The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-11-19
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Columbus was Jew, according to
the JeaOish World.
A Philadelphia mendicant known as
s.Blind Johnny" is said to be worth
500 600.
One room in the Westinghouse
cottage at Lenox cost $50, 600 to decorate
and furnish.
Rev. Robert Laird Collier had his
life insured for $75, 600 for the benefit
of his children.
A Harlem bride received among her
wedding presents receipted gas bill
of $17 from her father.
Mrs. w. P. Miller of Buchanan,
Mich, has born nine children in seven
years, including four pairs of twins.
Washington was a fst-fghter, a
swearer and drinker, according to
Mr.. Lodges biography of the first in
war, etc.
A cheeky fellow wanted a Pennsyl-
vania railroad conductor to hold the
train ten minutes at Burgettstown while
he got married.
The emperor of China has sent the
German Emperor large box of play
things-little dragons and things--for
his five little sons.
Young Thurman son of Allen G.
Thurman, is gray haired and has but
one arm. He lost the other in an ac-
cident many years ago.
A fuminous.b .buoy has been invented,
the light for which is produced by
phosphoret of calcium, and is visible
two and a half miles away.
reminded by the Philadelphia Times,
cleansed and cured the pelts bought by
her husband and tended shop.
Baron Rothsehild manages to devote
a little time from his business to col
lecting postage stamps. He has spent
great deal of money. on this hobby.
Secretary of State Ryan of Ohio is a
literary man and has written a history
of Ohio, composed at night while he
was member of the State Legislature.
Gen. Ezeta of Salvador, who kicked
up the tremendous muss in Central
America, is only q years of age. II
shows what young man can do II he
tries.
The colored cadet Whitaker, who
earned some notoriety at West Point
several years ago, is now a teacher in
military academy for colored men in
Sumter, S. G.
James FRASER was excused from
jury duty at Philadelphia the other day
on the ground that he was over 70
years of age and had shaken hands
with Lafayette.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution says
the crop reports which come in from
all sections of the state indicate that the
Georgia farmers have this year been
peculiarly and bountifully blessed of
providence.
Senator Davis of Minnesota was
formerly an expert telegraph operator
and was for a long time employed in
the office at Waukesha. He was one of
the first four men in the country to
read telegraphy by sound.
When favorite dancer of a German
theatre appeared as shepherd at her
benefit, after an absence in which she
had grown considerably stouter, a
voice saluted her with: ''Fraulein
shepherd, you have certainly eaten all
your sheep"
Parnell is close reader of American
newspapers and American literature
generally. Balfour, chief secretary
for Ireland, is also an omnivorous
reader of American newspapers, and
recently said: 4 like the snap of the
American writer's" :"
A Henderson County (Ky.) widow
whose husband died short time ago
leaving debts amounting to $1,000,
which had either been outlawed or
liquidated under the bankruptcy law.
mortgaged their farm for the amount
and then paid off the debts.
w. J. Vaderwikelstein, who intro
duced into Australia the rabbits which
have been for years the pest and the
despair of that vast country, is still
living in Melbourne, broken-hearted
and weary of life because of the
anguish which that great mistake has
brought him.
Henry M. Stanley carries his pipe
with him wherever he goes and usually
carries it in his mouth. But DR.. Nam
sen, though addicted to the weed,
habitually abstains from tobacco when
on his travels. Emin Pasha smokes
cigars and cigarettes, and is very ex-
pert in rolling the latter.
Minister Phelps owns 81, 00o, 900 in
real estate in and about Washington.
Recently he sold for $25O,00O tract of
land in the outskirts of the CITY that
cost him $50. 900 few years ago and
he has been offered $500, 600 for a piece
of land opposite the Chinese legation,
for which he paid $50, 900 in 1882.
Jay Gould has a brother at st. Louis
named Abraham Gould, the burden of
whose life is his relationship. He is
the purchasing agent of the Missouri
Pacific railway on a moderate salary.
and he complains that he cannot go
anywhere without hearing somebody
whisper: 'There goes jay Gould's
brother
Leigham court, Streatham, near
London, comprising sixty-six acres.
has just been sold for 600, 600. 1t was
for many years the residence of the
late M. j. Tredwell. railway con-
tractor. who began life as a NAVY.
his widow still preserves the pick and
shovel with which he worked as a
lahorer.
For several years half-crazy house
painter named Ward has been feature
OF st. Louis life. He slept in engine
houses and never missed a fire. He
was known as Cray Ward,n and in
his time he saved several lives in burn
ing buildings. By the death of rela-
tives in New Orleans Ward has in
herited $1,000
Miss Charlotte Robinson, decora-
tive artist of London, had the good
fortune to make set of doylies for the
queen and some Vatican scenes for tbe
princes of Wales. Immediately Miss
Robinson's work became the fashion.
and now she receives any price she
chooses, to ask for her work, and is
getting rich with very little labor.
Roscoe Conkling and Francis Herman
were both residents of Utica and both
United States Senators at the same
time. Aaron Burr and Rufus King
lboth of the City of New York; and
Charles E. Dudley and William L.
Marcy (both of the city of Albany
were earlier examples of the election
OF two United States Senators resident
in the same city