Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-19

Judge Albion W. Tourgee has patented a
metal harness.
More Woe! The new edition of the die
tionary is going to try to tell us what the
dude is.
That water famine at Cleveland comes at
a very importune time, just when Murphy
is getting up big temperance revival.
A Berlin woman lately attempted to kill
herself by drinking five ounces of kerosene.
She became unconscious, but was fully re-
stored to health in three or four days. The
Deutsche Wochenschrift tells of man who
drank habitually an ordinary liquor glass OF
petroleum several times weekly without any
disagreeable consequences.
General r. X Chesney. whom NJ. de Les
seps called the Father Of the Seuz Canal, !"
is the subject of biographical volume just
issued in England. From this book II ap-
pears that General Chesney's father was an
American-a South Carolina royalist who
after the war Of the revolution. was reward
ed with place in the Irish customs.
Mr.. Blaine, while addressing reunion Of
Maine legislators lately, deplorcd the change
from annual to biennial elections and ses-
siOns of the Legislature, saying: People
must govern themselves, or somebody will
soon govern them and there Is no way to
keep popular government fresh, strong, and
effective like frequent and well-contested
elections
Mexico is said to possess only about 100
factories Of all kinds, owing to the paucity
Of water and the high cost of fuel. These
factories employ about Is, 900 hands, and
those devoted weaving contain 9, 500 looms
and $50. 600 spindles. The largest cotton
mill Is at Queretaro,. employs l,4O0 hands.
and manufactures the unbleached cloth
worn by all Indians.
Huxley and Tyndall, +" says the manager
of q literary syndicate, Twill never write
anything for publication unless they have
something to say. l have tried them many
q time, and with good offers of money, too,
but always unsuccessfully. They care too
much for their fame. But when they have
anything to say they are ready TO say It
and to charge for il, too"
Richmond, Ind, Is called the Quaker
City in that part of the Union. Abiding
to man arrested the other day, one of the
local papers said: He is the son of pros
porous Quaker parents. but his father has
never been considered dyed-in-the-wOol
Quaker because he votes the democratic
ticket, which cannot be said OF another OF
the great army of Quakers in Wayne
county,
II Is said that New York scientist is de-
voting himsel exclusively to the discovery
of some means of making the shells of eSgs
transparent without injury 10 their mem
braneous lining. His object is to make q
study Of the changes and processes by
which life is developed from the Ovum.
From utilitarian point of view, transpar-
ent eggs would be = desideratum for the
purchasers.
A Montreal man lately sued q druggist for
damages from having been deprived Of
work for several weeks in consequence of
taking poison sold to him by mistake. The
error was caused by the wholesaler. who
had labelled the package wrongly before
selling it to the druggist The court held.
however, that the druggist should have ver-
ified the contents of the package, and gave
judgment for $500 and costs.
Mrs. August Belmont is said to have
joined forces with Mrs. Thurber. because
her great rival. Mrs. William AstOr. had de
voted her time and influence TO the German
opera. The two great eliques Of New York
society are headed by Mrs. Astor and Mrs.
Belmont. though the latter is by no means
so active leader as the wife of the great
banker. Mrs. Belmonf's cooperation with
Mrs Thurber brought the social element to
the Academy Of Music, without which ele-
ment opera in New York can never be
success.