The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-06-10
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San Francisco gets her coal supply
rom Australia.
Two boys are held for trial in New
York upon the charge of stealing 8
cents.
The San Diego papers report an in
creasing eastern demand for California
wild flowers.
Rev. F. B. Meyer. of England,
preacher who has successfully labored
among the working people of London,
is coming across to aid Mr.. Moody this
summer.
A two-year-old girl who died at Mas
coutah. H., weighed twelve pounds,
exactly what she weighed when born.
She never got an ounce heavier during
her short life.
An arc lamp with four carbons ar
ranged radially in nearly horizontal
plane, but having their centrally meet
ing points slightly depressed has lately
appeared in Paris.
The North China Neqos says the
Chinese write most insulting remarks
about foreigners on the backs of notes
circulated by foreign bankers which
come into their possession.
Mrs. Frank Leslie, having announced
her purpose to befriend her sex in the
provisions of her will, receives null
titudinous applications from every
source to hurry up and do it now.
Among the writings of the late Ed
mond Default de Pressense the French
Protestant, was The Critical School
and Jesus" which has been regarded
as one of the most effective replies ever
made to Remains Life of Jesus"
The Australians have been having
very cold summer. Last year at this
time hot wave swept over the country,
and for weeks the temperature was be-
tween 80 and 100 degrees in the shade.
This year there have been only three
or four hot days.
At Mont Del, in Brittany, the re-
mains of about 100 elephants have been
discovered, gathered on small sur
face of about l, 900 square meters. All
the bones are broken, and it is thought
that the animals must have been eaten
by prehistoric men.
A building site in Washington pre-
sented nothing extraordinary from out
side appearances, but upon eXcavating
the builders were unable to find earth
sufficiently solid for the foundation to
rest upon. The difficulty was over
come by driving piles.
P. 7. Barnum, after making his will
in 1882. summoned several prominent
physicians to examine his mental con-
dition, and to make affidavits to his
sanity, which they did. This was to
guard against any possible contest
upon the plea of incapacity.
The first water mill ever built was
erected on the river Tiber, at Rome,
A. D. so. Windmills we're in original
use in the twelfth century. Tidemills
were operated in Venice about 17OS.
Sawmills are said to have been in use
at Augsburg. Germany, about 1882.
An Iowa man was tarred and feather
ed for base conduct, and he hired a
man to clean him up for 50. 1t took
the man four days and half, and
there was still some tar sticking here
and there after that. He has sued for
SO more.
Oysters frequently reach great old
age. The ridges or water lines on the
shell indicate the number of years
until they get beyond forty; then the
lines are wider and indicate a period
of ten years. An oyster Sc years old
was caught in Delaware Bay four
years ago.
Mr.. Atkinson's bill for curtailing the
verbosity of the house of commons
proposes limitation of talk to half
an hour by the clock for a privy
councillor and fifteen minutes for
ordinary members. Oddly enough
there is said to be great deal of sup
port ready for it.
A Hamburg bachelor who died re-
gently got even with woman who
Tilted him by leaving her legacy of
1900 marks and the following letter:
Madam:-Some thirty years ago
was suitor for your hand in marriage.
You refused my offer and as conse-
quence my days have been passed in
peace and quietness. Now I requite
your goodness"
Frank Campbell, storekeeper at
Victoria, B. c., who died recently,
was noted for his good humor and
widespread charity, and was also
widely known as the editor of the
Bulletin" This was not paper, but
a big blackboard, on which was
placed every bit of local news as soon
as it was known. The people con-
suited the Bulletin" with as much
confidence as they did their news
papers.
The fact that many of the houses of
Portland, Oregon and San Francisco
are built of redwood is given as
reason for the few destructive fires
that occur in those cities. The wood
is almost uninfiammable, and, though
flr-rr I0R IL l.
The great objection to the use of this
wood in the eastern states is that it
will not stand the alternations of heat
and cold.
A man-of-war doctor, whose name
is unfortunately lost to posterity, had
a simple method of locating mans
ailment and alleyiating it (save the
markD by drastic and infallible reme-
dies. He would tie piece of tape
around the waist of the complaining
mariner and command him to de-
clare whether his pain existed above or
below the tape. II above an emetic
and if below dose of salts followed
as matter of course.
In connection with the equipment
for fire protection it is recommended
that gallon pail filled with fine sand
be always placed within convenient
reach of each workman. This prac-
tice might be followed wherever there
is possibility of fire starting in oils or
oil-soaked materials. There is moth
ing which will squelch fire in it's in
cipiency more quickly and effectually
than sand-and there are no afterelar>
in the way of water damage, either =
Hot water is now automatiesr
piled in Paris by penny ~ X sIp sip
machines. Nine quarts do1ieonoe