The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-06-27

CLAN-NA.GAEL Is Gaelic for Child
rem of Ireland"
THE WIDOW of the late Senator B. f
Wade died at the homestead in Je fer
son on Monday evening, June 10Th, in
her saith year.
ROBERT GRIssLE, of Andoyer, Ash
tabula county, has a clock that runs
by water power.
AT the funeral ola young man at
Shamokin, Pa, four young ladies were
the pail bearers.
@eNLY one per cent of the population
of the German empire is unable to
read and write.
HORACE GREELEY: Next to marry
iag cross old maid for fortune, gat
ting an office to live by is the poorest
business can think Of
MRS. E. S. RIFGHIE, near Hatboro,
Pa, has rose bush of the Seven
Sisters" containing 1000 buds and
roses.
MANY Pennsylvania farmers have
plowed up their potato fields and are
replanting. The seed potatoes first
planted were ruined by the wet wealth
er.
MAHoNING county claims to have
t le LATEST man in the United States
residing there. He is too lazy to chew
his food, and has invented mat hine
t. do it for him.
LATEST estimates of the loss of fe
at Johnstown place it at 5000 to 5000
1t is little relief to know that the
list of fatalities is below, rather than
above, the earlier estimates.
THERE is a New York Herald Ben
nett London Herald, and now the
proprietor of the New York World
proposes starting another World in the
British metropolis. American news
paper enterprise wants the earth.
THE Union Pacific road offers $4,000
Cash to any passenger on any train who
Z will shoot a train robber, and several
parties are making frequent trips in
hopes to get shoot.
THE jawbone of huge monster has
been unearthed recently at the Wau
chula( Fla.) phosphate beds. 1t meas
nres lS inches in length and about Z in
width. Some of the teeth are or Z
inches long and or inches in diane
ter.
A TEST has been made in France to
see whether the color of horse had
anything to do with his characteristics
1t has been demonstrated that any
such idea is nonsense. Pedigree aud
early training have all to do with it
and color nothing whatever.
For several years there was stand.
ing offer of $40 for a partridge's nest
containing more than twelve eggs, the
records at the Smithsonian institution
giving that as the greatest number o.
eggs OfEthat species to nest. A party
of Worcester girls recently won the
money by finding a nest with Is eggs
CAREFULLY prepared statistics show
that mental labor is conducive to Ion
gevity. The active mental worker
who takesreasonable care of his health
has greater chance of long life thar
the man who devotes himself to mus
cular pursuits. Mental labor is slim
ulating to all the vital powers anG
conducive to the best health.
The Piute Indians in Nevada are in
worried frame of mind over the pre-
diction of one of their number that 4
great flood is soon to sweep over theil
territory. They have deserted theil
homes, 1t is reported. and taken to the
mountain towns, carrying provisions
along.
PAUL DU CHAILLU, the veteran ex.
plorer, has just returned from Morocco
He has been living like native in ma
tive villages around Tangiers, and il
so impressed with the worlds igno
rance of the true nature of the Moor.
that he is going back to spend severa
winters with them and write book
JOHN G. WHITTIER is regarded by
The London Literary World as a con
spicuous example of the poet born, no
made, and it says of him: "Tbere il
no writer of recent times with whom
g.,l
liziDg, does so much to waken a really
religious and Christ like feeling, al
Mr.. Whittier.
A SCRANTON (Pa) mother, whose sol
had toothache, took him to faith heal
er. Look me in the eyes," said tn,