The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-08-20
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OriGaQS was eStaOllSnou IN 1910. II
was modelled exactly after that of Bos-
ton.
Miss Ella F. Kidd, of Keene. Ky,
has just completed crazy quilt, which
contains 100,0 pieces and 94S, ,6SS
stitches.
Ali the goose-quill toothpicks are i'm
ported from Franco and Germany.
Tney come in bundles of ], 200, and are
in four sizes.
Mime. de Lesseps, married in 1869,
paraded her twelve children on tho oc-
casion of her Ferdinand's induction into
the ranks of the Immortals.
nj. Layard found in Nineveh mag
niiccnt lens of rock crystal, which Sir
David Brewster considered true Opti-
cal lens and the origin of the micro
scope.
The Governor of the Island of Samos
has discovered tunnel measuring
5000 feet in length, and constructed at
least nine centuries before the Chris
tian era.
The horse which Gen. Grant rode the
day Lne surrendered is owned in Yer
non. Oneida county, N. Y, and march
ed in the procession Decoration Day
this year.
A surgeon, who wished to compli-
ment the heroism of a soldier who had
just had his leg amputated, told him
that he had stood it like woman
Net0 York NeqUs.
The JeWeler's Circular says that nev-
er in the history of jewelry in this
country have colored stones. both gems
and semi-precious stones, been more in
request than now.
The consumption obchocolate in this
country is largely on the increase, ono
manufacturer stating that last year he
made l, 800, 900 pounds and used ton
of sugar a day.
1t is the popular fancy in Scotland
just now to heap honOrs upon Burns.
Several monuments have just been
erected, or are under way in different
parts of the country.
An epicurean doctor says that in or
der to obtain the full flavor of butter
the bread upon which it is spread
should be introduced into the mouth
with the buttered surface downward.
Newspapers in all parts of the coun-
try are paying much less attention
than formerly to roller-rink news,
which fact would seem to indicate that
popular interest in the pastime is abat-
ing.
The telegraphers of the country have
q mutual benefit association with a
membership of 2, 800 and IL reserve fund
of $40, 900. Since its organization it
has paid to heirs of members over
$3.50, 900.
Some peat moss which was recently
exhumed near Dumfries, Scotland. was
found to contain seeds of plants dating
from prehistoric times. They were
planted and at once began to germinate
after a sleep of ages.
The sea otter catch of Alaska is
worth more than half that of all other
furs put together (the fur seals being
excluded), after that the others coming
in their order of value of catch, being
: marten (sable), black fox, beaver, red
fox, cross fox. land otter, blue fox,
mink, lynx, white fox, brown bear,
muskrat, black bear and wolf.
Secretary Whitney's New York house
is fine building, really small palace,
which formerly belonged TO wealthy
woman who left her husband and ran
off to France with the Prince of Talley-
rand-Perigord, causing grievous
scandal. She sent back orders to sell
the place, and it was then bought for
Mrs Whitney by her brother, Col.
Payne of Ohio, at n cost OF S700,0;O,
Pocket-knife making is practically
dead in Naugatnck. A few years ago
four factories were running TO their
fullest capacity, giving employment to
hundreds of men, and supplying the
= country with thousands of gross of
pocket cutlery annually. Not Il single
knife is being made to-day, and the
chances are far from promising that
che industry will ever he revived to
any extent.
A New Orleans letter says peculiar
fty of the young Southerner, male or
female, is their early betrothal and
eventful marriage, a condition that
usually hinders undue dissipation, even
if the desire exists. As a rule fewer
divorce suits cucumber the records of
our courts than in the North, reason
for which am at loss to give. not
believing that climate has any influ-
ence. over it whatever.
A rich Georgia landowner sent for a
neighbor and proposed that if he would
support him while alive, furnish him
medical attendance, and bury him de-
s Gently, he would make him decd TO
his land. The trade was closed, the
papers drawn, and Il doctor ut once
sent for. The result was that the for
tunate neighbor of the rich man was
in possession of his estate within u
week. Doctors are Indispensable in
some emergencies. es.-Lurti"gtOn (N.)
Free Press.
An interesting estimate of the
amount, ia weight, of one inch of rain
fall on one acre of ground is thus Civ
en-: An acre of ground contains 6, 272,-
$40 inches square. Rain one inch deep
would give that many square inches;
1,72S cubic inches make one cubic foot.
Rain one inch deep would give $3.50
cubic feet. A cubic foot of water
weighs 624 pounds; 1000 make ton.
This will give 226. S75 pounds, or 113
tons and S75 pounds to the acre. of
rain one inch deep.
The Scientific american approves of
the proposal to establish chain of
hght-ships across the Atlantic. 1t
considers the general idea good. and,
as to its practicability. it states that
the experience with light-ships proves
that vessel properly constructed may
be made to ride out the tiercest storms
at anchor, save upon rare occasions.
and that the light steel cables of re-
cent construction have been success
fully used to anchor ships in the deep
est water ''otf soundings."
Cocaine, the remarkable medica-
ment which anasthetizes mucous men,
branes and has simplified many minor
operations on the eye. is very costly.
Hence it is not surprising to hear that,
in Paris at all events. the manufacture
ers endeavor to obtain as much of the
alkaloid as possible by submitting the
cocoa leaves to Il second process of ex-
haustion. 1 he result is very similar
to that which follows attempts to mike
a second infusion out of already ex-
haasted tea leaves.
The New England Meteorological
Society proposes to find out this sum-
mer all it can about thunder-storms,
and. 10 that end invites observers in
ovarv town in Nn,v Ennlond to ,,nito