The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-06-24
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A savannah undertaken advertised
a grand spring opening of things in
my line"
A Portland (Oregon) Chinaman who
died recently left property valued at
over 5000. 900.
California seems to be lucky state.
Natural gas has been discovered three
miles from Vallejo.
France spends nearly /, O0O 600 francs
year in providing warm meals for
the poor school children.
The National Academy. London, had
59 $50 admissions on public days in
1890, an average of 2, 594.
1t is curiously noted that girls who
work in candy factories lose their taste
for sweetmeats after the first week.
The British Museum, it is stated, has
been offered statue recently recover
ed in Egypt after burial of over 5000
years.
A company of Russian and Belgian
financiers with large capital has been
formed to cultivate cotton on large
scale in Bokhara.
The English LaaU Times reports gen.
eral complaint among lawyers of lack
of business. Crime and contention
are both declining"
The city council of Santa Barbara,
CAL, has ordered every eucalyptus tree
that stands within 100 feet Of a water
main to be cut down.
!. 1t is asserted that resident of Meb-
anes, N. c., found the other day in a
secondhand mattress. which he had
used for year, a wad of bank notes
aggregating $1,011.
1t is understood that Troy audience
will sit unmoved and immovable
through cry of Fire" but let any
one suggest a fight and the entire
crowd will glide out to see it.
A man in Bloomington, ILL.,, recent
ly gave $50, 600 to his children, intend
ing to spend his declining days with
them. They accepted the money and
then had him put in the poor house.
French chemists are again certain
that they have overcome the difficulty
that has hitherto prevented them from
producing large rubies, and they can
now make them of any reasonable
size.
Berlin's Society for the Homeless
sheltered last year 108 600 men and
15, 600 women. Since 1870 the society
has assisted, with lodgings, baths. break
fasts and medical care, 2, 200, 900 per-
sons.
In Africa the number of missionaries
exceeds 500, and the number of con-
verts 400, 900, increasing by about 25.-
900 year. During the past five years
Africa has furnished more than 200
martyrs.
Gail Hamilton has charge of Bible
class in Washington. If the lovely
Gail should put as much vim into her
theology as she does into her political
teachings the exercises in her class
would be of the liveliest.
In 1880 there were in Germany l., 131
strikes, in each of which more than ten
men participated. The total number
of strikers was 1874, 440. In 420 cases
they were entirely unsuccessful; in
1877 they got all they demanded.
Tho doctors of Bcr1ir- hzsv0 az T6eu
that in the future their coachmen shall
wear white hats, so that doctors car
riage may always be Immediately dis
tinguishable and the public enabled to
summon medical aid from the street
in urgent cases.
The movement for the erection of
monument to Admiral Semmes, of the
Confederate Navy, started in Balti-
more some time ago. is being helped
on by Mobile organization of vets-
rams. 1t is intended to raise $40. 600
or $12, 900 for the purpose.
The Baroness Fava is an Italian lady
of rare accomplishments, who speaks
several European languages fuently
and correctly, as well as English. She
is great admirer of America. though
the climate has prevented her from
living here for two or three years.
A California inventor has built q
boat made entirely out of soap. and
will sail in it about the bay during the
reception of President Harrison. The
craft will contain several members of
the company and the inventor. This
will be the first soap boat ever launch
ed.
The portrait of the late DR.. Henry
Schliemann, painted by Sydney
Hodges, has been purchased by EN-
Museum of Anthropologv in Berlin.
DIR. Schliemann was on a visit to En-
gland.
The lot for Mrs. Fremont's new home
has been purchased about two miles
from the center of Los Angeles, and
work on small house has been be-
gun thereon. The presentation has
not yet been made, however, and about
50, 600 is still to be raised in order to
complete payment.
1t is curious fact that water pipes
under ground will often freeze during
the warm spell that follows cold
snap The explanation made for this
interesting phenomenon is that after
cold wave large quantity of heat is
taken from the ground in the work of
changing the frozen moisture into wa
ter, and thus. on the principle of the
ice cream freezer. the pipe is chilled,
enough heat being taken from it to
freeze it.
A device has been recently patented
in England for the purpose of remov-
ing grease from gloves and fabrics. It
is called benzine pencil. and consists
of cylindrical body about the size of
an ordinary lead pencil. containing
benzine. At each end there is thick
piece of felt One piece is intended to
be moistened by the benZine, while
: the other end of the pencil is kept per-
fectly dry to take up the superfuous
moisture.
Two men of Palmersville, Tenn, re-
Gently cut down tree. On the trunk.
about eight feet from the stump. was
gmarl which covered little hollow.
On cutting into the hollow which had
been completely overgrown, they found
inside frog which was lifeless but
well preserved. By counting the
: grains it was estimated that the tree
was at least thirty years old. The frog
had been preserved for years in his air.
tight home.
The widow of General Logan indig-
nantly denies a rumor that she is
t about to marry again. She says:
: Thanks to Congress and the Gem
erals friends. am well provided for.
and 1 now enjoy the friendship of many
' good men who were his friends, and
+ whose wives are my friends. Why
f | should / want to sacrifice all these