Democratic messenger., 1889-06-29
ODDS AND ENDS.

Creosote Is proposed as fuel for tor
pedo boats.
wcought not 10 Judge OF mems mer-
its by their qualifications. but by tho
use they make Of em.-Charron.
A well known London bookseller
has been sentenced To three months
imprisonment for publishing Zol&s
novels.
A wife must DO ono Of two things %
her husband. She must either DO his
crown Of glory or his crown OF thorna
In time Of trial, lot a man set his
heart firmly upon this resolution: ]
must bear il inevitably. and | will. by
Gods grace. do il nobly.-Richter.
During thunder storm near Dun.
fermlinc. the lightning passed down
chimney and lifted q crate from it,
place into the center OF the room, scat
tering the fire all over the floor.
A man at Hamilton. o., had an old
building torn down and all tho nails
saved. and when he got through and
figured up he found that they had cost
him thirty.three cents per pound.
Il makes those colder people, {"
whose memory goes back as far rs the
war, feel very old indeed 10 read child
ish "reminiscences OF Memorial day
written by the generation whose re-
collection does not 60 back beyond the
institution Of that holiday.
In Paris the saccharine or sugar
made from coal has been unanimous
ly condemned by the medical profes-
sion, because il seriously troubles di-
gestion. In consequence of their re-
commendation law has been enacted
prohibiting the use Of coal sugar as an
article Of food.
Anton Pzokswizkzits, August Lud.
wigowski, Andrew Periodically. John
Pasckke, John Szzgel, Alexander Pich-
aricnen and 9. g. Gzsler are some OF
tho Polish residents Of Otter Tail coun.
ty, Minn., who have received q part
OF the seed grain distributed by order
Of the legislature.
The following erratum appears in
an exchange: I'm the piece on our
fourth page entitled, We Must Not
Lag Behind instead OF tho line,
That moulds its dirty shirt please
read, That would its duty shrink"
Il is stated that the spirits produced
in France are now for the greater part
distilled from molasses. and the an
nual production reaches S,492, 900
gallons. The distillation OF beet root
juice is also very important, produc-
ing alcohol Of q good quality.
The evil effects Of an atmosphere
surchargcd with dust in factories have
been attracting so much attention in
England that the factory acts are
about TO be amended, and bill il to
be brought before the house Of COM
mons composing an effectual means
Of preventing injury from the inhala-
ton OF dust
A New York chemist declares that
every remedy for tobacco smoking
and chewing and the opium habit con.
tains morphine and opium in danger.
Gus quantities. and that those who sell
them ought TO be prosecuted.
4 new industry has been invented
by clever English girl. She calls
herself an accountant and auditor for
large households. She finds plenty of
employment in looking after the busi-
ness OF few families Of large expen-
diture whose heads have no taste for
the work.
Hereafter women will be admitted
to the Hartford Theological seminary
on the same terms as men. This ac-
ton has been taken by the trustees TO
meet the needs Of women who desire
10 prepare themselves for Christian
work either at home or abroad
Among the Yankee notions that
open the eyes of French sightseers at
the Paris exhibition are roll top desks,
American tobaccos and smokers sup
plies and typewriters. Crowds sur.
round the typewriters. and the pretty
girls who operate them never lose their
tempers in answering thousands Of
questions.
nineteen people out Of twenty" "
says q Chicago doctor, speak about
this or that food or drink being
healthy No food is healthy. Vari-
Gus things may be unwholesome, but
no food can give health. The idea il
toknow what won't injure the system. ="
The military review at the Paris ex-
position has made the critics think that
the French army is better than il ever
was. The artillery is generally pro-
nounced the finest arm; but, curious
enough, the guns are horscd with dark
and white horses alternately. The
French are bound TO interject sug-
gcstion Of art even into war.
A Bordeaux correspondent, defend.
ing French claret, says that it is quite
true that Large quantities Of so called
wine are yearly manufactured in
France from dried currants; but il can.
not DO too widely known that none Of
this decidedly inferior article ever
reaches the foreign market, being con.
sumed solely by the French lower
classes on account Of its cheapness
Two Akron young men, says q pa-
per Of that city, one Of whom is thor.
oughly educated matchmaker, have
completed an electric clock which
promises 10 revolutionize tho clock.
making industry IN this country. So
far as can be learned the clock Is the
most simply devised thing ever in
vented, and must not DO confounded
with the 20 called electric clocks now
made, which are only self winding
and have o barrel and a mainspring.
Tho Akron clock has neither, and. In
fact, Is 30 simple that little child can
see into IL There are few details yet
required, but in a short time com.
plete and elaborate description OF Il
will be Ciyen