Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-04
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stamps cost him S3O0,Uoo
Father Hyaciuthe declares that ''war
can not be dispensed with"
The children of Israel now number
about 6,377. 600 the world over.
Ten cities do one-ihird of all the
manufacturing in the United States.
A late census shows that Salem,
Mass, has 1852 more females than
males.
California has two separate Prcsby-
terian churches for the Chinese, and
one for the Japanese.
In some parts of California gold is
extracted from the ore by electricity.
1t is French idea.
Liberty Enlightening the World"
wants $40, 600 moro for chains and an
chors to keep her steadfast.
Horatio Alger, Jr., the story-writer,
is so fond of boys that he adopts waits
and starts them in business.
Sixty million people speak the Ger
man language, 100000 the French,
and 100, 600, 200 the English.
The tin deposits of New South Wales
cover an area OF B. 440, 900 acres. New
fields are continually reported.
The largest profit by German rail-
road in 1884 was $50 per cent. Four
other roads earned over 8 per cent.
According to the Medical World, ev-
cry farmer wears out, on the average,
two wives and half in his lifetime.
A million of money in gold weighs
less than two tons, it is stated, while n
million in silver weighs about thirty
tons.
A new kind of kindling wood has
Just been put upon the market, con-
sisting of cotton seed pressed into
blocks.
Madison Morton, the author of "Box
and Cox' and other farces, is pauper
in the Charter House, London. He is
Sc years of age.
Cement stuck full of big round peb-
bles from the beach, which are painted
SO as to shine, is the latest decoration
for the front of a seaside cottage.
The pickle crop of this country last
year was just four pickles to every
man, woman and child. This year it
is short, not more than pickle apiece.
Moscow has the largest apothecary
establishment in the world. Over 300
laboratory assistants are employed in
it, who issue 1000 prescriptions daily.
1t is announced that an English in
ventor has lately devised q method of
coating tin with material resembling
glass, which removes all danger of
poison in canned goods.
The death of Lord Strathnairn re-
duced the number of British Field
Marshals to four-the Duke of Cam
bridge. the Prince of Wales, Lord Ma
pier of Magdala, and Sir P. Grant.
A plant has been discovered in South
America which possesses strong elec-
trical properties. On breaking twig
shock is felt, and compass is effect
ed at distance of some feet from it.
Birds and insects carefully avoid it.
A Scotchman is suffering from a
painful disease of the hand and wrist,
brought on by the pressure against the
palm of round-knobbed cane. The
surgeons say that the thing to carry is
a stick with plain, smooth. cylindri-
| cal handle.
A government engineer points out
| that in nine of our seaboard cities alone
property valued at $3,332, 900, 900 is
exposed to destruction in case of war,
| because of our lack of seacoast defenses
adequate to cope with the navies of the
fighting powers.
A French physician has found means
of restoring the life-like expression of
the eyes of persons killed by violence.
He applies few drops OF glycerinc
and water to the corner. This is a
discovery of great Importance in
medical jurisprudence. t,
| A young clothing clerk Of Spring
field, Mass, who advertised for pleas
ant rooms, heated by steam, and suit
able for young man who wants to be
near the city, received letter the 9TH
er day asking him to call at 249 State
street. He sought out the number
promptly and found it was the Jail.
1t is stated that many of the crown
| Jewels stolen from the royal armory at
Turin last August have found their
way to this country. They comprise
the most valuable Of the heirlooms Of
the house of Savoy, being worth over
$400, 900. Dealers in Jewels in the
United States have been requested to
look out for them. ,.,,
There is a shade tree in Texas called
the umbrella china, the origin of which
is attributed to Mirabeau B. Lamar,
second President of the Lone Star
State, and ancestor of the present Sec
retary L. @ c. Lamar, who produced
the tree by reversing the common Chi
ma, putting the branches under ground
and letting the roots sprout.
Mr.. Murat Halstead is interesting
himself in having fund raised to send
the daughter Of late distinguished
statesman abroad to have her educated
for the lyric stage. The young lady is
living in Washington.s Mr.. Halstead
has enlisted some well-known Philadel-
phians in the subject, and has received
liberal subscriptions from them.
Physicians have to pay $50 for good
skeletons and $50 for common ones.
The preparation of them is growing to
be quite business. The most diff
cult part Of the process is to clean the
bones without marring them. Medi-