The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-03-26
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If this be true, he is one OF the llvelleSt
octogenarians on record.
Miss Emily Faithful the devoted En-
glish woman Who has spent her life in
alleviating the condition of her country
women, has been granted a pension OF
1886 by the British government.
Krupp, the maker of big guns, has
founded fund of $125. 900 for the
benefit of those of his workmen who
wish to borrow money at low rates for
the purpose of building homes for
themselves.
Stephen V. White, John Clafiin, and
Thomas G. Shearman of Brooklyn
have generously offered to erect a
memorial building to the late Henry
Ward Beecher adjoining the present
church.
Sir Archibald Alison, who lost an
arm at Lucknow, has been offered the
Governorship of Malta, with salary
of $25, 200 per annum. He is the son of
the historian, and was born at Edin-
burg in 1926.
Ronconi, famous baritone, whom
Mapleson brought to this country after
his voice was wreck, died recently in
Madrid, poor and obscure. Ronconi
was the friend and contemporary OF the
great tenor Mario.
While the total wealth of Great Brit
ain and Ireland is set down at $50, OOO,-
900, 900, that of the United States is
computed at $4O,0OO,0O0, 900. But
while England pays in taxes 500 per
head of population, the United States
pays only $3.50.
Emin Pasha's accident recalls the fact
that Karl Mauch, another German
African explorer, passed successfully
through great dangers in the. interior
of Africa for several years, but fell out
of window upon his return and sus-
tanned fatal injuries.
Professor Tucker of Andover, limits
the original thinkers of America to
three-Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin
Franklin and Nathaniel Hawthorn.
The ghost of Emerson may be heard
mourning with old Rip: ''Are we so
soon forgotten when we are gomez"
Kate Field is described by a Wash
ington correspondent as 'light,
bright, wiry. slender lady of about
medium height, with brown hair
bright eyes and tongue which can
talk for two hours at stretch and ad-
vance a new idea in every sentence"
Max O'Rell, who has spent some
time in Ireland, says: 81 have often
been asked why have not written
book on Ireland. The answer is this:
l like to write on the faults of people,
and / never could find any in the Irish
man. O'Rell has been at the blarney
stone.
Two grocers in Dubuque had
quarrel and each figured to drive the
other out of business. The sharper
one advertised to give away dozen
clothespins, with every SO cent pur-
chase, and small as the gift was it
closed the other store in six months for
want of custom.
The Prince of Wales has been forced
greatly to abate his smoking, for the
gastritis with which he has been
threatened was doubtless partly due to
the excessive use of cigarettes and also
of those immense cigars in which he
used to delight. and which are as full
favored as they are large.
Samuel J. Randall, since the death
of Judge Kelly, is the oldest member of
the House in continuous service. He
was elected to the Congress next sue
ceeding that in which Judge Kelley
made his debut in 1862. Following
close upon Mr.. Randall is Mr.. O'Neill
of the Second Pennsylvania) District.
The Empress of Germany has sent
number of magnificent dolls, with COM
plete trousseaus in silks. satins, and
cloth of gold, all of the most expensive
and elaborate description, to the
Princess Haily, 6 years old, and favor
ite daughter Of the sultan of Turkey.
The cost of these toys was upward of
$1,000.
Prof. Mantegazza of Florence pro-
poses opening next summer museum
of documents, contrivances, and relics
illustrating the passions of mankind
such as superstition, idolatry, patriot
ism, luxury, and vanity. Autograph
letters and personal articles of we'll
known characters form the present
nucleus of collection.
Richard Won Volkmann, the famous
surgeon, who died some time ago in
Cologne, wrote between his surgical
duties in the Franco-German war the
''Reveries at French Firesides," =" which,
though intended for his children only,
have gone through fourteen editions
and become the common property of
the German nation.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker was
once proprietor and editor of a news
paper. When he was Is years .old he
started an amateur journal in Phila-
delphia. He obtained hundred sub.
scribers at the start and when the
journal passed away year later its
circulation had somewhat increased.
The sheet had advertisements, editor
ials, and poems, all of which were the
work of the proprietor.
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, was
the founder of the first journal ever
published on railroad train. He was
a train boy, II years old, on the Canada
& Central Michigan, when he carried
out the unique idea of printing in the
baggage-car little paper of reference
regarding hotels, carriage accomoda-
tions at depots, etc., together with news
caught on the fly; this paper he would
then sell to the passengers.
In Perthshire (Scotland) parish a
young woman went to join the church.
She had never been to school, and
could not say the shorter catechism.
L Hc AISJ QueStlOn the minister asked
her was: Can you tell me who
brought you out of the land of Egypt
and out of the house of bondage?" Her
reply was: "Weel, sir that's just the
way lees spread; for never was over
the Brig of Cally in my life.''
1t may not be generally known that
Sol. Smith Russell is son-in-law of
William I. Adams (.'Oliver Optic,")
whose writings are familiar to every
child in the country. Russell and
Adams were in business together ten
years ago at Minneapolis where they
ran publishing house. 1t is not
probable that the venture was sue
cess as Russell is again on the stage
(where he belongs) while Adams has
apparently gone into retirement.
Nobody, even in the profession,
would recognize Nat Goodwin since
his determination to fight shy of the
tonsorial profession. His hair, which
uSod tn hn short and of 1;rb+