same
greenlsh gray materials was the &C.
compartment to this eccentric costume.
The Arabs have been closely observ-
ing the British manner of fighting In
the Soudan, and. as their experience
has been considerable. they have been
able to form definite opinions. One
sheik writes to another that "Inglesi