The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-04-16

| FREMONT uses natural gas to hatch, light ard
warm chickens, and the same heat that hetches
can also broiI them; happy Fremont
THE st. Louis Post Disi atch remarks that
Lieut.. John A. Logan nI's experience had been
confined chiefly to assailiog breastworks.
GEN. SHERMAN won't have any nonsense about
his monument. Not he! He has already bought
one for 81 0c0; and - the minute Pm buried,''
says Tecumseh. lit will be clapped on over me-''
THE presidents of county farmers alliances.
of Kansas. met last week and dec ared against
| the reelection of Senator John j. ingalls,. Del
egates from sixty counties, representing 140 0U0
votes, were present.
THE librarian of the New York Free Circu-
Iating Library states that Germans read better
books than Americans and boys than girls. In
fiction Uncle Toms Cabin'' leads all competi-
tors in the main library and three branches.
TALMAGE never reads anything unfavorable
about himself. A member of his family reads
the newspapers and cuts out all criticism of the
Brooklyn preacher before he sees it. But how.
then. does the reverend gentleman ever expect
to improve any if he never knows of the crit
icisms that are made on him2
THE new postage stamps are as follows:-
1-CSn6 llSHG D!u0 COIOTs portrait Oh fTdnkhns
2cent red color, portrait of W ashing ton; scent
| chocolate color, portrait of Lincoln; scent.
light-brown color. portrait of Grant: 10-cent,
green color, portrait of Webster; 15-cent, deep
blne color, portrait of Clay; 30-cent, black
color. portrait of Jefferson.
THE youngstown Telegram says Amos B.
Simonds, the machinest, who is making boat
that he says will have speed on lakes of a
rni1n q minufe will oh iS
still busily engaged at its construction. Mr..
Simonds expects to have sixteen foot boat
completed this spring. and if success. vii
| take it to the WORKS Fair in 1892.
GEORGE scHwE1NFURrH, who claims to be the
Christ, is now holding congress of his follow
ers at Rockford, Ill. The building is reverently
| called Heaven and such is the self styled
Messiah's handsome shape and face and immac-
ulote attire that all the giddy women in that
section are mashed on him, and he lives on the
fat of the land.
THE directors of the Salem Fair and Exposi-
tion Company announce that 81. 200 of the capital
stock has been subscribed. The directors have
also decided to formally open the grounds July
f. by two days celebration, commencing Friday,
July 4. The celebration will include all that
is usual on such occasions, including fremens'
|
tion probably on the first day.
JUST now, when farmers can spare the time,
would be an excellent time to plant forest
trees. If you have knoll, corner or any other
place that is not likely to be profitable for
farming plant it with native forest trees. Plant
them in fence corners along the highways. and
| then protect them, and in ten years the country
roads will be beautiful avenues that will in
crease the value of your farm.
A FARMER in Carroll county, Mo who bought
a receipt for making wheat weigh double, and
signed a contract for dividing the profits with
the gentlemanly agent who sold him the pro-
cess. is not advertising the fact that the con-
tract materialized in one of the Carlollton
banks as promissory note for $3OO. which he
quietly paid.
| INTERESTING race statistics come from Geor-
gia. 1t has been found that the marriage rate
| among the blacks is far greater than among the
whites. Where food is plentiful and easily OBJ
| tanned it is to find negro girl of fifteen
unmarried. The births are in proportion. But.
on the other hand, nature manages matters her
own way. The negro babies die off in large
numbers. and not nearly so many proportionally
! reach maturity as among the white children.
THE cornerstone Of a new building of the
| New York eye and ear infTmary was recently
laid Mrs. Grover Cleveland welding the trowel.
| Abram S. Hewitt making an excellent address
in the place of Chauncey N. Depew. and Geo.
| William Curtis delivering fine grafton, in
which he said that New York's chief glory is in
| its temples of compassion" in which it ex-
celled the golden days Of Athens. L ONE or
Jerusalem
THE 24th annual encampnent of The Depart
ment of Ohio will be held in Cincinnati on
Tuesday, Wednesday asd Thursday, pril 29th,
Both and May 1st. That city is making arrange
ments TO give the Grand Army boys ard their
wives and daughters of the W. h. C., which
meets at the same time. royal welcome. The
parade Will take place on the afternoon of
Tuesday and it is anticipated that fully twenty
thousand will be in line on that occasion
THE city of Mexico is to have the finest hotel
on the : merican continent 1t is to be erected
by Mexican capitalists and its cost at the low
est estimate will exceed So 0CO,OGO Of this sum
the Diaz government will provide 81 10, 1000 in
the form Of a subsidy. The hotel when com
pieted will be five stories in height and will
contain 400 guest chambers built about a court.
1t will be constructed of stone quarried seventy
miles from the city of Mexico.
ne man VINO would deprive his family of a
local paper on the score of economy, exhibits
the worst Kind of penuriousness. Not only is
the paper great source of information and
comfort to the wife during the day time. when
perhaps the husband and children are away,
| but it is a good educator of children, They
read of the people and incidents with which
they are acquainted. There is nothing that can
lie introduced in family that will teach the
children to read faster and better. or improve,
ins truct ard store their minds with knowledge
than clean local newspaper" So says a
western exchange. SO say We all. Then just
think of the ''butry shelyes'' you can cover with
a paper the size of the PRESS. Now is the time
to subscribe.