The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-04-26
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G. II. Jackson and George A. Jack
son, father and son, the former 53, the
latter % years old, are rivals for class
honors in Hillsdale college.
Dried shark fins are sold in every
Chinese provision store IN New York.
and are esteemed such delicacy that
they bring nearly "a pound.
Prof Laughlin of Harvard, it is said,
is going to resign his chair of political
economy to become manager OF a Phll-
adelphia fire-insurance company.
The body of squirrel burned to a
crisp was found inside glass globe OF
an electric lamp at Springfield, Mass,
the other day. The query is how did
the squirrel get into the globe?
Here's an item from Maine news
paper that ought to be OF great inter-
est to book agents in that section.
There is not dog owned in Fairfield
Center, nor within mile of the
place."
In order to cure whooping-cough in
Warwickshire village, England, they
cut piece of hair from the nape OF
the child's neck, chop it very fine, and
spread it on piece of bread and give
it to dog.
Officer Orguello, of the Los Angeles
police. carries a lasso, and he finds it
of great assistance in catching tramps
who may desire to evade him and the
Jail which awaits the captured tramp
in that city.
Governor Waterman of California,
believes that a Governor should see as
well as hear He is in the habit of
wandering about ineognito, dropping
in unannounced at State asylums,
homes, prisons, etc.
The Rev. Mr. Carter of Admission,
Ala, has lost his nose through losing
his temper in adispute with a neighbor.
The neighbor, enraged because unable
to cope with the preachers tongue, set
his teeth into his opponents nose and
bit it off.
Mrs. Hannah Hodgdon of Richmond,
Me-, hopes to be Il centenarian. Her
grandmother lived to be LOG years old,
and she herself, though 90. has never
worn glasses, sees as well as ever, does
much fine sewing, and is remarkably
well and active.
Gaudalajara, a Mexican city of over
one hundred thousand inhabitants, is
about to welcome its first railroad.
The CITY is described rs the Chicago
of Mexico 1t has important manu-
featuring interests, and is situated III
the State of Jalixo, one Of the richest
agricultural sections of that country.
A new and acceptable present for a
man who will persist in punch brewing
or making is a punch set. 1t is solid
oak tray, in the center of which is a
tumbler set beneath a lemon squeezer
worked by high handle. At one side
of the tray is silver stand for two
bottles, and on the other side sugar
bowl.
Youghal, County Cork, where the
riots took place, is one of the most an
cient and historic towns in Ireland. 1t
has been said of Youghal that it is
.sancient and smells of sprats.n Per-
haps this is from the fact that one of
the most thriving industries is a facto-
ry where sprats are converted into the
most delicious ''sardines.n
Several wears ago the Rod and Gun
Club, of Portland, Ore. imported q
few Chinese pheasants and set them
loose on Protection Island. The pheas-
ants have since multiplied until the is
land is well stocked with them. The
birds are about the size of a common
prairie chicken, with long tail, and
their plumage is remarkably beautiful.
Twenty-Five years ago Evander Cam
eron, of Toulon, Tenn, wanted to
marry Mary Baynes. and she wanted
to marry him. He was thirty and she
was twenty. Papa Baynes said NO."
and so the faithful lovers waited, and
waited, and few days ago the old
man relented, and Evander, aged fifty
two, and Mary, aged forty-two, were
married.
An elegant indianapolis mansion is
empty and is offered for rent at very
low figure. The owner vacates because
he is tired of the racket kicked up by
invisible midnight visitors. Furniture
is turned upside down and the piano
played by unseen hands. A ghostly
finger appears and traces on the mir
ror letters of the color of blood, SPELL
ing out the word Beware. -
Recently novel marriage took place
on bridge near Beech Creek, Center
County, Pa. Arrangements were all
completed for a grand wedding at the
brides home in Center County, when
1t was discovered that the marriage IL
cense, had been procured IN Clinton
County, was invalid in Center, so the
only remedy at hand was to load up
the interested parties and drive to the
county bridge across the line at the
nearest point.
The late William Dorsheimer, editor
of the New York Star, could make a
good speech, and is best remembered
at Boston as the author of an eloquent
ambiguity. Mounting the platform on
a certain memorable occasion, and,
gazing over the vast audience, Mr..
Dorsheimer began by saying: Fan
euil Hall is full tonight This im-
pressive introductory convulsed the
audience, and finally doubled up the
speaker himself
Bishop Fowler believes a good idea,
even if stolen, will put to rout a mil
hon of platitudes. He advises some
young preachers at Hoboken as fol-
lows: ''Grace is free, but brains and
ability are not. You must have ideas
to preach from, and, if you haven't got
any of your own, steal them. But be
honest about it and own up like man
and your congregation will not be Of
tended. They like an abundance of
ideas even if they are borrowed
The late Emperor William one even
ing at Baden Baden noticed an officer
in civilian dress trying his luck at
trente-et quarente, a pastime forbidden
to army officers. He had placed two
or three louis on the table and had won
nice little sum, when he saw the king
opposite. He turned pale, trembled,
and hesitated to take possession of his
money. Thereupon King William ap-
preached and whispered in his ear:
Don't be afraid. Take in your money
but don't do it again.
R. J. Tenny recently died at Los
Angeles, Cal, and this is the story the
California papers tell of him: ..He
was living with his grandmother in
East Galway, this state, and went west
to better his condition. He got work
in Los Angeles, slept on bench in the
shop to save rent, and went without
sufficient food in order to save enough
money to send to his aged and helpless
grandmother in the East He denied
himself too much, and died the other
day of actual starvation.