The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-07-02

Richard Vaux, the Democratic con-
gresham to succeed Sam Randall claims
to be the only American who ever
danced with Queen Victoria, and he
says her Majesty was one of the worst
dancers he ever tackled.
King Humbert is prudent monarch.
Last year the civil list for the royal
household was 15, $50, 600 francs, and
the king spent 15, $40, ,999 francs 90
centimes, leaving not quite two cents
to his credit for the ensuing year.
Austin Corbin's wedding present to
an old friend in Philadelphia was the
use of his magnificently appointed
private car for trip to Mexico. The
car was provided with everything need
full. including corps of servants.
The use of the phonograph among
certain Indian tribes leads to the con-
clusion that the main characteristics
of their language can be recorded and
permanently preserved either for study
or demonstration with this instrument.
The piece of crown glass, forty inches
in diameter and two and a half inches
thick, made in Paris for the object
glass of a telescope for the University
of Southern California, will require
two years labor to turn into a finished
lens.
Lloyd George, new member of the
English house of commons, is the son
of village cobbler. He was educated
by his uncle, Il self-made man, and at
the age of fifteen took to outdoor
preaching, which has made him quite
an orator.
John Swearer, who has just been
granted pension of 500 month, is
officially declared to have been the first
man wounded in the War of the Rebel
lion. There were good many other
swearers in the army, but John is the
first to achieve distinction.
There is small, boy in Belfast, Me-,
who has mania for clocks and goes
about inspecting and comparing them.
He seems to be posted on the correct
time, and if clock is fast or slow OF
there is anything peculiar in its ap-
| pearance he is sure to call attention tC
| it,
The Geological Park in Washington
for which ground has already beer
broken, will be the largest zoo in The
world. 1t will be situated on RocF
Creek, which runs between Georgetown
and Washington, and will be splendid
addition to the attractions OF Washing
| ton.
A colored dentist in Macon uses NJ
instruments except his fingers in ex
tracing teeth. By means of Ions
practice his fingers have become a:
strong as forceps, and he claims thai
he can pull teeth faster and with les
pain than any dentist with instru
ments.
The climate of China is said to bt
growing not only colder, but drier
Animals and plants accustomed to hot
moist regions are gradually retreatine
southwark. Two thousand years age
the bamboo flourished in the forests O
north China, but it can no longer b'
found there.
The total quantity of champagne for
warded from the champagne district
for the year ending March 81 amounted
to %. 324, 81 bottles, being an increas'
of 766, 4S7 bottles as compared will
1889. Present stocks in casks and bot
ties equal about 100, ,575, $50, bottles o.
quite five years consumption.
There is an old lady living in Poll
County, Fla, who is quite a genius
She can write poetry and set it to music
and has written two books. She hunt
phosphate, plants trees, clears land
works in an orange grove, can kni
dresses, make neat shoes, plat hats O
palmetto and make flowers out O
shucks.
The Emperor of Germany has hi
cards like other mortals. They ar
very simple, although those of the Ger
man nobility are generally very highl,
decorated with crests and crowns. Th
royal cards have absolutely no orna
mentation. In plain gothic letters the,
: read: "Wilhelm. German Emperor ant
King of Prussia
Cornell University's school of Jour
nalism is to be discontinued: During it
two years existence it is said to hav,
been entirely successful and that it ha
vindicated all that has been claimed
for it. Nevertheless, the abandonment
of this much advertised departmen
rather goes to show that it does no
exactly fill long-felt want.
A new smokeless gunpowder ha
Just been produced at the royal gun
powder factory at Waltham Abbey, il
England. 1t is called Walthamite, ant
is said to have given startling result
on the government ranges at Enfielt
Lock when fired in the new maGazin
rifle, the accuracy in shooting at dis
tances up to 1000 yards having beel
! something marvellous.